Cornell University, Department of Architecture

Position ID:

Cornell-ARCH-APAD [#31433, WDR-00056261]

Position Title:

Assistant Professor of Architectural Design

Position Type:

Tenured/Tenure-track faculty

Position Location:

Ithaca, New York 14853, United States of America

Subject Areas:

Architecture and Design
Architecture Design
Architecture

Appl Deadline:

2026/01/14 11:59PM help popup

Position Description:

Department of Architecture

Assistant Professor in Architectural Design

The Department of Architecture in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track nine-month full-time Assistant Professor position in the department of Architecture.

Candidate qualifications must include evidence of exceptional strength in architectural design and architecture design studio teaching as well as in creative work and/or research work related to design. We seek candidates who will generously enrich and expand the design pedagogy, discourse, and intellectual life of the department through their architecture design work, research, scholarship, teaching, and through their engagement with students, colleagues, and the community. Candidates should have the ability to engage in the full breadth of the architecture curriculum and be interested in strengthening the design legacy of the department as well as engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration across the department, college, and university—through labs, centers, critical practices, or individual collaborations. Areas of additional expertise which might both broaden and/or deepen design expertise may include one or more of the following areas: urbanism, theory, computation and digital technologies, sustainability and climate, among others.

A professional bachelor’s or master’s degree in the field of architecture is required.  Responsibilities will include teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, research, advising, and service.

This position will begin on July 1, 2026, and will be based at Cornell’s Ithaca campus.  

About AAP:
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) includes the departments of Architecture, Art, City and Regional Planning, the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by AAP and the SC Johnson College of Business, the multicollege Department of Design Tech, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities. The college spans three locations in Ithaca, New York City, and Rome, Italy, each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies. Cornell AAP is about acts of transformation. We are committed to reimagining and reshaping the world in new ways, every day. A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP brings faculty, staff, and students together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and collaborative approaches to designing, making, and doing that make a more just and resilient future.

About the Department of Architecture:
The Department of Architecture dates to the founding of Cornell University. The department engages urgent global issues through a foundation of conceptual thinking and processes of making, and is committed to architectural practices informed by and embedding within evolving and dynamic social, environmental, and technical contexts. Degree programs include a professional Bachelor of Architecture, a professional Master of Architecture, post-professional Master of Science degrees in Advanced Architectural Design and Advanced Urban Design, and a doctoral program in the History of Architecture and Urban Development. Cornell Architecture students and faculty benefit from the Material Practice Facilities in AAP and a world-renowned library collection, and participate in an expanded footprint that includes AAP NYC and Cornell in Rome.

Compensation Salary Range: $90,000 – $100,000 based on the selected candidate’s qualifications. Generous benefits package including healthcare (Endowed Employee Healthcare Information). Cornell has been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. Research funds held in a department or college account and used according to University policy and guidelines.

Required Application Materials:

1.  One-page letter of application including a brief statement that outlines teaching and creative practice/research objectives

2.  Curriculum Vitae (maximum length of 6 pages)

3.  Portfolio showing highlights of creative practice, pedagogical materials, and student work (maximum length of 30 pages)

4.  The names of three references, including telephone and mailing/email addresses

All applicants should submit these materials using the university's online application tool at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31433

(Applications must be submitted online. Please note that any hardcopy application materials will not be returned.)

For questions and additional information, please contact:

Architectural Design Search Committee

Department of Architecture

Cornell University

arch_chair@cornell.edu

Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

For more information about the department, the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and Cornell University, please visit:

http://aap.cornell.edu/arch/

http://aap.cornell.edu/

https://www.cornell.edu ;

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EEO Statement:

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Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

Prior relevant work or industry experience.
Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
Unique applicable skills.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Portfolio showing highlights of creative practice, pedgogical materials, and student work. Maximum length of 30 pages.
Three references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

https://aap.cornell.edu/academics/architecture

Cornell University
College of Architecture, Art and Planning
139 Sibley Dome
Ithaca, NY 14853