Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Architecture
We are looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Architecture to conduct world leading research and help facilitate the education for our students.
The Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering is internationally renowned and is consistently ranked near the top of UK league tables, enabling us to attract high quality staff and students. We have achieved excellent results in the National Student Survey over a number of years and the University has a triple Gold award in the Teaching Excellence Framework and more than 90% of Bath research submitted was ranked as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework.
We are specifically looking for someone to conduct research and teach in one or more of the following fields:
- Urban design
- Smart cities
- Digital twins
- AI/Digital optimisation
- Design for wellbeing
We are not looking for someone with experience mainly in BIM, but BIM may be a tool used in your research.
For a Lecturer role, you will have experience teaching Architecture to degree level and have an emerging research profile with evidence of internationally important research publications and some evidence of successful research funding.
For a Senior Lecturer role, you will have extensive experience teaching Architecture at degree level, a wide portfolio of high quality, internationally leading research publications and evidence that you can attract research funding in your field. You are likely to have taken on leadership roles in Architecture at a University.
The teaching and learning environment within the Department includes a range of teaching methods, including lecturing, tutorials with large and small groups, placement visits, studio teaching and preparation of online learning resources. The activities will range from lectures with around 250 students to 1:1 studio teaching. This teaching role covers all aspects of the design, delivery and development of education on the taught programmes. You will not necessarily be expected to undertake the full range at any one time but may be required to do any of them according to the changing needs in the Department.
Your research will be affiliated to one of our multidisciplinary Faculty research centres and you will work with colleagues across the Faculty and the University to develop research funding proposals, conduct your research, supervise and mentor others, produce high quality research publications and engage with industry and the public.
Underpinning these activities are an ongoing commitment to continuing professional development and scholarship, engaging with a deep and broad study of Architecture, familiarity with the current boundaries of knowledge and how they are advanced, and active participation in the development of education and research.
For an informal discussion, please contact Prof. Heath at absah@bath.ac.uk or Prof. Harney at abpmh@bath.ac.uk. Please ensure you submit your application through our website.
The first round of the selection process (presentations) will be held virtually on 20th May. Interviews will be held on 11th June.
About you:
We would like you to have an emerging research profile with some initial funding and a growing publication profile (Lecturer level) or a more established research profile with a well-developed portfolio of research funding and publications across a range of topics in leading international journals (Senior Lecturer level). You should be able to collaborate effectively with other professions involved in the design of buildings and infrastructure.
There is a strong culture of providing newly appointed lecturers the necessary support and freedom to develop their academic careers. We would like the postholder to have the ambition to take on leadership roles within and/or outside the Department at an appropriate stage in their career. These roles can lead to promotion and the University has a well-established career progression route for academic staff.
Should you have personal or work commitments that prevent you from taking a full-time role, this position could be taken on as a job share, provided we can cover all requirements of the role. We expect any members of staff to spend 40% of their time employed by the University. If you would like to apply as a job share, you do not need anyone to apply with but please indicate what time commitment you are able to provide.
You will be a kind and culturally aware leader who fosters an environment where every individual is valued and respected, regardless of their background or identity. You will understand that change is inevitable and necessary, actively encouraging your team to adapt and evolve. By promoting a culture of openness and inclusivity, you will create a dynamic and empowered team that can thrive in today's changing world.
What we can offer you:
We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.
We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
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Further details:
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.