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