Assistant Professor in Indigenous Design, Mcewen - Greater Sudbury, Canada - Laurentian University

Laurentian University

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Greater Sudbury, Canada

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Description

Tenure Track Faculty Position in Indigenous Design
The McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA) at Laurentian University, fully accredited by the
- track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Indigenous Design with a preferred start date of

portfolio to complement our existing faculty (see details below):
The incumbent will be an expert in Indigenous Design, the process of thinking/making, through

indigenous perspectives and worldviews. The focus is on architectural design that takes into

account nature and various traditions of building artifacts and buildings that build upon First

Nations and/or Indigenous Peoples tectonics and cosmologies. Experience working with

Indigenous communities is considered an asset.

About the MSoA and the Position
Established in 2013, the MSoA offers a four-year pre-professional Bachelor of Architectural Studies

(BAS) degree, followed by a two-year professional Master of Architecture degree (MArch).

Situated in northern Ontario, the MSoA focuses on design with wood, design-build, and community

design projects. Our integrated co-operative program enables students to obtain practical experience

through work-term placements in industry and in design or architecture offices. Francophone, First

Nations, Métis, and Inuit student experience is central to the unique tri-cultural mandate of the

program. The architecture program is delivered in English, with French language options for design

studios, elective courses, and co-operative placements. Through Elders-in-residence, Indigenous

faculty members, and French design studio instruction, students are exposed to a unique array of

methods, knowledge and direct experience that informs community-design and design-build

exercises.

The MSoA seeks innovative individuals with established records of design, practice, and a passion

for teaching. Individuals should be ready to teach in the classroom, the design studio, and in the

the undergraduate and graduate architecture programs, conduct research in his/her/their area of

architectural expertise through engaging in scholarly activities, and participate in the administration

and governance of the University, and the MSoA including service to MSoA committees and

institution building. All faculty members are expected to teach architectural design in addition to

developing expertise in a particular stream of the curriculum: Design, Culture, Technology, or

Professional Practice. Laurentian is a bilingual university with a tricultural mandate, as such,

fluent in one official language.

Essential Qualifications
degrees, including a doctorate, are preferred. Practicing architects should demonstrate that they are

registered interns or licensed members of a professional association, along with a proven design

intent, and/or design ability (_built work, competition & design awards_) plus teaching competency

(if applicable) in Indigenous Design.

Application Requirements

Applications should include the following items:

Cover letter (including one of the two statements about citizenship/resident status specified

below)

Complete, uptodate _curriculum vitae; _
Letter of intent, clearly indicating area(s) of expertise;
Summary of previous teaching and/or practice experience;
Research statement (including future research at Laurentian), and sample publications (if

applicable);

Portfolio of design work (if applicable);
Names and full contact information for three referees (reference letters will be requested

later in the process).

Laurentian University, located on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek territory in Sudbury, Ontario,

serves over 8000 students and is one of two bilingual universities in the province of Ontario.

Committed to its bilingual, tri cultural mandate, Laurentian University offers an outstanding

university experience in English and French with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous

education. Laurentian's beautiful, forested campus is surrounded by fresh-water lakes,

conservation lands and hundreds of kilometres of cross-country and hiking trails while situated in

the geographic centre of Greater Sudbury, northern Ontario's major urban centre (population

160,000). Laurentian University has close and productive ties to Science North, SNOLAB, Health

Sciences North and multiple post-secondary institutions.

Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community committed to employment equity. _
Applications are encouraged from members of equityseeking communities including women, _

- racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations _
- and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University's bilingualism policy (Section 7.3.b) _
- provides a provision regarding the language requirement for persons self-identifying as First _