Two positions available at Texas Tech University

The College of Architecture at Texas Tech University is under new administration and in the process of forming a renewed vision.  The College has just received an eight-year accreditation from the NAAB and expects to add a significant number of new faculty in the immediate future, including a faculty for Design, and for Design and Health.

Texas Tech is located in the unique cultural and physical landscape of the American Southwest. In addition to the program in Lubbock, the College has centers in Houston and El Paso and is growing a presence in Marfa. It also conducts a robust study abroad program in several countries including Korea, Germany, Chile, and at the Texas Tech University facility in Seville, Spain. Recently Texas Tech University surpassed the Hispanic student population threshold necessary for designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

The University enrolls more than 30,000 students, more than 500 of whom chose architecture as their major. The College of Architecture graduates students through the B.S. Architecture, professional M. Architecture, M.S. Architecture, and an interdisciplinary PhD in Land­Use Planning, Management, and Design (LPMD). Specializations in M.S. are offered in Digital Design & Fabrication, Urban & Community Design, and Design & Health. Moreover, Graduate Certificates in Digital Design and Fabrication, Health Care Facilities Design, Health and Wellness Design, and Urban and Community Design are also offered.

The college has been expanding its facilities and has opened a 1.2-million-dollar interdisciplinary fabrication space to its shop facilities.  The shops are currently equipped with: two CNC machines, three Laser cutters, six 3D printers, two large format powder-based 3D printers, one ABS machine and a 6-axis Fanuc Robotic Arm. The model shop has a desktop-scale CNC wire bending machine, a 4’x4’ Industrial scale vacuum former, and a KNK Maxx Blade Cutter. We are acquiring three large format laser cutters and a 6-axis KUKA robot arm in Spring 2018.

Our diverse group of faculty has additional research foci. For more information, please visit the College’s website at www.arch.ttu.edu

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.  We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute through their research, teaching and/or service, to the diversity and excellent of the academic community at Texas Tech University.  The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.

Assistant Professor in Design

Applicants for these positions should be accomplished designers able to teach undergraduate and graduate design studios in addition to required and elective coursework in their area of specialization, such as history and theory of architecture, building technology, energy & modelling, sustainability, digital design & fabrication and urbanism/landscape urbanism. It is expected that the successful candidate will develop a strong research agenda through internal and external funding opportunities, and serve on College and University committees.

Candidates for the design position must hold a terminal degree in architecture at the time of application.

Preference will be given to applicants with several of these additional qualifications:

  • MS. or Ph.D. in a related field
  • Demonstrated effectiveness as a design studio and lecture course instructor
  • Record of interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Ability to obtain funded research
  • Professional experience
  • Experience working with diverse student populations and first-generation students

Please apply through the Texas Tech University System job website at www.texastech.edu/careers (Search for Requisition # 12869BR)

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited for on-campus interviews in Spring 2018 semester.  Appointment will begin in the Fall 2018 semester.

Direct any questions about the position to Search Committee Co-Chairs, Professor Bennett Neiman at bennett.neiman@ttu.edu, or Associate Professor Chris Taylor at chris.taylor@ttu.edu.

Assistant Professor of Design and Health

The successful candidate should have architectural design qualifications as well as research/scholarship abilities and should be focused on integrating healthcare research with design. Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture or an allied field (e.g., planning, landscape architecture, interior architecture, etc) and a post-professional degree in architecture or a related field.

Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate some combination of the following:

  • MS. or PhD
  • Record of architectural design, especially healthcare design/design for health
  • Effectiveness as a design and a lecture/seminar teacher with a promise of growth in healthcare
  • Experience in funded research, especially in healthcare research
  • Record of scholarship in architecture and in healthcare design
  • Record of service appropriate to healthcare architecture
  • Experience working with diverse student populations and first-generation students

Please apply through the Texas Tech University System job website at www.texastech.edu/careers (Search for Requisition # 12859BR)

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited for on-campus interviews in Spring 2018 semester.  Appointment will begin in the Fall 2018 semester.

Direct any questions about the position to Search Committee Chair, Professor Saif Haq at saif.haq@ttu.edu