JOB: Assistant Professor of Architectural History, Theory, and Criticism at CalPoly

Job: Assistant Professor of Architectural History, Theory, and Criticism at CalPoly

The Architecture Department in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo invites applications for a full-time, academic-year, tenure-track Assistant Professor of architectural history, theory, and criticism. Appointment is scheduled to begin September 12, 2019. Salary is commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will join a consistently top-ranked 5-year undergraduate NAAB-accredited architecture program that possesses a strong studio culture where a diversity of approaches to design inquiry is enabled by a faculty dedicated to student learning. The program is situated within the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) which houses five departments related to the built environment: Architectural Engineering, Architecture, City & Regional Planning, Construction Management, and Landscape Architecture.
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