Course Developer BA Landscape Design

University of the Arts London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of the Arts London invites applications for a leadership role to develop and deliver a new BA Landscape Design at Camberwell College of Arts. The post focuses on integrating landscape design with architecture, interiors, ecology and communities, guiding studio-based learning and professional practice.

The appointee will establish collaborations with external partners, explore international exchange, and work with the Interior Futures team to connect landscape with broader spatial

Qualifications

• Experience teaching and leading landscape design in higher education.
• Ability to connect landscape design with climate resilience, ecology and communities.
• Proven track record in cross-disciplinary collaboration with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of a new BA Landscape Design.
• Develop and implement a forward-looking curriculum combining studios, theory and professional practice.
• Establish external partnerships (e.g., Royal Horticultural Society) and potential accreditation pathways.
• Collaborate with the Interior Futures team to align spatial design disciplines across scales.

Skills

Higher Education educator

Landscape design

Leadership

Curriculum development

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious landscape designer, landscape architect and educator to lead the development and delivery of a new BA Landscape Design at Camberwell College of Arts.

This is an exciting opportunity to establish a new subject area within one of London’s leading art and design colleges and to shape an undergraduate course exploring the relationships between landscape, architecture, interiors, ecology and communities.

The course takes a broad view of landscape as a designed environment: from public space and urban landscapes to ecological systems, infrastructure and the spaces between buildings. Through studio-based learning, live projects and critical enquiry, students will develop the creative, technical and professional skills needed to contribute to a rapidly changing landscape sector.

You will lead a curriculum that combines design studios with theory, environmental thinking, technical development and professional practice. Students will work collaboratively with communities and external partners, undertake site-based learning and have opportunities for international exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The course will also benefit from a developing relationship with the Royal Horticultural Society, including access to its heritage collections and reading room and opportunities for visits to Wisley.

You will join the Interior Futures team at Camberwell and work alongside colleagues in Interior Architecture, creating opportunities to explore the connections between different scales and forms of spatial practice.

You will be an experienced Higher Education educator with substantial expertise in landscape design, landscape architecture or a closely related discipline, combined with a strong professional, research or practice profile.

You will bring a clear understanding of contemporary landscape practice and the ability to develop ambitious, inclusive and critically engaged studio education.

We are particularly interested in people who can connect landscape design with climate resilience, ecology, social justice, community engagement and the wider built environment, while also understanding the technical and professional requirements of the discipline.

You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader, able to build a new academic team, develop external partnerships and create a distinctive identity for the course.

The course is being developed with the intention of seeking Landscape Institute Candidate Status and mapping the curriculum against relevant professional competencies.

This is an opportunity to help establish a new landscape design education offer at Camberwell from the ground up.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Adrian Friend / [e-mail].

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact [e-mail].