Associate or Full Professor, Program Director, and Venerable Chair in Historic Preservation

Associate or Full Professor, Program Director, and Venerable Chair in Historic Preservation

Job no : 533987

Work type : Faculty - Tenure Track

Location : Eugene, OR

Categories : Architecture / Art / Design, Instruction

Department : Department of Architecture

Rank : Associate Professor

Annual Basis : 9 Month

Application Deadline

January 6, 2025

Required Application Materials

Position Announcement

Department or Program Summary

The UO Historic Preservation Program resides within the College of Design’s School of Architecture & Environment (SAE), where collaboration and interdisciplinarity are significant strengths.

SAE consists of the departments of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Historic Preservation.

The College of Design also includes the School of Planning Public Policy and Management, the School of Art and Design, and the Department of the History of Art and Architecture.

The UO Historic Preservation Program, based in the Department of Architecture and working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary context of the College of Design, stresses building technology, tactile / physical preservation, cultural resource management, building documentation, and sociocultural analysis as part of a rigorous research agenda.

The HP program was established in Eugene in 1980 and moved to Portland in 2017. While this move had advantages, in 2023 the decision was made to move the program back to Eugene and more fully integrate it with other graduate programs.

The program is expected to re-open in Eugene in fall 2025 and the new Director of HP will play a critical role in implementing that transition.

Minimum Requirements

• A terminal graduate degree (doctoral degree or master’s degree as required by the candidate’s academic field) in a discipline or field closely related to historic preservation studies.
• Proven record of publication of research, scholarship, and / or creative / professional work focused on historic preservation.

Evidence may include peer-reviewed publications, awards, citations or published reviews of work, and grant funding.

• Evidence of college or university teaching.
• Academic leadership experience in historic preservation or a related field. Evidence of academic leadership skills may include : academic management experience, ability to secure external funds, or experience developing and managing projects funded by external partners.
• Academic or professional experience that would qualify for rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure.

Related fields may include : Architectural History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, Historic Archaeology, Industrial Archaeology, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture / Design, Urban and Regional Planning, Cultural Anthropology, Folklore, Public History, and others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current rank of tenured associate at a similar academic institution.
• Five years full time professional historic preservation experience.
• Significant scholarly interest in historic preservation related issues such as : vernacular architecture, historic building construction, contemporary technology used for analysis, cultural resource management, or another specialization closely related to the field.
• Evidence of outreach and development activities.
• A degree in historic preservation.
• Excellent communication skills.

About the University

The University of Oregon is one of only two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities and holds the distinction of a very high research activity ranking in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

The UO enrolls more than 20,000 undergraduate and 3,600 graduate students representing all 50 states and 100 countries. The University of Oregon is guided by a diversity framework that involves a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion of all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members.

In recent years, the university has increased the diversity of its student body, as well as campus-wide efforts to build a welcoming, inclusive community for our student body.

The UO’s 295-acre campus features state-of-the-art facilities in an arboretum-like setting within the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people.

The UO is located in Eugene, in the beautiful Willamette Valley. Eugene is a vibrant city of 168,000 within easy driving distance of the Pacific Coast, the Cascade Mountains, and Portland.

Eugene often appears on lists of the most livable communities in the country. It enjoys the cultural amenities of a larger city hosting concerts that span the musical spectrum, a world-famous Bach Festival, and many other festivals and celebrations and the accessible real estate, lack of traffic, and relaxed lifestyle of a small city.

Recreational possibilities abound, ranging from hiking or mountain biking picturesque trails to playing nationally ranked golf courses to running the same paths on which Olympic athletes train.

Known as Tracktown USA, Eugene hosts the US Olympic Track & Field trials, as well as numerous other sporting events tied to the Big 10 athletic conference.

Eugene lies just 60 miles from ski resorts in the mountains to the east and 60 miles from the scenic Oregon coast to the west.

In the heart of Oregon wine country, Eugene also enjoys a nationally recognized food scene.