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University of Pennsylvania: Weitzman School of Design Job Opening
Assistant or Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
October 2, 2026
Penn’s Department of Landscape Architecture seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor to teach graduate design studios and seminars and conduct innovative design research. The department’s ecological approach advances social, environmental, and multispecies justice. The school offers collaboration across five departments.
This full-time tenure-track or tenured appointment includes teaching, research, and service. Rank depends on experience and qualifications. Penn offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and support for work-life balance. Applicants must demonstrate teaching effectiveness, pedagogical innovation, and scholarly and creative capacity through publications, design research, and future research plans.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Qualifications
An accredited professional master’s degree in landscape architecture or a terminal degree in a closely related field is required. A relevant PhD is welcomed but not required.
Application Instructions
Submit a cover letter outlining design research, scholarship, and teaching philosophy; CV; two recent publications or writing samples; two recent course syllabi; a student-work teaching portfolio (15MB maximum); an individual creative-work design portfolio (15MB maximum); and names of three references, to be contacted later.
Review begins in October 1, 2026, and continues until filled. The appointment begins July 1, 2027; the selected candidate is expected to be in residence in Philadelphia to teach in fall 2027.
University of California Berkeley Job Opening
Assistant Professor - Landscape and Eco-Technology - Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
August 7, 2026
The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP) at UC Berkeley seeks an emerging scholar or practitioner whose work integrates material, vegetal, hydrologic, and topographic systems with critical design thinking and performance-based assessment. The position supports interdisciplinary collaboration and advances knowledge in landscape architecture through research, applied practice, fabrication, modeling, prototyping, built work, and policy engagement. Eco-Technology is viewed as a core competency that connects ecological resilience, public infrastructure, and sustainable urban design across multiple scales.
Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate design studios, lectures, seminars, advising, and instruction in topography, materials, construction, and landscape technology. The successful candidate will develop innovative pedagogy while mentoring students and collaborating across disciplines including engineering, environmental science, public health, law, and policy. Faculty are expected to establish an internationally recognized research or creative practice agenda while contributing to departmental governance and professional service.
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree at the time of application, with preferred qualifications including graduate education in landscape architecture or related disciplines and/or professional licensure. Required application materials include a curriculum vitae, a statement of interest describing research and teaching philosophy, a portfolio of creative work and research, a teaching dossier, and contact information for three to five references. UC Berkeley is committed to excellence in research, teaching, public engagement, and fostering an inclusive academic community.