New York, USA
Faculty position in architectural representation
at Columbia GSAPP
Columbia University is offering a faculty position in architectural representation in New York, USA.
The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University invites applications for a full‐time, open‐rank faculty position in architectural representation in the tenured, tenure‐track and professional practice categories. A Master of Architecture degree, Bachelor of Architecture or the equivalent professional degree is required.
GSAPP is a school dedicated to engaging and shaping the built environment across scales, in light of the climatic, ecological, societal, bodily and technological tensions of today. With Master’s programmes in Architecture; Urban Planning; Historic Preservation; Real Estate Development; Architecture and Urban Design; Critical, Curatorial and Conceptual Practices; and Computational Design Practices, and doctoral programmes in Architecture, Urban Planning and Historic Preservation, GSAPP represents a unique environment that fosters interdisciplinary thinking and innovation across contexts, expanding the reach and critical capacity of knowledge and practice. Located in the heart of New York City, the school has built its long legacy of excellence as an engine for change, combining inventiveness with disciplinary practice and incisive and engaged thinking. Architectural representation is a crucial part of this innovation, collaboration and critical exploration within the school and throughout the disciplines and professions of the built environment.
GSAPP is particularly interested in candidates who practice, teach and conduct research on issues of architectural representation and design related to materiality, technology, ecology, climate and social justice. Strong candidates will have the ability not only to teach and shape pedagogy in architectural representation and courses on theories of representation and design, but also to contribute to the school’s dynamic, inventive and engaged academic ecosystem through their own practice and scholarship. GSAPP is also interested in candidates who demonstrate the capacity for leadership in pedagogy.
The successful candidate for this position will be expected to significantly contribute to the further development of, and engagement with, representational techniques, tools and theories at the school and in the Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design programmes. They have the capacity to lead, organise and coordinate the Representation sequence of the Master of Architecture programme. Candidates are expected to have experience in teaching courses on architectural representation and to have contributed to research and discussions on architectural representation internationally. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a broad understanding of architectural practice’s spectrum of systems of representation, in relationship to:
- those systems’ climactic, ecological, societal, spatial and material dimensions
- the tools, techniques and technologies with which they are associated
- the critical discourse, conflicts, activisms and politics in which they participate
GSAPP faculty lead the evolution of their disciplines and create the conditions for students to research and interrogate current and past ideas and methods, as well as support their capacity to experiment with novel or alternative notions and practices. Therefore, we welcome applications from candidates who are able to teach, conduct research and/or practice in emergent directions that respond to contemporary challenges and engagements.
Candidates in all ranks and categories must have demonstrated capacity for original work and have strong leadership, institution building and communication skills. They must show clear evidence of expertise in, and promise of significant continuing contributions to, their disciplines.
Successful senior candidates (associate professor or full professor rank) being considered for hire with tenure require extensive teaching experience, a substantial body of scholarship and research and interest in broader public engagement.
Tenure‐track candidates in the assistant professor rank must show evidence of teaching and great promise in scholarship, research and/or practice. Tenure-track candidates in the associate professor rank will have a demonstrated record of teaching, and scholarly achievement, and show great promise of attaining distinction in their field of specialisation.
Successful professional practice candidates (associate professor of professional practice or full professor of professional practice rank) must show evidence of recent (within the past three years) or current contributions to the fields of the built environment through professional engagement and are expected to sustain an active professional practice in the discipline of hire. All professional practice candidates are expected to articulate how their professional expertise and practice interests can contribute to GSAPP, as a means to shape the direction of the disciplines and programmes of the school as well as the field more broadly. Candidates for the full professor of professional practice rank will be those who have a minimum of ten years’ experience and who have distinguished careers for which they are recognised at the national and international level. Candidates for the associate professor of professional practice rank will generally have five years of professional experience and show clear evidence of expertise and significant promise of continuing development.
Please visit our online application site here for further information about this position and to submit your application.
Please submit a letter of application, a CV, a statement of current and future research plans, writing and work samples (research/projects), teaching philosophy and sample syllabi and contact information for three references. Confidential recommendation letters will only be requested from references for candidates who are invited for a campus visit/second round interview. Review of applications will begin on 1 September 2023 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is 1 July 2024.
Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer.
Hiring salary ranges (annually)
Associate professor (tenured and professional practice): $120,000 – $160,000
Full professor (tenured and professional practice): $150,000 – $200,000
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, speciality and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and a reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.