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Assistant Professor, School of Architecture (T/TE)(UPDATED) Posting Number req24561 Department School of Architecture Department Website Link https://capla.arizona.edu/ Medical Sub-Speciality Location Tucson Campus Address Tucson, AZ USA Position Highlights Note: An "apply by date" has been added to this recruitment in the "Special Instructions to Applicants" section.The School of Architecture at the University of Arizona seeks applicants whose research, teaching, and creative practice bridge design innovation, technology, and environmental performance. We invite candidates who view architecture as a means to advance resilient, equitable, and imaginative futures-those who thrive in collaborative settings and engage inquiry through both design and scholarship. 1. Advance Computational and Performance-Driven Design Contribute to a research-intensive university where architectural design critically engages technology and the environment. We welcome individuals whose work integrates computational design, performance modeling, and emerging tools such as artificial intelligence to address the complex relationships among people, buildings, and ecosystems. 2. Collaborate Across Disciplines to Address Global Challenges Join a dynamic academic community with strong connections to Sustainable Built Environments, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning, as well as to university-wide initiatives in Energy, Environment, Water, Health, Data, and AI. This position offers the opportunity to cultivate diverse partnerships that advance interdisciplinary research aligned with the University's strategic research areas. 3. Teach and Research in the Living Laboratory of the Sonoran Desert Engage in a distinctive pedagogical and research context where the built environment is inseparable from its desert setting. Tucson's rich ecological and cultural landscape provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore architecture's role in adaptation, material and energy flows, and climate-responsive design. Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here. Duties & Responsibilities We seek a new and committed colleague for a tenure-trackposition at The University of Arizona, a Research 1 university located inTucson, a cultural gem in the Southwest. The faculty member hired will be acurrent or future leader who expands the boundaries of innovative andexperimental design with approaches informed by computational design,performance modeling, and/or advanced digital tools such as AI. The work willengage these tools with the aim of addressing grand social and environmentalchallenges, such as environmental impact and ecosystem degradations, includingenergy, water, air, and/or material flows and applications. Our new colleague will actively build new collaborationswith faculty in the School of Architecture and in allied disciplines includingSustainable Built Environments, Landscape Architecture and/or Urban Planning.Within the broader context of the University, there is potential for a widenetwork of partnerships programs centered on resilience, AI and data,environment, energy, health, and water. The candidate may demonstrate alignmentwith one or more of the university's key research areas: 1) Data, InformationSystems and Artificial Intelligence; 2) Energy, Mining, and EnvironmentalSustainability; 3) The Future of Health and Biomedical Sciences; 4) The HumanExperience; 5) National Security; 6) Space Sciences. The School of Architecture at The University ofArizona's regards the local built environment as inseparable from the SonoranDesert, where generations of people have thrived in an extreme climate. Withgrowing enrollments enriching our already dynamic, and engaged studentbody, our program seeks new colleagues aligned with our mission to "addresscomplex social and environmental issues, locally and globally, throughprofessional education, critical inquiry, research and innovation. Minimum Qualifications

• Professional degree in architecture (Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture or international equivalent)
• Post-Graduate Degree in Architecture or Related Discipline (Master's Degree or PhD)

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or doctorate in architecture or related discipline.
• Professional design experience and/or licensure.
• Experience teaching design studio and/or other architecture courses.
• Demonstrated record or evidence of potential funding for research or creative practice.

Rank Assistant Professor Tenure Information Tenure Track (T/TE) FLSA Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE 1.0 Work Calendar Academic Job Category Faculty Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay DOE Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates Alex Litchfield alitchfield@arizona.edu Open Date 11/24/2025 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Five Additional Documents Special Instructions to Applicant

• Cover letter (1-2 pages max)
• CV
• In the Additional Document slot: Why the candidate is interested in the University of Arizona and alignment with one or more of the university's key research areas
• In the Additional Document slot: 5- year research/scholarship/creative practice plan including potential external funding sources and milestones (such as publications or other outputs) (2-3 pages max)
• In the Additional Document slot: Teaching philosophy statement (1 page max) and a writing sample
• In the Additional Document slot: Three references (name, contact information and relationship to the applicant)
• In the Additional Document slot: Design, research, scholarship and/or creative practice portfolio (PDF, max. dimensions 11 x 17, landscape format preferred, 10 pages and 20 MB file size max.)

Review of applications will begin on January 31st. Submissions received by that date are guaranteed full review. Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses.Thesereports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures. Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.