Course Developer - MA Landscape Design

University of the Arts London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University of the Arts London seeks an accomplished Landscape Architect/Designer and HE academic to lead the new MA Landscape Design at Camberwell College of Arts. The role shapes a research-led, socially engaged practice, linking landscape with interior and spatial design in a studio-based pedagogy.

You will drive a curriculum across landscape architecture, design, ecology and environmental systems, while developing field-based learning and professional engagements, including RHS partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experienced landscape architect or landscape designer with substantial Higher Education experience.
• Ability to lead a new postgraduate course and work across landscape architecture, architecture, interiors, ecology and other built-environment disciplines.
• Expertise in areas such as landscape design, public realm, masterplanning, environmental systems, climate resilience, ecological thinking, landscape construction, horticulture, water management or socially engaged landscape practice.
• Involvement with Landscape Institute accreditation processes or readiness for Candidate Status.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of a new MA Landscape Design at Camberwell College of Arts.
• Coordinate a curriculum that integrates landscape architecture with design, urbanism, ecology and professional knowledge.
• Collaborate with landscape architects, researchers and built-environment professionals and facilitate field and site-based learning.
• Support the relationship with the Royal Horticultural Society and engagement with heritage collections and RHS Wisley.

Skills

Landscape architecture

Higher Education experience

Curriculum leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

We are looking for an accomplished Landscape Architect, Landscape Designer and Higher Education academic to lead the development and delivery of a new MA Landscape Design at Camberwell College of Arts.

This is an opportunity to establish an ambitious new postgraduate course that positions landscape as a research-led, socially engaged and environmentally responsible design practice.

The course explores the relationship between the natural and built environment, asking how landscape can contribute to more sustainable, resilient and equitable futures. Students develop advanced design practices through a combination of research, critical enquiry, environmental thinking and studio-based design.

The 180-credit, 12-month MA progresses through three stages: Discover and Define; Define and Develop; and Develop and Deliver. Students develop individual research-led practices, culminating in a complex landscape design project supported by critical reflection, design experimentation and professional engagement.

You will lead a curriculum bringing together landscape architecture and design, urbanism, ecology, environmental systems, technical and digital practices and professional knowledge. Students will work with landscape architects, researchers and built-environment professionals and undertake field and site-based learning.

The course also has a developing relationship with the Royal Horticultural Society, providing opportunities for students to engage with its heritage collections, reading room and RHS Garden Wisley.

You will join the growing Interior Futures team at Camberwell and help establish landscape design as a new and distinctive area within a wider community of spatial design practices connecting with colleagues in both Interior Architecture and Interior Design.

Your profile

You will be an experienced landscape architect or landscape designer with substantial Higher Education experience and a strong professional, research or practice profile.

You will have the authority to lead a new postgraduate course and the ability to work collaboratively across landscape architecture, architecture, interiors, ecology and other built-environment disciplines.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can bring expertise in areas such as landscape design, public realm, masterplanning, environmental systems, climate resilience, ecological thinking, landscape construction, horticulture, water management or socially engaged landscape practice.

You will also understand the relationship between professional education and the landscape sector and be able to contribute to the development of the course towards Landscape Institute accreditation.

The course is currently seeking prospective Candidate Status from the Landscape Institute, with the curriculum being mapped against the Landscape Institute competency framework.

This is a rare opportunity to shape a new postgraduate landscape design course from its foundation and to establish its academic, professional and research identity.

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

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