Open faculty positions

Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) is pleased to announce two full-time, tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture.

The Harvard GSD Department of Architecture educates leaders in design, research, and scholarship to make a resilient, just, and beautiful world. Guided by a distinguished international faculty prominent across the breadth of the field, students are challenged to consider many different approaches to design. Visiting practitioners, critics, and theorists from around the world supplement faculty teaching, and together they introduce students to current issues and trends in contemporary architectural design. Central to the department’s philosophy is a commitment to design excellence that demands the skillful manipulation of form while drawing inspiration from a broad body of knowledge. Instruction and research consist of work in design theory as well as visual studies, history, technology, and professional practice. Harvard GSD’s diverse offerings, resources, and research expose students to the latest in technological advances, ecological thinking, and social imperatives, positioning design as a leader in responding to concerns about global quality of life and the future of cities.

Harvard GSD is comprised of three academic departments (Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning & Design). Alongside the degree programs offered by those departments, the GSD also offers other degree programs in related fields. The GSD is one of the 12 degree-granting schools that make up Harvard University.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Architectural Design
Successful candidates will demonstrate expertise in design, playing an active role in design pedagogy of the core studio curriculum. In addition, the candidates will have expertise in one or more of the following areas: Construction/Material Culture; Climate/Sustainability; Design Innovation/Spatial Practice; Digital/Orthographic/Projective Representation; and Social Justice. Teaching responsibilities will involve required design studio courses for students in the professional MArch programs. Additionally, successful candidates will offer lecture courses and research-based seminars in their area of expertise to students across the professional and post-professional tracts.

Teaching responsibilities will involve required design studio courses for students in the professional MArch programs. Additionally, the successful candidate will offer lecture courses and research-based seminars in their area of expertise to students across the professional and post-professional tracts. The candidates are expected to regularly engage with design students and faculty through thesis advising, guest critiques, and project reviews. Candidates should be creative designers who show promise of an innovative approach with contributions to the field and to the discourse of architecture. Candidates should also demonstrate investment in design scholarship and in critical and creative studio pedagogy, particularly with respect to teaching foundational design.

Candidates are expected to hold a Master of Architecture or related advanced degree. They should have relevant work experience in architectural design, exemplary practice, and a record of scholarship. Ideally, the candidates will have more than three years of teaching experience. Professional licensure is desirable but not a pre-requisite.

The appointments are expected to start in spring 2024 or fall of 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting in March 2023.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Harvard Academic Positions websites.