The School of Architecture, Art, and Design at the American University in Dubai invites qualified applicants for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor of Architecture to begin teaching in Fall 2025.
The successful candidate should have:
- Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Architecture from a Western accredited institution at the time of appointment.
- Ability to work within a diverse student and faculty population.
- Previous college level teaching experience and/or professional experience in Architecture.
- Ability to teach both studio and lecture courses within a broad architecture curriculum.
- Digital literacy in the most common software for architecture
One or more of the following areas of expertise are required:
- Digital design applying one or more of the following (Certified instructors are preferred) in both architecture and Urban Design:
- Digital Fabrication
- Parametric Design
- BIM - Virtual Reality
- I. in Architecture and/or in Urban Design
- Digital Twins
- I.S.
- Integrative design with an expertise in some of the following:
- Building assemblies and Building envelope systems
- Structural systems
- MEP, Materials and Methods of Construction
- Sustainability and Environmental System
- Professional practice, legal responsibilities, and entrepreneurship:
- Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship & Ethics
- Life Safety & Codes
- Construction Management and Building Economics
- Foundation Courses
Candidates will have evidence of successful teaching experience or must demonstrate significant potential and promise of teaching effectiveness and excellence at the undergraduate level. Additionally, candidates are expected to meet standards for personal professional scholarship, and assist in student advising, curriculum development and other service to the department, school, and community.
The compensation package for this position is competitive and is based on the expatriate model. Besides tax-exempt basic salary, it includes housing, annual two-way airfare, health/life insurance, professional memberships, conference attendance expenses, assistance with children's tuition, and other components.
The American University in Dubai is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1995. It serves UAE nationals and international students who seek world-class career-oriented education. AUD, as an international institution of higher education, encourages global understanding by providing an atmosphere of cultural diversity and opportunities for an international education.
Applications will be accepted and evaluated until this position is filled.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications through AUD's Recruitment Portal, where they can create their profiles and provide the necessary documents mentioned below.
- Cover letter
- Updated CV
- Teaching Statement and Teaching Experience (1 page)
- Research Statement (1 page)
- Students’ work visual portfolio or/and personal projects visual portfolio
- Contact Information of three (3) academic/professional references.
