USC Architecture Archives Fellow

USC ARCHITECTURE ARCHIVE FELLOWS PROGRAM

USC Architecture is a dynamic platform for educating and inspiring future citizen architects and scholars. For over 100 years the USC Architecture faculty and graduates have pushed beyond the fields traditional boundaries to pioneer many paradigmshifting new practices of architecture. The School is both deeply rooted in the city of Los Angeles and intensely connected to global concerns. With over 700 students 100 faculty three accredited professional degree programs and two graduate postprofessional degree programs the School is one of the largest and most diverse in the country.

THE USCGETTY PAUL R. WILLIAMS ARCHITECTURE ARCHIVE

Paul Revere Williams born in 1894 in Los Angeles was one of the most prolific architects and Black architects of the modern erawith an architecture career spanning six decades. Discovering architecture in high school he sought employment with local architects and studied at USC and the BeauxArts Institute of Design before opening up his own practice. In 1923 Williams was the first Black American admitted to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He was subsequently elected to the AIAs College of Fellows 1957 and posthumously awarded the AIAs Gold Medal in 2017. Williams was a pioneer for the Black American communitya man who broke racial barriers sought to foster and improve his community and believed it was important to be involved and give back.

In 2020 the USC School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute (GRI) acquired the Paul R. Williams Architecture Archive from the Estate of Paul R. Williams. It includes over 37000 plans including 10000 drawings blueprints project diazo types handcolored renderings vintage photographs written correspondence and other ephemera and materialscomprising Williams entire professional career. Williams career and works coincided with a variety of iconic Modernist architects in Los Angeles and nationally. He collaborated with architects Hilyard Robinson A. Quincy Jones Welton Beckett and many others. The Archive joins other works in the Getty Research Institutes African American Art History Initiative and coincides with renewed scholarly interest in the works of Black architects working in the modernist era.

THE USC ARCHITECTURE ARCHIVE FELLOWS PROGRAM

The USC Architecture Archive Fellows Program will support one designer or scholarinresidence per academic year. Applicants are to be recent graduates who wish to pursue careers in academia and have a demonstrated interest and are developing work related to social racial and cultural conditions within American cities (see below for degree types). Fellows are expected to reside in the Los Angeles area during the academic year and participate in the scholarly activities of the host department and university. Accepted fellows will enjoy all the benefits of being at an R1 university including faculty mentorship and office accommodations.

During each yearlong program all Fellows are expected to engage in research using the coowned PRW Archive and teach or coteach one course (design studio or seminar) related to the social dimension of architecture and the work of PRW. The teaching component is meant above all to contribute to the junior scholars professional development and to help them prepare for successful careers as faculty.

At the end of each fellowship year participants are required to submit a written report scholarly paper or exhibition on their activities and reflect on the potential impact of working with PRW Archive on their practice or scholarship. Fellows are encouraged to seek support from external agencies if it appears that such grants will enhance their scholarly and creative work during or after this program. While Fellows may apply and be granted additional employment at USC or elsewhere following the fellowship program such employment is not guaranteed.

Qualifications

USC Architecture invites applications from graduates of or degree programs plus any of the following: Ph.D. or PostProfessional Master Degrees in affiliated disciplines related to the built environment. Fellows should provide evidence of demonstrated design scholarly and/or creative work that is related to the social racial and cultural conditions in the American city. Fellows should possess the capacity to teach in the USC Architecture program. Fellows are expected to be in the early stages of their academic or professional careers. Candidates must be within four calendar years from receipt of their highest degree at the time of the application deadline. The appointment is not a tenuretrack faculty position.

Appointment Dates

USC Architecture Archive Fellows are appointed for one academic year. The appointment begins on August 16 2025.

Award: Compensation/ Benefits

Fellows will receive $68640 in annual compensation including fringe and health benefits. Fellows are eligible for participation in the Universitys health dental and life insurance programs. Each Fellow will receive a research stipend of $2000 per fiscal year for researchrelated expenses. Each Fellow will receive a onetime relocation allowance of $3000 and a $1000 travel stipend to attend conferences.

This fellowship is supported generously by The Mellon Foundations Humanities in Place grant awarded to the School in 2024.

Application Materials and Submission

Application documents must be submitted as a single PDF file of moderate size; the maximum file size is 20MB. Submission Deadline: May 19 2025.

Applicants should emphasize their expertise research interests teaching experience and accrued work in areas related to this particular archive; they should articulate how engaging with the Archive of Paul R. Williams aligns with their independent interests as designers and/or scholars.

LETTER OF INTEREST 1 page max);

CURRICULUM VITAE 6 pages max) ;

STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTEREST addressing intended research and its impact 2 pages max);

TEACHING STATEMENT outlining teaching experience 2 pages max);

PORTFOLIO OF CREATIVE WORK 10 pages max) and/or WRITING SAMPLE (paper article or chapter); and

1 RECOMMENDATION LETTER and 3 REFERENCES. Letter is to be sent directly from the recommender to Kay Chang. References can be listed in Letter of Interest or CV.

For questions please contact Kay Chang .

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We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone ator by email at . Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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USC Architecture invites applications from graduates of accredited professional degree programs in architecture or a master of heritage conservation program or Ph.D. programs in architecture and related fields. Fellows should provide evidence of demonstrated design scholarly and/or creative work that is related to the social racial and cultural conditions in the American city. Fellows should possess the capacity to teach in the USC Architecture program. Fellows are expected to be in the early stages of their academic or professional careers. Candidates must be within four calendar years from receipt of their highest degree at the time of the application deadline. The appointment is not a tenuretrack faculty position.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone ator by email at. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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