JOB 03.03.2015

Assistant Professorship, Basel

Bewerbungsschluss: 30.03.2015

Amrita Zahir

The University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for an

Assistant Professorship in Architectural, Territorial and Urban Design

with the appointment to begin by August 1, 2015. The position will be filled without tenure track and is limited to five years.

We are seeking candidates with an internationally recognized research and teaching record in architectural, territorial and urban design. The successful candidate should be able to apply a transdisciplinary approach to the study and teaching of these fields. A geographical focus on Africa would be particularly welcome.

The University of Basel is establishing this position within a new interdisciplinary MSc program in Urban and Landscape Studies. The appointee will collaborate with colleagues from anthropology, geography and art history to design this program and participate in PhD programs in order to develop architectural and social sciences competences at the University of Basel, within the frame of collaboration with the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Required is a doctorate or comparable professional experience in architectural, territorial and urban design. Experience in conducting research in the relevant fields and teaching at Master-/Doctoral-level is expected.

Responsibilities will include teaching at all levels, research, advising, and administration. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications, including a motivational letter, curriculum vitae, a list of publications, research projects, funding bodies and teaching activities, two academic papers, statements on future research and teaching activities, copies of PhD and/or Master diplomas, contact information for three references, should be submitted in a single pdf file to urbanunibas.ch no later than March 30, 2015.

For additional information please contact: Dr. Amrita Zahir (amrita.zahirunibas.ch).

The University of Basel is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and encourages all qualified applications irrespective of gender or physical disabilities. To increase the number of women in leading academic positions the university strongly encourages applications from women.

Quellennachweis:
JOB: Assistant Professorship, Basel. In: ArtHist.net, 03.03.2015. Letzter Zugriff 29.03.2024. <https://arthist.net/archive/9607>.

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