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Assistant/Associate Professor

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Full-time
On-site
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville United States of America

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Type of Position:

Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track


Workstudy Position:

No


Job Type:

Regular


Work Shift:


Sponsorship Available:

Yes


Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance Arkansas and build a better world through education, research and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, promoting an inclusive and diverse culture and climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

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Department:

Landscape Architecture


Department's Website:

https://fayjones.uark.edu/academics/landscape-architecture/index.php


Summary of Job Duties:

The Department of Landscape Architecture in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor to start in August 2025.

The Assistant/Associate Professor will lead classroom instruction, administer exams, coach, evaluate, and mentor students. The typical faculty teaching load is two courses each semester, which usually include a studio course and a further class offering. The ideal candidate will create interest, understanding, and enthusiasm among students.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.


Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Terminal graduate degree in landscape architecture or design-related discipline from an accredited institution of higher education

  • An active or developing research, scholarship or creative activity agenda.

  • Demonstrated excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated ability to employ and contribute to the generation of best teaching practices leading studios and lectures/seminars

  • Demonstrated ability to address issues of contemporary design-inquiry teaching studios and lectures/seminars

  • Experience with emerging technologies, digital fabrication, BIM, VR, AI, GIS, and/or visualization

  • Demonstrated ability to teach digitally integrated and comprehensive design studios

  • Evidence of leading and managing externally funded projects

  • Licensure in landscape architecture or an allied discipline (or an overseas equivalent)

  • A completed and conferred doctoral degree (ABD also considered) in an area relevant to the post

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

  • Strong evidence of the ability to be an active, involved, and collegial member of a collaborative faculty team

  • Documentation of, the willingness and ability to engage in, pedagogical training related to undergraduate education

  • Ability and willingness to work collaboratively and in multi-disciplinary teams

  • Ability and willingness to be committed to the landscape architecture and design profession and discipline and advocate for landscape architecture education

  • Ability to contribute to the school’s post-professional degree concentrations, sustainability curriculums, and online program of environmental resiliency


Additional Information:


Salary Information:

Commensurate with education and experience


Required Documents to Apply:

Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Curriculum Vitae, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Other (see special instructions for details), Statement of Research Philosophy, Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Optional Documents:

Proof of Veteran Status


Recruitment Contact Information:

Gabriel Diaz Montemayor, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, gabrield@uark.edu


All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.


Special Instructions to Applicants:

Portfolio of work examples and experiences (25-page suggested maximum)


Pre-employment Screening Requirements:

Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry

The University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds inclusion, opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.


Constant Physical Activity:

N/A


Frequent Physical Activity:

N/A


Occasional Physical Activity:

N/A


Benefits Eligible:

Yes