Sessional Lecturer Opportunities
Faculty Opportunities
Emerging Practitioner Teaching Fellow
The School of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a two-year Emerging Practitioner Teaching Fellow Award.
This position offers early-career architects the opportunity to diversify their professional pursuits to include part-time teaching in a supportive community while continuing their practice-based activities. We seek a candidate with a demonstrated capacity to advance architectural knowledge through design-oriented activities. The 2-year appointment will begin September 2025.
The Emerging Practitioner Teaching Fellow Award provides a salary, as well as funding to support the hiring of a Waterloo Architecture co-op student for one academic term each year (up to $13,000 for a full-time 12-week work term). The salary range is $52,000 - $60,000 per annum plus benefits and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Teaching Fellow will give a public talk in their first teaching term and their work, highlighting the interplay between teaching and practice, will be exhibited in the final term of the appointment.
The Teaching Fellow will be assigned to teach in two studios and one course per year where at least one studio during the appointment can be an option studio. Efforts will be made to foster alignments with the candidate’s area of interest and teaching activities. Teaching activities can be consolidated into two out of the three academic terms each year.
Candidates must have earned a professionally accredited degree in architecture. Licensed architects and candidates leading a professional practice or in a leadership role within a larger firm are preferred.
Candidates must provide evidence of individual excellence in professional architecture activity (exhibitions, awards, recognition for design work, and strong endorsements from high standing referees). Candidates must also demonstrate some teaching experience and the ability to contribute to the undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Architecture. Teaching experience, related accomplishments and letters of reference will be used as evidence to support teaching potential.
The successful candidate will be engaged in a two-year teaching program that will include teaching across programs and levels at the School of Architecture with an emphasis on design studio teaching.
The successful candidate is expected to be at the School of Architecture a minimum of two days a week during teaching terms and is expected to conduct teaching activities in-person.
The closing date for applications is Sunday April 13th, 2025 @ 11:00PM EST. Please send curriculum vitae, cover letter, a one-page statement of intent, and up to ten examples of design projects, teaching outcomes and related work (research, publications etc.) to Maya Przybylski, O’Donovan Director, by submitting electronically to directorarchitecture@uwaterloo.ca. Three letters of reference will be requested for applicants invited for an interview.
The School of Architecture offers a Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB)accredited professional program consisting of a four-year Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies followed by a Professional Master of Architecture. Cultural literacy, environmental stewardship, design excellence, technological innovation and a professional trajectory are central to the School’s curriculum and culture. The School has had a second location in Rome for 40 years, at which all fourth-year students study. The undergraduate curriculum also includes 24 months of co-operative work term experience, half of which are typically outside Canada, in many award-winning offices. The School thus maintains close connections with design offices around the world and with professional organizations and individuals in related disciplines. The University of Waterloo excels at experiential learning via the world’s largest post-secondary co-operative education program.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations of the Grand River that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.
The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as Indigenous peoples (e.g., First Nations, Métis, Inuit/Inuk), Black, racialized, people with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Andri Efstathiou, Administrative Officer, at andri.efstathiou@uwaterloo.ca. Please contact Maya Przybylski (directorarchitecture@uwaterloo.ca) if you have any questions regarding the position, application process, or eligibility.
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ROME Fall 2025
Sessional Lecturer opportunity for recent UW Master of Architecture Graduates
The School of Architecture invites expressions of interest for a sessional lecturer position in the Fall 2025 Rome Program. To teach in Rome, recently graduated Waterloo Architecture M. Arch alumni must be able to relocate to Rome for a duration of a maximum of 90 days, from early September to late November or early December (Fall 2025 term). The 2025 Rome Program begins with a meeting on the Capitoline Hill on Tuesday September 2 and concludes with the annual exhibition on the evening of November 27. The Lecturer will need to be present for the whole term. Total remuneration for the term is $19,865, distributed as salary ($13,865) as well as a stipend to be used against reimbursable expenses (i.e. flights, ground transportation and accommodation) upon submission of receipts ($6,000, Cash Advance options will be made available). Flights must be purchased at the lowest available fare, and all expenses incurred will have to be within what is acceptable as stated in relevant University of Waterloo guidelines and policies. It is the sessional lecturer’s responsibility to find flights and accommodation, and the stipend may not cover the full cost.
Responsibilities for this role in Rome are as follows:
- Studio Instructor: Participate as a full instructor on the ARCH492 teaching team, supporting the coordinator, engaging in the preparation, delivery, communications, grading, field trips and any other activities related to the success of the studio course.
- Field trip support: The Rome term has traditionally included two multi-day field trips – the first in the South through Antiquity, tied to the course “Roma and the Campagna,” (ARCH 428) and the second through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, to various cities in the North, and associated with the “Italian Urban History” course (ARCH 446). Depending on the support available, you may be asked to join one or both these trips to provide faculty support and supervision.
- ARCH 446 Grading Support: The Lecturer will assist the Instructor with the grading of the sketchbooks produced by the students enrolled in ARCH 446: Italian Urban History. The grading session will take place on Saturday, November 23. Grading normally takes approximately six hours.
- Rome support: Work closely with the Rome teaching team, the Rome Program Coordinator, and the Rome Administrative Manager to provide support to students and staff as required and maintain close connection to academic support in Waterloo on any matter that necessitates assistance (i.e. Waterloo Architecture Director, Administrative Officer, Financial Officer, and Undergraduate Office).
Please send your application to directorarchitecture@uwaterloo.ca by Monday April 28, 2025 @ 10am.
The Application must include:
- a statement of interest (300 words maximum)
- an unofficial transcript (UG/Grad)
- curriculum vitae
- portfolio of relevant design and academic work
- a statement confirming your willingness to complete required and additional training as needed (e.g. equity, health, inclusivity, sexual violence awareness, referral and support training)
- the name of two faculty members whom we can contact for reference (no letter – just names).
- Current M. ARCH students are asked to include a brief statement from their thesis supervisor reinforcing that a plan exists to complete degree requirements by July 1st, 2025.
Applicants will be required to comply with Italian travel requirements as well as the University of Waterloo mandates applicable at the time of the program. To be awarded this position, current M.ARCH students must complete all degree requirements (including thesis approval at GSPA) by July 1st, 2025.
Consideration will be given to students who have maintained an average of 85% or above in the graduate program with experience as a teaching assistant or an instructor in a studio course. Final decisions will be based on a committee’s review of the merit of the application, ability to work collegially, and expressed willingness to provide support in a way that is informed by UW resources and policies. The review committee is nominally comprised of the O’Donovan Director, the Rome Program Coordinator and the Associate Director, Graduate Studies.
If you have any questions about the role please reach out to Rick Haldenby – The Rome Program Coordinator.