Lecturer in Landscape Technologies and Practice

Job Category
Faculty Bargaining

Job Title
Lecturer in Landscape Technologies and Practice

Department
Administrative Leadership | School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | Faculty of Applied Science (Blair Satterfield)

Posting End Date
March 11, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date
Jun 30, 2026

The full-time salary range for this position is $100,000-$105,000 per annum and will be pro-rated based on FTE.

Lecturer in Landscape Technologies and Practice

Position Description

The School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver campus, invites applications for a term faculty appointment at the rank of Lecturer in Landscape Technologies and Practice to begin July 01, 2024. This is a non-tenure track position with primary responsibilities dedicated to teaching and service. The initial appointment will be for 2 years including a probationary year, and is renewable and extendable subject to demonstrated excellence in teaching. The FTE for this position will be based on the needs of the School and will range from 80% to 100%.  We seek candidates who demonstrate a commitment to advancing the profession of landscape architecture with an emphasis on emerging technologies, materials innovation, landscape performance, and climate responsiveness. We are looking for a colleague who believes that the design of our built environments must be both artful and responsive to the challenges of our times such as climate change, Truth and Reconciliation, equity and inclusion while enriching places and people’s lives.

The successful candidate will contribute to deepening emerging trends and practices in landscape architecture within pedagogical and curricular initiatives. We welcome candidates who aim to bring their understanding of practice to SALA and use teaching as a way of exploring new ideas and concepts. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses covering topics including, site design and analysis, landform and stormwater management, landscape construction and materials, and professional practice and provide service to the University and the community. Teaching requirements as well as supervision of graduate projects and service will be based on the needs of the School and will vary per academic year based on the FTE %.

About UBC

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. It is a tier one research university of over 55,000 students and 5,700 faculty ranked among the top twenty universities in the world and the top three in Canada. The UBC campus is recognized for its global leadership in research and teaching sustainable landscape architecture, planning, and infrastructure.

About SALA

The UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) is the #1 ranked school of architecture and the built environment in Canada according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings. With a close-knit and collaborative academic community of approximately 24 faculty and 400 students within the University of British Columbia, SALA offers accredited graduate professional degree programs in architecture and landscape architecture, post-professional graduate programs in urban design and high-performance buildings, and a growing undergraduate program in design. As per our Strategic Directions , SALA is recognized for its commitment to quality interdisciplinary design education that engages urgent human and environmental issues of our times by integrating the built and natural environments across scales. SALA engages these themes through many academic and research interactions with the 'living laboratories' of UBC campus, the Vancouver metropolitan region, and our professional communities. 

Qualifications

Candidates will hold a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program. Applicants with a track record of, or demonstrated potential for, innovative approaches to teaching that leverage academic and professional experience, community engagement, and advocacy for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the discipline are encouraged to apply.

Equity and diversity

The School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture is committed to equity and diversity. The School recognizes that addressing systemic injustices and inequalities is critical to advancing design pedagogy and practice. We also recognize that changing our practices in hiring and providing ongoing support to faculty members is necessary to address inequity, and endeavors to change our practices in order to be a better leader in the global struggle for equity.

As a school, we have committed to creating the systemic changes required to address the numerous forms of discrimination today. This encompasses racial injustice and other forms of oppression, including gender, sexuality, religion, colonialism, and invisible and physical forms of disability. The School is working to address these challenges within the School and the context of the disciplines we teach. The ‘pipeline problem’ of a lack of diversity in the professions is directly related, though not limited, to what happens in university education. 

SALA’s approach aligns with UBC’s Inclusion Action Plan , which operationalizes the theme of inclusion and supports the themes of innovation and collaboration in Shaping UBC’s Next Century. Our university will continue to develop its potential as a ground-breaking 21st century institution, including its leadership in creating global influence through its equitable, diverse, and inclusive campuses. The Inclusion Action Plan supports UBC’s commitments to reconciliation, and recognition of our locations on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. This history and relationship with these lands frame our efforts to understand decolonization in the context of all our inclusion efforts. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are the conditions for attracting and retaining the best and brightest students, staff, and faculty from around the world and understanding how we best create the environments in which we work, learn, and live. 

We recognize that many of these identities intersect and that equity, diversity and inclusion can be complex as a result. We value the contributions that each person brings and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in our community. All applicants will be asked to complete a voluntary and anonymous equity survey with their application.

Application

We welcome applications from qualified candidates. To be considered, the following information constitutes a full application package:

• cover letter (1 page max)
• curriculum vitae
• a teaching statement (up to 500 words) that describes your commitment to teaching and/or practice in the discipline and profession of Landscape Architecture;
• a selection of teaching and/or professional work (maximum 20 pages / 5 MB per attachment; 25 MB total). Files can be uploaded in the My Experience section under Application Documents. A total of 5 separate files with a max file size of 5 MB each can be uploaded.
• a brief statement (up to 350 words) describing how your teaching and/or practice addresses historical conditions of under-representation, discrimination, or other forms of inequity and/or promoted equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• up to three brief course proposals or examples of previously taught course syllabi.
• contact information for three references.

The full-time salary range for this position is $100,000-$105,000 per annum and will be pro-rated based on FTE.

Accessibility or special consideration accommodations are available upon request for all applicants at all stages of the selection process. To confidentially request accommodations, please contact [email protected] .

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

Recruitment Timeline (tentative)

• Application deadline is Monday, March 11, 2024
• Applications reviews will occur in March 2024.
• First Interviews (via Zoom) will occur in early April 2024.
• Second Interviews (in-person) will occur in April 2024.
• Final deliberations will occur in April 2024.

Learn More

UBC advances and promotes respectful and inclusive relationships between UBC and communities of which it is a part. These values are embedded in the goals and themes of UBC’s 2020 strategic plan (https://strategicplan.ubc.ca ), an Indigenous Strategic Plan (https://indigenous.ubc.ca/indigenous-engagement/indigenous-strategic-plan/ ), and facilitated by an Office of Community Engagement Support (https://communityengagement.ubc.ca ).

You can learn more about UBC’s Inclusion Action Plan at: Inclusion Action Plan - UBC Equity & Inclusion Office

About Vancouver

UBC is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, a dynamic growing urban region of approximately 2.5 million on the west coast of Canada. A gateway to the Pacific Rim, Vancouver is recognized for its quality of life and environment, commitment to sustainability, and related progressive practices in architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. The region offers a dramatic natural context of urban and suburban settlements and landscapes that offer provocative laboratories for the study of architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.

Contact

For further information about the School and the search process contact: 

SALA Human Resources

[email protected]