Department of Architecture - Department Chairperson

　　The Department of Architecture in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University invites applications for the position of full-time department chairperson at the advanced associate or full professor level, based in Ithaca NY. This is a unique opportunity for an accomplished and ambitious person to provide collaborative leadership for the department. Architecture at Cornell has a long and distinguished record of design education, influential scholarship, transformative research, creative practice, and pedagogical innovation, and is committed to leading the field in these areas. While remaining true to its longstanding strengths and to the ongoing development of its professional and research degree programs, the department is firmly committed to addressing the multiple challenges currently facing the field/discipline, including diversity and inclusion, social equity, environmental sustainability, and public health and safety.

　　College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP)

　　The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) is home to nearly 1,000 students, 120 faculty, and 65 staff members who come together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and design to build a more just and sustainable future.

　　A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP bridges fields and faculty with five departments, 21 degree programs, 18 faculty-led labs, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, a platform for building partnerships that make positive impact in our cities and communities nationally and internationally.

　　Cornell AAP's departments include Architecture, Art, and Planning, as well as the new multicollege Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by the S.C. Johnson College of Business, and the multicollege Department of Design Tech, administered by Cornell AAP in partnership with Cornell Bowers CIS, Cornell Engineering, the College of Human Ecology, and Cornell Tech. The college is housed across three locations (Ithaca, NY, New York City, and Rome, Italy) each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.

　　Cornell AAP is about acts of transformation. We are committed to building a caring, inclusive, and rigorous community around our shared priorities - Creative + Critical Practices; Sustainability + Social Impact; Design + Emerging Technologies; and the Future of Cities + Development - that enable us to reimagine and reshape the world in radically new ways, every day.

　　Department of Architecture

　　Situated within a world-class research university, the Department of Architecture is home to two top-ranked, internationally-renowned professional degree programs (B.Arch and M.Arch), as well as research-focused and post-professional Master's degrees in Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD), Advanced Urban Design (M.S. AUD), and a Ph.D. in the History of Architecture and Urban Development (HAUD). The approximately 425 students in the department come from all over the country and the world, creating a remarkably diverse and intellectually stimulating academic environment. The department currently has 25 tenured/tenure-track/professor-of-the-practice faculty with roughly an equal number of visiting faculty from emerging and/or established practices, or who are internationally distinguished scholars in the field.

　　The department's center of operations is in Ithaca, NY, where the resources and opportunities for innovative and interdisciplinary collaborations across both the college and the university are extensive. Physical facilities for Architecture are contained within three interconnected buildings situated on the campus's Arts Quad: historic Sibley Hall, the OMA-designed Milstein Hall, and the recently renovated Rand Hall, which holds the Mui Ho Fine Arts Library and state-of-the-art Material Practices workshop facilities.

　　The department also has fully integrated academic programs with facilities in New York City and Rome. In New York, interactions with Cornell Tech Master's degree programs are growing quickly, and our extensive alumni connections in the city also greatly enrich the academic program. The reach and engagement of the department's students, faculty, academic programs, research initiatives, and alumni connections alike go well beyond NYC and Rome, and every semester there are strategic engagement initiatives in various locations and cultural contexts around the globe.

　　Candidate Profile

　　Desirable qualifications for this position include:

　　a record of distinction in teaching;a record of exceptional professional practice and/or creative research work and scholarship;experience in academic administration; anda national/global perspective on architectural education, practice, research, and scholarship.

　　The candidate should have a breadth of knowledge and diversity of interests in the field, including (but not limited to): design, sustainability, building technology, emerging technologies, history and theory, global cities, social impact, ethics and humanism, and how diversity, inclusion and social equity objectives are addressed in the field of architecture. A professional Bachelor's or Master's degree in the field of architecture and/or a Ph.D. in the field of architecture or in a related field is required. Overall qualifications must be commensurate with the requirements for a tenured faculty position at Cornell University.

　　The candidate must demonstrate leadership and the ability to work effectively in partnership with others. The chair works strategically and collaboratively to establish departmental priorities and manage the complexity and interconnectedness of its various degree programs, while working effectively and inclusively with the department's various program directors, faculty, students, and staff. At Cornell, the department chair works closely and collaboratively with the dean, and college leadership and administration, to steward the department's academic mission and operations as well as its involvement with broader college and university initiatives.

　　Knowledge, Vision, Management

　　The department is particularly interested in candidates who can provide strategic vision and leadership - in academic programs, research activities, and administrative management. The department is interested in candidates who are attuned to the rapidly changing nature of design practice and the drivers behind this change; who embrace innovative and expanded methods for conducting research in architecture; support creative design and scholarly research at all levels; attend to junior faculty development; and expand outreach and collaboration in ways that help our students continue to be leaders within this ever-changing field.

　　Candidates should have knowledge and experience in managing academic programs and faculty, including aptitude to manage budgets, engage in financial planning, and oversee policies and procedures. Candidates are expected to articulate intellectual and pedagogical visions for the future of architectural education - engaging creative practice, scholarship, and public/community-facing initiatives.

　　The successful candidate will have an opportunity to collaborate on new faculty hiring, strengthen B. Arch and graduate programs, strengthen Cornell Architecture's presence and connection to outside institutions and practices, and to foster national and global collaborations that augment our existing programs in New York City and Rome. The department is also interested in candidates whose vision stimulates innovative, synergistic, and collaborative relationships with other disciplines at the college, including Art, and City and Regional Planning, Real Estate, and Design Tech, and related departments across the university.

　　Application Process

　　Interested individuals should submit the following items through the university's online application tool at

　　1. A letter of interest specifying how the candidate's skills and experiences align with the required qualifications and search objectives;

　　2. A CV that highlights notable achievements;

　　3. The names and contact information for five references. (References' information must be provided at the time of application, but these people will not be contacted without notifying the applicant in advance.)

　　The hiring range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000, plus additional administrative compensation, based on the selected candidate's qualifications. A generous benefits package includes educational benefits, access to wellness programs, employee discounts, health care options, generous paid leave provisions, and excellent retirement contributions. Cornell has been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for health, well-being, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

　　Applications will be reviewed beginning October 26, 2023, and will be accepted until the position is filled. The new department chair appointment will begin July 1, 2024.

　　The successful candidate will undergo an expedited review process forindefinite tenure as a departmental faculty member at the advanced associate or full professor level; whereas the appointment to the chair position is for 3 years with the possibility of being renewed for an additional 3-year term.

　　For questions and additional information, please contact:

　　Chair Search Committee

　　Dean's Office

　　College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

　　129 Sibley Hall

　　Cornell University

　　Ithaca, NY 14853-7301

　　(607) 255-9110

　　[email protected]

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　　The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

　　Prior relevant work or industry experience.

　　Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.

　　Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)

　　Unique applicable skills.

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