Location: Syracuse, NY
Category: Faculty
Job Type: Full-time
Posted On: Fri Feb 20 2026
Job Description:
Title: Assistant Professor 10 months - Landscape Architecture
Budget Title: Assistant Professor 10 months
Unit: Landscape Architecture
Professional Rank and Salary: $75,000 - $80,000, DOQ
Location: Syracuse
The Department of Landscape Architecture (DLA) at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) in Syracuse, NY invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. The successful candidate will join the DLA faculty and contribute to SUNY ESF's distinctive environmental science mission through teaching, scholarship/creative practice, and service. Responsibilities include effective undergraduate and/or graduate instruction, advising and mentoring students, maintaining an active program of scholarship or creative practice, and participating in departmental, college, and professional service.
We seek a colleague with demonstrated ability (or strong potential) to teach the integration of conceptual ideation with technical application through site design and landscape technologies, with particular emphasis on Grading and Drainage (including stormwater management, site engineering, and landform-based design). Studio teaching responsibilities may be in the undergraduate or graduate levels and interest and experience in core studio/design foundations is preferred. Additional teaching may include courses such as materials and methods, construction documentation and technical detailing, digital modeling and technical workflows, and related implementation content that connects studio teaching to contemporary professional practice. The successful candidate will be expected to develop clear learning outcomes and rigorous assignments that build students' technical competence and ability to translate design concepts into buildable, well-performing site proposals.
The ideal candidate's scholarship/creative practice will advance landscape architecture design by linking design intent to the performance and constructability of sites through topics such as grading and hydrology, planting/soils, and material assemblies, while engaging the ecology of the built environment in ways that can be enriched by ESF's interdisciplinary culture. We welcome research and creative work that is practice-relevant and demonstrably strengthens how landscapes are conceived, detailed, represented, and evaluated across scales and site conditions.
Our department is home to two accredited landscape architecture programs (Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture). The successful candidate for this position is expected to teach courses in the professional curricula, especially courses such as landscape construction or others in the ecology and technology sequence, and studio courses. Our faculty also mentor students in the Master of Science in Landscape Architecture program and the collegewide Graduate Program in Environmental Science (M.S. and Ph.D.).
Landscape Architecture at SUNY ESF is on a growth trajectory, and we are eager to welcome a new colleague at this pivotal time. In addition to rapidly growing enrollment, our historic home, Marshall Hall, recently underwent a multi-year renovation; the impressive facilities demonstrate the commitment of the College to the success of Landscape Architecture. The College owns 25,000 acres of land across New York State, a tremendous asset that is available to DLA faculty. We are in the process of developing a Landscape Lab on nearby College property. Beyond ESF, there is potential for collaborations with Syracuse University (SU), Upstate Medical University, and other institutions in the region and beyond.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will have the potential to develop, or show evidence of, a robust, extramurally funded research program, excellence in teaching, and service to the college and discipline. The new faculty member will play a prominent role in the delivery of our core curriculum and must demonstrate a strong interest in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. We employ team-taught studios with an emphasis on learning in a supportive environment. The ability to establish collaborative and collegial working relationships is required, as is an ability and interest in teaching design studios. Additional responsibilities include participation in our Off Campus undergraduate capstone program and in online course development and instruction. We are particularly interested in candidates with a commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
- A terminal degree in Landscape Architecture or a related discipline by the date of appointment.
Preferred Qualifications:
A strong record of research/scholarly productivity and previous teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
An established record of excellence in sponsored research and peer-reviewed publication. Grounding in one or more disciplines, interdisciplinary research experience, and/or international work experience.
Additional Information:
About the College of Environmental Science and Forestry:
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is located in Syracuse, New York, a dynamic and diverse community with plentiful natural, cultural, and civic opportunities. "The Places Rated Almanac" ranks Syracuse among the top 10 percent of "Best Places to Live." Located on the eastern edge of the Finger Lakes, Syracuse is within easy travel to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Montreal, and Toronto as well as the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains. SUNY-ESF is one of eight colleges and universities located in Onondaga County. The Syracuse University campus is immediately adjacent to SUNY-ESF, and SUNY Upstate Medical University is located within easy walking distance.
The ESF campus provides a rich array of curricular and co-curricular experiences with our main Syracuse campus just southeast of downtown Syracuse and our regional campuses stretching from southern Onondaga County to the Adirondacks. The Syracuse area, location of our main campus, is home to many cultural events, museums, state and local parks and numerous festivals throughout the year along with a growing downtown in the city of Syracuse. Onondaga County provides a variety of neighborhoods including urban, rural and suburban with strong schools, affordable housing and supportive communities.
Central New York is also home to numerous hospitals and medical facilities including SUNY Upstate Medical University, the St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, the VA Hospital of Syracuse, and Crouse Hospital with all providing unique specialty areas to support the needs of the community.
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