Professor of Architecture

We seek an enthusiastic, world-recognised academic to facilitate the growth and development of Architectural Research, Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise activity across the School of Design; the successful candidate should be an experienced academic with a significant output on experimental Architecture practice research.

With a brand-new University of Greenwich #Strategy 2030 focusing on Student Success; Inclusive Culture; Global Research & KE Impact, and Connected and Sustainable Campuses, we are excited that the School of Design is expanding to the future. To put EDI, entrepreneurship, and innovation at the centre of our practices and bring together Architecture, Design, Media, and Science subjects in response to the increasing demand for creative thinkers in the ever-growing creative industries and rapidly expanding circular economy.  #ThisIsOurTime

The School of Design is part of the highly successful and vibrant faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The School delivers high-quality research with research funding reaching £4M and a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to various creative industries disciplines, including #Architecture, #Animation, #Media, #GraphicDesign, #LandscapeArchitecture #Urbanism, #InclusiveDesign #DesignDiplomacy and more.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding and inspiring figure with energy and passion for working well across multidisciplinary teams. To complement the current professoriate team, we are particularly interested in applicants with significant research skills, knowledge of REF, KEF or TEF, and understanding of the United Nations 17 SDGs in architecture design diversity and design inclusion.  As an authority and lead figure in the international academic community, the successful candidate will provide strategic leadership across the University in achieving a complex set of outcomes for academics, students, and employers. Significant income generation is critical as an enabler and the ability to add value to the University's Teaching and Learning, KE, and Architecture Practice-research objectives.

This is a unique opportunity to join a multidisciplinary London-based design school with a vision to impact the world by focusing on sustainable development goals and addressing design diversity and design inclusion issues. The successful candidate will hold a PhD degree in Architecture, or relevant subject, UG and PG degrees in Architecture, or relevant subject and be a Fellow of HEA. 

Should you have any queries, don’t hesitate to contact the Head of the School, Professor Anastasios Maragiannis, at a.maragiannis@gre.ac.uk   

Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team on  hrsr-fach@greenwich.ac.uk   

Closing Date: Wednesday 5^th April 2023