Lecturer Of Architecture, Fixed-Length

Job Details

Position Title:

Lecturer of Architecture, Fixed-Length

Department:

Architecture - AARCH

Bargaining Unit:

AFUM

Salary Band/Wage Band:

The salary for this academic year appointment is in the high 50s and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Location:

Augusta ME

Statement of Job:

The University of Maine at Augusta is seeking applicants for the full-time position of Lecturer of Architecture. This is a full-time, one-year fixed-length design-studio instructor position in the Bachelor of Architecture (b.Arch) Program for the 2024-205 Academic Year.

The position carries a 9-credit load per semester, typically teaching a combination of a design studio and two core architecture courses each semester. The applicant will be expected to be of service to the department, college, university, and community, and may be responsible for other extracurricular activities associated with the Bachelor of Architecture program.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of this new chapter of architectural education in Maine. Built upon our thirty-five-year history of providing architectural education, UMA's B.Arch is Maine's only professional architecture program and the only public Bachelor of Architecture degree north of Boston. The appointment will begin in the fall semester, of 2024.

UMA Architecture's Mission: Architecture through Engagement

Our mission expresses who we are: SMALL...INTEGRATED...HANDS-ON.

This fundamentally means we are about people: our students, faculty, and community partners. We teach architecture through engagement, educating, and empowering students to explore, investigate, and analyze the built environment. Engagement brings students into active contact with each other, their coursework, and our community partners.

The University of Maine at Augusta's Architecture program is rooted in three essential elements. The first is the mission to engage the community, where our work takes place.

The second is the desire to collaborate within the department, the university, and with community partners; which allows us to affect positive change. The third is seen in our curriculum, based on the idea of being "grounded in real"; these are the tools we use to affect our collective build environment. For additional information please visit our website.

UMA faculty are expected to be excellent teachers, responsive to changing professional needs, committed to innovative delivery of instruction resulting in improved student learning, committed to effective use of technology including distance learning, involved in scholarly activities as appropriate to the appointment, and to provide service to the community, College, and University.

UMA serves a mix of traditional and non-traditional students and offers a wide array of liberal arts and professional programs leading to certificates, associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. Programs are delivered on campus and using a network of University centers and sites across the state and internationally.

The University offers general education and degree-specific courses using in-person, hyflex, distance synchronous, and online instruction. The successful candidate will be active in university service through student advising, curriculum development, committee activity, and community outreach.

Salary: The salary for this academic year appointment is in the high 50s and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Benefits: The University provides a highly competitive benefits package that includes: holidays, vacation, and sick time; health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; short and long-term disability insurance; a tuition waiver program for employees and their eligible dependents; a 403(b) retirement plan with a 10% university contribution, and more.

View our Benefits Information Summary to learn more. Link to the appropriate Benefits Information Summary page.

About the University

UMA transforms the lives of students of every age and background across the State of Maine and beyond through access to high-quality distance and on-site education, excellence in student support, civic engagement, and professional and liberal arts programs.

UMA is the third-largest public university in Maine. In addition to its main campus in the state's capital, UMA also serves students at its campus in Bangor (UMA Bangor) and through UMA Centers around the state. With its multiple locations and long-term expertise in online and distance learning, UMA is generally considered the university of choice for Mainers of all ages who want to attend college without uprooting their lives.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• M.Arch or a B.Arch with a Master's degree in a related field

• Teaching experience at the university level

• A record of recognized scholarly, creative, and/or professional work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• The capacity and interest to teach courses in one of our integrated sequences: History and Theory or Construction Techniques.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to bridge between the design studio and related coursework.

• Experience with current design and graphics computer applications.

• Experience with community work, especially relating to the practice of architecture.

• Ability to teach a range of design studio courses from first-year, fundamental design skills to fifth-year thesis studio.

Other Information:

Materials must be submitted via "Apply for Position" below. You will need to create an applicant profile and upload:

• a cover letter that fully describes your qualifications and experiences with specific reference to the required and preferred qualifications

• a resume/curriculum vitae

• contact information for three professional references

• a statement of contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• One PDF file sharing five samples (maximum) of professional work, and one PDF file sharing five samples (maximum) of student work completed under the applicant's tutelage.

You will also need to complete the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status form. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa Sponsorship support.

Review of applications will begin on May 13, 2024. Materials received after May 12, 2024, will be considered at the discretion of the university.

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.

The University of Maine at Augusta is an EEO/AA employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran's status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following office has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).

Length:

Academic Year (Sept-May)

Required Documents:

Contact Information for Professional References, Cover Letter, Professional Work Samples, Resume/CV, Statement of Contribution to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Student Work Samples