Cornell University Seeks Assistant Professor
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Position Summary
While we view every landscape as an opportunity to create a healthier, more inspiring, socially just, and ecologically responsive world, we also recognize that many deep, systematic, and lasting inequities in the built environment result from a range of discriminatory practices closely related to the field including harmful zoning, infrastructure planning, natural resource (dis)possession and management, transportation and other planning and design decisions. As designers, we strive to address these challenges; we also recognize the complex history of our discipline in creating and upholding many of these harmful social structures. We are seeking a person who can engage our students in dialogues on both the accomplishments and harsh realities of our discipline’s history, so they will create more equitable futures. The candidate is expected to conduct related research and/or creative inquiry that contributes critical perspective to the discipline and profession.
The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching two design studios and two research seminars per year that offer perspective on critical projects and precedents in landscape history, historical inequities in design and planning, design and justice in communities, and/or other related subject areas.
QUALIFICATION Requirements
The successful candidate will have an accredited degree in landscape architecture and be expected to be developing a body of rigorous research and/or creative inquiry in landscape history and/or design theory. An MLA is required and a PhD or license within the field or related discipline is desirable.
Cornell is a unique Ivy League Land Grant University that supports a robust program of community-engaged research and outreach. We seek strong educators committed to both professional preparation and intellectual inquiry, who are able to link theory and practice through their teaching and research. We seek a candidate with the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students, and staff of diverse backgrounds.
Apply
Anticipated starting date is July 1, 2023 or as negotiated. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly from underrepresented groups and identities. Qualified applicants should submit:
1) A cover letter briefly summarizing background, qualifications, and interest in the position;
2) A research statement outlining experience, interests, and goals (2-page maximum);
3) A teaching statement outlining experience, interests, and goals (2-page maximum);
4) A statement of contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion outlining how, through research, teaching, extension, mentoring, and/or service, the candidate has and will contribute to support Cornell’s mission of “any person … any study,”;
5) A detailed curriculum vitae,
6) A portfolio (20 pages maximum), featuring examples of outstanding creative work including research, professional practice, and teaching;
7) A writing sample; and
8) Contact information for three references.
Materials should be submitted online to: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24025. Applications received by February 15, 2023, will be given full consideration. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.