Posting Information
Posting Number PG192575EP Internal Recruitment No Working Title Open Rank Non-Tenure Track in Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Anticipated Hiring Range Dependent upon course load Work Schedule Hours vary depending on department needs Job Location Raleigh, NC Department Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning About the Department
The College of Design offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate study in architecture, graphic design, experience design, industrial design, media arts, design and technology, and graduate studies in landscape architecture, through several degree programs, including the Ph.D. in Design. The College employs a selective admissions process that ensures a highly motivated and strong design community. As a result, entering design students consistently rank a the top of academic achievement at the University, and their graduation rate is the highest at NC State University.
The Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) program delivers core and advanced design studios, seminars, and free electives in and outside the department that expose students and faculty to multiple learning experiences in the Research Triangle Region, the many historic and contemporary urban destinations of the Southeast, the NC State University European Center in Prague, and interdisciplinary programs in Greece and Chile. The curriculum provides students with the intellectual capacity coupled with technical and form-giving "design know-how" expected and required to create innovative, long-term solutions focused on human and ecosystem health and quality of life.
Students have unique opportunities for intellectual and professional development wherein they learn to design and test innovative, long-term solutions to landscape problems including adaptation to climate change, increasing, or decreasing population shifts, and resultant impacts on transportation, water, and energy supply and consumption, transportation systems and land use; place-making, and the promotion of environmental justice, and social wellbeing.
We prepare students to enter the profession of landscape architecture and environmental planning as it is currently practiced, and, by virtue of our emphasis on evidence-based inquiry and design thinking, to engage, and participate in propelling the profession into the future as it changes and develops in response to environmental changes and societal imperatives. We expect graduates to apply their talents to advance the knowledge and capabilities of the profession and to be competent, entrepreneurial, and competitive in the job market and within their communities.
Wolfpack Perks and Benefits
As a Pack member, you belong here, and can enjoy exclusive perks designed to enhance your personal and professional well-being.
What we offer:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Retirement Programs
- Disability Plans
- Life Insurance
- Accident Plan
- Paid Time Off and Other Leave Programs
- 12 Holidays Each Year
- Tuition and Academic Assistance
- And so much more!
Attain Work-life balance with our Childcare benefits, Wellness & Recreation Membership, and Wellness Programs that aim to build a thriving wolfpack community.
Disclaimer: Perks and Benefit eligibility is based on Part-Time or Full-Time Employment status. Eligibility and Employer Sponsored Plans can be found within each of the links offered.
Essential Job Duties
The Department of LAEP is accepting applications for part-time non-tenure-track faculty appointments for a one-semester or one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. Rank to be determined based upon education and professional experience.
Specific teaching opportunities include landscape architecture and environmental planning studios at all levels, including advanced comprehensive studios and/or seminar courses.
Applications will be reviewed as these part-time non-tenure track teaching opportunities arise.
Other Responsibilities
Appointments may be available on a semester or academic year basis, with the possibility of renewal.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
Requires a master's degree in landscape architecture, environmental planning or a related field, with professional practice in that related field.
OR
Terminal degree in a field relevant to the specific area of instruction (i.e. landscape architecture, environmental planning, urban/environmental design, etc.) with professional practice in that related field.
A terminal degree is required to teach at the graduate level.
Other Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability or aptitude in the areas specific to the courses to be taught.
- Demonstrated potential for directing activities specific to the courses to be taught.
- Ability and willingness to participate in departmental and university affairs.
- Demonstrated leadership in the professional field and community.
- Demonstrated professional or scholarly competency with a mix of traditional and leading-edge technologies and methods.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional license to practice landscape architecture is preferred, but not required.
- Experience in teaching at the college level is preferred, but not required.
- Also of interest would be post professional degree(s) including a Ph.D.
Required License(s) or Certification(s)
N/A
Valid NC Driver's License required No Commercial Driver's License required No
Position Details
Position Number 12LAR03 Position Type Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week) .225 -1.0 FTE Appointment < 9 Months Recurring Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events Non Mandatory - Emergency Event Department ID 120401 - Landscape Architecture EEO
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