Part-Time Academic; ARCH B2 Design; Winter

Position Title Part-Time Academic (ARCH 3002: B2 Design) - Winter 2027

Posting Number

Posting Number PTAP
3584P

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Job Summary & Key Responsibilities

The School of Architecture at Dalhousie University invites applications for a Part-Time Academic Instructor position in the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies ( BEDS ) Architecture Program. BEDS is a pre-professional undergraduate Architecture degree. Students enroll in the BEDS degree in their third year of undergraduate education, entering a two-year sequence.

The Instructor will teach one studio section of a coordinated, 6-credit undergraduate architectural design course. The course explores principles of architecture through the design of a housing project situated within a challenging public context. It examines the house as an architectural archetype open to diverse forms of in habitation, introducing fundamental architectural subjects of situating, dwelling, and building. Students explore relationships between housing, urban form, public space, and the social, cultural, and environmental conditions of a site.

The Instructor will be responsible for the delivery of one studio section of approximately 15 students. Course briefs, learning objectives, assignments, and assessment criteria will be established through a coordinated course structure. The Instructor is invited to bring their disciplinary perspective and expertise to the course content and delivery.

Responsibilities include studio instruction, design critiques, student assessment, participation in reviews, and the development and delivery of at least one class-wide lecture on a topic related to the Instructor’s expertise. Attendance at scheduled course coordination meetings before and during the term is required.

Course Description, ARCH 3002 Design:

This course studies principles of architecture through the design of a housing project in a challenging public context. It acknowledges the house as an archetype that is open to diverse forms of in habitation. Design theory and design process are learned through the fundamental architectural subjects of situating, dwelling, and building.

CREDIT HOURS : 6

FORMAT :

• Studio

Qualifications/Requirements of Position

Education and Experience

• M.Arch or equivalent Master's degree.
• Prior instruction of undergraduate architectural design studios, or similar college- or university-level teaching experience.
• Record of scholarly, creative, or other professional accomplishment in a relevant field.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively and facilitate student learning.
• Ability to work cooperatively with diverse faculty and student populations.
• Demonstrated engagement with one or more of the following areas is considered an asset:
• Housing design, dwelling typologies, and diverse forms of in habitation.
• Urban design, site analysis, and relationships between buildings and public space.
• Socially and environmentally responsive architectural design.
• Architectural representation, physical modelling, and digitally enabled design workflows.

In addition to a cover letter and current CV, candidates should include in their application:

• a Portfolio of work demonstrating their individual academic, creative and/or professional accomplishments
• a Teaching Dossier teaching accomplishments demonstrated through work by students
• the Portfolio and Teaching Dossier may be combined as a single PDF

Salary Range/Pay Rate

Salary Range/Pay Rate Per CUPE Collective Agreement

Additional Information

All offers of employment as a Part-Time Academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and…