"Assistant Professor in Architectural Design"

Assistant Professor

Department of Architecture

Assistant Professor in Architectural Design

The Department of Architecture in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track nine-month full-time Assistant Professor position in the department of Architecture.

Candidate qualifications must include evidence of exceptional strength in architectural design and architecture design studio teaching as well as in creative work and/or research work related to design. We seek candidates who will generously enrich and expand the design pedagogy, discourse, and intellectual life of the department through their architecture design work, research, scholarship, teaching, and through their engagement with students, colleagues, and the community. Candidates should have the ability to engage in the full breadth of the architecture curriculum and be interested in strengthening the design legacy of the department as well as engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration across the department, college, and university--through labs, centers, critical practices, or individual collaborations. Areas of additional expertise which might both broaden and/or deepen design expertise may include one or more of the following areas: urbanism, theory, computation and digital technologies, sustainability and climate, among others.

A professional bachelor's or master's degree in the field of architecture is required. Responsibilities will include teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, research, advising, and service.

This position will begin on July 1, 2026, and will be based at Cornell's Ithaca campus.

A leader in creativity, innovation, and impact, the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University brings critical inquiry, research, design, and imagination to bear on the greatest challenges of our time to build a more just, sustainable, resilient, thriving, and inspired world. Cornell Architecture has a world-renowned tradition of design, scholarship, and teaching. Degree programs in the department include a professional Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), a professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), post-professional Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in advanced architectural design (M.S. AAD) and advanced urban design (M.S. AUD), and a Ph.D. in the history of architecture and urban development. Innovative facilities across three campuses (Milstein Hall and the Mui Ho Fine Arts Library on Cornell's main Ithaca Campus, the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center on Roosevelt Island in New York City, and Cornell in Rome) reflect both a continuing commitment to excellence and an ongoing renewal of architectural education at Cornell.

Required Application Materials:

1. One-page letter of application including a brief statement that outlines teaching and creative practice/research objectives
2. Curriculum Vitae (maximum length of 6 pages)
3. Portfolio showing highlights of creative practice, pedagogical materials, and student work (maximum length of 30 pages)
4. The names of three references, including telephone and mailing/email addresses

For questions and additional information, please contact:

Architectural Design Search Committee
Department of Architecture
Cornell University
(607) 255-7612
arch_chair@cornell.edu

Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

For more information about the department, the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and Cornell University, please visit: http://aap.cornell.edu/arch/

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Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline
• Unique applicable skills.