Department Head, Department of Architecture & Interiors   Employer: Drexel University Job Location: Philadelphia , PA Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Building Owners Job Description: The Department of Architecture & Interiors at Drexel University seeks applicants for the tenured position of Department Head commencing in September 2010. Unusual in structure but effective and highly respected, the Department seeks an individual that will value its uniqueness but can also generate initiatives that respond to changes in design pedagogy and professional practice. Qualifications The position requires a professional degree, professional registration and significant experience in teaching, design, practice, research, and/or scholarship that would merit appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure. Applicants for this position also must be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills. Specialized expertise in areas such as sustainability, historic preservation, urban design, fund-raising, international practice or education, building technology, etc. will be taken into consideration by the Search Committee. Responsibilities Responsibilities include: the financial and academic management of the Department of Architecture & Interiors; representing the Department within the university and the larger design communities; oversight of Program Directors and other faculty; some teaching of studios and/or seminars; assorted committee assignments. Supplemental Posting Information Applications must include a letter of interest with personal contact information and a list of references that can attest to the candidate's professional, educational and managerial qualifications. Also included should be complete curriculum vitae, a statement outlining the candidate's pedagogical philosophy and specific teaching interests and three or more examples of professional and/or scholarly work in PDF format. Screening of applications will begin on January 5, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Company Description: Co-operative Education Drexel offers a variety of educational and employment opportunities to students through study and internship programs in Europe, Asia and Latin America, and the co-operative education ("co-op") program. The only mandatory co-op in Pennsylvania and one of three in the United States, Drexel's program is among the nation's oldest, largest and most respected. The Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC) is one of the most highly ranked co-op and career service organizations at any university in the country and works to ensure that students and alumni get the most from their experiential and career placement activities. See Co-operative Education: The Drexel Difference | Steinbright Career Development Center Philadelphia's Technological University As Philadelphia's technological university and a leader in curricular innovation, Drexel has a history of integrating the latest technological advances into the learning process: * In 1983, Drexel became the first university to require all entering students to have microcomputers. * In 2000, Drexel became the first major university to operate a fully wireless campus, allowing students, faculty and staff to access the Internet from indoors and outdoors, anywhere on the University's three campuses. * In 2002, Drexel launched the first mobile Web portal service for students, enabling them to access a range of information via virtually any Web-enabled handheld device, from anywhere in the world. * The School of Education created the iPods in Education Grant [PDF] to involve upper-division (students who are sophomores, juniors and seniors) and graduate students in the integration of the iPod into the School of Education academic programs and into student studies.