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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE / MORVEN RESEARCH FELLOW, GENERAL FACULTY

European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools · Indiana, United States · 1 wk ago
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About the Role

The University of Virginia School of Architecture seeks outstanding designers and educators to join our faculty as an Assistant Professor and the inaugural Morven Research Fellow. This two-year, non-tenure track Assistant Professor position requires both research and teaching. It is renewable up to a third year, upon successful review of teaching effectiveness and research trajectory. We welcome candidates with demonstrated design skills and a particular interest in a land-based research project that includes fieldwork, designed experiments and/or regenerative land management. The Morven Fellow will connect the new pan-university UVA Morven Sustainability Lab (MSL) and the School of Architecture (A-School) through their teaching in the core curriculum of our graduate program as well as involvement in field experiments and creative land management at Morven.

Responsibilities

  • Teach a load of three courses per academic year: two in the graduate Landscape Architecture core (a design studio and a required course) and one elective open to students across the University centered on Morven, a 2900-acre living landscape laboratory located ten miles from the A-School
  • Develop a land-based research project at Morven related to the MSL Strategic Action plan goals and initiatives
  • Undertake fieldwork and engage in designed experiments and/or regenerative land management at Morven
  • Connect the UVA Morven Sustainability Lab and the School of Architecture through teaching and research
  • Benefit from mentorship from the Landscape Architecture Department Chair and MSL Faculty Director
  • Supplement nine-month salary through summer options including external consulting, funded research, elective teaching in January or Summer terms, or co-teaching in the School of Architecture's Summer Design Institute

Research Focus Areas

We are especially interested in research agendas that will further:

  • The creation and implementation of a 1000-acre Experimental Forest located on Morven East
  • The regenerative silvopasture initiative planned for Morven's rotational grazing fields and riparian corridors
  • The regeneration of 1000 acres of mixed hardwood forest on Carter Mountain

Qualifications

  • Terminal degree in Landscape Architecture
  • Demonstrated design skills and a particular interest in land-based research projects
  • Facile planning and designing across various scales, with eagerness to undertake fieldwork
  • Cross-disciplinary interests with other disciplines in the university (e.g., environmental sciences, architecture, architectural history, urban and environmental planning)
  • Compelling research proposal and associated pedagogy

Application Instructions

Apply through Interfolio via this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/179229

Upload the following application materials:

  • Cover letter expressing interest and qualifications, including a summary of notable accomplishments in design/research, teaching, and leadership
  • 2-3 page land-based pedagogy and research proposal
  • CV
  • Contact information for (3) references noting your professional relationship to each
  • A digital portfolio including samples of creative work, teaching, and research (size limit: 100mb)

Application reviews will begin in mid-February and will continue to remain open until the position is filled.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Search Committee Chair Elizabeth K. Meyer, the Merrill D. Peterson Professor of Landscape Architecture and Faculty Director of Morven Sustainability Lab at ekm7a@virginia.edu. For Interfolio-related assistance, please contact UVA HR.

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