The Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (LAUD) at Bilkent University invites applications for full-time appointments at the ranks of Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. We seek to hire for research-based positions. These positions are open until November 27, 2026.
Bilkent University is an equal opportunity employer with an international body of faculty and students. The medium of instruction is English. The faculty includes academics from many different countries, many of whom have joined Bilkent after working at leading universities worldwide. Bilkent is a leading research university in Türkiye, with a strong international academic profile and a high level of research output. For more information about Bilkent University and Bilkent LAUD, please visit the university and department websites.
https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/ and https://www.laud.bilkent.edu.tr/
Bilkent University, Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture is a design-oriented program that bridges Urban Design and Landscape Architecture. It fulfills a unique and leading role in undergraduate urban design education in Turkey. LAUD's multi-disciplinary faculty and open, pluralistic attitude to education enrich its students with social, environmental and aesthetic values. With a multidisciplinary faculty and an innovative educational model, the department invites applications for full-time positions at all research-track ranks. Teaching capability that actively and creatively addresses contemporary and emerging topics in landscape architecture, urban studies, and spatial design is a core value at LAUD. Faculty members are expected to engage in cross-disciplinary dialogue, creative teaching, scholarly research, and service to the department.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate training in architecture or landscape architecture.
- PhD degree in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, urban planning, environmental design, or related fields in humanities, social sciences, or environmental sciences.
- Publications in refereed/indexed international journals.
- Teaching experience and capability to teach in one or more of the following areas:
- Ecology / climate / environmental design
- Plant material / botany
- History and theory of the built environment
- Basic design and/or urban design studio courses
Applicants should submit the following materials:
- A cover letter describing qualifications for the position, as well as current and future research plans.
- A current curriculum vitae.
- A teaching statement.
- A research statement.
- Electronic copies of selected publications.
- Contact information (mail, email, phone) for three academic references.
- (Optional) Evidence of teaching excellence (e.g., teaching evaluations).
Applicants will need to apply online using the university's online application system. Please see the link below.