The Department of Urban Planning is seeking a dynamic and committed design instructor to teach primarily in the common first-year studios offered to students who will go on to specialize in architecture, landscape, and urban planning. Additionally the successfull applicant will have the opportunity to create and implement new design pedagogy in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum in the department.

As assistant teaching professor, teaching in the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning's first-year studio classes would be your primary duty. These classes meet in person MWF from 8:30 to 12:20. The CAP common first year program is a shared framework of in-person studio (CAP 101 and CAP102) and a graphics course (CAP 161) that are shared by faculty members from Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Architecture. The program is shepherded by a coordinator who mentors and guides all instructors through the shared curriculum, instructional modes, and learning objectives. Over the years, faculty team members have assembled an archive of projects, resources, videos, readings, rubrics, and other resources to supplement and facilitate the studio instruction. Student learners are challenged to gain awareness and knowledge in a menu of skills and subjects across the environmental design disciplines; including design fundamentals, 2d & 3d composition, design thinking, spatial and formal ordering & organizing systems, sketching, diagramming, drawing conventions, site graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign, color theory, collage, model making & craft, human circulation patterns, natural systems, and urban systems. Because of the nature of these courses, remote work is not possible in this position.

This is a contract position, renewable subject to good performance. Applications from PhD candidates are welcome.