Instructor of Landscape Architecture

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7301808 (Ref.No. BSU46685)
Posted: Newly posted
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

The Department of Landscape Architecture has part time adjunct faculty positions available for the coming academic year. Responsibilities include teaching a broad range of courses in both professional programs, including studio, lectures, labs, fieldwork and seminars both in teams and individually.

Ball State University welcomes applications for Instructor of Landscape Architecture.

Job Function:

Minimum Experience:

Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution, or terminal degree in an allied profession by date of appointment.

Demonstrates capability to teach in design studio; a developed expertise/capacity to teach in at least two of the following support areas of expertise: plant identification, site engineering/construction technologies; design communications (digital and hand-drawn techniques); digital applications, including GIS; research and design methodologies; history and design theory; design implementation; the ability to engage in the scholarship of the discipline and the profession.
Candidates who do not possess the minimum degree requirements may be considered for teaching positions if they meet the department’s criteria for tested experience in accordance with Ball State’s Faculty Qualifications Policy.
To meet the tested experience qualification candidates must address at least four of the following categories:

Relevant professional licensure (landscape architecture, architecture, interior design, engineering, planning, etc.)
Record of discipline-based scholarship or creative work
Cumulative 10+ years of professional experience in landscape architecture or related discipline
Cumulative 4+ peer-reviewed professional awards
Cumulative 4+ invited lectures and/or presentations for professional work
Cumulative 2+ leadership roles in professional organizations
Membership or certification (ASLA, AIA, NCARB, APA, etc.; LEED certification, etc.)

Preferred Experience:

Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution or related discipline with an established design practice/research agenda; expertise in landscape ecology and advanced implementation technology; exemplary studio teaching experience.
Seven recent years of experience in landscape architecture or related practice.

At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.

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