Invitation for Expression of Interest for Sessional Teaching in Landscape Architecture 2015

The Landscape Architecture Program at RMIT is inviting expressions of interest for part-time sessional teaching across all content areas for the 2015 academic year.

The Landscape Architecture Program is professionally accredited by AILA and consists of a 3 year undergraduate degree and a 2 year coursework Masters. More information about the program, its curatorial framework and content overview can be found at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/LANDSCAPE

Candidates with a demonstrated contribution to the discipline and teaching ability are encouraged to lodge an expression of interest. Please note that this is a competitive application process which generates a significant number of applications beyond the positions we have available.

This process forms part of an ongoing project to develop individual teaching trajectories, research agendas and potential alignments with program strategic objectives for enhanced career prospects through opportunities to develop and specialise your teaching and research practice.

http://www.rmit.edu.au/LANDSCAPE

// Expression of Interest for Sessional Teaching in Landscape Architecture RMIT 2015 //

Sessional staff are valued contributors to the delivery of Landscape Architecture at RMIT and play an important role in the development and success of the teaching program. As a sessional teacher you will have; the opportunity to develop and contribute to course delivery access to peer review, career development and mentoring support, access and use of the School’s suite of world-class workshop facilities as well as a range of support mechanisms to build your academic career and design research capacity.

There are sessional teaching roles available for a range of capabilities and levels of experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels for applicants who can demonstrate appropriate levels of capability and contribution.

01 Sessional Course Tutor Roles

Sessional Tutor roles operate as part of a teaching team whereby the Course Coordinator provides the course framework and offers structured support and development for tutors. Sessional Course Tutors are remunerated for scheduled student contact, teaching and assessment. There are optional opportunities in some courses to deliver lectures and undertake additional tasks. These are negotiated individually prior to the commencement of semester.

Sessional Course Tutor Roles are available for Undergraduate Program Core Courses: Environments, Communications, Theoretical Frameworks, Foundation Studio and the Postgraduate Course Professional Practice.

02 Sessional Course Leader Roles

Sessional Course Leaders develop and deliver independent and specialised material based on their expertise and teaching experience. Within this leadership role, sessional staff prepare, structure, administrate and deliver the course material including student assessment. Sessional Course Leaders are remunerated for course preparation (including lectures, tasks, assessments and other administrative tasks), scheduled student contact, teaching, assessment and course reviews.

Sessional Course Leader Roles are available for Design Studio Courses in Undergraduate and Postgraduate areas and for Design Research Seminars in the MLA.

For this role only, applicants with demonstrated prior tertiary teaching experience are invited to apply.

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// Submission Requirements //

Submit your EOI to: teaching.landscape@rmit.edu.au _ no later than 26th November 2014

01 Sessional Course Tutor Roles

+ ONE page selective CV including contact details + max. 3 page folio of selected teaching/design work + Short written statement (max 250 words) in form of a cover letter demonstrating: interest and contribution to both the discipline and higher education capacity to work effectively, ultilising organizational and communication skills in order to operate both independently and as part of a team ability to display initiative and innovation + preferred teaching area/s

02 Sessional Course Leader Roles in Design Studio

+ all of the sessional tutor role requirements

PLUS A one page studio brief/outline that addresses the following:

Studio Method Method can broadly be defined as the manner in which design is undertaken and the tools, techniques, materials and outcomes that are associated to it. Broader issue (ie climate change) + Theoretical position (ie environment as ‘fluid’ condition) + Techniques (ie fluidity implies - mixing, directing etc as techniques) + Tools (ie digital/physical dynamic modelling) note** in brackets is an example only to show the relationship of each section to the other please be as specific as possible

02 Sessional Course Leader Roles in Design Research Seminar

+ all of the sessional tutor role requirements PLUS A one page statement, which situates the content in relation to the method/methodology and desired outcome/s.

note** all course leader roles require demonstrated experience in tertiary teaching in design

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Design Research Studios

These 24-credit point courses underpin the Landscape Architectural program at RMIT. Students commence with Foundation Design Studio (for first year students in semester 1, Sessional Course Tutor roles available - see previous section), and then studios are offered through a vertical studio model where Lower Pool students (from first, second and third year) and Upper Pool students (third and fourth year students) engage in projects which explore a range of modes, methods and techniques of landscape architectural design. The studios require students to demonstrate increasing levels of independence in undertaking and reflecting on their design process. This culminates in the fifth year Masters studio where students undertake a year-long independent research project.

Lower Pool Studios

Lower Pool studios offer students a range of approaches and practices of design which are guided through tasks and clear outcomes. Lower pool studios are characterised by an explicit focus on design techniques and frameworks. Proposals should include a project brief which align design techniques with the intended outcomes.

Courses are offered in semesters 1 and 2 and consist of 6 hours of face-to-face time. There is some flexibility in regards to how this is structured and when classes run (if you have preferred time slots please indicate this in your proposal.)

RMIT LA Course Details

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Upper Pool Studios

The Upper Pool Design Research Studio Stream offers studios for senior undergraduate students as well as postgraduate students undertaking their first year of the coursework Masters.

These are structured to require students to bring a greater level of independence to their individual projects. Studios selected for this pool will offer specialised Landscape Architectural approaches aligned with particular design generation methods. There are a variety of additional studio delivery models offered each semester such as intensive, live project and embedded practice studio models.

Courses are offered in semesters 1 and 2 and consist of 4 hours of face-to-face time. There is some flexibility in regards to how this is structured and when classes run (if you have preferred time slots please indicate this in your proposal.)

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RMIT LA Course Details

LA Foundation Design Studio

Foundation Design Studio, undertaken by first year students is the first Design Research Studio in the program equipping students with the core knowledge of methods, skills and ‘tools’ to take into future design studios and professional practice of later years.

This course runs in semester 1. Classes for this course are 6 hours which includes 2 sessions per week each consisting of a lecture (1 hour) and tutorial (2 hours).

Classes typically run Mondays 9.30-12.30 and Fridays 9.30am - 12.30pm.

LA Communications

The Communications stream delivers three undergraduate courses which focus on a range of practical and theoretical approaches to landscape architectural representation. The courses combine lectures, workshops and demonstrations to examine various drawing and fabrication methods, conventions and techniques.Sessional tutor roles involve leading and co-teaching workshops in the computer labs, as well as the opportunity to deliver demonstrations and lectures. Applicants with broad ranging knowledge of contemporary design discourse and an interest in thinking critically about approaches to landscape architectural representation are encouraged to apply.

Semester 1 courses:Communications 2Requires knowledge of Rhino and rapid prototyping technology

Tutorials typically run Thursdays 11.00am - 2.00pm

Semester 2 courses:

Communications 1Requires knowledge of AutoCAD

Tutorials typically run Mondays 3.00pm - 6.00pm

Communications 3Requires knowledge of InDesign, curation and layout

Tutorials typically run Tuesdays 9.30am - 12.30pm

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ASTheoretical Frameworks

Comprising three core undergraduate courses, the Theoretical Frameworks stream enables students to explore, question and comprehend multiple positions held within the discourse of the discipline. Each course adopts selected frameworks as creative thinking tools through which to view the constructed nature of the discipline, it’s discourses and projects.

Sessional tutors will be critically engaged with current and historical design discourse in order to lead tutorials, participate in symposia and workshops and assess student work. There may also be opportunities to deliver into the lecture series for each course.

Theoretical Frameworks Semester 1 courses:

Theoretical Frameworks 1Provides a broad survey of landscape and LA from prehistory to the contemporary period through the theoretical approaches of the historiographical and the typological.

Classes typically run Wednesdays 9am - 1.00pm

Semester 2 courses:

Theoretical Frameworks 2Focussing on contexts of thought, and how these have given rise to prominent movements and projects in LA. Leaving behind the concept of history as a linear narrative through the lenses of Modernism, Post-Structuralism and Phenomenology.

Classes typically run Mondays 9am - 12.30pm

Theoretical Frameworks 3Employs thematics to explore three contested areas of scholarship through the analysis of contemporary projects, approaches and techniques through selected set of questions.

Classes typically run Wednesdays 9.30am - 12.30pm

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RMIT LA Course DetailsLA Environments

This stream provides foundational landscape architectural knowledge through exploring dynamic landscape systems in relation to the built environment. In the sequence of environments courses students are developing the capability to address the increasing complexity of landscape systems in relation to the theoretical, technical and social/political context within which they operate through the medium of design.

Environments Semester 1 courses:

Environments 1Exploring interrelationships between landscape systems, vegetation, geomorphology and water systems in the Melbourne region

Classes typically run Thursdays 9.30am -12.30pm

Environments 3Investigating approaches to construction and fabrication with a focus on technique. Includes documentation drawings and built outcomes. CAD and fabrication knowledge required.

Classes typically run Mondays 2.00pm - 5.30pm

Environments 4Exploring, documenting and applying innovative approaches to fabrication, material and construction. Knowledge of documentation required.

Classes typically run on Wednesdays 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Semester 2 courses:

Environments 2Focusing on planting design through landform manipulation techniques.

Classes typically run Wednesdays 9.00am -12.30pm

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LA Professional Practice

Professional Practice is a course that equips students with an understanding of typical professional processes and operations of Australian landscape architectural practice. The course provides familiarity with the full scope of legal and administrative requirements of practice and office procedure. AILA membership and/or familiarity with its policies is necessary as is a variety of practice experience.

The course runs in semester 2 with weekly 3 hour sessions.

Classes typically run Monday 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Submit your EOI to: teaching.landscape@rmit.edu.au _ no later than 26th November 2014