Architects are now having to design in a society caught between AI and the datafication of all areas of life, while faced with increasingly rapid global migration, and urgent environmental issues. As an Assistant Professor in Architectural Design for Healthcare at TU Delft, you will join the world-leading Design, Data, and Society Group, which acts as a bridge between design, technology and society. This inspiring interdisciplinary group of researchers, PhDs, AI architects, mathematicians, data design and archaeology experts and scientists seek answers to the most important architectural challenges of our time by stimulating debate, deepening it academically, and contextualizing it historically.

In this academic career track role, you will work on The New Open project, exploring the role of open data for design and societal change. Additionally, you will co-curate innovative cross-departmental projects and initiatives for the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. Given the anticipated integration of AI components into all bachelor's and master's programmes, one of your main tasks will be to co-develop and establish a new research field for the group, with a specific focus on the intersection of architecture, technology and healthcare.

You will help to translate and implement the group's objectives into educational and research endeavours. Reflect on the evolving relationship between architecture and data technologies in the realm of healthcare. Explore the impact of new transformative technologies on the fields of design, healthcare, and society. And contextualize the future of healthcare within architectural practice. From small body sensors to large care institutions and from everyday practice to the big picture, you will help drive the future of healthcare by taking a critical approach to exploring the technological conditions under which architecture emerges in the age of global digital infrastructures. 

A pioneering mindset makes you the ideal candidate to tackle a new field with verve and creativity. Your collaborative nature lets you co-create in a team setting while building bridges between our discipline and healthcare, computer science and ethical committees. Because you’ll have to operate in an international environment, you speak and write English fluently, and are willing to learn Dutch. You can just as easily talk to all kinds of stakeholders – from heart surgeons to giants of industry – while still making time to pass your passion for the topic on to your students.

You also have:

• A PhD and/or Doctorate in Architecture, Anthropology, Media Theory, or a related field.
• An up-to-date research track record demonstrated through notable articles, papers, book chapters, and/or books.
• Experience in developing and teaching academic courses on healthcare and digital culture at a master level: managing research projects, writing grant proposal applications, organising conferences/events, and supervising doctoral candidates.
• Some work experience at an architecture agency would be an advantage.

Fixed-term contract: 18 months.

This position is offered as an Academic Career Track position (1.0 FTE). During the Academic Career Track, we expect you to grow towards an Associate Professor position within a maximum of eight years, for which a position will be available. With other Academic Career Track colleagues, you will participate in the Academic Career Track Development programme, where you are offered ample opportunities to develop yourself in the areas of Education, Research, Societal Impact & Innovation, and Leadership & Organisation. You will regularly discuss your development and results with senior staff based on a personalized development and performance criteria agreed upon at the start of your Academic Career Track. You will start with a temporary contract that will be converted to a permanent contract no later than 12 -18 months after a positive evaluation, based on continuous confidence in your development potential and fit in the organisation.

Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. We expect you to obtain a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) within three years if you have less than five years of teaching experience. This is provided by the TU Delft UTQ programme as part of the Academic Career Track Development programme.

TU Delft sets high standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. The TU Delft offers training to improve English competency. If you do not speak Dutch, we offer courses to learn the Dutch language within three years.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged and you can work partly from home.

For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service addresses the needs of new international employees and those of their partners and families. The Coming to Delft Service offers personalised assistance during the preparation of the relocation, finding housing and schools for children (if applicable). In addition, a Dual Career Programme for partners is offered. The Coming to Delft Service will do their best to help you settle in the Netherlands.

Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

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Faculty Architecture & the Built Environment

The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment has a leading role in education and research worldwide. The driving force behind the faculty’s success is its robust research profile combined with the energy and creativity of its student body and academic community. It is buzzing with energy from early in the morning until late at night, with four thousand people studying, working, designing, conducting research and acquiring and disseminating knowledge. Our faculty has a strong focus on 'design-oriented research’, which has given it a top position in world rankings.

Staff and students are working to improve the built environment with the help of a broad set of disciplines, including architectural design, urban planning, building technology, social sciences, process management, and geo-information science. The faculty works closely with other faculties, universities, private parties, and the public sector, and has an extensive network in the Netherlands as well as internationally.

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