fermo@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (06/28/90)
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Urban Horticulture Landscape Design Department of Horticulture University of Illinois POSITION: A 9-month, tenure-track appointment as assistant or associate professor. QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph.D. in horticulture, landscape architecture, environmental sciences, or closely related discipline with undergraduate or graduate level training in landscape design or landscape architecture. SALARY: Commensurate with experience. DUTIES: Duties are split 50% teaching : 50% research. The appointee must be able to teach undergraduate courses featuring basic principles of art and composition, planting design,computer-aided design, grading, drainage, and simple structures as related to residential and small commercial landscapes. A commitment to, and interest in, teaching and advising both undergraduate and graduate students is also required. The appointee is expected to conduct research,obtain research funding, and publish research results in the refereed literature. The research should be concerned with some aspect of plant performance in the urban environment,e.g. the interaction of plantscapes and human behavior, natural resource planning and management, or the development/evaluation of new plant materials for the urban landscape. STARTING DATE: January 21, 1991 or as negotiated. APPLICATION: Send relevant information, including a statement of research interests, a portfolio of designs, a curriculum vitae, lists of publications, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of at least three references, to Dr. M. A. L. Smith Search Committee Chair Department of Horticulture University of Illinois 1005 Plant Sciences Lab 1201 S. Dorner Drive Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217 333-5154 CLOSING DATE: For full consideration, all application materials should be received by October 1, 1990. The University of Illinois is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply Tom Fermanian Dept. of Horticulture Associate Professor 1201 S. Dorner Drive fermo@uhx.cso.uiuc.edu Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 244-5147