Lecturer/Assistant Professor Architecture, Canadian University Dubai

Canadian University Dubai (CUD) is presently hiring qualified candidate for faculty ranks of Lecturer/Assistant Professor Architecture. The candidate’s teaching and research area is that of environmental design methods and tools for pursuing carbon neutrality in built environment through open innovation. This vacancy is open for all nationalities residing in UAE, however, priority will be given to applicants with Canadian education background or professional practice in Canada. Candidates aspiring for this job should mail their CVs now.

Purpose of Lecturer/Assistant Professor Architecture

• Build envelope, urban and landscape environmental design, achieved through the integration of material and environmental science.
• Contribute to this research field by developing innovative concepts, tools and platforms to intertwine passive and active environmental control techniques through digital innovation and to link them to industrial applications.
• Above research can also contribute to develop innovative projects for reduction of energy consumption and CO2 emissions, improvement of indoor and outdoor comfort, urban resilience, the mitigation of heat islands and of other effects brought about by climate change.

Job Duties of Lecturer/Assistant Professor Architecture

• Teach 12 credits, typically resulting in one design studio and two taught courses a semester, including student academic mentoring.
• Research through classic academic realm via research projects, innovations and publication or via industrial/architectural design or digital fabrication practice.
• Publications at a level appropriate for the discipline and designation.
• Applications to external research funds.
• Service to support the administrative side of the department, school and the university or extracurricular activities for students, staff, discipline.
• Participation in departmental activities and administrative life.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree of Architecture or PhD related to environmental design.
• 3 years university level teaching experience, either full time, adjunct or visiting scholar at the undergraduate and graduate levels or equivalent professional experience in a design related field with an emphasis on computation.

Knowledge & Skills Desired

• Fluent in English.
• Proficiency with Rhinoceros Grasshopper (GHPython a plus).
• Proficiency with LSA (life cycle assessment).
• Ability to bridge knowledge of the laws of physics and environmental science with the creative aspects of design based education.
• Be familiar with emerging trends in machine learning and AI.

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