Description

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning (LARCP) in the College of Architecture, Planning & Design (APDesign) at Kansas State University (K-State) in Manhattan, Kansas seeks qualified applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture position. A tenure-track Associate Professor position may be considered based on applicant's qualifications.

The successful candidate will:

• deliver creative and effective teaching in studio-based courses across the landscape architecture core curriculum.
• engage in significant, peer-reviewed research, scholarship, and/or creative activities.
• supervise independent graduate research.
• participate in departmental governance.
• participate in university and professional service.
• contribute to an environment that fosters a collegial environment and cooperative interactions with coworkers, students, and others.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in landscape architecture or a closely allied field.
• Ability to work with a wide range of student interests and academic levels.
• Ability to teach classes in at least one of the following areas:
        - Comprehensive MLA culminating courses (studio and seminar)
        - Socio-ecological systems using GIS and/or GeoDesign
        - Foundational design for the College’s first-year students
        - Site planning and design
• Evidence of, or potential for, successful research, scholarship, and/or creative activity with a focused agenda.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional licensure.
• Ability to help students develop career-ready professional skills.
• Relevant experience in practice.
• Ability to teach studios, seminars, and lecture classes.
• Ability to teach landscape architectural history and theory.
• Ph.D. (or ABD) in landscape architecture or closely allied field.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.