Adjunct Faculty, for Spring 2026: “Green Building Design, Construction, and Operation / Sustainable Sites” - Institute for Sustainable Practice

About the role

The Institute for Sustainable Practice seeks eligible scholars and practitioners to fill an adjunct teaching role for the Spring 2026 “Green Building Design, Construction, and Operation” graduate course.

Responsibilities

• Review, learn, edit, and utilize all existing, published course content in the Canvas learning management system (LMS) and course reading materials.
• Create and customize unique course content, instructional aids, notices, reminders, and one local immersion experience aligned with the course learning outcomes.
• Instruct and mentor graduate students using various teaching formats including live lectures, Zoom, recorded lectures, and hybrid experiences.

Requirements

• Master Current Course Content: Review and utilize existing course content in the Canvas LMS and course reading materials.
• Create and Customize Engaging Course Content: Develop and record unique course content, instructional aids, notices, reminders, and one local immersion experience.
• Instruct and Mentor Students: Lecture and engage graduate students in integrated teaching formats, ensuring all course assessments are completed by deadlines.

Qualifications

• Education: Required - Training and experience in landscape architecture, building architecture, or engineering for green/sustainable building design, construction management, and/or landscape and site design for industrial, commercial, or large residential scale developments. A master of science, master of architecture, masters of landscape architecture, master of business administration, OR a PhD in engineering, architecture, or J.D. relevant to green building and sustainable sites is required. Additional green and sustainable building, sustainable sites, or relevant facility energy management certification is required (e.g., LEED GA/AP, Sustainable Sites, Certified Energy Manager, etc.).
• Experience: Required - Ten or more years of professional experience in green and sustainable building and site design, construction, and/or maintenance, or private development policy or practice. A graduate degree in sustainability with an emphasis in green building and sites can substitute for a portion of the 10-year experience. Preferred - Experience teaching, presenting, managing, and/or training practitioners or graduate students. Experience teaching online, conducting relevant sustainability research, field work, consulting, and/or organizational or business management and experience related to green buildings and sites.

Skills

• Strong written, verbal, graphic, video communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and responsible.
• Desire to provide timely grading and effective student feedback.

Benefits

A successful course evaluation outcome may lead to teaching this course annually and other graduate teaching opportunities.

Pay

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Schedule

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