Visiting W. Reaves McCall Endowed Professorship - School of Architecture at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina

Job Description:

Position Title: Visiting W. Reaves McCall Endowed Professorship - School of Architecture

Department: College: College of Architecture, Art and Construction

Location: 3-130 Lee Hall

Open Date: Nov 12, 2024

Description

Clemson University’s School of Architecture seeks a visiting faculty member to serve as the W. Reaves McCall ’54 Endowed Professorship in Architecture. The successful applicant will join the Clemson School of Architecture faculty and design community and hold this distinguished title for the 2025-26 academic year.

The W. Reaves McCall ’54 Endowed Professorship in Architecture was established and endowed in 2014 with the goal of attracting and retaining faculty of the highest caliber for engagement with faculty and students at Clemson University’s School of Architecture. This position is ideal for young emerging educators seeking a pathway to academic practice as well mid-career professionals interrogating contemporary design issues. We seek a visiting professor who can inspire our students to advance design thinking in a constantly changing world. In addition to a competitive salary, additional funded support for teaching and research activities will be available pending review of the successful applicant’s proposed budget. Expectations for this one-year (two-semester) visiting position entails teaching one design studio and one seminar each semester, along with a public lecture on the subject of the professors’ research.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements for the position include:

- Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, or other accredited, professional, terminal degree in architecture or allied discipline like landscape architecture, as awarded in the United States or the international equivalent.

- Applicants with a Bachelor of Architecture must also hold a Master or PhD in Architecture or in an allied discipline, or licensed to practice in the United States or the international equivalent

- Applicants should demonstrate English language proficiency in written and oral communications requisite for this visiting faculty position.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit the following materials in a single PDF file for electronic submission with a maximum of 10 MB:

1) Letter of interest (maximum three pages), that outlines:

a. Research area of interest

b. Proposal for teaching design studios and seminars

c. Potential for collaborative interdisciplinary design research objectives

d. Potential alignments with design practice

e. The proposal should outline areas of investigation that respond to questions: a) Why Clemson School of Architecture? and b) How will your contributions positively impact the Clemson design community?

2) Curriculum vitae

3) Names and contact information for three references (one page and no reference letters);

4) Portfolio containing relevant professional, scholarly and research work, (maximum ten pages);

5) A proposal for possible startup funding necessary to support research/scholarship activities including budget proposal and timeline (maximum three pages).

Submit applications via Interfolio at:

http://apply.interfolio.com/159022

For full consideration, applications must be received by January 6, 2025. The review of applications for the 2025-26 visiting W. Reaves Endowed Professorship will continue until a qualified candidate is hired. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Direct any questions to Jim Stevens jsteve@clemson.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information.

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