Rice Architecture - Assistant or Associate Professor of Architecture - Building Technology

Asian American Architects/Engineers Association

Assistant or Associate Professor of Architecture - Building Technology

Job Location

Houston, TX

Job Status

Full-Time

Job Description / Primary Objective Rice Architecture invites applications and nominations for a tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of associate or assistant Professor. The selected candidate will bring expertise in building technology and contribute through research and teaching in the area of either environment/energy or materials/construction. In both areas, technology is viewed as a catalyst for explorations that advance the applicant’s research while connecting inward and extrapolating outward the potentials of architecture.

At Rice, the relationship between scholarship and practice is vital, as is the expectation to produce research and creative work of the highest caliber. Applicants should bring a distinct voice, present a clear line of inquiry, participate in the collective conversation of the faculty, and contribute to the advancement of the field of architecture more broadly. The selected finalist will help shape the technology curriculum—in the areas of materials, construction, building physics, energy or environment—teaching foundational and advanced courses in building technology while also contributing to design studio culture.

To that end, an ability to bridge quantitative and qualitative forms of research is indispensable, as is the capacity to work across scales from the building to the urban and larger environment. Applicants whose research engages in the creation of a more just and sustainable environment are especially of interest.

Requirements (Education, Level of Experience, etc.)
The position is available beginning fall 2023. We especially encourage applications from historically underrepresented voices, and we welcome interest from those whose work and lived experiences will expand our conversations, perspectives, and practices. Applicants should have exemplary teaching, research and/or professional experience, including a portfolio of field-defining work and body of scholarship. Review of applications will begin on December 30, 2022, and continue until the position is filled.