Landscape Architecture - Foundations Design, Assistant Professor

Landscape Architecture – Foundations Design, Assistant Professor

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Landscape Architecture – Foundations Design, Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts[R0128418]

PROFILE of the UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1957, UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution comprised of approximately 31,000 students and more than 3,900 faculty and staff. To date, UNLV has conferred more than 136,000 degrees, producing more than 120,000 alumni around the world. UNLV is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as an R1 research university with very high research activity. The university is committed to recruiting and retaining top students and faculty, educating the region's diversifying population and workforce, driving economic activity through increased research and community partnerships, and creating an academic health center for Southern Nevada that includes the launch of a new UNLV School of Medicine.  UNLV is located on a 332-acre main campus and two satellite campuses in Southern Nevada.

Here at UNLV, we have come together and created one of the most affirmative and dynamic academic environments in the country. UNLV sits in the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of the nation’s most diverse universities for undergraduates. The university has ranked in the top ten since the rankings debuted more than a decade ago. We continue to show our commitment to serving our wonderfully diverse population and building the future for Las Vegas and Nevada.

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COMMITMENT to DIVERSITY

The successful candidate will demonstrate support for diversity, equity and inclusiveness as well as participate in maintaining a respectful, positive work environment.

ROLE of the POSITION

The School of Architecture at the University of Nevada Las Vegas seeks qualified candidates to fill a nine-month, tenure-track, faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor. The successful candidate will be able to teach design studios and lecture/seminar courses at the undergraduate level with an emphasis on foundations level design as it pertains to the discipline of landscape architecture.

The successful candidate is expected to:

• function effectively across the disciplines housed within the UNLV School of Architecture;

• be a strong and forward-looking advocate of progressive design thinking.

• productively engage in teaching, and research/scholarship/creative activities in a manner conducive to an academic environment, i.e., the dissemination of completed work(s) in high impact academic venues.

• productively pursue external funding to support their research/scholarship/creative activity agenda;

• make service contributions within the University, College, School, and the professional community including but not limited to: committee assignments, curricular assessment and review, maintaining accreditation standards, and student mentorship.

VACCINATION MANDATE POLICY

Per the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Emergency COVID-19 Employee Vaccination Policy, all NSHE employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious waiver request.  All candidates for employment must have this information on file with Human Resources prior to their start date. Information about how the policy applies to new hires is now available on the COVID-19 Employee Vaccine Mandate webpage.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires a terminal degree from a program accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) in any of the three disciplines offered by the School of Architecture, or closely related allied discipline, from a regionally accredited college or university and well-qualified experience teaching in higher education, and/or the professional practice of landscape architecture. This position also requires proficiency in the ability to teaching design studios and lecture/seminar courses at the undergraduate level with an emphasis on foundations level design as it pertains to the discipline of landscape architecture. This position requires a proficiency in the application of current digital technologies. Credentials must be obtained prior to the start of employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

This position prefers a Ph.D. degree from a regionally accredited university and a record of externally funded scholarship/research, practice-based research, or creative activity.

SALARY RANGE

Salary competitive with those at similarly situated institutions. Position is contingent upon funding. 

APPLICATION DETAILS

Submit a letter of interest, a detailed resume listing qualifications and experience, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three professional references who may be contacted. Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience, with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications because this is the information on which the initial review of materials will be based.

Although this position will remain open until filled, review of candidates’ materials will begin on February 14, 2022. Materials should be addressed to Professor Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Search Committee Chair, and are to be submitted online as we do not accept emailed materials. For assistance with the application process, please contact UNLV Human Resources at (702) 895-3504 or UNLVJobs@unlv.edu.

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If you complete an application outside of the internal application process, your application will be returned, and you will have to reapply as an internal applicant which may delay your application.

SAFETY AND SECURITY STATEMENT

UNLV is committed to assisting all members of the UNLV community in providing for their own safety and security. The Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report compliance document is available online.

EEO/AA STATEMENT

UNLV is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action educator and employer committed to achieving excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, age, creed, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas employs only United States citizens and non-citizens lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Women, under-represented groups, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

TITLE IX STATEMENT

UNLV does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities, including admissions, on the basis of sex/gender pursuant to Title IX, or on the basis of age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, color or religion pursuant to Title 4, Chapter 8, Section 13 of the NSHE Handbook. Reports of discriminatory misconduct, questions regarding Title IX, and/or concerns about noncompliance with Title IX or any other anti-discrimination laws or policies should be directed to UNLV’s Title IX Coordinator Michelle Sposito. The Title IX Coordinator can be reached through the online reporting form, by email at titleixcoordinator@unlv.edu, by phone at (702) 895-4055, by mail at 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 451062, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-1062, or in person at Frank and Estella Beam Hall (BEH), Room 555.