University of South Florida

Job Description

The Markborough Visiting Assistant Professorship of Teaching at the School of Architecture and Community Design (SACD) within USF’s College of Design, Art & Performance provides an exceptional opportunity for an early to midcareer designer-practitioner or scholar to conduct independent design research associated with their teaching within our graduate Architecture and/or Urban and Community Design programs. The successful candidate will be selected based on their excellent teaching capabilities, compelling research interests, and their collaborative approach to exploring the roles of architecture and urban design in addressing societal challenges through the crafting of places, development of systems, and/or construction of contexts.

This is a non-tenure track, nine-month, full-time position with an initial one-year appointment renewable up to a total of three years. The recipient will provide a culminating public exhibition and lecture at the end of the appointment and will have access to internal funding to support dissemination of completed work on a national or international scale during their appointment. During their visit, the recipient will teach Up to six credits of required courses and one course related to their research each semester. Courses may be design studios, lectures, and/or seminars. The anticipated start date is August 2025.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Propose a research initiative aligned with one’s expertise and associated with a pressing challenge impacting the urban experience and undertake it in collaboration with students enrolled in graduate courses related to one’s expertise.
• Impart knowledge and skills and stimulate students’ critical thinking and creative abilities through highly effective graduate teaching in studios, lectures, seminars, and directed studies (e.g. thesis).
• Share ongoing research within the school, college, and university through lectures and exhibitions.
• Disseminate work completed within the visiting teaching professorship within national or international venues.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in architecture (M.Arch.) or comparable degree in related field.
• Professional experience in architecture.
• Teaching experience in architecture.
• Demonstrated commitment to research and/or reflective practice.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Record of excellence in architectural practice.
• Evidence of teaching excellence.
• Indication of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Applicants must provide the following documents with their applications:

• Letter of interest.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Statement of teaching philosophy, one page maximum.
• Statement of research and/or reflective practice interests, one page maximum.
• Digital portfolio, in PDF format, that includes examples of professional architectural practice work, other research and/or reflective practice works, and teaching outcomes (student work).
• List of three references (to be contacted at a later date).

Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be received until the position is filled.

About Us

The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Working at USF 

With more than 16,000 employees at USF, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay region. At USF you will find opportunities to excel in a rich academic environment that fosters the development and advancement of our employees. We believe in creating a talented, engaged and driven workforce through on-going development and career opportunities. We also offer a first class benefit package that includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, tuition program and generous leave programs and more.

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