+++++++++ Eric Sheppard Humboldt Professor, UCLA President, Association of American Geographers [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Begin forwarded message: From: "Meentemeyer, Ross" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: New Faculty Position in Urban Visualization at UNC Charlotte Date: October 29, 2012 10:02:18 AM PDT To: Eric Sheppard <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Architecture (SoA) __________________________________________________________________ The School of Architecture [SoA] at the University of North Carolina Charlotte invites applications for two full-time tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Evidence of published research and/or scholarship, substantial practice and/or teaching experience are preferred. The School of Architecture currently offers four degree programs: Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Design. The SoA is committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse environment with a broad range of opportunities for creative work. Faculty and students are supported by exceptional facilities and a dynamic metropolitan landscape. The School is also committed to an academic climate in which the dignity of every individual is respected. We celebrate diversity that includes, but is not limited to, ability/disability, age, culture, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. We strongly encourage applications from women and members of under-represented groups. Faculty appointments commence mid-August 2013. > Urban Visualization New digital tools and techniques are enabling entirely new ways to imagine, observe, analyze and understand our cities. The SoA seeks to advance its capacity to analyze, model and visualize urban futures through the tenure-track appointment of an urban designer with expertise in urban visualization, computational modeling, and scenario planning. Candidates will be expected to offer urban design studios and seminars in fields such as GIS, urban visualization and scenario planning to students enrolled in the Master of Urban Design (MUD) program and professional degree programs in Architecture. This includes teaching courses abroad as part of MUD’s integral international summer program and SoA’s expanding initiatives in international education. This position is intended to extend the breadth and depth of research in our urban design program through leveraging digital tools and techniques in new and transformative ways. It is also expected to expand our curriculum through new elective course offerings and interdisciplinary collaboration across academic and research units in the College and University. The successful candidate must demonstrate his or her ability to be an effective teacher, and conduct research and scholarship in urban design, geospatial data analysis, urban visualization, and/or scenario planning. A PhD in Planning, GIS, Computational Design or a related discipline is preferred. A graduate degree in Urban Design, Architecture and/or Landscape Architecture is required. Professional experience in one or more of these areas is advantageous. > Design Practice Global economies, innovative design, new construction methods and building performance goals, and integrated project delivery are changing the nature of contemporary architectural practice. The SoA seeks to emphasize the changing nature of architectural practice through the tenure-track appointment of a faculty member with a creative body of innovative design work engaged in research of contemporary practice(s). The position entails teaching advanced design studios associated with emerging technologies, new elective courses, and SoA’s required course in professional practice. The School seeks candidates capable of engaging critical design discourse and methods, computational practices, integrated design, and organizational management of architectural projects. The successful candidate must demonstrate his or her ability to be an effective teacher with a commitment to teaching students the skills, tools, methods, values and ethics of the profession of architecture as it is changing. It is also expected the candidate will conduct research and scholarship on contemporary architectural practice, new forms of local and global practices and/or the advancement of cross-disciplinary research within the realm of practice, as well as help advance the School’s mission of engaging strategic industry leaders and associations. A minimum of five years of professional practice experience is expected. A Master’s degree in architecture (M.Arch.) and professional licensure is required. Qualified applicants must complete the online faculty application at https://jobs.uncc.edu. Application requirements include a cover letter indicating position sought, a curriculum vita, a letter of interest, including statements of pedagogical and research objectives, an abridged portfolio, and contact information for three references. Submission materials may be sent directly to: Faculty Search Committee, c/o Michele Wallace School of Architecture - Storrs Hall UNC Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223 Review of applications will commence December 15, 2012 and continue until the positions are filled. Questions regarding the above positions may be directed to Christopher Jarrett at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. UNC Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer (EEO/AA) and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Ross K. Meentemeyer | Professor Executive Director | Center for Applied GIScience Director | MA and PhD Geography Graduate Programs UNC Charlotte | Department of Geography and Earth Sciences 9201 University City Blvd | Charlotte, NC 28223 Phone: 704-687-5944 | Fax: 704-687-5966 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | http://www.gis.uncc.edu<http://www.gis.uncc.edu/> --- You are currently subscribed to %%list.name%% as: %%emailaddr%%. To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% If you are prompted for a password send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to %%list.name%% as: %%emailaddr%%. 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