Job Description: TEACHING POSITIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Closing: Open Description: The Positions: The Environmental Design Program invites applications for two full-time Positions at the rank of Instructor I : Position number 09099 Ecology & Design, and Position number 11411 Technology & Design, with a starting date of January 1, 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter. Candidates with demonstrated teaching and research, and / or practice excellence are invited to apply.
The Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba is dedicated to studies in the design of human settlements. It includes an undergraduate program in Environmental Design as well as four graduate departments offering professional design degrees in Architecture, City Planning, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture, and a Ph.D. program in Design and Planning. Further details can be obtained from the FAUM website www.umanitoba.ca/architecture/
The Bachelor of Environmental Design degree is a four-year program of studies consisting of two years of common 'Foundation Studies' [ED1 and ED2] followed by two years of 'Intermediate Studies' [ED3 and ED4]. Foundation Studies challenge the students to understand the holistic nature of environmental design and, at an early stage, to begin to establish an interdisciplinary dialogue with their peers. Intermediate Studies teach students discipline-based design theories and practices through specialized study in Architecture, Interior Environments, or Landscape + Urbanism.
Detailed Position Descriptions:
Both positions will include service within the University and in the larger community. In particular the candidates will be expected to participate in service-related activities of the Program, with particular emphasis on activities relating to undergraduate instruction.
ECOLOGY AND DESIGN Position #09099:
Teaching Responsibilities: The ideal candidate will have a teaching and research, or a teaching and practice background with a focus on ecology and design, and an understanding of environmental design as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. A demonstration of exemplary teaching and design studio instruction at the undergraduate level is necessary. The annual teaching assignment over two terms will include two lecture courses Natural and Human Systems, and Ecology and Design, and two design studio classes per year, Design Studio 1 and Design Studio 2. The lecture courses must support design as a way of thinking, making, and contributing to the world. The candidate must be capable of teaching beginning design studios and have a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles of the science of ecology. We are looking for a person who can apply their ecological knowledge to address the many complex problems relating to the environment and society, and to help develop an understanding of ecological design practices in local and global contexts. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to teach and to inspire students, and to facilitate the integration of design within the core principles of ecology in a design education. (Course descriptions available at www.umanitoba.ca/architecture/programs/edesign/EDcoursestemp.html
TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN Position #11411
Teaching Responsibilities: The ideal candidate will have a teaching and research, or a teaching and practice background with a focus on technology and design, and with an understanding of environmental design as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. A demonstration of exemplary teaching and design studio instruction at the undergraduate level is necessary. The annual teaching assignment over two terms will include two lecture courses, Materials, Structures and Assemblies, and Ecology and Design, and two design studio classes per year, Design Studio 1 and Design Studio 2. The lecture courses must support design as a way of thinking, making, and contributing to the world. The candidate must be capable of teaching beginning design studios and have a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles of the science and practice of building technology. We are looking for a person who is conversant in applied statics, construction materials, construction material properties, and construction system assemblies for exterior, building, and interior constructions, and applications including impacts on resource depletion and sustainable building practices. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to teach and to inspire students, and to facilitate the integration of building technology principles in design education. Course descriptions available at www.umanitoba.ca/architecture/programs/edesign/EDcoursestemp.html
Qualifications: A minimum of a Master's level design degree is required. A demonstrable body of design studio teaching and research, or design studio teaching and critical practice, is also required.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience at an Instructor 1 level. The Position is offered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the current collective agreement between the University of Manitoba and the University of Manitoba Faculty Association. Review of applications will begin September 20, 2010 but the search will remain open until the positions are filled.
Application Details:
The University of Manitoba encourages applications from qualified men and women, including members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Applicants are required to submit curriculum vitae, a portfolio including examples of students' work, scholarship, creative activities and/or practice, a statement of their teaching philosophy, and the names of three references. Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of 'The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy' (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitas will be provided to participating members of the search committee.
Applications and inquiries should refer to the respective Position (#09099 Ecology & Design) or (#11411 Technology & Design) as noted above, and be addressed to:
Dr. Marcella Eaton, Chair, ED Search Committee
Architecture 2 Building
University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
P. 204 474 7159
F. 204 474 7532
email: eatonm@cc.umanitoba.ca
