Call for applications: Emerging Architect Fellowship

Emerging Architect Fellowship
The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, at the University of Toronto, invites applications for a two-year Emerging Architect Fellowship in areas of architectural research and design, with particular focus on topics that address issues of climate and the built environment. This Fellowship will be a non-tenure appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2022, or shortly thereafter, and end on June 30, 2024.

This biannual position offers early career architects the resources to develop focused research and an opportunity to teaching in a supportive faculty. This fellowship is not a post-doctoral position or meant to support dissertation completion, though we do welcome applications from recent doctoral graduates invested in design studio instruction.  The successful candidate is expected to reside in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada during the term of the appointment

In addition to their research, the successful applicant will be engaged in a two-year in-residence fellowship teaching in both the graduate and undergraduate Architecture programs. The fellow will teach three courses on an annual basis. The annual teaching load will include the supervision of thesis students and participation in Design Studios: Research 1 and Research 2. The fellowship project will be exhibited and disseminated by May 2024, including a public lecture at the Daniels Faculty.

Candidates must have earned a professionally accredited degree in architecture (Master of Architecture preferred).  We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing strengths. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent creative practice and research at the highest international level.

Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in creative professional activity and/or research which can be demonstrated by publications in top-ranked and field-relevant journals or websites; the submitted research statement; presentations at significant conferences; awards and accolades; and strong endorsements from referees of high standing.

Candidates must demonstrate some teaching experience. Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments and strong letters of reference. 

The Emerging Architect Fellowship provides a salary as well as a budget for research materials. 

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by submitting an electronic application to, in PDF form no larger than 50MB, to daniels-dean [​at​] daniels.utoronto.ca. Applicants must submit:

–Letter of intent
–CV
–Portfolio 
–Optional teaching dossier 
–List of three references with contact information

If you have questions about this position, please contact the Dean’s Office at daniels-dean [​at​] daniels.utoronto.ca.

All application materials must be received by April 10, 2022.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity statement
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please visit here. 

Accessibility statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact daniels-dean [​at​] daniels.utoronto.ca.