Full Professors In Architectural Research and Design

Introduction

The Department of the Built Environment at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is seeking two Full Professors/Chairs of Architectural Research and Design in the Architecture, Urban Design and Engineering (AUDE) unit (1.0 FTE).

As candidates are expected to be appointable at Full Professor level, we do also welcome applicants currently at associate professor (or equivalent) level, who bring a robust research track record, clarity of research focus, and teaching experience appropriate to promotion to full professor as part of the recruitment process.

Job Description

The successful candidate will manage a Research Chair, be actively engaged in research, will supervise PhD’s and will be responsible for delivering studio education at both the BA and MA level, as well as core lecture courses and seminars appropriate to the Chair’s focus. The Chair is expected to bring in research funding and attract PhD’s.

We are especially interested in candidates with a research focus on one of the following fields:

• Housing
• Circular and bio-based design
• Climate resilient design
• Typologies and design methodology
• Computational design and the future of practice

We are looking for colleagues with rich knowledge and experience in research and design , whose approach pushes the boundaries of architectural knowledge and practice towards the pressing challenges of the present. We are looking for a colleague whose approaches complement and expand AUDE’s existing Research Chairs (see below).

AUDE

The unit AUDE consists of Research Chairs, each led by a Full Professor, of which currently two positions are open. AUDE integrates architecture with engineering to address complex spatial challenges, focusing on creating resilient built environments and on the transformative potential of design.

With a commitment to both historical and theoretical discourse as well as the contemporary practice of architecture, AUDE approaches the built environment from a combined perspective where thinking and doing are mutually reinforcing. This position is made explicit in both education and research.

Ultimately, AUDE stands for critical and innovative attitudes toward social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental issues, leveraging scholarship, design and technology to propose inventive solutions for the pressing issues in our built environment, today and into the future.

The three active Research Chairs are:

• AHT: the Chair of Architectural History and Theory (AHT) supports three research streams: History and Decarbonization, Climate and Heritage, and the Curatorial Research Collective. Through research, teaching, and other collaborative activities the chair examines how critical analysis of the built environment supports disciplinary and social transformation. Chairholder: Prof. Daniel A. Barber
• ADE: the Chair of Architectural Design and Engineering (ADE) focuses on the essence of the architectural profession: the harmonious fusion of architectural design and technical expertise. Key research areas include sustainability and circularity in architectural design, transformations, emerging building technologies, and exploring materiality's role in architectural design. Chairholder: Prof. Juliette Bekkering, part-time Prof. Jacob van Rijs
• SAT: the Chair of Smart Architectural Technologies (SAT) investigates how emerging technologies transform the way we design, inhabit, and care for the Built Environment. Focusing on housing futures and everyday living environments, SAT develops theoretical frameworks and real-life prototypes for Empathic Environments, adaptive and inclusive settings that respond to both human and environmental needs. Through this approach, the chair bridges technological innovation with social relevance, advancing architecture as an interdisciplinary design science. Chairholder: Prof. Masi Mohammadi, part-time Prof. Tom. Frantzen.

The new professors will be expected to develop a new Research Chair, and to expand the impact of their unique research in dialogue and collaboration with the other chairs in AUDE as well as other units in BE and TU/e.

Research Chairs are also engaged in education, teaching across the curriculum from required lecture courses to studios, and in working collectively on the changing demands of architectural education.

In addition to these three Research Chairs, clusters of teaching faculty in AUDE provide education at the Bachelor and Master level, with a focus on type, form and design method; media and making; strategies of reuse and transformation; and urbanism.

Built Environment at Eindhoven University of Technology
The Department of the Built Environment advances knowledge of the built environment through education, research and impact. We address urgent societal challenges on a systemic level by combining a unique, broad, and inspiring range of design, technology, and engineering disciplines. With over 330 talented staff members and PHD’s and approximately 1500 students from various nationalities, the department is organized across four disciplinary units:

• Architecture, Urban Design and Engineering (AUDE);
• Urban Systems and Real Estate (USRE);
• Structural Engineering and Design (SED);
• Building Physics and Services (BPS).

While each unit has its own specific in-depth disciplinary focus, they work closely together in the department’s education programs and research projects. The department is equipped with several state-of-the-art facilities, from laboratories to robotic facilities and workshops. Here scientific curiosity is explored and materialized in providing comprehensive answers to some of the most pressing societal transitions.

Job Requirements

• Motivated researcher, with a PhD in Architecture, or a comparable domain.
• Ability to conduct high quality academic research, reflected in demonstratable outputs.
• You have relevant publications in scientific journals, book-chapters and books.
• You have a curiosity-driven research agenda related to spatial design (both research-based and design-oriented) that is articulated in relationship to contemporary discourse and practice. This is demonstrated through a research track record appropriate to the field.
• Your research engages with societal challenges already being addressed by other units within the department (from housing to the transformation of existing buildings; from energy transition and climate change to circularity) or complements them.
• Your research has generated funding opportunities.
• You have an exceptional talent to elevate AUDE’s architecture research and education to the highest level.
• You have a strong national and international collaborative network.
• Ability to teach, demonstrated by experience. Informed vision on teaching and learning within your own discipline.
• You have extensive teaching experience in design studios and lecture and seminar formats.
• You have experience mentoring PhDs.
• Strong cooperation skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Effective communication and leadership skills, including coaching and mentoring of students and staff, leading a project or chairing a group.
• Excellent (written and verbal) proficiency in English.
• As an on-campus university, we expect candidates to be present on-campus and relocate within the region or reside at a reasonable commuting distance to actively engage in our academic community.
  
  

Conditions of Employment

A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:

• Salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale H2 (min. €7,202 max. €10,441).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• A dedicated mentoring program to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment.
• High-quality training programs for academic leadership and teaching.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• Partially paid parental leave and an allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team is available for international candidates, as are a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) and partner career support.
• AUDE and BE are committed to a family-friendly work environment and support a healthy work-life balance.

About us

Eindhoven University of Technology is a leading international university within the Brainport region where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more?
Please contact the hiring manager, Chairperson of the unit AUDE prof.ir. Juliette Bekkering, j.d.bekkering@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process or the conditions of employment. You can also contact Hella Ploegmakers, Team Lead Talent Attraction, h.a.m.ploegmakers@tue.nl or +31 6 43559635.

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Application

We invite you to submit a complete application. The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications. 
• Description of your field of expertise and how it will operate as a Research Chair in AUDE (max 1 page).
• Description of your scientific interests and plans (1-2 pages).
• Statement of your teaching goals and experience (1-2 pages).
• Portfolio of architectural design.

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible.

Please note 

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. 
• A personality assessment is conducted as part of the recruitment process.
• Contact information for three references will be requested. Please be prepared to provide the information on a timely basis, as we may reach out to references at any stage of the recruitment process.
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. 

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