Assistant Professor in Architectural Humanities and Architectural Design - (Fixed-Term, Part-Time

Area

Architecture and Built Environment

University Park

£42,254 to £58,225 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Sunday 09 August 2026

ENG
312426

We are seeking an inspiring educator in Architectural Humanities to join us on a 0.2 FTE Fixed Term contract for 30 months (term-time only), starting 1 September 2026
. This post provides dedicated teaching replacement within our Architecture programmes and includes regular in-person teaching in London on Mondays
; travel from Nottingham will be covered by the University.

The role includes:

• Lead and deliver teaching for the Thesis Research Document (final-year dissertation), supporting students in the development of a humanities-based, rigorous, and critically informed architectural research project that underpins their design thesis. Guide students in selecting and refining a focused research topic, conducting literature reviews, employing analytical drawing as a research method, analysing architectural case studies, sites, and precedents, and developing independent critical arguments.
• Foster students’ abilities in research, critical thinking, academic writing, and the synthesis of historical, theoretical, and architectural knowledge, ensuring that the dissertation contributes meaningfully to the broader thesis framework encompassing theory, site, programme, and case study.
• Provide academic supervision, formative feedback, and assessment of verbal presentations and written work in line with programme learning outcomes.
• The role places a strong emphasis on integrating architectural history and theory into contemporary design studio teaching, fostering contextual awareness, critical reflection, and research-led design practice, while also contributing to design studio teaching, reviews, and thesis mentoring.

You will bring expertise in architectural history, theory, and humanities-based approaches to design, including experience teaching research methods, analytical drawing, theoretical frameworks, and critical analytical skills. You will be committed to supporting students in situating design work within wider cultural, historical and intellectual contexts, and confident contributing to a vibrant design studio environment.

You will join a collaborative and dynamic Architecture department committed to excellent teaching, research, and knowledge exchange. Working closely with the Course Director and Humanities Lead
, you will contribute to a vibrant scholarly community where design studio and humanities teaching are deeply integrated. You will help shape learning environments that cultivate critical thinking, contextual awareness, analytical visual methods, and reflective design practice.

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive academic environment
• Travel expenses for weekly London teaching sessions
• Generous holiday allowance (pro rata), plus bank holidays and University closure days
• A blended working culture (where appropriate to role responsibilities)
• Extensive training, development opportunities, and career support
• Access to a wide range of staff benefits, including wellbeing services, fitness facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and more

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.

Please contact Kath if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.