Part-Time Lecturer Pool - Landscape Architecture (AY 26/27)

Opt For Healthy Living; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An academic institution in San Luis Obispo seeks a Temporary Lecturer for Landscape Architecture. This part-time position involves teaching various design courses and providing instruction on environmental systems and graphics. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field, while teaching experience is preferred. The role offers a temporary appointment pending departmental needs, starting in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field.
• Experience in teaching and/or professional practice is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach lower- and upper-division design studios and support courses.
• Instruct on landscape representation, hand and digital graphics.
• Model environmental systems and landscape performance.

Skills

Landscape representation

Teaching and/or professional practice experience

Environmental systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related field

Tools

CAD drafting

GIS software

Job description

Apply now Job no: 557155

Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer

Location: Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Campus

Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Temporary, Part Time, Faculty - Architecture, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Appointments from the part‑time pool are temporary and are often made just prior to the start of the academic term. Applicants must be available on very short notice.

The Landscape Architecture Department seeks applicants for a pool of part‑time lecturers, with positions available as determined by need during the 2026–2027 academic year beginning August 17, 2027. Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications, experience and time base. Courses in 2026–2027 will be 15‑week semester courses.

Responsibilities

• Lower‑ and upper‑division design studios and support courses
• Landscape representation, hand and digital graphics that include 2‑ or 3‑dimensional graphics and drafting, CAD drafting and/or GIS software
• Landscape architecture construction including site engineering, construction document preparation and implementation strategies
• Environmental systems, landscape performance, and landscape ecology
• Professional practice, social equity design, design for climate change

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field. Experience to fulfill a special need in the department will be considered with an undergraduate degree from various disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching and/or professional practice experience. Teaching experience is valuable but not required.

Special Conditions

• The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
• Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment.
• Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.
• Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo will not sponsor an H‑1B for this position.
• For health and well‑being, Cal Poly is a smoke & tobacco‑free campus.
• In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out‑of‑State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU related work outside of California.

About the Department

The Landscape Architecture Department at Cal Poly is dedicated to providing the highest quality educational experience for its students within a changing world and profession. Our five‑year curriculum emphasizes the integration of general education, art, and design with the understanding of natural and social systems in various environmental settings.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.

Cal Poly complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 and other applicable state and federal anti‑discrimination laws.

We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.

Application Information

• Review of applications will begin May 15, 2026.
• Cover Letter that includes the candidate’s teaching and professional interests and experiences.
• Statement on teaching philosophy.
• Three professional references with names and e‑mail addresses.
• List of courses taught (at Cal Poly or any other university campus) including Course Number, Course Title, Term/Year Taught, CSU Campus, and CSU Department.
• List of courses you are requesting consideration to teach.
• Unofficial copy of transcript may be scanned and attached. A sealed official transcript and three reference letters will be needed prior to an appointment.

Pool closes: March 31, 2027

Applications close: March 31, 2027