Professor

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Job Title:
Professor

Department:
Engineering | Knowlton School of Architecture Administration

Professor
Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture
College of Engineering

Position Overview

The Architecture Section of the Knowlton School at The Ohio State University (OSU) welcomes applications for a design faculty position at the full professor level, starting autumn 2024. We seek candidates with a developed design-based research record and significant national and international experience completing building projects whose expertise will be a valuable addition to the Knowlton School’s dynamic faculty, fostering a rich culture of design, history and theory, and technology.

Although a prospective candidate has been identified for this opportunity, we welcome candidates to apply if they would like to be considered for this and future opportunities.  

Selected candidates will have the opportunity to teach design studios at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as courses and seminars aligned with their research specializations. We seek to attract energetic, intellectually curious, creative colleagues with a clear track record of advanced scholarship and nationally and internationally recognized design production.

As our discipline and profession evolve in response to the shifting paradigms of our era—from planetary and climatic changes to urban reconfigurations and equitable redistribution of resources—the Knowlton School seeks faculty who can contribute to these conversations through creative approaches that reaffirm architecture's unwavering commitment to both social and environmental justice. Potential research and teaching themes may address, but are not limited to:

• Architecture’s engagement with social and/or environmental challenges
• The interplay between architecture and urban dynamics
• Innovations in building materials and adaptive reuse and their impacts on architecture
• Considerations of economic constraints on the realization of built work

We seek candidates who contribute to or expand on these discussions through their design research and teaching.

Performance Objectives

• Demonstrated leadership and ability for collaboration in the international academic environment
• Ability to work constructively, decisively, and collegially with external and internal colleagues
• Ability to work independently and proactively
• Innovative thinking, open to sharing idea, and willing to learn continuously

Education and Experience Requirements

Required

• Terminal degree in architecture (Master's Degree or PhD)
• Professional licensure in architecture
• Clear design research record at the national and international levels supported by disciplinary recognition
• Strong record of research funding supporting material, technology, and design-based research
• Substantial record of service that reflects a commitment to the school, university, and profession
• A commitment to or demonstrated efforts in teaching that reflect Ohio State’s Shared Values

Desired

• Experience teaching design studios at graduate and undergraduate levels
• Experience teaching classroom courses at graduate and undergraduate levels
• Commitment to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive academic environment

Additional Information:

How to Apply

You will be presented with the opportunity to attach up to FIVE documents in the Application Documents section. Application materials must include the following:

• Attachment 1: Cover Letter: 1-2 page letter, which should include a summary of your academic background and why you are interested in this opportunity.
• Attachment 2: CV (Curriculum Vitae)/Resume: Detailed overview of your scholarly experience, including your research experience, teaching and mentoring experience, service, funding, and publications.
• Attachment 3: Teaching and Mentoring Statement: A statement of your approaches, experience and philosophy regarding your teaching, learning, and mentoring.
• Attachment 4: Research Statement: Summary of your past research accomplishments, current work/research, and proposal for your future research plan as a faculty member.
• Attachment 5: Abbreviated portfolio of design work (10-15 pages)

School Overview

Located in the award-winning Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects-designed building on The Ohio State University’s Columbus Campus, the Knowlton School fosters a singular environment for innovative design research and critical inquiry within its three sections: architecture, landscape architecture, and city and regional planning. As part of the College of Engineering, the Knowlton School enjoys the benefits of a large research institution including collaborative relationships with departments in engineering, design, ecology, history, as well as the Wexner Center for the Arts. The school’s ongoing catalogue of special programs includes the Baumer Visiting Professorship, the LeFevre Emerging Practitioner Fellowship, a lecture series, gallery exhibitions, and the Source Books series. Architecture has approximately 420 students, 19 full-time and 15 auxiliary faculty members.

Architecture Section Overview

Founded in 1899, the Architecture Section at the Knowlton School occupies a distinct place in U.S. architectural education. A strong design culture and pioneering work with technology is the foundation of its educational mission—this has long informed its culture of making. Knowlton Architecture today seeks to have an impact, intertwining aesthetic explorations with questions of social and environmental importance. It is through this intersectional and entangled thinking—cultural production and society, climate and aesthetics—that students design for better and more inclusive futures. The section’s catalogue of special programs includes the Baumer Visiting Professorship, the Trott Visiting Professorship, the LeFevre Emerging Practitioner Fellowship, a lecture series, gallery exhibitions, and the Source Books in Architecture series. The architecture section comprises 420 students, 19 full-time and 15 auxiliary faculty.

The College of Engineering

Diversity, equity, and inclusion: The College of Engineering strives to be a national leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion. The college engages in and leads significant efforts to increase diversity among the field's future leaders through the office of Diversity, Outreach, and Inclusion (DOI). The DOI office offers a variety of student-centric programming designed to increase self-efficacy and foster community among historically excluded and underrepresented students and provide resources to support our faculty and staff. All faculty are expected to participate in, support, and/or lead these efforts and to contribute to the department's inclusive climate via their work in one of many ways, including but not limited to; teaching, service, mentoring and advising. For more information about DOI, visit https://engineering.osu.edu/diversity .

Faculty Development: The Ohio State University and the College of Engineering are committed to support and develop faculty as well as the work-life balance of its faculty. These resources include The Engineering Faculty Mentoring Program , the Better Research through Better Mentoring program , and institutional memberships to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity , and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning . To learn more visit: https://engineering.osu.edu/faculty-development .

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Location:
Knowlton Hall (0017)

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
First Shift

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