"Open Rank (Tenured or Tenure Track) Professor of Advanced Technologies, Manufacturing, and Materials for Sustainable Architecture"

About the Opportunity

The School of Architecture in the College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University invites applications for an open-rank tenured or tenure-track position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level in advanced technologies, manufacturing, and materials in relationship to sustainability, affordability, resilience, and health in the built environment, to be located at the Boston campus. We are particularly interested in candidates qualified for a joint appointment between the School of Architecture and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the College of Engineering.

We seek candidates whose research and teaching engage with one or more of the following or related areas: design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) and industrialized/offsite construction; robotics and human-robot collaboration for fabrication and assembly; AI, data, and digital twins for the built environment; circular, low‑carbon, and biogenic materials; integration of life cycle assessment, embodied energy, and embodied carbon analyses into design processes and construction logistics; innovative energy and environmental systems for health and wellbeing; performance-based codes, digital compliance, and pathways such as system certification.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, including courses in core building technology; mentoring students at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels; maintaining a strong program of high-impact research that attracts external funding and/or recognition; and participating in departmental, college and university service. Qualified candidates must be prepared to work with global student populations.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a M.Arch, MLA, or other terminal degree in Architecture, or a PhD in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field by the employment start date; and demonstrated potential to attract external funding for research and/or creative practice.

Additional Information

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes a list of publications, a cover letter, and statements addressing the prompts below. Applications will be reviewed beginning on January 15, 2025.

Successful faculty at Northeastern are dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to fostering belonging in the university community. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your experience, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts:

Research statement: Please describe the focus of your research, including the questions you have identified, the funding you have received to support the work (if applicable), the results you have discovered, and the products of these efforts. Please also describe any research you have undertaken with students and/or with the external community. Finally, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing in the College of Arts, Media and Design.

Teaching statement: Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the College of Arts, Media and Design (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring global student populations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

About Northeastern

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

The School of Architecture currently offers three undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Architecture; a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies; a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. The School also offers two graduate degrees: a professionally accredited Master of Architecture; a Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments.

Pay Range: Assistant Professor: $93,000.00 - $114,000.00 | Associate Professor: $104,000.00 - $131,000.00 | Professor: $127,000.00 - $214,000.00