Faculty position in History of Architecture

The EPFL School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) invites applications for a faculty position in History of Architecture. The position is expected to be filled at the level of Associate or Full Professor.

The Institute of Architecture and the City is looking for a professor who has an excellent track record in terms of teaching and research and whose body of work is an original contribution to architectural history. Facing unprecedented cultural and political challenges that originate from the crises that affect our environment, architectural history is called to study the past in order to find critical continuities with the present. For this reason, the Institute is looking for a professor who can combine rigorous scholarship and a sense of urgency in making historical knowledge relevant to current concerns. 

Candidates are expected to have a clear and strategic vision of what could be architectural history today and have already produced a substantial body of publications and research.   

We especially look for a candidate with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching both introductory courses to bachelor students and advanced courses for master students. Moreover, the successful candidate is expected to supervise doctoral theses and lead a research laboratory. Preference will be given to an historian who can participate in teaching and research activities in collaboration with the diverse ENAC disciplines. 

EPFL with its Institute of Architecture and the City is an internationally leading institution in architecture, urban and territorial design. It is one of the three university-level architecture schools in Switzerland. With its main campus located in Lausanne and its developing associated campuses in neighbouring cantons in Switzerland, EPFL is a growing and well-funded institution fostering excellence and diversity. It is equipped with experimental and computational infrastructure and offers a fertile environment for research collaborations between different disciplines. The EPFL environment is multilingual and multicultural. EPFL offers internationally competitive start-up resources, salaries and benefits. 

The following documents are requested in PDF format: cover letter including a statement of motivation, curriculum vitae, publications list, statements of teaching interests and research vision (up to five pages each), the names of five to seven references who are ready to supply a letter upon request. Applications should be uploaded to the EPFL recruitment web site:  

https://facultyrecruiting.epfl.ch/position/56918031 

Application deadline: 27 November 2024. 

Further enquiries should be made to:

Prof. Pier Vittorio Aureli
Chair of the Search Committee
e-mail: searchhoa@epfl.ch 

For additional information on EPFL, please consult: epfl.ch and enac.epfl.ch.

EPFL is an equal opportunity employer and family friendly university. It is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It strongly encourages women to apply.