Design Teaching Fellow x 3 (Part Time)
Applications are invited for three Design Teaching Fellows in the Department of Architecture. These post are fractional, i.e. 25.3% of full time, c. 9 hours per week, both in and out of term time.
The purpose of the Design Teaching Fellow post is to teach architectural design on the three-year undergraduate BA (Architecture Tripos), the new Master of Design and the MArch course, which lead to RIBA/ARB Part I and Part II qualifications respectively.
Design Teaching Fellow roles are primarily for practitioners with experience in studio teaching, who are active in design research and up to date professional skills to deliver excellent teaching that benefits from and engages with Cambridge's research-rich environment and is intellectually challenging.
With the successful launch of the Design Tripos, the Department is especially keen to recruit those who may have a background or expertise at the juncture of Architecture and Engineering.
Over the course of the year a Design Fellow will:
- Teach up to 9 hours per week during the 9 weeks of term. Studio teachers are expected to attend in Cambridge at least one day a week during term-time.
- Take part in site visits, up to 12 hours per academic year
- Assess/examiner students through an end-of-term crit - up to 9 hours for each Design Teaching Fellow each term
- Take 8 hours per term of Professional Development
- Attend two departmental away days each academic year
- Spend 40 hours over the course of the year on preparation work to develop studio teaching. This will include writing briefs, liaising with Director of Studies, arranging external visiting critics, writing termly student reports and liaising with the model making workshop on material requirements for the studio.
The Department does not specify when preparation work takes place, but it is anticipated that any days where attendance is required take place within the c. 10 weeks of school term-time.
Candidates for this role must have:
- a very good first degree or equivalent in Architecture, Engineering or a cognate discipline, with exemption from Part I of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) or equivalent examinations;
- a postgraduate Diploma, MSc, MArch, MPhil or equivalent qualification carrying exemption from Part II of the RIBA examinations and a Part III qualification, or equivalent Engineering qualification.
- experience of studio teaching and current experience as a practice-based architect or related field.
Please see page 14 of the attached Further Information document for how to apply.
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The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Thursday 12th June 2025. Interviews of short-listed candidates are expected to take place in late June 2025. For queries about the application process, please email sahhr@admin.cam.ac.uk.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
Please quote reference GC45990 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
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