Visiting Assistant Professor

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Job Title:

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department:

Engineering | Knowlton School of Architecture Administration

Visiting Assistant Professor

Landscape Architecture Section, Knowlton School

College of Engineering

Position Overview

Trott Distinguished Visiting Professor

THE KNOWLTON SCHOOL

The Landscape Architecture Section of the Knowlton School at The Ohio State University seeks forward-looking candidates for the Trott Distinguished Visiting Professor, beginning autumn 2025. This one-year or two-year appointment offers an opportunity for an emerging or established scholar, designers, and practitioners to contribute to the school’s interdisciplinary intellectual environment and its tradition of innovative design research centered on issues important to contemporary culture.

We welcome applicants from diverse areas of expertise within and adjacent to landscape architecture, including but not limited to design, history and theory, ecology, environmental performance, and urbanism. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching agendas will enhance the breadth and depth of the Knowlton School’s faculty and pedagogy. Previous Trott Professors have examined emerging forestry and nursery practices, transformational urban design and planning for rust belt cities, novel methodologies for urban soils, and visual techniques for documenting forest ecologies through time.

Situated within a major research university with state-of-the-art facilities, the Knowlton School is a site for critical inquiry. A strong design culture and pioneering work with technology—intertwining aesthetic explorations with questions of social and environmental importance—form the core of our educational mission. Our school and the university are vital parts of a growing city and metropolitan area of over two million people.

The successful applicant will be given one or two 9-month appointments over one or two consecutive academic years. During this period, the Trott Professor will be expected to develop a research project. The project should contribute to the culture of the Knowlton School and the discipline of landscape architecture. During the appointment, the Trott Professor will be given the time and resources to advance their research in the following ways: by preparing a public exhibition and delivering a public lecture related to the research project; by teaching related studios and seminars; and, by organizing events such as symposia and workshops. The Professorship provides a salary for teaching, a paid Graduate Research Assistant, and a budget for research/project materials. Qualified domestic and international applicants are welcome.

Education and Experience Requirements

Required: Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Landscape Architecture or a related field

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