Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Digital Design & Technology Exploration of sustainable approaches within digital design processes, including computational design, digital fabrication methods, energy-efficient generative design, climate-responsive design, the integration of augmented and virtual reality, data-driven design methodologies including data analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence for sustainable design.
  
  
• Ecological Design & Resilience Investigation into how architecture is integrated into environmental systems and promotes sustainability, covering topics like life-cycle analysis, sustainable material choices, material optimization, strategies for enhancing resilience to environmental changes, adaptive reuse of existing structures, biophilic design, and regenerative design practices that restore and enhance ecosystems.
  
  
• Urban Design & Sustainability Exploration of the role of architecture in developing sustainable urban environments, including sustainable infrastructure and networks, smart city initiatives, eco-friendly technologies, circular economy in the built environment, environmental justice, climate change, urban design, ecology, geography, and planning with a focus on environmental impact, and sustainable solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• An accredited, terminal degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related field
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching design courses
• Evidence of success in research and/or creative work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of exceptional design work and visual communication skills
• Evidence of the ability to obtain external funding
• Demonstrated interdisciplinary collaboration
• Professional licensure or demonstrated professional experience
• A PhD or advanced research degree in a relevant area of expertise

Special Instructions:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter - expressing applicants' interest in and qualifications for the position, and any relevant experience.
• Unofficial Transcripts (required only for candidates for whom their degree is not in the same discipline as the one in which they will teach)
• Research Statement (max. 2 pages)
• Teaching Statement (max. 2 pages)
• Digital Portfolio of relevant research, teaching, creative work. (Max 20 MB)
• Contact information for 3 references

EEO Statement:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Location: Arlington

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About The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as... both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas. Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100. The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.

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