Foundations​/Lecturer U of M

Job Details

Job no: 528720
Work type: Faculty Full Time
Location: UMass Amherst
Department: Architecture
Union: MSP
Categories: College of Humanities & Fine Arts, Lecturer/Non-Tenure Track

UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.

We strive to be a community where every individual feels a sense of belonging, where every individual is included, and where every individual is valued.

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The Department of Architecture is part of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The department is responsible for an undergraduate degree (BS-Architecture), a graduate professional degree (Master of Architecture), and a graduate post-professional degree (Master of Design). Our program offers an accessible, intellectually rigorous design education that grounds students in the art and science of the built environment. Our interdisciplinary, collaborative department embraces spirited, socially progressive, and environmentally responsive design.

As New England’s first public architecture program, we seek to broaden interest in and access to architecture through a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The department encourages creative approaches to tackle complex interdisciplinary problems of varying scales. Students learn to create a wide range of interventions informed by human and environmental systems. Students learn a design process that envisions approaches, conducting research, and enlisting appropriate stakeholders.

The Department of Architecture at UMass Amherst invites applications for a full-time Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Benefited Lecturer position starting September 1, 2026. The position will initiate the launch of our department’s first-year foundations sequence (previously taught by the Department of Art).

Teaching responsibilities will include instructing core undergraduate foundations studios, lecture classes, seminars, and other courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs. The expected teaching load is 3-3.

Service responsibilities to the department, college, and university will include outreach, recruitment, career preparation, and programming. The position will also fulfill academic support roles, including mentorship, thesis advising, honors colloquia, practicums, independent studies, and participation in other departmental committees.

• Terminal degree in architecture or an adjacent field
• Record of academic, professional, and/or service accomplishments
• Record of experience in teaching
• Commitment to teaching diverse populations
• Commitment to collegiality and collaboration

• Professional degree in architecture (M.Arch or equivalent international degree) or a
  
  B.Arch or an equivalent international degree with an additional graduate degree (such as a M.Arch, M.Des, MFA, MA, MS, or Ph.D.)
• Architecture license
• Experience and knowledge of beginning design education
• Demonstrated interest and experience in one or more of the service areas

The University of Massachusetts Amherst expects to pay within an approximate range between $65,550 and $88,652 for this position.

Please note:

• The low-end of the pay range in all faculty searches at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the minimum salary for the rank included in the collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP), UMass Amherst/MTA/NEA.
• The high-end of the pay range reflects an increase above the median of salaries at this rank within the department for faculty who…