Drury University

The Hammons School of Architecture (HSA) at Drury University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Architecture in Design Innovation whose work focuses on integrating contemporary design technology in teaching and scholarship. This full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position starts August 2025.

HSA seeks talented individuals who advance architectural pedagogy, discourse, and practice through technological innovation in design. In particular, those who investigate issues of representation, making, process, and/or analytics, including – but not limited to – advanced representation, simulation, artificial intelligence, material and construction systems, outcome-based design, design integration, building performance, environmental modeling, and ecological design.

The successful candidate will join a faculty dedicated to the craft of teaching, preparing design leaders, and furthering the school’s mission of design excellence through relevant scholarship and innovative educational contributions.

Candidates must hold an architecture graduate degree and should have an articulated line of inquiry with the potential to advance disciplinary knowledge. Ideal candidates exhibit the ability to effectively teach a variety of studios and other courses at multiple levels of the curriculum. The ability to develop a credible dossier of peer-reviewed scholarship in design work, publication, research, exhibitions, funding or other means is expected.

HSA offers a NAAB-accredited M.Arch. degree in the context of a small private liberal arts university. The school has a historical and ongoing commitment to providing exemplary professional preparation within a broad, interdisciplinary curriculum. More about us: https://www.drury.edu/, https://www.drury.edu/architecture/, and https://www.springfieldmo.org/.

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2024. Position details: drury.edu/positions. Applications are to be emailed (as pdfs) to Nancy Chikaraishi at nchikaraishi@drury.edu and should include:

  • letter of interest addressing qualifications, scholarship focus, teaching pedagogy, and vision for design education
  • curriculum vitae
  • portfolio of personal and/or student design work
  • statement on diversity, equity, and inclusivity
  • contact information for three references

Drury University, an equal opportunity employer, is fully committed to maintaining a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Diverse experiences enrich us all and our institution. We honor, welcome, and respect all identities and perspectives and are committed to increasing campus diversity. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

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