Description
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in landscape architecture, including design studios, site planning, ecology, planting design, and site engineering. Includes professors focused on teaching and those combining teaching with research, creative practice, and service.
- • Evaluate and grade students' work, including landscape architecture studio projects and site analyses.
- • Prepare and deliver lectures on topics such as landscape design methods, planting design, site engineering, ecology, and materials.
- • Prepare course materials, including syllabi, assignments, rubrics, and project briefs.
- • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate studio critiques and classroom discussions.
- • Plan, evaluate, and revise landscape architecture curricula, course content, and instructional methods.
- • Stay current with the field through scholarship, professional practice, and participation in conferences and ASLA events.
- • Maintain attendance, grades, and other required student records.
- • Hold regular office hours to advise and assist students.
- • Develop, administer, and grade examinations and assessments.
- • Conduct research or creative work in landscape architecture and publish or exhibit outcomes.
- • Supervise undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants, internships, theses, and research projects.
- • Advise students on academic pathways, professional licensure, and career opportunities.
- • Collaborate with faculty, practitioners, and community partners on teaching, research, and outreach.
- • Compile reading lists and precedents for landscape architecture topics.
- • Serve on departmental, college, and university committees.
- • Participate in student recruitment, portfolio reviews, registration, and placement activities.
- • Select and obtain studio and field resources, software, and textbooks.
- • Write grant proposals to secure external funding.
- • Provide professional consulting or service to municipalities, nonprofits, or design firms.
- • Perform administrative duties, such as coordinating programs or leading studios.
- • Advise student organizations, such as ASLA student chapters or design-build groups.
- • Participate in campus and community events, charrettes, and public reviews.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
