Visiting Instructor of Landscape Architecture

Department: DSGN School of Architecture & Environment (SAE)
Rank: Instructor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

Review of Applications Begins

July 21 2025; Position open until filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To ensure consideration please upload the following with your online application:

A current resume/CV.
A cover letter that describes how your experience aligns with the requirements of the position.
Names phone numbers and email addresses for at least three (3) professional references.

Department Summary

The Department of Landscape Architecture is an intrinsic component of the School of Architecture and Environment in the College of Design. The UOs Department of Landscape Architecture is the oldest landscape department west of the Mississippi. Evolving and growing for more than 100 years our programs roots started in 1911. We are the only program in Oregon that has accredited MLA & BLA programs and a PhD. Our curriculum focuses on understanding landscapes across multiple scales. We partner with groups like designBridge Urban Farm and the local American Society of Landscape Architects chapter to focus on real-world projects that are carried through to completion. We focus on thoughtful design and real problem-solving not flashy presentations and short-term trends. The strength of our curriculum is offering design studios and courses with depth and variety. Design problems arise from real needs in real places that affect real people.

The University of Oregon is the flagship institution of higher learning in Oregon and enrolls more than 20000 undergraduate and 3600 graduate students. The UOs 295-acre campus features state-of-the-art facilities in an arboretum-like setting within the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people. The UO is located in Eugene a vibrant city of 168000 within easy driving distance of the Pacific Coast the Cascade Mountains and Portland.

Position Summary

The University of Oregon in Eugene Oregon invites applications for Visiting Instructor in Landscape Architecture at the rank of instructor in landscape architecture in the School of Architecture & Environment in the College of Design. Visiting instructors will be expected to teach the equivalent of three courses per term or nine courses per year and and contribute to departmental service.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are interested in teaching state-of-the-art and industry standard use of digital technology in design studios and seminars i.e. Rhino Adobe CS AutoCAD GIS AI and AR/MR/VR. Studio methods might include but are not limited to traditional modes of scholarship design design research and creative practice; emerging technologies; design and design/build; and community engagement social practice or critical spatial practice. To build our shared capacity to take intellectual risks and to advance knowledge we are dedicated to building a community that fully includes students designers and scholars whose excellence depends on the breadth of their experiences and perspectives and who are committed to working in a multicultural environment.

This is a non-tenure track Visiting Faculty position with an option to renew. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Minimum Requirements

Visiting faculty positions are intended for those who hold a similar or relevant appointment at another institution or who have recently obtained a terminal degree and are seeking further professional experience prior to seeking a professorship.

Additionally candidates must have:
Terminal degree in Landscape Architecture or related field
Evidence of teaching excellence

Professional Competencies

Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively and facilitate student learning.
Ability to work cooperatively with diverse faculty and student populations.
Ability to nurture creative design explorations that integrate the array of disciplines now informing landscape design and planning and developing these in students in both studio and non-studio settings.
Ability to convey compelling interests clear ideas and experience in conveying lessons from the practice of landscape architecture to a new generation of landscape architects especially as they pertain to emerging landscape challenges of the 21st century.
Ability to teach advanced instruction in working drawings or construction documents including grading site details and layout.

Preferred Qualifications

Teaching and professional practice experience.
Terminal degree in Interior Architecture Landscape Architecture or Architecture.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

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