The nine-month fellowship aims to attract emerging individuals engaged in design practice and/or research to join the U-SoA academic community and contribute to the intellectual life of the School.
“Fellowships are a way to build, expand and enhance the intellectual and creative community of our School,” said Carie Penabad, director of the Bachelor of Architecture program at U-SoA. “There’s a two-way synergy to great fellowship programs; the individual brings new ideas to our School, but they also learn from the faculty and students who are here.”
Discussion of creating the Fellowship began shortly after Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury joined U-SoA, Penabad said. A committee comprised of Penabad and Professor Katherine Wheeler as co-chairs, with professors Germane Barnes, Adib Cure and Joaquim Perez researched how other fellowship programs are run and created the job description and framework for the program.
The new fellow will be expected to teach two studio courses and one elective. “In order to maximize student exposure to the fellow, we plan for him or her to teach a core curriculum studio one semester, and then an upper level studio the next,” Penabad said. “We hope that provides for the highest amount of interaction between the fellow and the students.”
Additionally, the fellow will be able to engage and interact with the public, through a lecture or talk and potentially an exhibition, depending on the person’s background and interests. “We want students to be able to see and hear this person’s research work or design work outside the classroom,” Penabad said.
The fellowship was framed as an “Emerging Practitioner” fellowship focused on research and/or design in order to highlight the U-SoA’s dual commitment to research and practice, Penabad explained. The ideal candidate would have a background in both.
Full Description and How To Apply:
University of Miami School of Architecture Emerging Practitioner Teaching Fellowship
The University of Miami School of Architecture is pleased to announce an open invitation to apply for a nine–month teaching fellowship to start August 15, 2016. The fellowship intends to support individuals committed to expanding and advancing the culture of architecture and design through creative practice or research. The position offers an emerging practitioner the opportunity to advance his/her individual research while capitalizing on the resources of both the School and the city of Miami. Applicants will be expected to teach two design studios and one elective course in our undergraduate and graduate programs and will be provided with a graduate teaching assistant to support them in their teaching and research. In addition, the fellowship requires the presentation of a public lecture and/or exhibition with the possibility of a publication.
Candidates must have a terminal degree of an M.Arch. or greater and are requested to present a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, portfolio (not to exceed 25 pages) and proposed research agenda (not to exceed 1,500 words). Finally, applicants will be required to provide three references capable of evaluating the applicant’s qualifications. All application materials will be due by March 15, 2016. If selected as a finalist, candidates will interview with the fellowship committee (either in person or via Skype), and the recipient will be announced in April 2016. The search will remain open until the position is filled. Submittals should be uploaded to the application webpage. Please direct all questions to the co-chairs Carie Penabad and Katherine Wheeler.
