Assistant or Associate Professor - Landscape Architecture

Job Description

The Landscape Architecture Program at Virginia Tech invites applications for a full-time tenure/tenure track faculty appointment(s) at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, to begin in the Fall 2022.

The Landscape Architecture Program seeks applicants with a strong interest in teaching design studios and the ability to teach core technology and/or theory and methods courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. We also offer opportunities to teach seminars in areas of expertise. We encourage candidates who can demonstrate their promise, passion, and creativity to integrate their research and creative works with their teaching to apply.

We are looking for hands-on collaborators who will participate in shaping a critical landscape pedagogy with us by building on our program’s existing focal areas and by diversifying our expertise. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise and interests in contemporary practices and/or cross-disciplinary collaborations outside the campus as well as across the school, college and/or university. Successful candidates will join faculty colleagues in stewarding the development and growth of the Landscape Architecture Program.

Faculty members at Virginia Tech are expected to teach and mentor students, engage in community and university service, and to establish and/or maintain an active agenda of scholarly pursuits including, but not limited to, supported research and creative and/or professionally-associated practice disseminated through appropriate venues.

Required Qualifications

A Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture or BS in Landscape Architecture plus a terminal degree in a related field, at the time employment begins. Landscape architecture degree must be from an accredited degree program.

Excellent interpersonal skills are required.

Candidate must demonstrate their potential or ability to:
o teach across a range of academic coursework in one or more disciplinary content areas to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as
o develop and/or maintain a strong peer-reviewed research/scholarship/creative activity agenda in the discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. on a topic of landscape architecture or a closely related field, and/or professional licensure in Landscape Architecture

A proven track record of engagement in multidisciplinary research, critical design practice, and/or scholarship

Evidence of outstanding landscape architectural design skills

Professional experience in Landscape Architecture or a related design field

A record of service within the discipline and/or profession.

Eligibility for membership in the American Society of Landscape Architects, or membership in another professional association of landscape architects or closely allied professional organization.

Application Materials

• Cover letter expressing interest and qualifications including a summary of notable accomplishments relative to this position;
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement of diversity, equity and inclusion
• Personal statement of teaching interest and philosophy
• Personal statement of research interests and agenda
• Digital Portfolio of Work with examples of design and site planning work (built and/or speculative), teaching, and research, scholarship and/or creative works. (submit portfolio as a single pdf, 9MB maximum)
• Reference list of three persons (including names, titles, e-mail addresses and phone numbers) the search committee may contact.

*Additional materials may be requested by shortlisted candidates

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Review Date

Friday, April 1, 2022

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Position does require occasional travel to attend conferences and meetings.

About Landscape Architecture

The Landscape Architecture Program at Virginia Tech is an educational community committed to discovering, developing and disseminating knowledge related to the discipline and profession of landscape architecture. We are committed to developing and expanding greater societal understanding and problem-solving addressing the complex interrelationships between people and the physical environment, and exploring more sustainable and resilient futures through planning, designing, and managing landscapes that integrate design for resilience, people and place, and community-based design, as well as design education and pedagogy.

The program offers two accredited degrees (5-year BLA and MLA), a minor in Landscape Architecture and a Landscape Architecture track in the School of Architecture +Design’s Architecture & Design Research PhD program. The curriculum reflects a continued commitment to discovery-based, community-based design practices, experiential learning, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary content.

Our program is a recognized national leader within the discipline. We are at the forefront of addressing many critical issues, including community-based design practices; design for resilience including design and planning for sea level rise, climate change and blue and green infrastructure; and the planning, design and development of healthy, resilient communities. This work extends from the classroom into diverse communities, and through scholarly and creative works.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Roslyn Garrison at roslyng@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Advertised: March 4, 2022
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