Professorship Architecture and Landscape

Unist; Graz; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Collegial atmosphere

Flexible working schedule

International training opportunities

Diversity and equal opportunity policy

Zusammenfassung

Graz University of Technology invites applications for a distinguished professorship in landscape architecture. The successful candidate will advance ecological, climate-responsive, and resource-conscious landscape and urban development through integrated research and design.

A strong commitment to teaching at bachelor, master, and doctoral levels, and active participation in academic self-governance, are expected. Proficiency in German and English for teaching is required.

Qualifikationen

• Completed university degree in landscape architecture or architecture.
• Research experience relevant to the professorship.
• Outstanding professional practice in the field.
• Excellent teaching skills and strong academic qualification.

Aufgaben

• Develop a research programme advancing nature-based solutions for territorial and urban transformation.
• Contribute to teaching at bachelor, master, and doctoral levels.
• Engage in academic self-governance and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Kenntnisse

Teamwork

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Gender & diversity

Ausbildung

Landscape architecture or architecture degree

PhD advantageous

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company Graz University of Technology Department Faculty of Architecture Research Field Architecture Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 15 Sep 2026 - 23:00 (UTC) Country Austria Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 1000 / 2026 / 9512 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Scientific Profile

Graz University of Technology seeks an outstanding landscape architect with substantial professional experience whose work and research advance forward-looking approaches to ecological, climate-responsive, and resource-conscious landscape and urban development through the integration of landscape architectural expertise into the design process. The successful candidate is expected to develop a research programme that contributes to the advancement of nature-based solutions addressing a broad range of challenges related to territorial and urban transformation.

A strong commitment to teaching at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, as well as active participation in academic self-governance, is expected.

A completed doctoral degree (PhD) is an advantage.

Employment Requirements

• A completed university degree in a relevant discipline from an Austrian or equivalent international higher education institution, for example in landscape architecture or architecture
• Research experience in the field relevant to the advertised professorship
• An outstanding record of professional practice in the field relevant to the advertised professorship
• Excellent teaching skills and pedagogical aptitude, as well as a strong academic qualification

Selection Criteria

• The ability to work in a team
• The willingness for cooperation within and outside the university
• Competences in Gender and Diversity

Language Skills

Proficiency in both German and English sufficient for teaching at the bachelor's and master's levels is expected.

Equality Principle

Graz University of Technology aims to increase the proportion of women, in particular in management and academic staff, and therefore qualified female applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply. In case of under-representation, preference will be given to women if applicants are equally qualified.

Graz University of Technology actively promotes diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants are not to be discriminated in personnel selection procedures on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion and ideology, age, sexual orientation (anti-discrimination).

People with disabilities, and who have the relevant qualification, are expressly invited to apply.

Hearing Dates

The interviews are expected to take place during the week of October 19th, 2026, and applicants are kindly requested to keep this period available.

Contact

Faculty of Architecture at Graz University of Technology

• Collegial and friendly working atmosphere
• Flexible working schedule (e.g. possibility for home office, paid lunch break)
• International training and teaching opportunities
• Seal of quality for in-house advancement of women
• Family-friendly employer
• Subsidy for public transport
• University’s sports program
• Shopping Discounts
• Workplace Health Management
• Top research infrastructure and access to the latest technologies
• Exciting opportunities for professional and personal development