Visiting Asst Professor - Landscape Architecture

Visiting Assistant Professor – Landscape Architecture Benefits

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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 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. Areas of expertise may include grading and drainage, AutoCAD for Landscape Architecture, GIS, combined with the poetics of landscape analysis.

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. 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 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 (+Pi).

UNM is New Mexico’s flagship research institution, the largest university in the state, and is classified as a Research 1 university. A diverse community of faculty, staff, and students, UNM is a Hispanic Serving Institution and a Carnegie Community‑Engaged Institution. The university focuses on making education accessible, including the First‑Year Promise program. UNM is committed to hiring and retaining a culturally competent workforce.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Master of Landscape Architecture degree
• Ability to teach, teaching experience, or teaching training at the undergraduate and master levels

Preferred Qualifications:

• A demonstrated record of teaching excellence in landscape architecture technical courses such as Grading and Drainage, AutoCAD for landscape architecture, Graphic Representation, and GIS.
• Scholarship and/or experience in related technical fields of civil engineering or equivalent as relates to grading and drainage.
• A demonstrated commitment to cultivating an understanding of the rich and varied cultures of New Mexico and to advancing the university’s mission to…