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Working TitleLandscape Architecture Assistant or Associate Professor

Position LocationFort Collins, CO

Work LocationPosition is fully in-office/in-person

Posting Number202400392F

Proposed Annual Salary Range$85,000-$105,000 Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications

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Position TypeFaculty

Work Hours/Week40

Description of Work Unit

The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture strives to discover, apply, and disseminate knowledge and technology while developing future leaders in the state, the nation, and the world. Through hands-on experiential learning in each of our three majors, Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture, and Landscape Architecture, we encourage human engagement with the landscape and demonstrate our focus to solve problems for people, agriculture, and the environment through scholarship and creativity fostered by teamwork and individual diversity.

The Landscape Architecture Program’s purpose is to create, enhance, and sustain the built, natural and social environments. Landscape Architecture is a licensed professional discipline concerned with landscape design, environmental design and environmental planning.

Tenure/Tenure Track?Yes

% Research0

% Teaching90

% Service10

% Administration0

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on02/28/2025

Number of Vacancies

Desired Start Date08/15/2025

Position End Date

Position Summary

The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University ( CSU ) seeks to hire a tenure-track faculty member at the assistant or associate professor level with expertise in Landscape Architecture. The 9-month tenure track appointment (90% teaching, 10%) is to begin August 15, 2025.

The successful applicant will demonstrate knowledge of:

• core principles of design

• technical and construction methods

• process-oriented practice

• design computing and hand drawing

• landscape history

• advanced digital design media

• engineering and construction documentation

• urban design

• garden design

a breadth of design theory and practice

Conditions of EmploymentPre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Required Job Qualifications

• Master of Landscape Architecture, completed no later than spring 2025

• An LAAB -accredited degree in landscape architecture (or international equivalent)

• Strong written communication skills

At assistant professor level:

• Potential to develop a program of landscape architecture outreach and interdisciplinary collaboration with community and professional partners

• Demonstrated ability to impart knowledge through teaching and mentoring

At associate professor level:

• Demonstrated program oflandscape architecture outreach and interdisciplinary collaboration

• Demonstrated record of teaching experience and course development in landscape architecture

Preferred Job Qualifications

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WITH ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS , INCLUDING :

• Bachelor of Landscape Architecture ( BLA ) or Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture ( BSLA ) AND /OR five years of professional practice, demonstrating a strong working knowledge of landscape architecture

• Demonstrated pedagogical experience in advanced subjects of design, advanced technologies, analog, and digital methods, planting design, and design theory

• Demonstrated excellent teaching experience, course development, research,and grant awards

• Evidence of contemporary professional practice post-baccalaureate degree and ability to demonstrate successful technical design within drawing/construction sets and/or built work

• Demonstrated professional accomplishments in the field

• Demonstrated ability to teach landscape architecture studios

• Demonstrated ability to teach technical and construction-based skills with contemporary knowledge and use of design computing / 3D modeling applications (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, SketchUp, Rhino, Lumion)

• Demonstrated experience in establishing and/or managing a student recruitment program for an academic program in landscape architecture or a related discipline

Special Instructions to Applicants

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.

To apply, submit: 1) A letter of application stating interest and qualifications; 2) A statement addressing your teaching philosophy, background and experience in advanced technologies, site engineering and construction methods across the profession (2 page max)

3) A resume or CV; 4) Unofficial transcripts; 5) A portfolio of professional and scholarly work (9MB max); 6) Contact information for three references. References will not be contacted prior to notification of the candidate. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; for full consideration, submit materials by February 28, 2025.

For inquiries about the position, contact Search Chair, Scott Carman (scott.carman@colostate.edu).

For additional information about Colorado State University, consult the university’s website atwww.colostate.edu.

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

EEO Statement

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. TheOffice of Equal Opportunity (https://oeo.colostate.edu/) is located in 101 Student Services.

The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715,titleix@colostate.edu.

The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

The Coordinator for any other forms of misconduct prohibited by the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, Co. 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

Any person may report sex discrimination under Title IX to theOffice of Civil Rights, Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html) .

Diversity Statement

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Search ContactScott Carman, scott.carman@colostate.edu

Essential Duties

Job Duty CategoryTeaching & Mentoring

Duty/Responsibility

Teaching of about five courses per year across the undergraduate landscape architecture curriculum, and associated mentoring of undergraduate students

Percentage Of Time90

Job Duty CategoryService & Outreach

Duty/Responsibility

Service on relevant university, college, departmental, and/or professional committees, development and management of a recruitment program to attract students to the Landscape Architecture Program, and service/outreach activities with professional and/or academic organizations

Percentage Of Time10

References Requested

References Requested

Minimum Requested3

Maximum Requested3

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Teaching Philosophy

• Resume or CV

• Unofficial Transcripts

• Portfolio

Optional Documents