Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Practice Track
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
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- Faculty Jobs
- Engineering & Mathematics, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Professional Fields, Architecture & Urban Planning
- Position Type
- Assistant Professor
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University of Virginia School of Architecture is seeking qualified applicants for a part time General Faculty Position as a Non-Tenure Track Professor in Practice, to join the Landscape Architecture faculty and participate in its innovative teaching and creative activity. The Department is committed to supporting individual Faculty agendas in Practice that address pressing social, cultural, and ecological issues through the medium of landscape. We encourage candidates with demonstrated excellence in both traditional academic, practical, and non-traditional backgrounds to apply to join our faculty in the education of the next generation of landscape architects.
In recent years, the School of Architecture has undergone a series of transformations to maintain our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to continuing our tradition in design excellence and craft. Recently renovated studio and fabrication facilities provide state of the art facilities for computation and fabrication and collaborative research. The School supports a robust research agenda through individual faculty projects and within the Center for Cultural Landscapes, the Arctic Design Group, the Natural Infrastructure Lab, Morven Farms, and the Milton Land Lab. The University of Virginia encourages multidisciplinary partnerships, and the department is currently engaged in funded research with collaborators in environmental science, engineering, computer science, and public health. Applicants should be accomplished practitioners with the ability to teach graduate landscape design studios in addition to required and elective coursework in Ecology and Technology with an emphasis on planting design and landscape maintenance. In addition to design excellence, we seek applicants who will participate in cross-disciplinary curricular initiatives and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in landscape architecture in relation to the other design arts, humanities, and sciences through their creative work and/or practice. A Professor of Practice at UVA is expected to teach, develop curriculum in collaboration with School leadership, serve on academic committees, and practice in the discipline of landscape architecture. Candidates will be appointed at the appropriate rank as Professor of Practice (NTT) and must show potential to develop or show evidence of excellence in teaching and service to the University and discipline. Applicants to the position are individuals in practice that are interested in pursuing a body of creative practice in a part-time position as a Professor of Practice (NTT).QualifiationsSuccessful candidates for these positions will have a terminal degree in Landscape Architecture (MLA) or equivalent practice experience as well as prior teaching experience and/or an advanced degree in an area of specialization.
Application InstructionsTo apply, visit http://apply.interfolio.com/160489
1) Cover letter expressing interest and qualifications, including summary of notable accomplishments in design/research, teaching, and leadership2) CV3) Contact information for (3) references noting your professional relationship to each 4) Digital portfolio of examples of teaching and practice (built and/or speculative) Digital Portfolio materials should be submitted as a single .pdf file saved as Lastname_Firstname.pdf
Applications will be reviewed 30 days from the posting of this ad and the position will continue to remain open until the position is filled. For questions regarding this position, please contact Search Committee and Department Chair, Professor Bradley Cantrell at bcantrell@virginia.edu. For Interfolio-related assistance, please contact Jaime Satterlee at jlg5wv@virginia.edu.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.
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