Faculty Searches
2008-2009

Currently Open Positions

Tenured Professor/Chair Position
Landscape Architecture

A senior faculty position is available for a highly qualified practitioner and/or scholar to offer graduate-level instruction in landscape architecture and to serve, for a five year term, as Chair of the department. The appointment will be made at the level of Professor and is a full-time tenured position. The teaching responsibilities will involve instruction in design studios and lecture and seminar courses in a secondary specialty. Candidates should be landscape architects or scholars who have achieved excellence in their primary professional endeavors and have been recognized by peers to be truly outstanding in their fields.

Please send a letter of interest and your CV to Mike McGrath, Director of Faculty Planning, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Tel: 617-495-5409, Fax: 617-496-5310, E-mail: mmcgrath@gsd.harvard.edu. Applications will be considered beginning on 1 November 2008.

Applicants should not send portfolios or dossiers with their applications.

Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Tenured Professor/Chair Position
Urban Planning and Design

A senior faculty position is available for a highly qualified practitioner and/or scholar to offer graduate-level instruction in urban planning or urban design and to serve, for a five year term, as Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design. The appointment will be made at the level of Professor and is a full-time tenured position. The teaching responsibilities will involve instruction in design studios and lecture and seminar courses in a secondary specialty. Candidates should be urban designers, urban planner, or scholars who have achieved excellence in their primary professional and/or scholarly endeavors and have been recognized by peers to be truly outstanding in their fields.

Please send a letter of interest and your CV to Mike McGrath, Director of Faculty Planning, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Tel: 617-495-5409, Fax: 617-496-5310, E-mail: mmcgrath@gsd.harvard.edu Applications will be considered beginning on 1 November, 2008.

Applicants should not send portfolios or dossiers with their applications.

Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Tenured Senior Professor
Urban Planning

The Harvard University Graduate School of Design invites applications for a tenured senior professor in urban planning position, to begin Fall 2008 or earlier. The appointment will be made at the level of Professor, which is a full-time tenured position, or at the level of Professor in Practice, which is a part-time tenured position requiring the maintenance of a professional urban planning practice. The successful candidate for the full-time professor position will be expected to teach graduate-level lecture, seminar, and studio courses and conduct research in urban planning for the built environment. A Ph.D. in urban planning is preferred, although candidates with a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related discipline or field with a demonstrated focus and background in urban planning will also be considered.  The successful candidate for the part-time professor in practice position will be expected to teach graduate-level lecture, seminar, and studio courses in urban planning for the built environment. A graduate-level degree in urban planning is preferred, although candidates with an equivalent graduate degree in a related discipline or field with a demonstrated focus and background in urban planning will also be considered. 

Please send a letter of interest and your CV to the Office of Faculty Planning, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA  02138, Tel: 617-495-5409, Fax: 617-496-5310.  If you have specific questions, please feel free to contact Professor Jerold Kayden, chair of the senior faculty search committee, at jkayden@gsd.harvard.edu.  Applications will be considered beginning on 1 October 2007.

Applicants should not send portfolios or dossiers with their applications.

Women and minorities are particularly encouraged as candidates in all faculty searches.

Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Assistant/Associate Professor and Adjunct Associate Professor
Architectural Design

One or more assistant/associate professor positions are available beginning in academic year 2009-2010 for persons qualified to offer graduate-level instruction in architectural design plus courses in a secondary specialty such as visual studies, design theory, construction, or science and technology. These full-time voting faculty positions may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of four years, with responsibilities for teaching, scholarship, and administration. Candidates should have some teaching experience and their creative work in design, scholarship or professional practice, or a combination thereof, should indicate strong promise of creative achievement in the field.

One or more adjunct associate professor positions are available beginning in academic year 2009-2010 for persons qualified to offer graduate-level instruction in architectural design. Adjunct associate professor is normally a half-time faculty position and requires the maintenance of an active outside practice or research activities. These positions may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of five years with the possibility of renewal for a total term of up to ten years, with responsibilities for studio teaching and administration. Candidates should have substantial teaching experience and professional accomplishments and their creative work in design, scholarship or professional practice, or a combination thereof, should indicate strong promise of creative achievement in the field.

Applications for these positions, which will be considered beginning on 15 October 2008,  should be submitted on the forms available from the menu at the top left of this page and should be mailed (not e-mailed) to:

Harvard University Graduate School of Design,
Office of Faculty Planning,
48 Quincy Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138.

Applicants for these positions should also submit a maximum of 4 one-sided 8.5” x 11” pages of selected design work (if collaborations, then applicant’s role should be clearly stated project by project), as print-outs or on disk as pdf files, but should not otherwise send portfolios or dossiers with their applications.

Women and minorities are particularly encouraged as candidates in all faculty searches.

Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Assistant/Associate Professor
Landscape Architectural Planning

An Assistant or Associate Professor position is available beginning in academic year 2009-10 or later for a person qualified to offer graduate-level studio instruction in landscape architectural planning and a secondary specialty, such as theory, representation or technology. This full-time position may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of four years, with responsibilities for teaching, scholarship, and administration. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence in landscape architectural planning as well as some teaching and professional practice experience.

Applications for either position are invited before 15 April 2007 (extended to 15 October 2008). Application forms are available from:

Harvard University Graduate School of Design,
Office of Faculty Planning,
48 Quincy Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138,
FAX: (617) 496-5310.

Applicants should not send portfolios or dossiers with their applications.

Women and minorities are particularly encouraged as candidates in all faculty searches.

Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Adjunct Associate Professor
Landscape Architectural Design

An adjunct associate professor position is available for a person qualified to offer graduate-level instruction in landscape architectural design beginning in academic year 2009-2010. Adjunct associate professor is normally a half-time faculty position and requires the maintenance of an active outside practice or research activities. This position may be filled for a fixed initial term, normally of five years with the possibility of renewal for a total term of up to ten years, with responsibilities for studio teaching and administration. Candidates should have substantial teaching experience and professional accomplishments and their creative work in design, scholarship or professional practice, or a combination thereof, should indicate strong promise of creative achievement in the field.

Applications for either position will be considered beginning on 1 November 2008 on application forms available from:

Harvard University Graduate School of Design,
Office of Faculty Planning,
48 Quincy Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138,
FAX: (617) 496-5310.

A c.v. containing the information requested on the form is also acceptable. Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women and minority candidates are strong encouraged to apply for these positions.