Southern

Polytechnic

State University University System of Georgia                                  POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE (Architecture) 08-253

POSITION SUMMARY

The Department of Architecture at Southern Polytechnic State University is seeking qualified applicants for tenure track positions at the level of Assistant Professor, 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