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Open Rank (Tenured or Tenure Track) Professor of Advanced Technologies, Manufacturing, and Materials for Sustainable Architecture

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Position Number: 6742021
Location: Oakland, CA
Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Architecture

Open Rank (Tenured or Tenure Track) Professor of Advanced Technologies, Manufacturing, and Materials for Sustainable Architecture

About the Opportunity

About the Opportunity:

The School of Architecture in the College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University invites applications for an open-rank tenured or tenure-track position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level in advanced technologies, manufacturing, and materials in relationship to sustainability, affordability, resilience, and health in the built environment, to be located at the Oakland campus. We are particularly interested in candidates qualified for a joint appointment between the School of Architecture and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the College of Engineering.

We seek candidates whose research and teaching engage with one or more of the following or related areas: design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) and industrialized/offsite construction; robotics and human-robot collaboration for fabrication and assembly; AI, data, and digital twins for the built environment; circular, low-carbon, and biogenic materials; integration of life cycle assessment, embodied energy, and embodied carbon analyses into design processes and construction logistics; innovative energy and environmental systems for health and wellbeing; performance-based codes, digital compliance, and pathways such as system certification.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, including courses in core building technology; mentoring students at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels; maintaining a strong program of high-impact research that attracts external funding and/or recognition; and participating in departmental, college and university service. Qualified candidates must be prepared to work with global student populations.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have a M.Arch, MLA, or other terminal degree in Architecture, or a PhD in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field by the employment start date; and demonstrated potential to attract external funding for research and/or creative practice.

Additional information:

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes a list of publications, a cover letter, and statements addressing the prompts below. Applications will be reviewed beginning on December 15, 2025.

Successful faculty at Northeastern are dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to fostering belonging in the university community. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your experience, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts:

Research statement:

Please describe the focus of your research, including the questions you have identified, the funding you have received to support the work (if applicable), the results you have discovered, and the products of these efforts. Please also describe any research you have undertaken with students and/or with the external community. Finally, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing in the College of Arts, Media and Design.

Teaching statement:

Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the College of Arts, Media and Design (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring global student populations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

About Northeastern:

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations-in Boston; Arlington, Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; London; Portland, Maine; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant-are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs- in a variety of on-campus and online formats-lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

The School of Architecture currently offers three undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Architecture; a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies; a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. The School also offers two graduate degrees: a professionally accredited Master of Architecture; a Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments. The School contributes to interdisciplinary curricula for combined degrees at the undergraduate level such as Architecture and Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering, and Landscape Architecture and Environmental Science, plus graduate programs in Sustainable Building Systems with the College of Engineering and Urban Planning and Policy with the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.

A PhD program at the college level in Interdisciplinary Design and Media offers an innovative, globally-aware, human-centered approach to advanced graduate study, focusing on practice-based research and scholarship applied to or conducted through making or creation. The PhD is unique in its focus on practice-based research or scholarship applied to or conducted through making or creation. See: https://camd.northeastern.edu/programs/interdisciplinary-design-and-media-phd/

The School of Architecture is in the College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD), which is a collaborative community within the university that acts as a catalyst for research, inspiration, and discovery. It brings together a unique combination of disciplines, including Architecture, Art+Design, Communication Studies, Journalism, Media and Screen Studies, Music, and Theatre. CAMD is also home to three interdisciplinary research centers: the Center for the Arts, the Center for Design, and the Center for Transformative Media.

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Range:
Assistant Professor: $96,000.00 - $119,000.00 | Associate Professor: $108,000.00 - $137,000.00 | Professor: $132,000.00 - $223,000.00

With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.

To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Oakland-CA/Open-Rank--Tenured-or-Tenure-Track--Professor-of-Advanced-Technologies--Manufacturing--and-Materials-for-Sustainable-Architecture_R137097