Program Director Bachelor of Arts Landscape Architecture (60 - 80 %)
Berner Fachhochschule
Burgdorf
Key information
- Publication date:13 September 2025
- Workload:60 – 80%
- Place of work:Burgdorf
Job summary
Join the BA Landscape Architecture program at BFH, a leader in sustainable design. Enjoy a collaborative and innovative work environment with exciting benefits.
Tasks
- Establish and manage the new BA Landscape Architecture degree program.
- Oversee curriculum development and ensure quality in teaching.
- Promote interdisciplinary collaboration and represent BFH externally.
Skills
- A degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field is required.
- Strong teaching and leadership experience in higher education.
- Excellent communication skills in German and a second language.
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What you will do here
- Build and lead the new Bachelor program BA Landscape Architecture, be responsible for the organization, implementation and further development as well as finances of the program
- Manage the content-related, didactic and curricular development of the program, ensure quality and deployment planning
- Promote interdisciplinary and interdepartmental collaboration with experts in teaching and research and ensure the transfer of knowledge from teaching, research and practice
- Represent in internal and external commissions and committees and represent the BFH
- Conduct professionally qualified teaching in Bachelor and Master programs in the field of landscape architecture
What you ideally bring with you
- University degree in landscape architecture or related discipline
- Many years of practical experience, ideally in a leading position in your own office
- Recognized expert with a high-quality oeuvre and good networking in the industry
- Teaching and leadership experience in the university environment as well as excellent didactic and communication skills
- Excellent German skills as well as French or English as a second language
Some of our advantages in advance
- Curiosity is required, and not just a little. And a lot of independence and personal responsibility.
- Responsibility in exciting future projects that attract attention beyond the boundaries of the professional world.
- Work with smart minds from various professional fields who, like you, want to make a difference.
- Lots of contact with people from Switzerland and around the world.
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application process
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Sandra König-Niederhauser
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The Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering
At the Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering we shape the built environment for the future. Together with partners from business and society, we develop inspiring solutions for sustainable living spaces and infrastructures and learn from nature about the material wood.
