The Department of Architecture and the Built Environment is seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate to join its Architecture Subject Group as  Professor in Architecture or Interior Architecture to enhance and lead on research, research funding, teaching and academic activities within the subject group. The role holder will contribute to and provide strategic leadership on research activities in alignment with Northumbria University’s REF 2021 Unit of Assessment 13 submission, particularly to build upon its excellence within the field of architectural research by design, and/or architectural history and theory. Applicants should have returned in previous Research Excellence Frameworks (or equivalent in other countries) with outputs within one, or both, of these subject areas. Successful candidates will provide strategic leadership and research mentoring support, and the development of academic research careers within the Architecture Subject Group.

Our RIBA NE Award winning Sutherland Building studios provide our staff and over 400 students with outstanding facilities and place the design studios at the centre of our educational ideology. Thus, we seek interest from outstanding candidates who have experience leading studio-based design education and who will enhance the Architecture Subject Group and the Department through their leadership in design education, development, and delivery in Architecture and/or Interior Architecture.

You must hold a first degree and be qualified to Doctoral level in Architecture and/or Interior Architecture (or equivalent professional standing) and have leading subject expertise as identified, gained through research activity, professional practice, or consultancy. Proven ability to deliver high-quality research-led teaching and a publication profile commensurate with the post of Professor are essential.   

For informal enquiries about this post, please contact Paul Ring, Head of the Architecture Subject Group (paul.ring@northumbria.ac.uk), Dr Niraj Thurairajah, Head of the Department of Architecture and the Built Environment (niraj.thurairajah@northumbria.ac.uk) or Professor Paul Jones, Professor of Architecture (p.jones@northumbria.ac.uk).

For more information about the Department please visit their homepage – https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/architecture-and-built-environment/

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now', andsubmit a covering letter, CV including research /education statements, and grants and publications list. Please highlight your highest quality research outputs (please indicate a rank from 1 to 4) up to a maximum of 4, since 2017.  In addition, candidates are asked to provide copies of the top 2 research outputs (Journal / book chapter /practice-based portfolio).Where possible candidates are asked to combine all of these documents into a single file.

Northumbria University takes pride in, and values, the quality and diversity of our staff. We welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality and is a member of the Euraxess network, which delivers information and support to professional researchers.

We welcome applications from the UK and across the world.Visit our web pages for details about the Information and Support for InternationalColleagues.

Currently, due to COVID-19, academic staff will normally be on campus for approximately two days per week when face to face teaching is scheduled, and as required to undertake research using specialist facilities.  

Please note this vacancy will close on 22/08/2021