Position Title
Part-Time Academic (ARCH 5004: Urban Systems Studio) - Fall 2026
Department/Unit
Architecture
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Job Summary & Key Responsibilities
The School of Architecture at Dalhousie University invites applications for a Part-Time Academic Instructor position in the Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) degree program. The M.Arch. is a professional two-year graduate Architecture degree. Students complete a Pre-Professional Bachelor degree before M.Arch. enrolment.
The Instructor will teach a first-year, 6-credit advanced graduate design studio and is responsible for studio development, lectures, critiques, assessment, and grading. Graduate design studios explore complex design problems through critical inquiry, iterative development, and integrated design processes. Students develop comprehensive architectural proposals that synthesize conceptual, spatial, technical, environmental, and material considerations while engaging contemporary issues in architecture and the built environment.
Graduate studios are topics-based and can be developed in the instructor’s research and/or practice area-of-expertise. Graduate studios consist of up to fifteen students and meet two times each week for 3.5 hours. The Fall Term is a 14-week term.
This studio examines the infrastructure of the metropolis and its influence on urban form and development. Topics may include systems for transportation, energy use, water distribution, civic institutions, spaces of social exchange, and ecology. Students develop urban infrastructure propositions with reference to innovative urban projects worldwide.
CREDIT HOURS: 6
FORMAT: Studio
Qualifications/Requirements of Position
Requirements:
- M.Arch or equivalent with demonstrated expertise in the advertised topic.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Research accomplishment as demonstrated through CV, Portfolio, and Publications
- Prior instruction in subject area at graduate level or equivalent
Professional Competencies:
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Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, foster student learning, work collaboratively with diverse faculty and students, and contribute to an inclusive academic environment.
Candidates should include in their application:
- a Portfolio of work demonstrating their individual academic, creative and/or professional accomplishments
- a Teaching Dossier teaching accomplishments demonstrated through work by students
- the Portfolio and Teaching Dossier may be combined as a single PDF
Salary Range/Pay Rate
Per CUPE Collective Agreement
Additional Information
All offers of employment as a Part-Time Academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please review our Employment Equity information.
If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process. Our complete Accommodation Policy can be viewed here.
