Architecture-Ethnic Studies Affinity Cluster-Assistant Professor

Architecture-Ethnic Studies Affinity Cluster-Assistant Professor

Job no: 539976
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Pomona
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Architecture, On-site (work in-person at business location)

The Position: Assistant Professor of Architecture – Ethnic Studies Affinity Cluster

Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Architecture (CPPARC) is seeking a new Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Architecture to join the faculty in Fall 2025. We are especially interested in candidates who are committed to advancing the discipline and profession of architecture and who demonstrate an ability or potential to actively engage in and support Inclusive Excellence within our diverse academic community. The successful candidate, through their scholarly research, creative and/or professional practice, will foster awareness of communities of color, their contributions, histories, and/or processes of marginalization as they relate to the discipline of architecture.

Minimum requirements include:

• Possess a B. Arch professional degree and a terminal post-professional degree in architecture; or a terminal professional degree in architecture, M. Arch or D. Arch (including the foreign equivalent of a master's level degree in architecture); or a Ph.D. degree in architecture or in a related field. The candidate must have earned the M. Arch. degree or Ph.D. by the start of the appointment.
• Have experience teaching architecture design studios at the post-secondary education level.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusivity and equity. Evidence should be provided in a Student Success Statement that responds to the prompt above - “Inclusive Excellence and Student Success” The candidate must address at least two of the “Inclusive Excellence Criteria.”
• Demonstrated ability to bring an ethnic studies lens to the study of architecture using methods such as action-oriented or participatory design practices, community-based design, and other inclusive approaches.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Record of experience in the coordination of students and faculty in a design studio and/or student advising, student research or student club activities.
• Evidence of advancing academic knowledge and/or practice of architecture through research, scholarship, and/or creative activities as described in the position.
• Licensed to practice architecture or on the path to licensure in the United States.
• Record of service on university committees, and/or service to the discipline of architecture and/or professional organizations, and/or community organizations.

Application Process:

• Cover letter that describes the candidate’s experience and interest in teaching, research and/or creative activities, and service (1 page maximum).
• Statement of Qualifications that describes how the candidate meets the minimum and preferred qualifications. The statement should address each qualification separately and in the same order as listed in the description of the position above (2 pages maximum).
• A Student Success Statement (up to 2 pages, single-spaced) that responds to the prompt above - “Inclusive Excellence and Student Success” and addresses at least two of the inclusive excellence criteria listed (please indicate the criteria numbers in your Statement).
• Curriculum Vitae indicating the candidate’s relevant experiences such as presentations, publications, grants, awards, professional experience, community and academic service and credentials.
• Portfolio (PDF format – no links please) with research, creative and/or scholarly works, teaching examples, and any other achievements relevant to the position (25 MB max)
• Contact information (telephone and email) of three individuals who can speak to the candidate’s potential for success in this position.
• An unofficial transcript confirming the highest degree earned (official transcripts will be required of finalists).

The position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to completed applications received no later than September 3, 2024 (11.59pm PST).

Equal Opportunity Employer

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The university seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing. Cal Poly Pomona subscribes to all state and federal regulations and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, medical condition, and covered veteran status.