Assistant or Associate Professor in Health Built Environment

Position: Assistant or Associate Professor in Health and the Built Environment

Assistant or Associate Professor in Health and the Built Environment

Posting Number: F2598P

Department: CED-Envir & Design Dean's Office

Posting Type:
External

Employment Type:

Employee

Contract Type:
Academic (9 mo.)

Tenure Status:
Tenure Track

Anticipated

Start Date:

08/01/2026

Location:

Athens Area, GA

About the University

The University of Georgia is the flagship public university of Georgia, chartered in 1785. It counts more than 41,000 students, 3,100 faculty, and more than 7,700 full‑time staff. UGA is ranked among the top 20 public universities in the U.S. News & World Report and offers programs across 19 schools, including the new School of Medicine.

About the College of Environment and Design

UGA’s College of Environment and Design (CED) hosts the oldest landscape architecture program in the Southeast and one of the largest BLA programs in the United States. CED offers degrees in Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Urban Planning and Design, plus master’s programs in Construction Management, Cultural Landscapes, Environmental Ethics, and Historic Preservation, and minors in Environmental Design, Historic Preservation, Landscape Studies, and Urban Planning.

Position

Summary

Full‑time, tenure‑track Assistant/Associate Professor focused on health and the built environment, broadly defined. The successful candidate will contribute to one or more of CED’s professional program areas—Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, or Urban Planning and Design—and teach a variety of courses appropriate to their background, including lecture and seminar courses and, where relevant, design studios.

Applicants will provide an opportunity to connect with UGA’s emerging health initiatives, including the Medical School, Nursing School, and a forthcoming horticultural therapy certificate program. Depending on the program area, teaching will cover topics such as health‑supportive design, health‑care facility design, therapeutic landscapes, healthy communities planning, environmental justice, and regional planning.

Responsibilities

• Teach lecture and seminar courses in the chosen program area, and design studios for Landscape Architecture or Urban Planning candidates.
• Develop and deliver courses related to health and built environment, including the creation of a large‑format general education course that integrates health and the built environment with core U.S.G. education areas such as ethics, critical thinking, sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff across health initiatives and CED’s professional programs.
• Engage in scholarly, professional practice, or creative work that advances knowledge of health and built environment issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Terminal degree appropriate for appointment within one of CED’s professional program areas.
• For Landscape Architecture candidates: accredited terminal degree in landscape architecture (MLA or equivalent) or a BLA with a terminal degree in an allied design discipline such as Master of Architecture.
• For Historic Preservation candidates: MHP or a related terminal degree (e.g., Master of Architecture, PhD in Public History).
• For Urban Planning candidates:
  PhD in Urban Planning and Design or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated scholarly, professional practice, or creative engagement with health and the built environment, broadly interpreted.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least one year of university‑level teaching experience.
• Advanced research training (e.g., PhD, MHP, MLA) in a relevant field.
• Professional licensure for Landscape Architecture candidates and AICP certification for Urban Planning candidates (advantageous).
• Strong commitment to teaching, mentoring, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the development of innovative curriculum.
• Demonstrated research, design, or practice excellence recognized by peers and supported by awards or publications.

Benefits and Eligibility

• Retirement Plan: TRS or ORP
• Full Benefits Eligibility for employees

EEO Statement

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or any other protected status. Persons requiring accommodations or assistance with accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb).

Application Instructions

• A letter of interest noting your qualifications and teaching interests.
• Curriculum vita.
• A portfolio illustrating built or designed works and research productivity, professional practice experience, student work, or other creative work (for Landscape Architecture candidates).
• Names of four references with title, email address, and phone number.
• For candidates with prior teaching experience, samples of course syllabi, student work, and course evaluations (these may be included in the portfolio).

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