University of New Mexico

The Department of Architecture at the University of New Mexico is currently accepting applications for a full-time, tenure-track position to teach Architectural Design at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The position is a 9-month faculty appointment (mid-August to mid-May each academic year) beginning in August of 2025 located in Albuquerque, NM.

The Position:

The Department of Architecture welcomes candidates with expertise in architectural design and new perspectives in teaching the beginning design student. The successful candidate will have the knowledge and experience to teach and coordinate lower division studios. The candidate will also serve on department and school committees and participate in other department, school, and university activities. Our school thrives when our faculty broadens our perspectives and brings new conversations to our community. The successful candidate will demonstrate a track record of excellence in research, scholarship, and/or creative work including research-based architectural practice. Areas of expertise may include representation, visualization, design and design processes, fabrication and investigation of new technologies, or scholarship of teaching and learning.

Required Qualifications:

  1. A terminal degree in Architecture (M Arch, post-professional master’s degree, or PhD).
  2. Demonstrated potential to coordinate and teach undergraduate and/or graduate design studios
  3. A demonstrated record of accomplishment in scholarly work or other peer-reviewed activity.

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Demonstrated ability to teach, co-teach, and/or coordinate required undergraduate and/or graduate design studios or workshops.
  2. Innovative research, scholarship, creative work, and/or practice, as recognized in publications, workshops, conference presentations, practice recognition, etc.
  3. A proven commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.

The School of Architecture + Planning:

UNM Architecture teaches and inspires architects to respond critically to the urgencies of the present and the promises of a more sustainable and equitable future. The department supports the work of our award-winning faculty, students, and scholars to investigate the architectural systems and social forces that define sustainable built environments at the highest levels of academia and practice. UNM Architecture strives to be a model of radically accessible and affordable public architectural education. The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard has ranked UNM Architecture #3 for affordability in the U.S. among universities that have a bachelor and/or Master of Architecture degree programs. The Department of Architecture is housed in the award-winning George Pearl Hall, designed by architect Antoine Predock, along with the departments of Landscape Architecture, and Community and Regional Planning, and graduate programs in Historic Preservation and Regionalism. The spacious facilities have the latest design and fabrication tools, including various methods of digital fabrication and other modes of making. The Department of Architecture offers a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, a professionally accredited Master of Architecture, and non-professional Master of Science in Architecture degrees. In addition to these degree programs, The School of Architecture and Planning also hosts three community-focused research centers: The Design and Planning Assistance Center (DPAC), Research Center for Raza Planning (RCRP), and the Indigenous Design + Planning Institute (iD+Pi).

The University of New Mexico:

UNM is New Mexico’s flagship research institution, is the largest university in the state and is categorized as a Research 1 / RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. A diverse university with a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities represented among the faculty, staff, and students, it is also a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as defined by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities and a Carnegie Community-Engaged Institution. The University of New Mexico focuses on making university education accessible: the First Year Promise covers base tuition and fees for full-time enrollment for qualified first-time freshmen who have graduated from a New Mexico high school and have an annual family income of $50,000––roughly the state’s median family income.

Application Requirements:

  • A one-to-two-page Letter of Interest that summarizes your research, scholarship, creative work, and/or practice, teaching experience, leadership experience, and service interests.
  • A Curriculum Vitae
  • Three Academic and/or Professional References including names, affiliations, contact information, and relationship to the applicant.
  • A 20-page, 25 MB max Portfolio of research, scholarship, research, creative work, and/or practice.
  • 10-page, 15 MB max Portfolio of student work
  • A one-to-two-page Diversity Statement describing experience and an approach to diversity and inclusion within teaching, scholarship, research, creative work, and/or
  • Speculative and/or previously taught Studio Syllabus (up to two syllabi, total), – authored by the applicant.

To apply, please visit website: https://unmjobs.unm.edu/ and reference Posting Number – REQ31492. For best consideration, please submit before January 8th, 2025. The position will remain open until filled. Please direct any questions to the search committee chair Michaele Pride (mlpride@unm.edu).

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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