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University of Missouri-Kansas City · 1 day ago

Ranked ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/ or FULL TEACHING PROFESSOR of ARCHITECTURE / UMKC School of Science & Engineering / Natural & Built Environment Division

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is a public research university located in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its diverse academic programs and community impact. They are seeking a non-tenure track faculty member in Architecture to help build a new accredited Bachelor of Architecture program, focusing on innovative teaching and interaction with local firms.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Building an accredited 5-year Bachelor of Architecture program

Participating in developing curricular advancements, technology infrastructure, civic engagement, and professional interactions that will lead to national accreditation

Shaping the curriculum to ensure students gain a comprehensive education in architecture

Qualification

Professional graduate degreeLicensed architectStudio instructionDigital technologySustainable designCollaborative teachingInterdisciplinary coursesStudent empowermentCommunity engagement

Required

Professional graduate degree in architecture

Professional undergraduate degree in architecture and a graduate or doctoral degree

Candidates must also be a licensed architect, US or International

Candidates must also have at least five years of experience for an associate teaching professor candidate and beyond five years for a full teaching professor candidate in an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor

Candidates must also demonstrate that they work well with colleagues and students in performing their university responsibilities at their previous institutions or workplace

Preferred

Experience or capacity for integrating emerging technologies with studio, seminar and/or lecture teaching

Experience with or ability to implement experimental teaching in terms of modality, methodology, and/or format

Experience with or aptitude for teaching experiential, collaborative and/or interdisciplinary courses

Experience with of architectural design that strives for impact on culture, society, communities, regions, and the planet

Experience in a creative practice that participates in the discipline of architecture through critique, experimentation or other means

Experience that exhibits exceptional professional practice integrating beauty, equity, resilience, and environmental performance

Experience with focusing on student success, student empowerment, and the development of wide-ranging cultures within studio and classroom settings

Experience with facilitating or teaching others about identifying and addressing hurdles to access to the built environment and/or the profession of architecture

Experience through a practice or scholarship that engages and makes accessible content, cultures, and bodies of knowledge from historically restrained communities, geographies, and local cultures

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.

Company

University of Missouri-Kansas City

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UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.

Founded in 1929

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.umkc.edu/

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (32)

2024 (29)

2023 (25)

2022 (23)

2021 (11)

2020 (9)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$3.4M

Key Investors

US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology

2023-11-09Grant· $2M

2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M

2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M