The University of Kassel is a modern and growing University with round about 21.000 students. The university’s wide range of expertise covers subjects in the natural, applied, cultural and social sciences.

The Faculty 06, Architecture Urban Planning Landscape Planning, is offering a position of a W3 professorship in ‘Landscape Architecture | Design’ (m/f/d) at the Institute of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning from 1. April 2028.

W3 professorship ‘Landscape Architecture | Design’ (m/f/d)

Application deadline:
06.08.2026

Date of hire: 01.04.2028

Vacancy number:
39304
The professorship is dedicated to the teaching and development of design in landscape architecture. This includes design as well as spatial, functional and procedural dimensions. The future post holder will represent the subject ‘Landscape Architecture | Design’ comprehensively in research and teaching in the sense of sustainable and future-oriented landscape architecture and open space development.

We are looking for a personality who will fulfil the diverse requirements of the position in the context of the Institute of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning at the interdisciplinary Department of Architecture Urban Planning Landscape Planning. The candidate will have excellent, conceptually strong achievements in the design of public open spaces and an independent, built landscape architectural work with high visibility in the professional discourse. This profile integrates aspects of sustainability with the resulting aesthetics and contributes to the innovation and future viability of the discipline. In its research, the professorship develops innovative design approaches and reflects on design practices and current trends in landscape architecture.

Within the framework of teaching, the professorship imparts methods, content and tools of design, as well as the diverse aspects of landscape architecture in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes. In the six-semester Bachelor’s degree programme in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning, the fundamental breadth of landscape architectural design is to be conveyed as foundational knowledge. In the four-semester research-oriented Master’s programme, the Chair offers teaching formats, final theses and qualification projects. Teaching in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes is conducted in German. Candidates are expected to be willing to contribute to the development of an English-language teaching programme.

In research and teaching, the Chair forms a strategic link to the disciplines of Architecture and Urban Planning, thereby representing a cornerstone in the diverse connections between the subjects and in the interdisciplinary ethos of Department 06 ASL (Architecture, Urban Planning, Landscape Planning).

Committed participation in academic self-administration is considered a matter of course.

Requirements:

• A degree in landscape architecture or a comparable course of study with a demonstrable focus on landscape architecture.
• Outstanding achievements in design, demonstrated by an independent, built landscape architecture project of high design quality.
• Outstanding research or practice-oriented contributions to the academic discourse on landscape architecture, which have led to significant advances in design research, as evidenced by relevant academic publications.
• Innovative design approaches and critical reflection on design methods, particularly regarding aspects of sustainability and the resulting aesthetics.
• Excellent connectivity, e.g. demonstrated through international collaborations in academia and practice.
• Relevant academic teaching experience and expertise in university pedagogy.
• Willingness to teach courses in both German and English.

The following are considered an advantage:

• international practical experience,
• experience in design incorporating aspects of biodiversity, circularity or climate adaptation,
• experience in securing and implementing externally funded projects,

We offer the opportunity to work within an interdisciplinary department with a collegial environment that is keen to explore an integrated approach to the societal challenges facing architecture, urban and landscape planning. The professorship has the opportunity to play an active role in the newly established Kassel Institute for Sustainability. Collaboration with other departments in research and teaching, particularly the departments of Open Space Planning and Landscape Architecture | Technology, is fundamental.

For participation in the Master’s specialisation in Urban Planning, collaboration with the departments of ‘Urban Planning’ at the Institute for Urban Development and ‘Design in an Urban Planning Context’ at the Institute of Architecture is also required.

In addition to the usual informative documents, your application in German or English should include the following additional documents:

• List of works (including details of authorship, your own involvement, implementation, etc.) with portfolio
• List of competition successes, other prizes and awards
• List of publications, lectures and exhibition contributions
• List of current and previously completed research projects (including funding amounts)
• Teaching portfolio (teaching philosophy, overview of previous courses, results of teaching evaluations)
• Concept for future research and teaching priorities within the department (summary of 1–2 pages each)

The recruitment requirements and performance requirements in accordance with §§ 67, 68 of the Hessian Higher Education Act apply, in particular a completed academic degree, the necessary aptitude for academic work and pedagogical aptitude.

For further information please contact Prof. Florian Otto, Tel.: +49 561 804-7205, otto(at)asl.uni-kassel.de

In the event of any differences between the German and English versions of this call for application, the German wording is legally binding.

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The University of Kassel is very interested in the professional satisfaction of its employees. It is distinguished as a family-friendly university and, in the interests of equal opportunities, strives to offer everyone the same opportunities for development and to counteract existing disadvantages. It promotes the Family Welcome Service and also the Dual Career Service for positions that are scientifically and academically filled. One of the strategic goals of the University of Kassel is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. Seriously handicapped and equivalent applicants are given preference if they have the same suitability, qualifications and professional performance.