Employment

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Boston Architectural College (BAC) recently celebrated its 132nd year as a design school with a mission to provide excellence in design education emerging from practice and accessible to diverse communities. The BAC’s bold new strategic plan, BAC to the Future 2020-2026, focuses on transforming and expanding future-oriented design programs to serve a greater number and diversity of students in the US and worldwide. The institution is committed to providing an integrated and exemplary experience for its students, ensuring their success, and empowering them to actualize their potential as designers of the built environment responding to climate change.

The BAC’s School of Landscape Architecture is pleased to solicit applications for a full-time faculty position. Applicants are encouraged to apply by June 20th, 2025. Consideration of candidates begins immediately, with a desired start date no later than August 2025.

The School of Landscape Architecture offers Bachelor (BLA) and Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degrees accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB). The program has a deep focus on urban landscapes and climate response applications and through advanced and international design studios leads explorations of wicked problems to address environmental and social dilemmas across multiple scales. The program promotes diverse voices and cultures in the formulation of design values and raises the awareness of design agency in service of communities worldwide. Landscape architecture students engage in interdisciplinary inquiry and benefit from professional practice requirements and applied research opportunities throughout the program.

We seek candidates with a strong desire to become part of the BAC community and who wish to contribute to a distinctive discourse (scholarly, creative, professional) that supports their development as design educators. We invite applicants who can teach graduate and undergraduate students, who seek to develop their teaching for student learning; who collaborate on school initiatives; who understand and embrace assessment practices and will participate in LAAB and regional accreditation preparations; and who engage in service to support the school and the institution. We welcome colleagues who enjoy collaborative work as well as individual pursuits, and who are able to understand a problem and move its resolution forward. We seek candidates who wish to work with the dean and faculty collaboratively to implement and grow the school’s long-range plan in support of student success. All landscape architecture faculty practice and teach a commitment to addressing climate change through design of the built environment.

Specific Areas of Interest to the School:

• Natural Systems and Climate Science (prevention, resilience, and adaptation)
• Social and Environmental Justice
• Modeling/Simulation
• Strong designers who are able to create and develop meaningful graphic and digital representations associated with program analytics and outreach, expertise with digital modeling and landscape representation and performance, and geospatial design, are a plus.
• Special interest in candidates who can take responsibility for graduate thesis and undergraduate degree project, including student research and preparation
• Special interest in candidates who actively work with communities and build partnerships and collaborations beyond the institution in support of the school’s (and institution’s) growth.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

• A master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from a LAAB-accredited program
• Prior higher education teaching experience in landscape architecture or related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: 

• A combined background in landscape architecture academic teaching and professional practice
• Experience with LAAB accreditation processes

TO APPLY: 

• Letter of interest and intent
• Curriculum vitae that includes academic and professional experience
• A Student Success Statement that combines the candidate’s teaching philosophy and demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through contributions to teaching, scholarship, and/or service. (2 pages maximum.)
• Combined portfolio to include teaching and professional work, as applicable. (20 pages maximum; link or pdf – no hard copies)
• Names and contact information for three references

All application materials should be submitted online.

The BAC is committed to developing a diverse and talented team. People with disabilities, people of color, indigenous people, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ candidates are encouraged to apply. If you are excited about this role but are unsure whether you meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Boston Architectural College (BAC) seeks a dynamic and strategic Development & Major Gifts Officer to manage major donor engagement and contribute to our multi-faceted development efforts. Reporting to the VP of Institutional Advancement, this role is a 50/50 blend of frontline fundraising—cultivating and securing significant gifts—and strategic development activity, including prospecting, VIP event coordination, and donor pipeline management. Ideal for a resourceful self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this position is critical in advancing BAC’s mission of excellence and access in architectural education. The ideal candidate is a mission driven and highly collaborative team player.

POSITION SEAT SPECIFIC KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, securing major gifts to support BAC’s strategic initiatives and campaigns (capital and comprehensive). This includes regular donor meetings virtually and in person.
• Identify and qualify new donor prospects, creating tailored engagement strategies in alignment with advancement and institutional leadership.
• Plan, execute, and/or attend high-impact donor events to enhance engagement and stewardship in coordination with Institutional Advancement colleagues, as well as campus and strategic partners.
• Build and maintain development infrastructure and processes— including developing fundraising materials, pipeline management, and prospect research—reporting to and coordinating with leadership.
• Collaborate within and across departments to align fundraising efforts with institutional goals.
• Adapt quickly and initiate in response to emerging opportunities.
• Support other Institutional Advancement priorities as needed such as annual fundraising efforts, events, etc.

WORK SCHEDULE AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Ability to work weekends and evenings for events as needed.
• This is a hybrid position, coming on site 1 day a week minimum, with the ability to return to campus for events as needed.
• Must have mode of transportation to visit donors.
• Must be able to meet with donors in person regularly with the ability to travel regionally, and to occasionally travel nationally and globally.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• 5+ years of experience in fundraising and major gifts.
• Strong relationship-building, collaborative skills with the ability to engage diverse individuals and groups.
• Strong communications and public speaking skills for primarily small-medium convenings.
• Detail-oriented, while also being a strategic collaborative thinker.
• Experience utilizing CRM systems, Salesforce, Google Platform, and Microsoft Suite.
• Hands-on, adaptable, and eager to contribute as a team player in a small, fast-paced, results-driven team environment.
• Passion for BAC’s mission of accessibility and excellence in design education.

The BAC is committed to developing a diverse and talented team. People with disabilities, people of color, indigenous people, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ candidates are encouraged to apply. If you are excited about this role but are unsure whether you meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply.