Instructor SACD

Position Summary

The School of Architecture at the University of Detroit Mercy invites applicants for a full-time Instructor position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This position is focused on candidates who are excited to bring an emphasis on the dynamics of design development to the studio and the classroom. The successful candidate will have past experience teaching design studios (including examples of an emphasis on design development or comprehensive design) and will lead a required upper level Integrated Design Studio. In addition, successful candidates ideally will be interested in teaching required courses in one of the three areas related to building technology and tectonics: construction, structures, or environmental technology. We hope for candidates who have a forward thinking perspective towards both current and innovative architectural technologies.

A part-time appointment in the School’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center may also be a possibility.

Minimum Qualifications

A masters degree or higher in architecture and must have some previous teaching experience, with evidence of expertise as described above.

Preferred Qualifications

Based on the emphasis of this position, experience in professional practice will be considered favorably. Design-build experience may also be an asset.

Physical Requirements

Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).

Work Environment

Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.

Salary/Pay Information

Commensurate with experience.

Anticipated Schedule

TBD

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following:

• Medical -
  • Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network
• Dental -
  • Option to purchase additional dental plan through Sun Life
  • Dental Care is available at the School of Dentistry to the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents (dependents shall be as defined for Internal Revenue Service purposes).
  • The fee for such services shall be waived for the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents, up to a cap of $3,000 per individual per calendar year. Beyond the $3,000 cap amount, employees will be responsible to pay 25% of any remaining fees for the balance of that year.
• Vision -
  • Option to purchase additional vision plan through Heritage
  • Vision benefits available at Detroit Mercy Eye Institute
  • $35 Comprehensive Eye Exam
  • Contact Lens Exam starting at $7o
  • 50% off Optical Frames
  • 25% off Sun Frames
  • 30% off Prescription Lenses
  • 20% off Prescription Contact Lenses
  • *Cannot be combined with insurance*
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Employee Assistance Program -
  • Provided to everyone in your household
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life and AD&D -
  • One times base salary up to a hundred thousand dollars
• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance
• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children
• Retirement Plan -

  Employees have a choice of the following:

  Employees who contribute 3% shall receive an Employer contribution of 9%, employees who contribute 5% in the plan shall receive an Employer contribution of 10%.