Assistant Professor, College of Architecture, Design and Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls Campus
About The Position
Thomas Jefferson University invites applications for a full-time, nine-month Assistant Professor faculty position in Landscape Architecture at its East Falls Campus. The appointment will be on the Teacher-Scholar or Practice-Scholar track, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The successful candidate will teach throughout the undergraduate landscape architecture curriculum, including design studios, lecture courses, and seminars. They will help students connect design fundamentals with interdisciplinary approaches to complex environmental and societal challenges, contribute to curriculum development, and collaborate with colleagues across the College to strengthen transdisciplinary teaching and learning. The candidate will join a collegial faculty and pursue research or scholarship, or professional practice, appropriate to the appointment track. The University seeks applicants whose work and experience will expand intellectual diversity, including work that elevates marginalized voices, embraces the humanistic dimensions of design, and engages with their intersection with technology. The Landscape Architecture Program is grounded in the potential of designed landscapes to enrich lives through resilient, inclusive, and inspiring environments. Its interdisciplinary curriculum and faculty work address ecological, social, cultural, historical, and technological challenges, with a commitment to design excellence, environmental stewardship, and social equity. Applicants must have a professional bachelor’s degree combined with a master’s degree, or a terminal professional master’s degree; the professional degree must be in Landscape Architecture. Foreign equivalents of U.S. degrees are acceptable. Candidates must hold landscape architect registration or be actively pursuing it and, if pursuing registration, must have completed the experience hours required to qualify for the licensing exam. Successful candidates who are not yet registered must achieve licensure within two years of their contract date. Candidates should be qualified by education and experience to teach at the undergraduate level. A portfolio of scholarly inquiry and/or outstanding professional work is required. A trajectory of critical inquiry aligned with the program’s design approach and core values is highly desired. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, portfolio of teaching, research/scholarship and professional work, and names and contact information for three references. Materials should be submitted digitally by email, and candidates must also submit an online application and CV. The preferred submission deadline is January 19, 2027; the search will remain open until suitable candidates are identified.
Requirements
- A professional bachelor’s degree combined with a master’s degree, or a terminal professional master’s degree; the professional degree must be in Landscape Architecture. Foreign equivalents of U.S. degrees are acceptable.
- Hold registration as a landscape architect or be actively working toward registration.
- Applicants pursuing registration must have completed the experience hours required to qualify for the licensing exam.
- Candidates not yet registered must achieve licensure within two years of their contract date.
- Be qualified by education and experience to teach at the undergraduate level.
- Submit a portfolio of scholarly inquiry and/or outstanding professional work.
- Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, portfolio of teaching, research/scholarship and professional work, and names and contact information for three references.
- Submit an online application and CV.
Nice To Haves
- Degrees and experience in landscape architecture practice, research, and teaching.
- Ability to teach landscape ecology, design, community and civic engagement, social equity, and sustainable design.
- Demonstrated success advancing equity and justice in the built environment.
- Professional experience and some teaching experience.
- Experience using advanced digital software and technologies related to landscape architecture.
- Professional registration in Landscape Architecture, or actively pursuing it.
- A trajectory of critical inquiry aligned with the program’s design approach and core values.
- Evidence of successful, innovative, and collaborative work in landscape architecture.
Responsibilities
- Teach across the undergraduate landscape architecture curriculum, including design studios, lecture courses, and seminars.
- Help students connect design fundamentals with interdisciplinary approaches to complex environmental and societal challenges.
- Contribute to curriculum development.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the College to strengthen transdisciplinary teaching and learning.
- Pursue research or scholarship, or professional practice, appropriate to the appointment track.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
- Medical insurance access for all colleagues, including those working less than part-time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
