Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Associate/Full Professor in Landscape Design of the Public Realm - Dept. of Land
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Berkeley, California, United States, 94709
Associate/Full Professor in Landscape Design of the Public Realm - Dept. of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, UC Berkeley
Position title:
Associate or Full Professor
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.Salary range:
The current salary range for this position is $96,500-$227,400 (9-month academic year salary). Off-scale salary and other components of pay may be offered to meet competitive conditions.Anticipated start:
July 1, 2025Application WindowOpen date:
July 26, 2024Next review date:
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date:
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP) was established in 1913 and offers degree programs at the undergraduate, Masters, and PhD levels. We share a bold interdisciplinary vision that integrates design excellence, grounded research, commitment to social equity, and rigorous pedagogies to inspire future thought leaders and creative visionaries in environmental design and beyond. The department continues to redefine our field by engaging with contemporary imperatives of climate adaptation, environmental justice, and innovation.LAEP at UC Berkeley is internationally recognized for its focus on design as it intersects with public engagement, environmental justice, innovation, urbanism, and ecology. We are seeking a new tenured faculty member (Associate or Full Professor) to lead contemporary design discourse on the future of public space. The design of public space is facing pressures to increase urban density, address social inequities, and respond to a changing climate; necessitating a shift in professional practice and research.The successful candidate is expected to engage in research and design pedagogy that critically examines contemporary design, praxis, and performance issues of public space, including relevant issues of agency, equity, innovation, policy, research, funding, and political contestation. We seek a colleague who can bring cultural meaning, functional value, compelling aesthetic engagement, and design process, while expanding the department's emphasis on future cities as adaptive cultural and environmental systems. This faculty member should be well positioned to engage in cross-disciplinary discourse, teaching, and research regarding the public realm, with a track record of scholarship, public engagement, and/or built works commensurate with expectations for a tenured professor at UC Berkeley.In addition to excellence in research and teaching, we seek a colleague with the ability to assume leadership roles within the department, college, and university shortly after appointment. This will include the ability and strong desire to serve as Department Chair within an appropriate timeframe. As chair, opportunities exist to leverage department resources for new initiatives in our Undergraduate and Graduate programs as well as throughout the College of Environmental Design. Applicants should have documented experience in academic leadership roles within public and peer institutions as well as a comprehensive and forward-looking vision for design discourse, research, and innovation.We anticipate that a new faculty colleague in LAEP will help develop this vision through planning of curricula; maintaining a department climate that is hospitable to creativity, diversity, and innovation; active recruitment of undergraduate and graduate students; and planning of public programs such as lecture series and exhibitions. We value transparency, shared responsibility, and mutual respect in our faculty colleagues and academic leadership.The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia.Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)Masters Degree or equivalent international degree.Additional qualifications
(required at time of start)Leadership Experience in the Context of a Professionally Accredited Degree Program in Landscape Architecture, or equivalent discipline.Track Record of Scholarship and/or Built Creative Works commensurate with rank.Evidence of teaching that is innovative, inclusive, and engaged within the context of contemporary design and planning discourse.Preferred qualificationsPhD In Landscape Architecture, or Related FieldProfessional Licensure in Landscape ArchitectureCertifications in Planning, Climate Adaptation, or Design that support research, practice, and leadershipSenior Leadership within Public University Systems, Professional Organizations, or GovernmentApplication RequirementsDocument requirementsAll candidates will be asked to submit the required documents and names of external references. Candidates under consideration for the short list will be asked to supply additional materials including a statement on research/creative work and a statement on teaching and mentoring which also addresses service to both their university and the profession.Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.Statement of Interest – A 2-3 page statement of interest specifying the relevance of the applicant's experience to the department with a description of leadership, research & creative works, and teaching in studio, lecture, and seminars.A list of 3-5 people who can speak to your experience, character, and potential. Only contact information is required for the initial phase of this search.UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
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Position title:
Associate or Full Professor
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.Salary range:
The current salary range for this position is $96,500-$227,400 (9-month academic year salary). Off-scale salary and other components of pay may be offered to meet competitive conditions.Anticipated start:
July 1, 2025Application WindowOpen date:
July 26, 2024Next review date:
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date:
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP) was established in 1913 and offers degree programs at the undergraduate, Masters, and PhD levels. We share a bold interdisciplinary vision that integrates design excellence, grounded research, commitment to social equity, and rigorous pedagogies to inspire future thought leaders and creative visionaries in environmental design and beyond. The department continues to redefine our field by engaging with contemporary imperatives of climate adaptation, environmental justice, and innovation.LAEP at UC Berkeley is internationally recognized for its focus on design as it intersects with public engagement, environmental justice, innovation, urbanism, and ecology. We are seeking a new tenured faculty member (Associate or Full Professor) to lead contemporary design discourse on the future of public space. The design of public space is facing pressures to increase urban density, address social inequities, and respond to a changing climate; necessitating a shift in professional practice and research.The successful candidate is expected to engage in research and design pedagogy that critically examines contemporary design, praxis, and performance issues of public space, including relevant issues of agency, equity, innovation, policy, research, funding, and political contestation. We seek a colleague who can bring cultural meaning, functional value, compelling aesthetic engagement, and design process, while expanding the department's emphasis on future cities as adaptive cultural and environmental systems. This faculty member should be well positioned to engage in cross-disciplinary discourse, teaching, and research regarding the public realm, with a track record of scholarship, public engagement, and/or built works commensurate with expectations for a tenured professor at UC Berkeley.In addition to excellence in research and teaching, we seek a colleague with the ability to assume leadership roles within the department, college, and university shortly after appointment. This will include the ability and strong desire to serve as Department Chair within an appropriate timeframe. As chair, opportunities exist to leverage department resources for new initiatives in our Undergraduate and Graduate programs as well as throughout the College of Environmental Design. Applicants should have documented experience in academic leadership roles within public and peer institutions as well as a comprehensive and forward-looking vision for design discourse, research, and innovation.We anticipate that a new faculty colleague in LAEP will help develop this vision through planning of curricula; maintaining a department climate that is hospitable to creativity, diversity, and innovation; active recruitment of undergraduate and graduate students; and planning of public programs such as lecture series and exhibitions. We value transparency, shared responsibility, and mutual respect in our faculty colleagues and academic leadership.The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia.Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)Masters Degree or equivalent international degree.Additional qualifications
(required at time of start)Leadership Experience in the Context of a Professionally Accredited Degree Program in Landscape Architecture, or equivalent discipline.Track Record of Scholarship and/or Built Creative Works commensurate with rank.Evidence of teaching that is innovative, inclusive, and engaged within the context of contemporary design and planning discourse.Preferred qualificationsPhD In Landscape Architecture, or Related FieldProfessional Licensure in Landscape ArchitectureCertifications in Planning, Climate Adaptation, or Design that support research, practice, and leadershipSenior Leadership within Public University Systems, Professional Organizations, or GovernmentApplication RequirementsDocument requirementsAll candidates will be asked to submit the required documents and names of external references. Candidates under consideration for the short list will be asked to supply additional materials including a statement on research/creative work and a statement on teaching and mentoring which also addresses service to both their university and the profession.Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.Statement of Interest – A 2-3 page statement of interest specifying the relevance of the applicant's experience to the department with a description of leadership, research & creative works, and teaching in studio, lecture, and seminars.A list of 3-5 people who can speak to your experience, character, and potential. Only contact information is required for the initial phase of this search.UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
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