Adjunct Faculty, Architecture Program, Final Year Project

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Discipline: Architecture

Department: Architecture & Interior Design

Campus: Beirut or Byblos

Duration: AY 2025-26

Profile

The School of Architecture & Design at the Lebanese American University is now accepting applications for an Adjunct Faculty position, for the academic year 2025-2026. We are seeking an experienced faculty member to teach the Final Year Project in the Architecture Program. Applicants should have prior experience in teaching/practice, and would be required to teach the following two courses:

ARCH 631 Final Project Research [3 cr.]

This is a research course supervised by the selected advisor for the final project studio, with the elaboration and definition of a thesis proposal, including a detailed program and site analysis, as well as the documentation of any other relevant research material.

ARCH 632 Final Project [6 cr.]

The final studio is an opportunity for students to undertake an individual project through the development of the critical problematic that was elaborated as part of the Final Project Research. Students must develop their design proposal into a full comprehensive architecture design project.

ARCH 631 is given in the Fall term, and ARCH 632, which follows, is given in the Spring term. The total teaching load for the year will be 9 credits.

For more information on the program, please check the following link: https://sard.lau.edu.lb/academics/degrees-minors/barch/

Minimum Requirements

The minimum requirement for this position is a Masters in Architecture (Post-professional degree). The ideal candidate should have a minimum of five years of teaching experience and a good record of professional work.

Note: Given that this is a part-time position, the university cannot secure the candidate a work permit, if they do not have the legal right to work in Lebanon.

Duration of position

This position will be open in Fall 2025, which starts by the end of August and ends by June.

For more information on the Adjunct faculty position, check the Faculty Personnel Policy: https://www.lau.edu.lb/about/policies/personnel_policy_faculty_section.pdf

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their application electronically to sard.jobs@lau.edu.lb specifying the job title in the subject line. The application should include the following:

• Letter of intent outlining the candidate’s design pedagogy and academic/professional experience.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) including names of three references.
• Portfolio of teaching & professional practice (PDF format/ max. 20 pages).

Applications deadline:                June 20, 2025

Notifications will be sent by        June 30, 2025

The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found at: http://www.lau.edu.lb