Faculty Non-CBU

Job Title: Faculty FT Non-CBU-9 Mo

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Kent Campus - Kent, OH

Basic Function: The College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) at Kent State University invites applications and nominations for the two-year Schidlowski Emerging Faculty Fellowship starting Fall 2026. This residency is designed to engage promising junior faculty candidates in a dynamic and progressive academic environment at the outset of an architecture faculty career. In addition to a competitive teaching salary for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years, the fellowship provides funding to support the production of an original design research project to be exhibited and presented as part of the college lecture series during the Spring 2027 semester.

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The CAED fosters integration of research and practice to address evolving environmental, societal, and technological challenges. The college is dedicated to advancing professional disciplines relating to the built environment and preparing graduates to lead in a rapidly changing world. Our programs engage in interdisciplinary collaboration across undergraduate offerings in Architecture, Interior Design and Construction Management, graduate programs in Architecture, Healthcare Design, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Construction Management, and a research degree in Architecture and Environmental Design.

Aligned university enterprises include Kent State’s highly ranked School of Fashion, School of Visual Communication Design, College of the Arts, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, as well as the Advanced Materials and Environmental Science and Design Research Institutes, and the recently renovated Design Innovation Hub that addresses global challenges and transforms lives through design education.

In addition to a rich array of university assets, CAED facilities include a branch architecture library, materials library, lighting lab, Fabrication Lab (equipped with CNC mills, a metal fabrication facility, woodworking and vacuum forming tools), and the Robotically Augmented Design Lab (RadLAB). The CAED’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) provides opportunities for community engagement dedicated to the betterment of our region.

Substantial international study opportunities includes sponsored studio/course travel opportunities, study-abroad programs in Florence and Paris, traveling workshops, and sponsored workshop, lecture, and exhibition series. The CAED's 38 full-time faculty and administrators and over 1300 undergraduate and graduate students occupy the LEED Platinum 107,000 sq. ft. John Elliot Center for Architecture and Design designed by Weiss/Manfredi; the newly renovated Beall Hall;

the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative in downtown Cleveland; and the Palazzo Vettori in the historic center of Florence, Italy.

Located midway between New York and Chicago in the Cleveland/Akron metro area, Kent State is an R1 research university in the heart of a burgeoning cultural and industrial region that is home to some of the world’s finest art museums, parks, universities, restaurants, theaters, music venues, and independent cinemas. These include buildings and landscapes designed by Marcel Breuer, Coop Himmelb(l) au, James Corner, R.

Buckminster Fuller, Frank Gehry, Farshid Moussavi, NADAAA, Laurie Olin, Stanley Saitowitz, and Rafael Viñoly, to name only a few. For more information on Kent State see: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and the CAED at: http://.

Minimum Qualifications: The successful candidate must hold at minimum, an accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree (or equivalent); or an accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree and a Master of Science in Architecture or a related field, exceptional promise for teaching architectural design studios and other courses that productively engage their own creative work, innovative research, and/or design practice with a commitment to architecture as a material practice.

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