Assistant Professorship: Theory of Architecture and Society

The TUM Department of Architecture invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professorship: Theory of Architecture and Society. The position will be adjoined and connected closely to the TUM Architekturmuseum.

TUM is the first university in Germany to reinforce its recruitment policy by a comprehensive tenure track system. The TUM Department of Architecture invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professorship »Theory of Architecture and Society«, initially pay-scale grade W2, to be filled as soon as possible.

We are seeking qualified applicants, who demonstrate a strong research agenda in the fields of theory of architecture and urbanism within the twentieth century society. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in the intellectual conceptualization of contemporary concerns that architecture and urbanism face in international urban environments and include the consideration of political, social, technological, and territorial impacts. The position will be adjoined and connected closely to the TUM Architekturmuseum. The ability to teach in English is a prerequisite for TUM Professors.

Applications accompanied by supporting documentation in English (CV, certificates, credentials, list of publications including 3 selected reprints and a short statement with a max. of 1,000 characters about their novelty impact, list of courses taught, presentation of research and teaching strategies, third-party funding, as well as the names and addresses of at least 3 references) should be submitted by April 15, 2013 as one PDF file to:

Dean, Faculty of Architecture
Technische Universität München
Arcisstr. 21
D-80333 Munich (Germany)
dekanin@ar.tum.de

 

Further information: 

full announcement 

TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System