Cornell University, Landscape Architecture
(posted 2025/04/09)Position Description
Department of Landscape Architecture
One-Year Lecturer Position, 9-Month
Full-Time Appt
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of
purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second largest college. We work
across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned
research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we
seek focus on three overlapping concerns: We believe that achieving
next-generation scientific breakthroughs requires an understanding of the
world’s complex, interlocking systems. We believe that access to nutritious
food and a healthy environment is a fundamental human right. We believe that
ensuring a prosperous global future depends on the ability to support local
people and communities everywhere. By working in and across multiple scientific
areas, CALS can address challenges and opportunities of the greatest relevance,
here in New York, across the nation, and around the world.
Position Function
The
Department of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University seeks applications
for a one-year lecturer position to begin Fall, 2025. This position requires
the candidate to have teaching and/or professional practice experience in
high-quality contemporary design and the ability to teach design studios
grounded in the historical and theoretical foundations of the field. In
addition to undergraduate and graduate studio teaching, the candidate will be
expected to have expertise and interest in at least one other area that will
allow them to teach workshops, seminars, or technical courses. These courses
will contribute to a curriculum that aims to prepare skilled and critical
practitioners and researchers and expand the role of landscape architecture in
addressing pressing anthropogenic issues. We seek faculty with innovative
professional and/or teaching experience who can contribute to the development
of a systematic cultural and ecological foundation for the design of
environments. The lecturer will be responsible for all aspects of the courses
they are assigned to teach, including holding office hours and grading.
Anticipated Division of Time
The lecturer will be
responsible for two graduate or undergraduate design studios, one per semester,
along with two seminars or technical courses, also one per semester. The
lecturer will be expected to assist with department service roles as needed
(serving on committees, etc.). The anticipated division of time is 90%
teaching, 10% department service. The lecturer will not have formal advisees
assigned to them; however, students will expect to get informal advice on job
searches and internship opportunities.
Requirements
Supervision Exercised
The lecturer
may supervise undergraduate and/or graduate teaching/course assistants.
Qualified candidates
should submit a short cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for
three references via the website.
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Changing.
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great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff
impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to
further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement.
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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 (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.
Application Materials Required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Portfolios (optional)
- Three references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )
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