Visiting Asst Professor - Landscape Architecture

The School of Architecture and
Planning at the University of New Mexico is currently accepting applications
for one Visiting Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture. Best
consideration date is December 1, 2025. The position will begin in January 2026. This
is a non-tenure track temporary appointment, renewable up to three years.

The Position:
The School of Architecture and Planning welcomes candidates with teaching excellence in the
field of Landscape Architecture technical courses, such as Grading and
Drainage, AutoCAD for landscape architecture, Graphic Representation, and GIS.
The successful candidate will have scholarship and/or experience in the related
technical fields of civil engineering or equivalent as relates to grading and
drainage and be equipped to teach mixed and separate courses with undergraduate
and graduate students. The candidate will be charged with creating an advanced
track for student explorations in technical aspects of landscape architecture
such as modeling, 3D printing, and sensors. The candidate will also
serve on department and school committees and participate in other department,
school, and university activities. Our school thrives when our faculty broadens
our perspectives and brings new conversations to our community. Areas of
expertise may include grading and drainage, AutoCad for Landscape Architecture,
and GIS, combined with a poetics of landscape analysis.

The School of Architecture + Planning:
The UNM School of Architecture and Planning teaches and inspires landscape architects
to respond critically to the urgencies of the present and the promises of a
more sustainable and equitable future. The department supports the work of our
award-winning faculty, students, and scholars to investigate the systems and
social forces that define sustainable environments at the highest levels of
academia and practice. UNM Landscape Architecture offers an accessible and
affordable public landscape architectural education. The Department of
Landscape Architecture is housed in the award-winning George Pearl Hall,
designed by architect Antoine Predock, along with the departments of Architecture
and Community and Regional Planning, and graduate programs in Historic
Preservation and Regionalism. The spacious facilities have the latest design
and fabrication tools, including digital fabrication and conventional wood and
metal shops. The Department of Landscape Architecture offers a Bachelor of
Landscape Architecture, for which we seek accreditation in the coming two
years, and a professionally accredited Master of Landscape Architecture. In
addition to these degree programs, The School of Architecture and Planning also
hosts three community-focused research centers: The Design and Planning
Assistance Center (DPAC), Research Center for Raza Planning (RCRP), and the
Indigenous Design + Planning Institute (iD+Pi).

The University of New Mexico:
UNM is New Mexico's flagship research institution, is the largest university in
the state and is categorized as a Research 1 / RU/VH Research University (very
high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of
Higher Education. A diverse university with a wide variety of cultures and
ethnicities represented among the faculty, staff, and students, it is also a
Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as defined by the Hispanic Association of
Colleges & Universities and a Carnegie Community-Engaged Institution. The
University of New Mexico focuses on making university education accessible: the
First Year Promise covers base tuition and fees for full-time enrollment for
qualified first-time freshmen who have graduated from a New Mexico high school
and have an annual family income of $50,000-roughly the state's median family
income.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and
retaining a culturally competent workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity
Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability,
or any other protected class.

• A Master of Landscape Architecture degree
• Ability to Teach, Teaching Experience, or Teaching Training at the Undergraduate and Master Levels

• A demonstrated record of teaching excellence in the field of landscape architecture technical courses, such as Grading and Drainage, AutoCAD for landscape architecture, Graphic Representation, and GIS.
• Scholarship and/or experience in the related technical fields of civil engineering or equivalent as relates to grading and drainage.
• A demonstrated commitment to cultivate an understanding of the rich and varied cultures of New Mexico and to the success of the university's mission to serve local and global communities
• Capability of contributing to academic discourse and scholarship on pedagogy, teaching methods, as relates to technical courses.
• Ability to advise and direct graduate work.

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visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.