Research and Teaching Fellow

The Buell Center at Columbia University seeks a recent doctoral recipient to join its intellectual community for a 21-month fellowship (two academic years and an intervening summer) as a Buell Center Research and Teaching Fellow. Ideal candidates will be scholars of the built environment who are beginning an academic career of research and teaching, with a growing record of original writing intended for peer-reviewed publication. Complementary experience, such as design, curatorial, critical, or fourth-purpose organizing work, is welcome but not required.

The 21-month fellowship will begin September 1, 2027, and is intended to give Fellows a chance to advance their own research, gain teaching experience, and take part in the ongoing intellectual life of the Buell Center; the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP); and Columbia University. The Fellow will be co-hosted by the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities.

The Fellow is expected to be in residence at Columbia for two academic years and will remain a Fellow in the intervening summer, but is not required to be in residence. In addition to presenting their research once yearly in a formal setting, Fellows will teach at least one semester as faculty in GSAPP’s architectural history survey course, “Questions in Architectural History” (QAH). The Fellow may also propose to teach a separate course within GSAPP based on their own research.

The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture is a separately endowed entity within Columbia GSAPP, which sponsors interdisciplinary research through projects, workshops, public programming, publications, and awards.

Qualifications
A recent PhD degree in Architecture or a related field is required by the start date of the appointment. PhDs granted within the last three years prior to the appointment start date are acceptable.

Successful candidates:
–Must have a PhD conferred within three years of—and no later than—the start date of the appointment, i.e., the date of the degree should be between September 1, 2024, and September 1, 2027  
–Must demonstrate an interest in pushing the disciplinary or methodological norms of architecture and related fields of the built environment
–Should have a growing record of bridging across disciplines in the humanities or social sciences
–May be focused on any historical period and geographic area in their research

Application instructions
Interested applicants should submit: a CV; a cover letter; a research statement (1,500 words), dissertation abstract (150 words), one-sentence project description, one to three images (on one page); a teaching statement (500 words); at least one writing sample; and the names of three references. Recommendation letters will be solicited for shortlisted applicants.

For further information about the Buell Center and FAQ about the fellowship, please visit: buellcenter.columbia.edu. You may also reach the Buell Center at buellcenter@columbia.edu. Please visit our online application site at https://apply.interfolio.com/189588 for further information about this position and to submit your application. 

Review of applications will begin on October 16, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.