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Auburn University Job Opening
Full-Time Visiting Assistant Professor Landscape Architecture
May 17, 2026
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) at Auburn University, a comprehensive land-grant and research institution, is seeking applicants for Visiting Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture. This is a one-year (nine month/two semester), non-tenure track position commencing in August 2026. The Auburn University Landscape Architecture Programs are research-informed and design-led, dedicated to training quality designers, addressing contemporary issues, and participating in critical landscape discourse.
Responsibilities:
The Landscape Architecture Programs seek a candidate with a strong interest in teaching both design studios and seminar courses. Candidates should have the capacity to teach at least some portion of: a.) our core studio sequences (Studio I-IV and Workshop I-II in the BLA program; Studio I-IV in the MLA program) and b.) our core subject tracks (construction; dynamic systems; graphic studies; history, theory, and practice; plants). There may also be opportunities to teach elective seminars or advanced studios within the Alabama Lab.
Regardless of the candidate's scholarly focus, responsibilities of the appointment include teaching, service, and research. The successful candidate will demonstrate the capacity to maintain an active scholarly program disseminated through appropriate disciplinary venues. APLA faculty engage in and are supported in a broad range of formats for research and creative work.
Qualifications:
Review of applications will begin on 25 May 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must have a Master of Landscape Architecture degree or a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture plus a terminal degree in a related field at the time employment begins. The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time this position is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. Auburn University is an EEO/Vet/Disability employer.
Desired Qualifications:
Desired qualifications include experience in professional practice, experience in teaching, professional registration, and/or advanced degrees in Landscape Architecture or related fields. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Harvard Graduate School of Design Job Opening
Professor of Landscape Architecture
May 13, 2026
Harvard’s Department of Landscape Architecture is actively seeking highly qualified individuals for the position of full professor, offering graduate-level instruction and conducting advanced research with an emphasis on design.
The preferred candidate should have established a distinguished international reputation for their work in the discipline and/or profession of landscape architecture. They should have experience teaching at the graduate level, and are expected to teach in design studios, lectures, seminars, and/or workshops in the context of an interdisciplinary design school with collaborative faculties in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, real estate, design engineering, and design studies. Applicants should be prepared to advise thesis students and doctoral students. All full professors at the GSD are active participants in the collective project of the school itself, which might include program and departmental leadership roles.
We seek candidates who are committed to advancing environmental and social justice in the contemporary city. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in landscape architecture and its intersection with urban design and contemporary public realm design at all scales of human and non-human interactions. Candidates should see their work as expanding disciplinary boundaries and working across scales, embracing the multiple forces that contribute to the conceptualization of urban landscapes and their public dimensions. We are interested in candidates who have developed a research trajectory in public realm landscapes or with a history of consequential professional practice that ties to a design research agenda.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants are required to hold a master-level degree in landscape architecture or equivalent, or in a closely related field. A doctoral degree is considered an enhancement. The school seeks to attract and retain individuals who possess a quality of mind demonstrating high levels of independent thought, clarity of expression, analytical ability, critical judgment, imagination, creativity, initiative, and industry, and a quality that enables individuals to support free inquiry and expression by others and to interact in constructive, collegial, congenial collaboration with faculty, staff, and students.
SALARY
Professor (full-time, tenured) hiring range: $185,000+
TO APPLY
Please visit the link below to submit an application.
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust Job Opening
Project Manager
April 29, 2026
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust facilitates change by collaborating with low‐income communities of color in multiplying their power and influence over the use of land. We work with residents to increase access to parks and gardens, while organizing to change local policies to develop more equitable park and food systems for generations to come. We believe that this work is necessary to overcome decades of disinvestment, racism, and environmental injustice in low‐income communities of color and that no person in LA County should live without a safe park or access to fresh, healthy food. As a community‐based non‐profit land owner, developer, and steward for safe public space, we work with residents from planning site identification to design, construction, and stewardship.
We meet our goals by:
Designing, building and managing urban parks and gardens;
Organizing and developing campaigns to address both social and environmental conditions, including park equity and land use policy improvements;
Supporting and developing community leaders, both youth and adults to be advocates for park equity and food justice through programming, training, and technical assistance.
Partnering with community‐based organizations, government agencies, and key stakeholders to advance our project and policy work.
Since 2002, we’ve helped create 30 urban parks and community gardens, serving over 500,000 Angelenos living within a 10-minute walk of our green spaces. We currently steward 13parks and community gardens.
Position Summary: The Project Manager oversees and leads the development of park and school greening projects, including facilitation of participatory design processes, management of all consultants and contractors, grant writing, community organizing, and research to support both ongoing and new projects.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Manage outreach, design, and construction processes for all green spaceprojects.
Ensure that projects are constructed and/or implemented according to budget, timeframe, and professional standards.
Hire, coordinate with, and oversee consultants during the creation of designs, drawings, construction documents, and other deliverables.
Coordinate with consultants, contractors, City and County agencies, and other entities necessary to attain proper approvals, permits, and other project‐specific requirements.
Collect, organize, and interpret community member and stakeholder input and feedback.
Create and/or assist with the creation of designs and materials for distribution to community members and project stakeholders.
Assist with research to determine feasibility of potential properties and projects.
Support fundraising, outreach, and communications by providing graphics, maps, designs, project narratives, project budgets, and other information.
Assist with various events and celebrations as needed.
Qualifications:
Degree in landscape architecture, architecture, urban planning, or related field with at least 3 years of professional experience.
Demonstrated consciousness of racial justice, environmental racism, and equity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated experience working with low‐income communities of color.
A California Driver’s License.
Ability and willingness to work in a fast‐paced work environment.
Willingness to work after hours and weekends when necessary and ability to work independently.
Must thrive on change, innovation, and teamwork.
Annual Salary: Starting salary is $90,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance, 401k, vacation time, sick time, holidays, flexible schedules, and the support of a healthy work‐life balance.
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume by email.
Email: tkjer@lanlt.org with the subject title: Project Manager
No phone calls, please.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Job Opening
Part Time Lecturer for Landscape Architecture
April 22, 2026
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PART-TIME POOL ARE TEMPORARY AND OFTEN MADE JUST PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ACADEMIC TERM. APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE ON VERY SHORT NOTICE.
The Landscape Architecture Department seeks applicants for a pool of part-time lecturers, with positions available as determined by need during the 2026-2027 academic year beginning August 17, 2027. Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications, experience and time base.
Primary responsibilities are to teach in one or more of the following core subject areas:
a) Lower-and upper-division design studios and support courses;
b) Landscape representation, hand and digital graphics that include 2 or 3-dimensional graphics and drafting, CAD drafting and/or GIS software;
c) Landscape architecture construction including site engineering, construction document preparation and implementation strategies;
d) Environmental systems, landscape performance, and landscape ecology;
e) Planting design;
f) Professional practice, social equity design, design for climate change.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
A Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field. Experience to fulfill a special need in the department will be considered with an undergraduate degree from various disciplines.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Teaching and/or professional practice experience. Teaching experience is valuable but not required.
Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. As of July 2024, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are:
Lecturer A: $5,507-$6,677
Lecturer B: $6,221-$13,224
Lecturer C: $6,825-$14,523
Lecturer D: $8,593-$15,211
Review of applications will begin May 15, 2026.