Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position University of Florida
About the role
Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning. Nine‑month, tenure‑accruing faculty appointment beginning August 2026. The department seeks a colleague with expertise and interest in emergent AI use, computational design, and digital fabrication for landscape research, teaching, or practice, or with strong scholarship in construction/design‑build, conservation planning, landscape perception/performance, resilient designs for climate adaptation, or cultural landscapes.
Responsibilities
- Conduct original research and produce peer‑reviewed publications and scholarship that advances disciplinary knowledge.
- Develop and teach courses in the accredited Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) and Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) programs, employing pedagogies that engage a multicultural, interdisciplinary student body.
- Pursue external funding to support research and creative work.
- Participate in departmental, school, and university service activities consistent with the land‑grant mission.
Requirements
- Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in Landscape Architecture or an allied field is required.
- Doctoral degree and/or professional licensure is preferred but not required.
- Demonstrated record of excellence in education, research, creative works, or professional practice in landscape architecture.
Qualifications
- Expertise and interest in emergent AI use, computational design, and/or digital fabrication applied to landscape architecture research, teaching, or practice.
- Or strong scholarship in construction/design‑build, conservation planning, landscape perception/performance, resilient designs for climate adaptation, or cultural landscapes.
- Ability to generate extra‑mural funding to support scholarship.
- Well‑developed pedagogy for engaging a multicultural, interdisciplinary student body.
- Capacity to teach in the professional, accredited BLA and MLA degree programs.
- Commitment to service aligned with the department, school, and land‑grant university missions.
Benefits
- Full benefits package including health insurance, retirement options, and paid leave.
- Access to the University of Florida’s dual‑career academic hire program.
Schedule
Nine‑month, tenure‑accruing faculty appointment (academic year) beginning August 2026.
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We need to include details about: - Department established 1933, only professionally-accredited BLA in FL, oldest graduate program, mission, research, training, service. - Faculty interests: land use and conservation planning, cultural landscapes, green and blue infrastructure, community advocacy and development, sustainable design practices. - Faculty lead Center for Landscape Conservation Planning (official forum within College for applied research on relationship between conservation and land use, bridging design, planning, wildlife conservation). - Engaged alumni network, active State ASLA chapter; per ASLA Florida, state second largest to employ Landscape Architects with 1,630 licensed LA’s. - School and College relationships: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture, Construction Management, Interior Design, Historic Preservation, Sustainability and the Built Environment. - School of Architecture CityLab programs in Orlando and Jacksonville. - Research institutes and centers: Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, GeoPlan Center, Center for Health and the Built Environment, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER). - University of Florida ranking #7 public university per US News 2025, flagship, land-grant, AAU, opportunities for research, cross-disciplinary appointments with Warrington College of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Levin College of Law, six health-related colleges, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Water Institute, Florida Climate Institute. - University AI initiative includes access to Nvidia’s HiPerGator supercomputer. - Campus: historic main campus with gothic brick buildings, oak trees, museums, performing arts center, childcare center, nationally ranked hospital complex. - Located in Gainesville, surrounded by historic neighborhoods, vibrant downtown, over 100 miles bike paths, regional transit, regional airport. - Gainesville metro area population 280,000, commercial, cultural, educational, medical center of north central FL. - Alachua County schools highly rated, specialized programs; nature parks, waterways, freshwater springs. - Major cities Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville within 2 hours; Gulf and Atlantic coasts within 2 hours. - Updated: October 7, 2025. 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