Open Rank, NTT Architecture

Position Overview:

Merrimack College invites applications for a 9-month non-tenure track, full-time, open rank professor-of-practice position beginning Fall 2026.

Merrimack College invites applications from individuals interested in helping us launch our new BA in Architectural Studies and BS in Architecture programs in Fall of 2026. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in architecture studio instruction and student mentoring, as well as expertise in wood fabrication and project management.

This new position will manage the fabrication shop for the first year for our new Department of Creative Arts, Design, & Architecture (CADA). In addition, they will use the fabrication facilities as a resource to coordinate and teach first-year Foundations Studios.

Applicant letters should explain the ways the candidate envisions shop fabrication being directly incorporated into first-year studio teaching. Applicants should also describe relevant experience with budget and scheduling, and with student training and supervision.

The Foundations & Fabrication Specialist must be able to manage the daily operations, material delivery and storage, safety, budget, and schedule of the shop facilities. In addition, they will manage student workers and assist with building operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and teach first-year architecture foundations studios 

• Archive course materials and student work for foundation studios

• Oversee the safe student use of fabrication facilities and conduct regular safety trainings

• Manage shop budget and scheduling

• Maintain shop equipment and regulate health and safety conditions

• Supervise student workers

• Support shop and building logistics

Qualifications:

• Professional Master's degree in architecture

• 2-years minimum studio teaching experience

• Experience managing student workers and mentoring students

• Experience managing project budget and scheduling

• Demonstrated woodworking and fabrication experience

• Knowledge of (and ability to maintain) safe shop practices

• Knowledge of EH&S, OSHA, and shop safety regulations

Application Materials Should Include:

• A cover letter which clearly describes relevant fabrication and studio teaching experience and proposes an approach to shop-fabrication-based foundation architecture studio instruction. The letter should also describe competencies with managing budget and scheduling, and with student training and supervision. Please also include any experience relevant to our Catholic Augustinian mission.

• Complete and up-to-date curriculum vitae

• A teaching statement, including a teaching philosophy and methods of supporting undergraduate students to learn new skills and to develop new ways of making and imagining. This should be accompanied by images of student work and a clear description of the applicant's previous roles in developing curriculum and participating in instruction.

• A service statement, that shares examples of working collegially as part of a teaching team, and that indicates experience supporting the operations of a school or program.

• A portfolio of architectural or other design works (built and unbuilt) that demonstrates architectural design skills and fabrication abilities.

• Names and full contact information for three professional references.

The application package, as a single pdf inclusive of all documents, should be uploaded electronically.

For full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by January 5, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Please direct questions to the Chair of the Search Committee: Katie Bonier, 

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for the duration of employment without assistance from the Institution. International Candidates must hold a valid US working permit.

This position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check.

This is an on-campus position as employees are essential to provide a fully on-campus, residential college experience for our students and the community

Compensation:

The expected 9-month base salary range (paid over 12 months) for the Lecturer is $70,000-85,000, Assistant Professor or Practice position is $74,000-$90,000; for the Associate Professor of Practice is $90,000-$110,000. The actual pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, candidate qualifications and prior experience, scope of responsibilities, internal equity, and market considerations.

Statement on Our Mission

Merrimack College is a Catholic Augustinian institution of higher education committed to building an accepting and respectful community. Our mission is to enlighten minds, engage hearts and empower lives and is inspired by our Catholic faith and the Augustinian tradition of seeking truth through inquiry and dialogue.  

Merrimack College seeks candidates who understand, respect, and can contribute to Merrimack's Catholic and Augustinian mission. All candidates should describe in their application how they will foster a culture that supports our mission.

About Merrimack College

The only Catholic, Augustinian institution of higher education in New England, Merrimack College is a private, independent, coeducational institution with more than 4,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students from 46 states and 45 countries. The College features more than 160 career-focused academic programs in science, engineering, business, nursing, health sciences, education, social sciences and humanities across undergraduate, professional and graduate programs, all taught by exceptional faculty who are passionate about their subject and student success. The College has six schools: arts and sciences, engineering and computational sciences, nursing and health sciences, education and social policy, the Girard school of business, and the Graduate School of counseling and social work. The College's suburban 220-acre campus is just north of Boston in North Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack is a Professions-focused, Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Merrimack is one of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the country and has steadily climbed up in the U.S. News & World Report's ranking of Best Colleges, ranking 37th in the Regional Universities North category in 2025. Merrimack is a NCAA Division I athletic institution.

Merrimack College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.