Architecture Professor

Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Adjunct Instructor; Adjunct Professor; Architecture Professor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Faculty Member; Instructor; Interior Design Professor; Lecturer; Professor

Tasks

• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
• Evaluate and grade students' work, including work performed in design studios.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

Knowledge

• Design
• English Language
• Building and Construction
• Education and Training
• Computers and Electronics
• Communications and Media
• Public Safety and Security
• Fine Arts
• Engineering and Technology
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Law and Government
• Mathematics
• Psychology
• History and Archeology

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Learning Strategies
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Near Vision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Visualization
• Originality
• Category Flexibility
• Far Vision
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Number Facility
• Flexibility of Closure