Architecture, Assistant Professor
About The Position
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Architecture for Fall 2027. The university is seeking candidates committed to advancing the discipline and profession of architecture while actively engaging in and supporting inclusivity within its diverse academic community. The new faculty member will be responsible for teaching and coordinating core architecture studios (1st, 2nd, or 3rd year), upper-level elective design studios, lecture courses, and elective seminars within the Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) and Master of Architecture (M.Arch) programs. Additionally, the faculty member will contribute to department, college, and university operations through service and maintain creative and scholarly activities that inform their teaching. The university is particularly interested in candidates who can lead courses and curriculum that meet the NAAB SC.6 Building Integration requirement, ensuring students can make design decisions integrating building systems and demonstrating measurable building performance outcomes. Cal Poly Pomona Architecture serves a diverse student body, many of whom are first-generation college students, community college transfers, and individuals from various backgrounds. The department is committed to equity and inclusion in teaching and mentoring, fostering a collegial environment where all students can thrive. The ideal candidate will recognize and build upon the distinctive strengths of the students, community, and the university's commitment to Inclusive Excellence.
Requirements
- Possess an advanced degree in architecture (Master or PhD) completed by the start of the appointment
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, staff and faculty from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Experience teaching architecture design studios at the post-secondary education level
Nice To Haves
- Experience or demonstrate a capacity to teach building envelope systems and assemblies, environmental control systems, building performance, and sustainable design practices
- Experience or demonstrate a capacity to coordinate a team-taught design studio and/or student advising
- Experience or demonstrate a capacity to advance academic knowledge and/or practice of architecture through research, scholarship, and/or creative activities
- Experience or demonstrate a capacity to maintain a record of service on university committees, to the discipline of architecture, to professional architectural organizations, and/or to community organizations related to architecture
- Hold a license to practice architecture in the United States, or be actively pursuing licensure
- Have at least 2-years of experience teaching architecture design studios at the post-secondary education level
Responsibilities
- Teach and coordinate architecture core studios (1st, 2nd, or 3rd year)
- Teach upper-level elective design studios
- Teach lecture courses
- Teach elective seminars within the B.Arch and M.Arch programs
- Contribute to department, college, and university operations through service
- Maintain creative and scholarly activities that inform their teaching
- Lead courses and curriculum that meet the NAAB SC.6 Building Integration requirement
Benefits
- Teacher Scholar Model
- Principles of Community
- YourLife@CPP
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
