About The Position

The School of Architecture and Environment (SAE) invites applicants for temporary, part-time, limited-duration teaching positions as Instructors or Professors of Practice in the Department of Architecture, the Historic Preservation Program, the Department of Interior Architecture, and the Department of Landscape Architecture. All positions hired from this pool will work primarily from the Eugene campus, though opportunities for some work on or in collaboration with the Portland campus are also possible. The School of Architecture and Environment is dedicated to building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We encourage applications from historically marginalized and currently underrepresented communities. Applicants are requested to include an explanation in their narrative statement of how they will further the University’s and the School of Architecture and Environment’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, perhaps in terms of how previous teaching, research, or professional work has engaged diverse communities.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree (in exceptional circumstances, significant professional experience may substitute for an advanced degree) for Instructor.
  • Substantial basis of experience equal to a tenured professor (normally a minimum of 12 years) for Professor of Practice.
  • National/international reputation for excellence reflected in a record of significant accomplishments for Professor of Practice.
  • Profile of accumulated professional accomplishments for Professor of Practice.
  • Rich and extensive background in the field for Professor of Practice.
  • Professional experience.
  • Demonstrated ability or potential for quality teaching.
  • Commitment to working effectively with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

  • Connections to professional practice and emerging technology and ideas in the professions are highly desirable.
  • One year of teaching (including assistantships) experience.
  • Professional certification or licensure in the relevant field.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

  • Teach design studios (furniture, architecture, adaptive re-use, landscape)
  • Teach design communication (drawing, digital visualization, building information modeling, construction documents, building documentation & analysis, fabrication, and other representation skills)
  • Teach History and Theory (architectural history, historic preservation, land use ethics)
  • Teach Contextual courses (preservation economics, cultural resource management/public policies in preservation)
  • Teach Technical courses (building technology, historical survey, and inventory, national register nomination, preservation technology, planting design)

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • retirement plans
  • paid time off
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