Southern

Polytechnic

State University University System of Georgia                                  POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

ARCHITECTURE LECTURER (Architecture) 08-253

POSITION SUMMARY

The Department of Architecture at Southern Polytechnic State University is seeking qualified applicants for full or half-time non-tenure track positions at the level of Lecturer, commencing in Fall, 2008. The Architecture Department is housed in a new state-of-the-art building in the Atlanta-metro area. The Department offers the only Accredited Bachelor of Architecture (5-year degree) in Georgia to approximately 500 students. The faculty encourages applied learning methods emphasizing hands-on exploration aimed at providing students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to be productive, contributing leaders in the architectural profession and civic community.

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates must have a Master’s degree in Architecture or a related professional discipline. The following additional qualifications are strongly preferred: 1) teaching experience at a college level; 2) professional registration or a Ph.D. in Architecture; and 3) a substantial body of professional practice.

Candidates should demonstrate expertise in teaching undergraduate design studio at the foundation and/or advanced levels with specific focus in one of the following areas:

• Design Foundation: First and second year design and design communication studios.

• Environmental Technology: Environmental and building systems.

• Sustainable Design: Innovative practices in sustainable materials, technologies and systems.

• Structures. Core courses with the ability to address the synthesis of structure, construction and architecture and helping students integrate structural principles into architectural design.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Initial screening for all positions will be based upon curriculum vitae; a letter of interest; a brief statement on pedagogical philosophy, contacts of three references; and examples of professional and/or scholarly work (5 page maximum). A complete portfolio and other pertinent materials may be requested at a later date. Mail the hardcopy application materials to: Professor Howard Itzkowitz, Chair Faculty Search Committee, Architecture Department; Southern Polytechnic State University; 1100 South Marietta Parkway; Marietta, GA 30060-2896; email: hitzkowi@spsu.edu. Deadline for the primary consideration for applications is February 15^th, 2008.

Southern Polytechnic State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is a residential university with approximately 4,200 students pursuing bachelors and masters degrees in many of the nation’s fastest growing technology fields. The university, located one mile west of 1-75’s Exit 263, is just 20 minutes northwest of downtown Atlanta. Southern Polytechnic is an EOE/ADA/AA Employer v University System of Georgia.

Posted: November 21, 2007