Landscape Architecture-Assistant Professor

at  California State University

Job no: 540990
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Pomona
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Architecture, On-site (work in-person at business location)
Tenure Track Faculty Position
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Environmental Design
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Landscape Architecture. Cal Poly Pomona is one of three polytechnic universities in the 23-campus California State University system and among 12 such institutions nationwide. Since its founding in 1938, Cal Poly Pomona students participate in an integrative experiential learning education that is inclusive, relevant, and values diverse perspectives and experiences. With a variety of degree programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, and professional disciplines, the university is well known for its learn- by-doing approach and Teacher Scholar Model.
The university is noted for its scenic and historic 1,400-acre campus, which was once the winter ranch of cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg. We acknowledge that Cal Poly Pomona resides on the territorial and homelands of the Tongva and Tataavium people who are the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar. The university’s nearly 30,000 students are taught and mentored by the campus’s more than 1,400 faculty as part of 54 baccalaureate and 29 master’s degree programs, 11 credential and certificate programs, and a doctorate in educational leadership.
Highly regarded among its peer institutions, Cal Poly Pomona is No. 2 in the U.S. News and World Report rankings of top public regional universities in the west and was named the No. 28 best value college in the nation by Money Magazine. Cal Poly Pomona, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, stands as a national leader in promoting social mobility, and was placed among the 25 top institutions in the country in awarding bachelor’s degrees to minoritized students by Diverse Issues in Higher Education. In 2022, the campus launched the Black Thriving Initiative recognizing that Cal Poly Pomona’s future as a university is linked to the success of its Black community. More information about our campus initiatives and our Principles of Community can be found on the Office of Inclusive Excellence’s website.
The Cal Poly Pomona campus is located less than 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles at the intersection of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. It is within an hour’s drive of beaches, mountains and deserts. For additional information about the university, please visit www.cpp.edu, and for more about faculty life, please see YourLife@CPP.
Student Population. Cal Poly Pomona is the number one polytechnic university in the nation for student diversity and economic mobility. Our caring and inclusive campus community is committed to helping anyone who dreams of success achieve it. In Fall 2023, Cal Poly Pomona served more than 24,000 students and close to 2,000 graduate students, mostly residents of California. Over half of Cal Poly Pomona students are first-generation college students, 70% receive financial aid, and 42% are low-income students. The university enrolls 56% percent of historically underrepresented students. Our diverse student body identifies as 53% Hispanic/Latinx, 22% Asian, 13% White, 4% two or more races, 3% unknown, 3% African American/Black, 2% International, less than 1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and less than 1% Native American. Forty-three percent of students enroll in our STEM majors and our top five enrolled programs across the university include mechanical engineering, computer science, civil engineering, psychology, as well as finance, real estate, and law.

Inclusive Excellence and Student Success. We aspire to be the model inclusive polytechnic university in the nation. We have a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and to educational experiences that leverage the diverse perspectives and experiences needed to succeed and thrive in a diverse society.

• As a part of the application for faculty positions, all candidates must submit a Student Success Statement that demonstrates their commitment and record of contributions to diversity and equity through their teaching, scholarship, or service by speaking to at least two of the inclusive excellence criteria below.

Candidates should explain how they have engaged in the criteria below in their pedagogy, scholarship, and/or service, as well as the level to which these efforts have been consistently incorporated into their work.

POSITION DESCRIPTION – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Landscape Architecture is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline integrating knowledge of ecological systems, social systems, human behaviors, technologies, the arts, and the humanities in the development of solutions to society’s most pressing challenges, including responses to climate change and inequity.
Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Landscape Architecture, one of the largest and most diverse academic programs in the U.S., is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor expected to start in Fall 2025, who can bring experience or the potential for success in evidence-based landscape architecture, providing leadership and core instruction within our accredited Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BSLA) and Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) curriculum in one or more of the following STEM fields: climate mitigation, resilience, and adaptation including related methods, practice, and technologies; ecosystem sciences such as biology, urban ecology, plant science, and horticulture; Earth system science and hazard-resilient design; advanced landscape construction methods; ecological, hydrological and other civil engineering methods and technologies; advanced geospatial technologies such as geo-AI, machine learning and environmental sensing; advanced digital design and communication technologies such as AR/VR, digital twins, digital fabrication; and/or interdisciplinary research methods. We are especially interested in candidates who will thrive in our diverse environment and have demonstrated the ability or potential to actively engage in innovative pedagogy that supports the inclusive excellence of our academic community.
The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability or potential for bridging science, engineering, and technological principles with environmental design and planning methodologies and/or forging evidence-based pathways toward effective real-world solutions in landscape architecture. The candidate is anticipated to incorporate these abilities into collaborative endeavors in teaching, research, and practice that foster inclusive, student-centered landscape architecture education.
All faculty are expected to contribute to three academic roles to achieve tenure: teaching excellence, service to the Department and University, and advancing Landscape Architecture through research, scholarship, and/or creative activities.
Cal Poly Pomona promotes a teacher-scholar model for our faculty, so we seek a colleague with a strong interest in and commitment to student-centered teaching. Faculty are expected to teach courses across the BSLA and MLA programs and provide pedagogical leadership in a curriculum topic aligned with their expertise. Candidates are expected to contribute to our CPPLA students and community and CPP’s commitment to Inclusive Excellence and Student Success.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:

• A terminal degree (Master’s and/or Ph.D.) in landscape architecture or field(s) related to the position description. A terminal degree must be earned by the start of the appointment.
• Teaching experience (this could include experience as a teaching assistant), and/or professional experience in landscape architecture and/or a related field relevant to the focus areas described in the position description.
• Potential to advance the academic knowledge and/or interdisciplinary practice of Landscape Architecture through research, scholarship, and/or creative activities relevant to the focus areas as described in the position description.
• Potential to develop and teach courses related to the position in both the BSLA and MLA programs. For the latest catalog information, search for “landscape architecture.”
• A Student Success Statement that demonstrates the applicant’s commitment to and/or record of contributions through teaching, scholarship, or service by addressing at least two of the inclusive excellence criteria listed above.

PREFERRED/DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful applicant may bring additional academic and professional qualifications, characteristics, skills, and experiences in landscape architecture and those related to the STEM disciplines described in the position descriptions.

• Record of service to the discipline of landscape architecture or related fields in academic and/or professional organizations and/or community organizations; or
• Record of inclusive student-centered teaching and demonstrated interest in academic advising; or
• Record of research, scholarly and/or creative activities, or professional practice in Landscape Architecture and/or an interdisciplinary allied field with the potential to advance the practice of Landscape Architecture, including:
• Demonstrated experience or potential in the dissemination of research, scholarship, and creative endeavors,
• Demonstrated experience or potential in seeking internal and external funding and support.
• Commitment and experience working with historically underrepresented, marginalized, and disadvantaged communities in inclusive evidence-based design and planning processes and/or community-led action from a deeply representative and inclusive approach to landscape architecture; and/or
• Critical perspectives of justice/equity in the history of the landscapes and the built environment;
• Expertise in connecting landscape architecture to climate change mitigation, resilience, or adaptation; and/or
• Research, Scholarship, and Creative activities related to the Western US’s climate, ecological, geological, infrastructural, and/or sociocultural context; and/or
• Expertise in quantitative research, qualitative research, and/or effective integration of both.

Please refer the Job description for details