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Currently Open PositionsTenured Professor/Chair Position A senior faculty position is available for a highly qualified practitioner and/or scholar to offer graduate-level instruction in urban planning or urban design and to serve, for a five year term, as Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design. The appointment will be made at the level of Professor and is a full-time tenured position. The teaching responsibilities will involve instruction in design studios and lecture and seminar courses in a secondary specialty. Candidates should be urban designers, urban planner, or scholars who have achieved excellence in their primary professional and/or scholarly endeavors and have been recognized by peers to be truly outstanding in their fields. Please send a letter of interest and your CV to Mike McGrath, Director of Faculty Planning, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Tel: 617-495-5409, Fax: 617-496-5310, E-mail: mmcgrath@gsd.harvard.edu Applications will be accepted through September 2009. Applicants should not send portfolios or dossiers with their applications. Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Assistant/Associate Professor and Adjunct Associate Professor One or more assistant/associate professor positions are available beginning in academic year 2010-2011 for persons qualified to offer graduate-level instruction in architectural design plus courses in a secondary specialty such as visual studies, design theory, construction, or science and technology. These full-time voting faculty positions may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of four years, with responsibilities for teaching, scholarship, and administration. Candidates should have some teaching experience and their creative work in design, scholarship or professional practice, or a combination thereof, should indicate strong promise of creative achievement in the field. One or more adjunct associate professor positions are available beginning in academic year 2010-2011 for persons qualified to offer graduate-level instruction in architectural design. Adjunct associate professor is normally a half-time faculty position and requires the maintenance of an active outside practice or research activities. These positions may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of five years with the possibility of renewal for a total term of up to ten years, with responsibilities for studio teaching and administration. Candidates should have substantial teaching experience and professional accomplishments and their creative work in design, scholarship or professional practice, or a combination thereof, should indicate strong promise of creative achievement in the field. Applications for these positions, which will be considered beginning on 15 October 2009 but will be accepted without prejudice well after that date, should be submitted on the forms available from the menu at the top left of this page and should be mailed (not e-mailed) to: Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Applicants for these positions should also submit a maximum of 4 one-sided 8.5” x 11” pages of selected design work (if collaborations, then applicant’s role should be clearly stated project by project), as print-outs or on disk as pdf files, but should not otherwise send portfolios or dossiers with their applications. Women and minorities are particularly encouraged as candidates in all faculty searches. Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Assistant or Associate Professor One or more assistant or associate professor positions are available beginning in academic year 2010-2011 for persons qualified to offer graduate-level instruction in building technology or environmental technology in design or computational technology as it relates to the design of the built environment. Candidates in the area of computational technology should have a background in the design professions. Areas of expertise should include, among others, geometric and parametric modeling, animations, multi-media, scripting or programming, as well as interactivity. Candidates in the area of environmental technologies should be familiar with all aspects of sustainability in design, and be able to interact with related disciplines such as ecology, engineering, public health, and public policy. Preferred candidates should have a particular strength in an area (e.g., energy, ventilation) and proficiency in advanced simulation methods. Candidates in the area of building technology should have a background in building construction or building structures, with a strong interest in material technologies. Preferred candidates should have a particular strength in areas such as advanced and generative structural design, digital fabrication technology, or smart materials and intelligent buildings. These full-time positions may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of four years, with responsibilities for teaching, scholarship, and administration. Adjunct appointments on a part time basis will be considered in exceptional cases. Teaching responsibilities will include fundamental courses as well as advanced elective courses in the respective area. Candidates should have some teaching experience and their creative work in design, scholarship or professional practice, or a combination thereof, should indicate strong promise of creative achievement in the field. Candidates should demonstrate an interest and capability in pursuing a strong program of research and scholarship, and should be able to supervise advanced degree program students. A doctoral degree is preferred. Women and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Applications will be considered starting on 15 December 2009 but will continue to be accepted well after that date. Candidates should submit a statement of interest and goals and a curriculum vitae to:
Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Assistant or Associate Professor The Harvard University Graduate School of Design invites applications for one or more full-time academic ladder appointments at the rank of assistant or associate professor (untenured), to begin Fall 2010. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to teach graduate-level urban planning or urban design courses and studios, and conduct research in core subjects of urban planning, urban design and the built environment broadly. We seek candidates with teaching and research interests in the area of international development, although strong candidates with research interests in other core subjects will also be considered. A Ph.D. in urban planning or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field is preferred, although a substantive professional urban planning or urban design background will also be considered. Minority and women candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Applications will be considered starting on 1 December 2009 but will be accepted without prejudice well after that date. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, a CV, the names and contact information of three references, as well as two sample articles or chapters, to the Office of Faculty Planning, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, TEL: 617-495-5409, FAX: 617-496-5310, attention: Professor Peter Rowe, Search Committee Chair. Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Assistant Professor An assistant professor position is available beginning in academic year 2010-11 for a person qualified to offer graduate-level studio instruction in landscape architectural design and a secondary specialty in representation, ecology, or urbanism. This full-time position may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of four years, with responsibilities for teaching, research, and administration. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence in landscape architectural design as well as teaching experience in design studio, workshop, and seminar formats. Experience in digital media and contemporary practices of landscape design is also desirable. Candidates should have a master’s degree in landscape architecture or the equivalent as well as demonstrated evidence of their potential to pursue independent research in the form of peer-reviewed creative design practice, scholarship, or a combination of the two. Applications will be reviewed starting on 1 December 2009 (but can continue to be submitted well thereafter). To apply, candidates should submit a one page letter of intent and a current c.v. to: Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Office of Faculty Planning, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, or via e-mail to Sbuckley@gsd.harvard.edu. Applicants should not send portfolios or dossiers with their applications. Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women and minority applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.
Adjunct Associate Professor An adjunct associate professor position is available for a person qualified to offer graduate-level instruction in landscape architectural design beginning in academic year 2009-2010 or 2010-2011. Adjunct associate professor is normally a half-time faculty position and requires the maintenance of an active outside practice or research activities. This position may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of five years with the possibility of renewal for a total term of up to ten years, with responsibilities for studio teaching and administration. Candidates should have substantial teaching experience and professional accomplishments and their creative work in design, scholarship or professional practice, or a combination thereof, should indicate strong promise of creative achievement in the field. Applications will be reviewed starting on 1 December 2009 (but can continue to be submitted well thereafter). To apply, candidates should submit a one page letter of intent and a current c.v. to: Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Office of Faculty Planning, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, or via e-mail to Sbuckley@gsd.harvard.edu. Applicants should not send portfolios or dossiers with their applications. Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women and minority applicants are particularly encouraged to apply. |