Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track - Department of Landscape Architecture

Faculty Position Available
Focus: Site Assembly and Landscape Design Studio
Department of Landscape Architecture, Cornell University

Position: Assistant Professor, Tenure-track.

Location: Ithaca, NY. The academic home for this position is the Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, housed on the Ithaca campus of Cornell University.

The Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University welcomes applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with experience and expertise in materials, construction methods and design.

The position includes 70% teaching and 30% research responsibilities. The successful applicant is expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching while pursuing research, creative inquiry and leadership activities that contribute a critical perspective to the discipline and profession as well as the vibrant culture of inclusive excellence at Cornell.

The Department offers three unique degrees. The MLA provides the foundational, historical, theoretical, technical, and skills-based grounding of the field of landscape architecture. The MPS degree offers students a one-year immersive course of study, including a collaborative research project. The BSLA is the only undergraduate professional degree in landscape architecture offered at an Ivy League institution and combines university requirements in biological, physical and social sciences, humanities, and written and oral communication within a studio-based design curriculum.

While our faculty and students view every landscape as an opportunity to create a healthier, more inspiring, socially just, and ecologically responsive world, the Department also recognizes the many deep, systematic, and lasting inequities in the built environment that result from a range of discriminatory practices closely related to the field including harmful zoning, infrastructure planning, transportation, and natural resource (dis)possession and management. As designers, we strive and seek individuals who recognize the complex history of our discipline in creating and upholding many of these harmful social structures and can engage in addressing these challenges, with the goal of creating more equitable futures.

Responsibilities:
This position has an effort split of 70% teaching and 30% research.

Department Affiliation:
The successful candidate will be a tenure-line faculty member of the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and will be based in the Department of Landscape Architecture. A mentoring program will support the personal and professional development of the new faculty member, providing advocacy, guidance, and assistance.

Qualifications:
A Master's degree in Landscape Architecture (MLA) or a graduate professional degree in a related field, such as a Master of Architecture (MArch). is required. A Ph.D. in a related field, interdisciplinary experience in practice or research, and/or design studio teaching are preferred.

This is an in-person position. The successful candidate will be expected to relocate within commuting distance of Ithaca, NY. Relocation assistance may be provided. Finalists for this position will be asked to sign an affidavit that they have not been found to have violated employer policies at their previous institutions.

Inquiries may be directed to:

Martin Hogue, Search Committee Chair

Department of Landscape Architecture

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

In compliance with New York's Pay Transparency Law, the annual base salary range for this assistant professor position is $90,000 - $135,000. This pay range represents base pay (for 9 months). Cornell University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Cornell's regional and global presence includes state-wide Cornell Cooperative Extension programs and offices in all counties and boroughs, global partnerships with institutions and communities engaged in life-changing research and education, the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, and the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.

Pay Range:

Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.

• Academic Discipline

• Unique applicable skills.

Employment Assistance:

Notice to Applicants:

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