"Assistant Professor in Architectural Science"

Deadline to Apply: Monday, January 12, 2026

Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, the Department of Architectural Science in the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science at Toronto Metropolitan University [www.torontomu.ca] (formerly Ryerson University) invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor effective July 1, 2026 subject to final budgetary approval.

The successful candidate will engage in a combination of teaching, scholarly research or creative activity and service duties while maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and collegial work environment across all activities. Teaching will have a primary focus on design studio and other courses aligned with SRC expertise. The successful candidate will have expertise in at least one of the following areas:

• Housing innovation
• Adaptive reuse
• Building science
• Construction technology
• Sustainability, decarbonization and life cycle assessment
• Emerging materials, innovation and fabrication

Required Qualifications:

• An accredited architecture degree
• Professional architectural experience
• A record of established or emerging scholarly research and creative (SRC) activity

Preferred credentials/experience, include:

• Professional licensure
• PhD, or an advanced degree in a related area
• Demonstrated teaching excellence in design studio
• Demonstrated teaching excellence in one of the areas noted above
• Demonstrated experience with professional or community stakeholders in the AEC industry

Applications from candidates who self-identify as Indigenous and/or another particular equity-deserving group, are particularly encouraged.

The successful candidate will be required to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels (both studios and lecture/seminar courses), supervise graduate students, pursue a strong, innovative program in research and/or creative activities that is externally funded and that produces cutting-edge, high quality results/impact, and engage in service while advancing an inclusive, equitable, and collegial work environment across all activities.

The successful candidate must present evidence of:

• a strong emerging scholarly research and/or creative activity that is current, innovative and impactful as evidenced by, but not limited to, peer-reviewed publications, working papers, public policy contributions, presentations at academic conferences, community and professional work, grants, research related awards and other writing or creative production that contributes to the visibility and prominence of the discipline.
• demonstrated potential for teaching excellence at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, as evidenced by a teaching dossier that includes a teaching philosophy statement, experience with course and curriculum review and/or development, examples of best practices in pedagogy, including effective use of classroom technology and any experience with experiential learning, sample syllabi, strong teaching evaluations, teaching awards, and other relevant achievements in teaching;
• a commitment to our values of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as it pertains to service, teaching, and scholarly research or creative activities, including a demonstrated ability to make learning accessible and inclusive for a diverse student population; and
• an ability and willingness to contribute to the life of the Department of Architectural Science and the University through collegial service.

This position falls under the jurisdiction of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (TFA) [www.tfanet.ca]. Visit us at www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs to view the TFA collective agreement and a summary of TFA benefits. The minimum salary for the Assistant Professor rank is $103,916.30 per annum. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications.

How to Apply Applicants must submit their application online via the Faculty Recruitment Portal [https://hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/] by clicking on “Start Application Process” to begin. The committee will begin reviewing applications on January 12, 2026:

1. a letter of interest;
2. a curriculum vitae;
3. a research statement and portfolio of SRC publications or outcomes;
4. a teaching philosophy and examples of student work;
5. an EDI statement; and
6. names and contact information of three individuals who may be contacted for references.

Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority, in accordance with Canadian immigration regulations.

At Toronto Metropolitan University, we believe that diversity of knowledge, worldviews and experiences that come from membership in different groups, is fundamental to innovation, teaching and scholarship and that our students are best served by faculty who reflect the diversity of TMU’s student body and the community in which TMU is situated. To ensure representation of the excellent talent in Canada, we are particularly interested in applications from members of historically disadvantaged and marginalized groups including: First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, Black-identified persons, other racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.