Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture
Join HKU's Division of Landscape Architecture as a faculty member to advance research, teaching, and professional practice.
Best for:Best for accomplished scholars and creative practitioners in landscape architecture with a strong record in peer-reviewed research, design, and teaching.
Overview
The University of Hong Kong's Department of Architecture invites applications for a full-time professoriate position in Landscape Architecture starting September 2027 or as soon as possible. The successful scholar will drive an innovative research and design agenda, teach core and elective courses across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and help expand regional and international collaborations. Appointments are typically made on a three-year fixed-term basis with opportunities for renewal and tenure consideration, though exceptionally strong candidates may be considered directly for tenure. Candidates are expected to contribute significantly to the division's academic culture, engage in community outreach, and mentor future researchers.
What you'll do
- Pursue a productive and innovative research and design agenda aligned with expertise and division goals.
- Teach core and elective seminars and design studio courses in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
- Attract, guide, and supervise PhD students within the division.
- Build and sustain institutional innovation in design research and pedagogy.
- Deliver innovative teaching and community engagement initiatives.
- Contribute to administrative responsibilities and academic culture within the Department of Architecture.
Requirements
Degree required: Terminal degree in Landscape Architecture
Language: English proficiency suitable for teaching and research in an international university setting
Instruction: English
Publications: Emerging or established record of peer-reviewed publications and creative work commensurate with the professorial rank
- Demonstrated record of research, scholarship, and creative work in landscape architecture
- Experience teaching undergraduate or postgraduate design studios and seminars
- Ability to secure external funding or manage successful grant applications
- Capacity to build academic and professional partnerships intersecting landscape, ecology, and technology
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-12-13 · open until filled
Applicants must submit their applications online through the official university portal by the specified deadline. The application package must include a detailed curriculum vitae, a statement of interest, a portfolio of research/creative practice, and contact information for three senior academic referees.
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement of Interest
- Portfolio of Research and/or Creative Practice, and Teaching
- Contact information of three senior academics
Contact
Eunice Seng· Head of the Department of Architecture
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