Assistant Professor Landscape Architecture - Beginning Design
About The Position
The Department seeks a colleague with enthusiasm for beginning design education to teach first and second year design studios and introductory support courses in materials and implementation techniques. The candidate should demonstrate a commitment to, or potential for, teaching excellence in design fundamentals, site design, and critical and creative design approaches, including integrating analog and digital techniques into the studio environment. Applicants shall demonstrate the ability to develop a viable research program that complements their teaching. Commitment to department, college, and university service activities is required. Learn-by-doing and project-based learning is the preferred teaching model. Salary commensurate with education and experience of the individual selected. (Anticipated hiring range: $90,000 - $100,800 per year). The anticipated start date is August 17, 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Requirements
- A master’s in landscape architecture or a related and complementary field. Where the master’s degree is in a related or complementary field, the candidate shall have an undergraduate degree in landscape architecture and shall have evidence of experience in landscape architecture practice.
- Evidence of potential for excellence in university-level teaching.
- Evidence of experience with design fundamentals and construction methods through professional projects or teaching.
- Familiarity with hand-drawing and current and emerging digital representation media.
- Potential for the development of a successful research and scholarship program that complements their teaching. Cal Poly uses Boyer’s model of scholarship (discovery, integration, application, and teaching), encouraging a wide range of scholarship directions.
- Demonstrable commitment to universal student success.
Nice To Haves
- Professional practice with an emphasis on site-scale design, design development, material exploration, and sustainable practices.
- Landscape architecture license or demonstrated progress in the licensure process.
- Teaching experience in studios, including beginning and site design studios, and design implementation courses.
Responsibilities
- Teach first and second year design studios
- Teach introductory support courses in materials and implementation techniques
- Demonstrate a commitment to, or potential for, teaching excellence in design fundamentals, site design, and critical and creative design approaches, including integrating analog and digital techniques into the studio environment.
- Develop a viable research program that complements their teaching.
- Commitment to department, college, and university service activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
