The Landscape Architecture program is in the School of Architecture + Planning, along with professional programs in Architecture and Community + Regional Planning. The three academic programs promote interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The School also offers graduate certificates in Historic Preservation + Regionalism and Urban Innovation. Started in 2000, Landscape Architecture is a growing and dynamic professional graduate degree program, fully accredited by the LAAB, and boasting numerous national and international student awards. Areas of focus are design (primarily in the urban environment), cultural landscapes, design in arid environments, urban design, and art + ecology. The School research areas of focus are in arid lands, health and the built environment, indigenous planning and design and digital fabrication.
We are seeking an individual who will promote and demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, and outreach activities in the Landscape Architecture program and the School; who can complement and add to the program’s existing strengths and areas of focus; effectively teach and mentor graduate students and help prepare them for their future roles in the LA profession; and be a critical faculty member that fully participates in next phases of growth and development of the LA program.
The successful candidate will have both design and ecology backgrounds, with a focus on urban ecology, and who will have a strong working knowledge of the application of ecological principles in the design of urban environments. They will have strong design skills and innovative design studio teaching methods as well as current knowledge and abilities in digital representation, particularly in design visualization.