Visiting Assistant Professor (Tulane Architecture Fellowship)

Visiting Assistant Professor (Tulane Architecture Fellowship)

Location:
New Orleans, LA
Open Date:
Sep 22, 2022
Description:

The Tulane University School of Architecture is seeking qualified candidates for the Tulane Fellowship beginning Fall 2023. This visiting assistant professor position is a two-year teaching and research fellowship that endeavors to mentor emerging academics who will contribute to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the built environment.

 

Located in New Orleans, Tulane University is a tier-one research university in the United States and a member of the select group of top research universities integrated into the AAU.  The School of Architecture is an innovator in the field of the built environment at multiple scales - from buildings to neighborhoods. and from urban landscapes to regional planning. The city is home to a diverse community steeped in a long history of action and exchange. Our 15th President, Mike Fitts, and the faculty have strong commitments to equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.  The Tulane School of Architecture has engaged these issues in multiple ways.

 

We are known for our robust community outreach, design-build, and multi-disciplinary research initiatives. We collaborate with other schools at Tulane such as Science and Engineering, Liberal Arts, Law, and Public Health, with university research centers such as the ByWater Institute and the Phyllis Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking. The School undertakes design research involving climate change, coastal and riparian crises, historic preservation, sustainable real estate development, and the challenges for social and environmental justice. The complex nature of this region provides ample opportunities for comparative global studies. For this reason, we expect Tulane’s contributions to be of urgent relevance.

 

You can learn more about the school through https://architecture.tulane.edu/ .

 

Tulane School of Architecture is a founding partner of the Deans’ Equity and Inclusion Initiative (DEII-https://www.deansequityandinclusioninitiative.com) with over two dozen schools of architecture committed to fostering a community of early career faculty, with attention to BIPOC and other under-represented faculty, to challenge, expand, and enrich the planning, design, construction, and stewardship of the built environment. As a DEII member, we offer a two-year Fellows Mentoring program that includes summer programs and bi-monthly mentoring meetings. Fellows are offered the intellectual freedom to “teach and research what you are interested in, where you want to make a difference”, keeping spatial justice, public good, and the ambition of addressing major societal and environmental challenges as a shared focus.

 

The Tulane Architecture Fellow is expected to participate in this program as part of a national cohort, and benefit from the summer mentorship activities. The Fellow will select a Tulane mentor who will support the development of her or his academic career. 

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have a graduate degree in architecture or related field as evidenced with publications, design/creative practice, exhibitions, design competitions, among others.  We are interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the school and university through their teaching, research, and service.

Application Instructions:

To be considered for the position, please submit the following through Interfolio:

1. Current curriculum vitae
2. Cover Letter describing your research and teaching objectives for the fellowship
3. A statement describing your commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
4. Sample work or portfolio of research and/or creative work; PDF format, maximum of 10 MB and no longer than 20 pages
5. Contact information for three references

The search committee will commence its initial screening on January 15, 2023.  However, applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. Apply to the following link: http://apply.interfolio.com/114129

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Please Note: Tulane University has officially adopted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. All employees and visiting faculty must be fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccination or obtain approval for a medical or religious exemption prior to beginning employment.

Tulane University is located in New Orleans - a city with tremendous history of diverse cultures, community, and languages. Tulane is actively building a campus culture grounded in our values of EDI and anti-racism. We seek and welcome candidate applications from historically underrepresented groups, such as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), women, LGBTQ+, and those living with disabilities as well as veterans. 

Tulane University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution committed to excellence through diversity. Tulane University will not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other status or classification protected by federal, state, or local law. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.