Position Summary

The College of Environment and Design (CED) at the University of Georgia invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor focused on health and the built environment, broadly defined. We welcome candidates whose work examines the relationships between human health, well-being, and the environments people inhabit—whether through design, planning, historic preservation, cultural landscape studies, environmental justice, or related fields.

The successful candidate will contribute to one or more of the CED’s professional program areas—Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, or Urban Planning and Design—and will teach a variety of courses appropriate to their professional background, including lecture- and seminar-based courses (for all program areas) and, where relevant, design studios (for candidates in Landscape Architecture or Urban Planning and Design). We welcome candidates with the vision and ability to create and offer a new, large-format general education course connecting the topic of health and the built environment with USG core education areas such as ethics, critical thinking, sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.

We seek individuals with a strong commitment to teaching, mentoring, creative or scholarly excellence, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The position provides opportunities to connect with UGA’s emerging health initiatives, including the new Medical School, the new School of Nursing, and a forthcoming horticultural therapy certificate program.

This is a tenure-track, 9-month academic-year appointment beginning August 1, 2026. Please see the UGA Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Assistant Professors here: https://provost.uga.edu/faculty-affairs/promotion-tenure-evaluation/academic-rank/

Program Areas

Because this is a CED-wide search, candidates’ specific teaching and research contributions will vary by professional program area:

Historic Preservation

Candidates may examine connections between health, community wellbeing, cultural landscapes, environmental justice, adaptive reuse, the heritage of medical- and health-related built environments, or the health implications of historic environments. Teaching may include preservation planning, cultural landscapes, interpretation, preservation theory, or related coursework.

Landscape Architecture

Candidates may focus on health-supportive design, health care facility design, healthy living, therapeutic landscapes, human–environment interactions, or related areas. Teaching responsibilities may include design studios and seminar or lecture courses aligned with expertise.

Urban Planning and Design

Candidates may focus on healthy communities planning, environmental justice, transportation and health, or regional planning. Teaching may include planning studios, methods courses, and seminars related to health and the built environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• A terminal degree appropriate for appointment within one of CED’s professional program areas:

For Landscape Architecture candidates, a professionally accredited terminal degree

in landscape architecture (MLA degree or equivalent), or an accredited BLA degree with a terminal degree in an allied design discipline (e.g., Master of Architecture, or Master of Urban Design);

For Historic Preservation candidates, MHP or a related terminal degree (e.g., Master of Architecture, PhD in Public History);

For Urban Planning candidates, a PhD in Urban Planning and Design or a closely related field.

• Candidates must demonstrate scholarly, professional practice, or creative engagement with issues related to health and the built environment, broadly interpreted.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience (at least one year) at the university level.
• Demonstration of quality research or the ability to develop a strong research trajectory, including design or professional practice excellence and awards.
• Demonstration of teaching, research, professional practice, and/or design expertise that is highly recognized by peers.
• Advanced research training (e.g., PhD, or other educational credentials) in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated interest in developing large-format general education courses connecting disciplinary knowledge with core knowledge areas such as ethics, critical thinking, sciences, social sciences, or the humanities.
• For Landscape Architecture candidates, professional licensure is advantageous; For Urban Planning candidates, AICP certification is advantageous.

About the University of Georgia:

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state’s flagship university (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students, including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine.

Athens is a progressive city noted for its beautiful surroundings, great neighborhoods, rich history, and diverse intellectual, recreational, and cultural opportunities. It is consistently named one of the best college towns in the United States and is known for its music scene and college athletics (www.visitathensga.com).

About the CED:

UGA’s College of Environment and Design (CED) is home to the oldest landscape architecture program in the Southeast and one of the largest BLA programs in the United States. In addition to the BLA and MLA programs, the College provides a Master’s of Historic Preservation, a Master’s of Urban Planning and Design, and PhD degrees, as well as certificates in Construction Management, Cultural Landscapes, Environmental Ethics, and Historic Preservation, and minors in Environmental Design, Historic Preservation, Landscape Studies, and Urban Planning. The College’s global presence includes regular programming at UGA’s campus in Cortona, Italy, and a strong working relationship with Nanjing Forestry University and Beijing Forestry University. Learn more about the College of Environment and Design at www.ced.uga.edu.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please provide the following:

• A letter of interest noting your job qualifications and teaching interests;
• Curriculum vita;
• A portfolio illustrating built or designed works (for Landscape Architecture candidates); research productivity; professional practice experience; student work; or other creative work;
• The names of four references with title, email address, and phone number.
• Applicants with prior teaching experience should submit samples of course syllabi, student work, and course evaluations. These may be integrated into the portfolio, if preferred.

Evaluation of candidates will begin January 15, 2026, and the position will remain open until filled. For more information, please contact Associate Dean Brad Davis, Chair of the Search Committee, at bdavis@uga.edu.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodation or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).

For information and to apply for the Assistant/Associate Professor position(s), please see:

https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/461724