Visiting Assistant Professor - Capla (Multiple Positions)

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To date, we have hired two faculty members in the Emerging Faculty Fellowship. Going forward, the CAPLA Emerging Faculty Fellowship will enable one faculty hire per year for a two-year term, to maintain a steady state of two fellowship recipients in residence at once, in overlapping terms. The title of appointment will be Visiting Assistant Professor (non tenure eligible). The program is designed to provide emerging scholars and practitioners with significant teaching experience in a collegial, interdisciplinary environment, before they seek permanent positions in academia. It also offers substantial opportunity for research interactions and collaborations with current CAPLA faculty across a broad range of interests and topics, as a springboard to publications and other research products. The appointed Visiting Professors are expected to bring their new ideas and fresh training to us, encouraging inter-institutional dialogue, while benefitting from CAPLA's national reputation for inventive teaching and research and its unique ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert. Emerging Faculty Fellowship hires will be mentored both individually and as a cohort.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Weseek candidates who will cherish the particularity of our place as an inspirationfor reflection and creativity, who can complement and supplement the expertisewe already have, and who canadd to our presence in national discourse. A demonstrated commitment toinclusivity and ability to contribute to diverse communities are essential. Candidateswho can engage the history of local indigenous peoples and the university's federaldesignation as a Hispanic Serving Institution are particularly encouraged.
TheCollege
TheCollege of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture issued a CAPLA Strategic Plan in 2019 and theresearch profile of the college, publication output, and grant revenues havegrown strongly as a result, as have student enrollments. In addition to thedegrees listed above, the college offers several Graduate Certificates and dualdegrees as well as a microcampus program in Lima, Peru (https://lima.arizona.edu and https://capla.arizona.edu/studio/capla-partners-upc-lima-launch-global-microcampus-program-sustainable-built-environments)and another just beginning in Ecuador. It is contemplating other internationalpartnerships.
Thecollege contributes to the land grant mission of the university in part throughthe Roy P. Drachman Institute, which facilitates community planning and designvia outreach projects focused on housing, design-build, climate changemitigation, energy conservation, water infrastructure, sustainable design, andcommunity-based projects serving indigenous and other local communities.Finally, we are a recognized leader at UArizona for our equity, diversity, andinclusion efforts; on this, see https://capla.arizona.edu/equity-diversity-inclusionhttps://capla.arizona.edu/equity-diversity-inclusion. For additionalinformation on these and other facets of the college and our commitment tobuilding a changing world, visit: https://capla.arizona.edu/about; https://capla.arizona.edu/about/vision-strategic-plan and https://capla.arizona.edu/about/annual-report. Weare currently engaged in a new strategic planning effort to culminate in Spring2024.
The University
TheUniversity of Arizona is the flagship research institution of the state and isranked nationally among the top 20 public research institutions. It is theoldest public institution of higher learning in Arizona (dating to 1885),founded as a land grant university on homelands of the Tohono O'odham andPascua Yaqui peoples. It serves more than 53,000 students, over 28% of whom areHispanic. For more information, see: https://www.arizona.edu/about, https://uair.arizona.edu/content/overview.
UArizonahas particular strengths in the fields of earth sciences, arid lands,hydrology, natural resources, astronomy and optical sciences, indigenouslanguages, anthropology, sociology, and public health, many of which relate to planningand design of the built environment. The CAPLA research initiative "RESTRUCT"has built partnerships across campus in fulfilment of both the college and theuniversity strategic plans. The current UArizona strategic plan dates to 2018;it may be found here: https://arizona.app.box.com/s/u4g5d2a0vvurwc3gfdx63e5ftbg22u78.
TheCity and Region
Thesite of Tucson on the Santa Cruz River lies within the northern reaches of thebeautiful and ecologically rich Sonoran Desert. It is the oldest continuouslyinhabited place in the continental United States and currently hosts apopulation of over one million people in the larger metropolitan area. It boastsa rich history of indigenous, Spanish colonial, Mexican, and Anglo settlement,not to mention the more recent influx of Asian-Americans, refugees from Africaand the Middle East, and others. Indeed, Southern Arizona has been a magnet fortravelers, tourists, artists, scientists, naturalists, archaeologists, otherscholars, and retirees since the nineteenth century. In 2015, Tucson became the first UNESCO City ofGastronomy in the US, joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Located about 60 miles from the international border with Mexico,fast-growing Tucson and its surrounding region serve as a model of the mix ofsocio-political, demographic, and environmental changes soon coming to the restof the country.
PositionResponsibilities
TheEmerging Faculty Fellowship will entail the following responsibilities:

• Teaching (or co-teaching) (50%):  likely 4 courses per year (either 3-credit lecture/seminar courses or a combination of those and 6-credit studios), some in the recipient's area of research or practice expertise, some contributing to the required curriculum in one or more programs.
• Research (40%) in dialogue or partnership with CAPLA faculty, leading to publications, exhibitions, presentations, events, or other outputs.
• Service (10%) contributing to college and school committees and other efforts.
• Promising program of research and/or plans for practice.

Minimum Qualifications

• A terminal graduate professional or research degree in a discipline relating to the built environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior teaching experience in graduate school.

Rank Assistant ProfessorTenure Information Visiting (NTE) FLSA Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE 1.0 Work Calendar Academic Job Category Faculty Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay $60,000 Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire DateExpected End DateContact Information for Candidates Laura Hollengreen
Associate Dean of CAPLA for Academic Affairs
laurah@arizona.edu Open Date 11/29/2023 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Four Additional Documents Special Instructions to ApplicantApplication: The online application should be completed in its entirety. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2024.
You will need to supply the following:
1. Cover Letter
2. CV
3. List of three professional references
4. Portfolio (if applicable to the discipline)
5. Statement of teaching philosophy
6. Statement of research/practice focus
Diversity Statement At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.