Leicester, UK
Senior lecturer in architecture/technologies and environments
at De Montfort University
De Montfort University is seeking a senior lecturer in architecture, technologies and environments to join its faculty in Leicester, UK.
Role: senior lecturer in architecture, technologies and environments
Reference: A-61464896-02
De Montfort University (DMU) is a civic university embedded into Leicester City’s social and physical infrastructures. It is a vibrant and ambitious institution, sharing its local understanding of place and people and sharing with our international partners, through its award winning #DMU Global initiative and TNE activities. It is the educational global lead for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 16 – supporting peace, justice and strong institutions and leading the #jointogether Partner Universities.
Faculty/directorate
Leicester School of Architecture (LSA) sits in a faculty of art, design and humanities, which allows us to place inter-disciplinary thinking and collaborations central to the school. We show how different disciplines can positively disrupt one another, revealing new ways of seeing, thinking and making. Art, industry, humanities and design converge to tackle real world issues and speculate and propose new futures.
LSA delivers an advanced enquiry-led education, designed to prepare and challenge students to take a personal and critical position in the globalised architectural world. Our community is seen as a place where academics, practitioners and students are co-designing new ways of thinking and meaningfully challenging conventions to redefine the future of practice. Our courses are designed to prepare students for the changing nature of the profession and have a strong tradition of excellence in teaching (TEF Gold) underpinned by world-class research and strong industry links in the professional fields of architecture, construction, urban design and environmental design.
The future of practice is central to the need to develop an ethical construction industry. As the industry shifts away from large carbon emissions, poor quality construction, excessive construction waste and unsafe working practices, LSA is leading in tackling the climate emergency and restoring social justice for all.
Role
The architecture programmes are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic senior lecturer with an aspiration and passion in integrated architectural design and technology, leading on material innovation and fabrication – both digital and analogue, teach across Part 1 and Part 2 courses.
Ideal candidate
You will have proven academic and industry experience – with extensive built research, from either practice or academia, in structures and material culture, working within an awareness of finite resources, circular economies and ethical construction processes.
We are looking for someone who wishes to teach the next generation of architects to challenge their future industry and help make the changes in construction needed to lead in tackling the climate emergency and social change.
You will have an awareness of the current HE education context in the UK, with a knowledge of a blended learning delivery of architecture and built environment subjects. You will have a working understanding of RIBA & ARB accreditation and criteria and graduate attributes.
Informal enquires about the position to Kate Cheyne – head of school of art, design, architecture.
Applications close: Monday 14 June 2021
Interviews will take place: Tuesday 6 July 2021