Assistant Professor - Landscape Design

People depend on plants for food, environmental aesthetics and recreation. No matter where you live, work or play, what we do touches your life. Our faculty and students conduct cutting-edge research that increases the quality and variety of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants available to consumers worldwide. We are experts in the science, art, technology and business of growing plants. And the demand for our services is growing. Whether through hands-on instruction in our greenhouses, field labs or community gardens, our work ensures the economic and environmental sustainability for horticulture across the state, the nation and the world.

The Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University seeks a visionary Assistant Professor in Landscape Design. This full-time, tenure-track position emphasizes innovative teaching, interdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful landscape design practices. The successful candidate will have a strong background in landscape design and horticulture, with expertise in plant knowledge, innovative and various design skills, and scholarly contributions to the field of expertise. This position will be 100% teaching and will report to the Department Head of Horticultural Science.

Essential Responsibilities:

N.C. State is a community of individuals from varied backgrounds and demographic categories; it encourages, accepts, and values a variety of people and ideas; it seeks to promote an environment where fairness, respect, and understanding represent the norm in the campus climate; and it seeks to prepare entrepreneurs who are effective citizens of a global community. As such, you are expected to contribute to an environment that is welcoming of all groups.

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Other duties as assigned and determined by the department head.

The incumbent will need to drive independently to Horticultural Field Labs and to other field sites.

In addition to your application, please submit the following documents:
1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Transcripts
4. Teaching philosophy
5. Summary of teaching evaluations (upload as other document 1)
6. Contact information (names, email addresses, telephone numbers) for at least three professional references.

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