"Assistant Professor - Landscape-based Approaches to Climate Resilience"

Assistant Professor - Landscape-based Approaches to Climate Resilience

Faculty Position Available

Assistant Professor

Cohort Hire: Creating a Climate-Resilient Future

Focus: Landscape-based Approaches to Climate Resilience

Department of Landscape Architecture, Cornell University

Position: Assistant Professor, Tenure-track.

Location: Ithaca, NY. The academic home for this position is the Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, housed on the Ithaca campus of Cornell University.

The Department of Landscape Architecture is seeking a highly collaborative Assistant Professor to broaden and deepen our understanding of landscape-based approaches to climate resilience. Our new colleague will join a cross-college Cohort Faculty Hire in Creating a Climate-Resilient Future.

This hiring cohort will advance the CALS Transdisciplinary Moonshot in Creating a Climate Resilient Future. Research in the cohort will unite existing transdisciplinary strengths at Cornell with critical new competencies to help navigate transitions to climate-resilient futures in three interdependent domains: renewable energy, sustainable cities, and agri-food systems. In addition to this advertised hire, the cohort includes recent or concurrent hires as a geo-spatial analyst, an environmental engineer, a socioecologist, and a risk communication scholar within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

We are seeking applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track position in Landscape-based Approaches to Climate Resilience at the assistant professor level. We seek a colleague whose research investigates the efficacy of ecologically based design strategies and technologies, and nature-based solutions to propose new ways for bringing their biophysical and sociocultural benefits to cities and landscapes. The successful candidate will have expertise in and instruct courses related to any of the following areas: the design of urban environments for benefits such as climate adaptation, soil remediation, carbon sequestration, shoreline stabilization, heat island mitigation, urban agricultural optimization, health and psychological benefits, and/or the social or cultural implications of resilience. Research could involve design of new strategies and technologies in the built environment and natural systems, the complexities of ownership both public and private, questions of spatial and climate justice and/or the potential to incentivize and catalyze their adoption within communities. The candidate has the potential to contribute to and advance the campus as a 'living laboratory' for piloting cutting-edge landscape interventions that contribute to environmental and cultural sustainability. In keeping with expected responsibility distributions in Landscape Architecture, this new hire would have a 70% teaching/30% research effort split and would contribute to existing courses and design studios as well as new coursework related to their expertise.

Outstanding research scholarship is expected, as is excellence in and commitment to teaching, translation of knowledge, and advising and inclusive mentoring of students. We seek colleagues with a record demonstrating success and promise across all these areas, and who will be supported by and contribute to a vibrant culture of inclusive excellence at Cornell. As such, candidates are expected to engage in service and leadership activities within their department, the college and university, and relevant professional societies. We welcome candidates who understand the barriers facing women and other marginalized identities who are underrepresented in the classroom and in higher education careers, and who have experience in equity and inclusion with respect to teaching, mentoring, research, outreach, life experiences, or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

Responsibilities:

This position has an effort split of 70% teaching and 30% research.

Qualifications: A Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture is required. An MLA and/or Ph.D. in a similar field would be considered. Interdisciplinary experience in practice or research, and/or design studio teaching experience is preferred.

Applications received by January 15, 2025 will be given full consideration. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Inquiries may be directed to:

Search chair: Professor Jamie Vanucchi
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850

CALS hiring range for this position is:

Assistant Professor: $90,000 - $130,000

Cornell University offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Support for start-up costs will be available. Salary is commensurate with experience.