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About Drexel

Drexel is one of Philadelphia's top 10 private employers, a comprehensive global research university and a major engine for economic development in the region. With over 24,000 students, Drexel is one of America's 15 largest private universities. Drexel has committed to being the nation’s most civically engaged university, with community partnerships integrated into every aspect of service and academics.

About Westphal College

Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is dedicated to unlocking the creativity of critical thinkers, makers, and doers who connect ideas and solve real-world problems, transforming careers and lives. The Westphal College offers 17 undergraduate and 8 graduate majors, housed in award-winning, technologically enhanced facilities, and taught by distinguished faculty who have worked at the top of their fields. Westphal educates students to find their place as leaders in today's rapidly changing world by teaching the diverse skills needed to conceptualize and implement creative thinking. The synergy of Westphal’s creative programs, strong foundation curriculum, diverse minors, and stewardship of University assets and enterprises enhance the strength of the College in this interdisciplinary age. The College actively participates in community-based learning programs that allow students and faculty to study the issues affecting our world in collaboration with neighboring communities. As the center for creativity at Drexel, the Westphal College’s collaborative community of scholars, creatives, thinkers, and doers are uniquely positioned to face the world’s challenges and define the creative careers of the 21st century. Westphal is dedicated to building a community where everyone is welcome, and a multiplicity of voices are celebrated.

About the Architecture Program

The mission of the Drexel Architecture Program is to pursue architecture as a professional discipline by combining the rigors of the academy with the realities of contemporary architectural practice. We offer a strong, broadly based curriculum in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and the applied sciences, coupled with professional courses taught by faculty who reflect the broad diversity of architectural practice today.

Drexel’s unique work/study program is an experiential-based learning model that complements and provides an alternative to traditional studio-based programs. The Drexel model provides a practical, high-quality education to those students who seek early exposure to daily architectural practice as well as an affordable alternative to students who could not otherwise be able to enter the profession.

Drexel Westphal’s Architecture program offers two distinct degree options for students interested in pursuing a career in architecture: 

• The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) is a NAAB-accredited architecture degree leading to professional licensure that combines full- and part-time study and incorporates extensive early exposure to architectural practice.
• A seven-year, part-time evening option serves a large population of non-traditional students drawn from throughout the greater Philadelphia region.
• The unique 2 + 4 Option caters to recent high-school graduates who follow two years of full-time study with four years of part-time study in the evening.

Students in both options gain professional working experience in architectural firms while attending classes in the evening. Both tracks are eligible to participate in the IPAL program.

• The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (BS) is a full-time architecture studies degree with flexible options to combine your studies with related fields; can be a precursor to a dual BS/MS degree at Drexel University or a professional NAAB-accredited M.Arch. degree at another institution; provides the opportunity to take advantage of Drexel’s renowned co-op program.

Job Summary

The Drexel University’s Department of Architecture, Design & Urbanism invites qualified applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track (TT) faculty position in Architectural History beginning September 1, 2022. As the position’s primary academic responsibility focuses on our program’s four-quarter survey course of the history of world architecture and urbanism, we seek a dynamic individual who is committed to teaching excellence, the exploration of western and non-western architectural traditions and to supporting the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds. They will be poised to join the discipline’s reconsideration of the canon on architectural history and its impact on the curriculum. Of advantage is an interest in and a willingness to engage in the current discourse and initiatives around social justice, diversity in design and the built environment, social and political structures, and cultural heritage. Desirable would be an expertise in fields such as vernacular architecture, historic preservation, domestic architecture, theory, the history of interior design, or the history of landscape design.

We are looking for an energetic colleague who will value the uniqueness of Drexel’s Architecture Program. We invite you to join us in developing and implementing our strategic vision for the Architecture Program; to strengthen interdisciplinary initiatives and collaborations within the Department of Architecture, Design & Urbanism, Westphal College and Drexel University; and in advancing our commitment to justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in architecture and design.

Drexel University offers an attractive benefits package including tuition remission, retirement contributions, and an opportunity to join a talented team of professionals helping the University achieve its record growth and quality reputation. The position is a 9/12 tenure-track appointment. Rank at appointment is commensurate with experience.

We are dedicated to building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and fostering a multicultural environment. Applications from all those who can contribute through their research, teaching and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community in Drexel University’s Architecture Program are encouraged.

Essential Functions

• Teaching the survey courses on the history of world architecture and urbanism.
• Developing and teaching elective history/theory courses and seminars in the applicant’s particular area of interests and expertise.
• Developing and leading intensive domestic and international study tours.
• Advancing and integrating scholarly research practices across the curriculum.
• Participating in the integration of history and theory into design practices to advance architectural excellence.
• Service to the Department, the College, and the profession.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

• Cover letter with personal contact information.
• Complete resumé/curriculum vitae.
• Statement articulating the candidate’s qualifications and expertise, including research and pedagogical approaches.
• Portfolio demonstrating the candidate’s potential for research productivity and their expertise for the position, including copies of published own and student work, submitted in PDF format.
• Sample syllabi, assignments, exams and/or other materials that support the candidate’s pedagogy and teaching.
• Three references, with position and contact information, that can attest to the candidate’s

Review of applicants will continue until a suitable candidate pool is identified.

Required Qualifications

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Architectural History or be near completion of their dissertation. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to integrate research interests into their teaching and should clearly detail their research agenda and teaching experience in the application. Expertise in remote teaching and learning is desired as we calibrate remote and/or hybrid instructional formats for our part-time evening students and explore the potential of future program offers.