Emerging Architect Teaching Fellowship

The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, at the University of Toronto, invites applications for a two-year Emerging Architect Teaching Fellowship in areas of architectural design, with particular focus on topics that address issues of climate and the built environment. This Fellowship will be a teaching stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027 and an end date of June 30, 2029. 

This biannual position offers early career architects 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 be in residence in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada during the term of the appointment.

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 be expected to deliver a public lecture at the Daniels Faculty by April 2029. 

Candidates must have earned a professionally accredited degree in architecture (Master of Architecture preferred) with a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching in areas of architectural design.  We seek candidates whose teaching interests complement and enhance our existing strengths. 

Candidates must have teaching experience in a degree-granting program, including lecture preparation and delivery, curriculum development, and development of online material/lectures. Additionally, candidates must possess a demonstrated commitment to excellent pedagogical inquiry and a demonstrated interest in teaching-related scholarly activities.

Evidence of excellence in teaching and commitment to excellent pedagogical inquiry will be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, awards and accolades, presentations at significant conferences, the teaching dossier (including the required materials outlined below), and strong letters of reference. 

We are seeking a candidate with a demonstrated capacity to advance architectural knowledge and allied disciplines in a way that can contribute meaningfully to the diverse population and intellectual milieu at the Daniels Faculty. Please visit our home page: the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at http://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/. 

The Emerging Architect Teaching Fellowship provides a salary as well as a budget for teaching-related scholarly activities. The salary range is $85,000 - $90,000 per annum plus benefits and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Set within a preeminent research university and located at the center of one of North America’s most cosmopolitan cities, the Daniels Faculty uniquely combines the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, visual studies, and forestry in undergraduate, professional, and advanced graduate programs. The Daniels Faculty explores the intersections between nature, technology, architecture, and various built and natural geographies in a way that situates design, art, and forestry to meet their contemporary challenges. An emphasis on the connections between all the design disciplines at work in the remaking of the built environment is apparent in the scholarly research and built work of many of our faculty. 

The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design is located at 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The University of Toronto is an English-speaking University and our business is conducted in English.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by submitting an electronic application to, in PDF form, to Daniels-Dean@daniels.utoronto.ca . Applicants must submit:

• Letter of Intent
• CV
• Portfolio (50MB maximum)
• Complete Teaching Dossier including a teaching statement, sample syllabi and course materials, and teaching evaluations (50MB maximum)
• List of 3 references with contact information

If you have questions about this position, please contact the Daniels Academic HR Office at daniels.academichr@utoronto.ca.

All application materials must be received by January 14, 2027. 

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

The University of Toronto has implemented a process to substantiate Indigenous Membership/Citizenship/Enrolment for those candidates who identify as Indigenous. For more information regarding the University's Indigenous Substantiation Process, please refer to: https://indigenous.utoronto.ca/initiatives-protocols/indigenous-substantiation/. 

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

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.academichr@utoronto.ca