Jobs and Fellowships


November 2024

Chair and Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, Sol Price School of Public Policy

University of Southern California

The Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California seeks a senior faculty member at the rank of professor to serve as the Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis. The ideal candidate will have a stellar record of scholarship and leadership in urban planning. We are open to a scholar and leader from a wide range of urban planning and related fields, such as environmental planning, transportation, urban design, housing, informatics, urban geography, urban economics, history, and community development. We are interested in scholars from all relevant disciplines.  We seek candidates with an interest in the wide array of issue areas that are part of the school’s portfolio. Applicants must present evidence of a creative and intellectually rigorous research agenda, recognized leadership capabilities, vision for the future of the urban planning field, and demonstrated ability to advance one of the Price School’s most prestigious and influential departments.

For more information and to apply, visit the USC Careers site

About the Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis

The department houses some core programs at the Price School. It offers a nationally ranked professional master’s degree, Master of Urban Planning, as well as a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development. In addition, it offers an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies and Planning. The department contains 13 faculty spanning various research interest

October 2024

Fishman Fellowship, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

University of Michigan

The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Fishman Fellowship, established by and named in honor of Professor Emeritus Robert Fishman. This fellowship is open to individuals who are in the process of completing or have recently completed a Ph.D., a professional degree in architecture or urban planning, a research-oriented post-professional master’s degree, or a research-focused master’s degree. Potential fields of study include architecture, urban design, urban planning, urban history, urban policy, urban affairs, racial and spatial justice, urban development, environmental planning, and urban strategy The ideal candidate should be engaged in a significant interdisciplinary research project in urbanism, broadly defined, and should have a research focus that would benefit from a two-year fellowship among colleagues and students actively exploring the history, theory, and practice of urbanism.

The Fishman Fellowship provides an opportunity for early-career scholars and practitioners in urbanism to develop a project that could take the form of a publication, exhibition, or symposium. Fellows will spend two years in residence, during which they will engage in teaching responsibilities while pursuing their research project. The fellowship offers resources for project development, opportunities to collaborate with scholars and researchers across the broader university community, and a platform to present the fellowship outcomes at a public event hosted by the college.

Taubman College is committed to advancing architectural and urban planning education through diverse epistemologies, experiences, histories, methodologies, and technical and conceptual competencies. The ideal candidate will be intellectually open to the various forms of urbanism taught at Taubman College and enthusiastic about the opportunity to teach students in architecture, urban design, urban technology, and/or planning.

The application deadline is December 9, 2024. For full details and to apply, visit taubmancollege.umich.edu/fellowships.

Executive Director, Center for Community Systems at the Hillier College of Architecture & Design

New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)

Position Summary: 
The Executive Director of the Center for Community Systems at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) is responsible for the leadership, development, and management of a dynamic, multi-million-dollar university research center. The center comprises a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, associated faculty/researchers, students, and subcontractors. The Executive Director is responsible for envisioning the Center’s diverse scope of research, technical assistance, and planning activities, and then competing and securing millions of dollars in grants and contracts to execute that vision. This role also involves partnering closely with the College to create and enhance collaboration and educational and research opportunities and experiences for both students and faculty. 

See the full job description here.

Buell Center Research and Teaching Fellow at Columbia University (open until filled)

The Buell Center at Columbia University seeks a recent doctoral recipient to join its intellectual community for a 21-month fellowship (two academic years and an intervening summer) as a Buell Center Research and Teaching Fellow. Ideal candidates will be scholars of the built environment who are beginning an academic career of research and teaching, with a growing record of original writing intended for peer-reviewed publication. Complementary experience, such as design, curatorial, critical, or fourth-purpose organizing work, is welcome but not required.

The 21-month fellowship will begin September 1, 2025 and is intended to give Fellows a chance to advance their own research, gain teaching experience, and take part in the ongoing intellectual life of the Buell Center; the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP); and Columbia University. The Fellow will be co-hosted by the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities.

The Fellow is expected to be in residence at Columbia for two academic years and will remain a Fellow in the intervening summer, but is not required to be in residence. In addition to presenting their research once yearly in a formal setting, Fellows will teach at least one semester as faculty in GSAPP’s architectural history survey course, “Questions in Architectural History” (QAH). The Fellow may also propose to teach a separate course within GSAPP based on their own research.

The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture is a separately endowed entity within Columbia GSAPP, which sponsors interdisciplinary research through projects, workshops, public programming, publications, and awards.

Qualifications

A recent PhD degree in Architecture or a related field is required by the start date of the appointment. PhDs granted within the last three years prior to the appointment start date are acceptable.

Successful candidates:

– must have a PhD conferred within three years of—and no later than—the start date of the appointment

– must demonstrate an interest in pushing the disciplinary or methodological norms of architecture and related fields of the built environment

– should have a growing record of bridging across disciplines in the humanities or social sciences

– may be focused on any historical period and geographic area in their research.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should submit: a CV; a cover letter; a research statement (1,500 words), dissertation abstract (150 words), one-sentence project description, one to three images (on one page); a teaching statement (500 words); at least one writing sample; and the names of three references. Recommendation letters will be solicited for shortlisted applicants.

For further information about the Buell Center and FAQ about the fellowship, please visit: buellcenter.columbia.edu, You may also reach the Buell Center at buellcenter@columbia.edu.

Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

See the original job posting here.

August-September 2024

Assistant Professor – History and Theory of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley

The Department of Architecture seeks applications from architectural scholars whose research addresses the vital and urgent issues of our day through a historical and theoretical lens. It especially welcomes candidates whose work and teaching engage dynamically with the intersectional nature of architecture, including (but not limited to) topics such as the Global South, environmental history, migration, disability, gender, sexuality, inequality, race, and Science and Technology Studies.

Director of Preservation Services, Historic Macon Foundation

The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding scholarship, teaching, and the ability to participate creatively in the History, Theory, and Society (HTS) subject area within the Department of Architecture, contributing to the B.A., M.Arch, M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. HTS addresses the history and theory of architecture and urbanism from a humanistic, interdisciplinary perspective.

The ideal candidate is familiar with historic construction methods and terminology, able to apply the Secretary of Interior Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties in the field, and competent to communicate with agency representatives and clients in a professional and proactive manner.

This employee is responsible for working with homeowners and developers to complete the necessary research and documentation for state and federal rehabilitation tax credit programs. Additionally, the Director of Preservation Services must be competent to prepare nominations for the National Register of Historic Places.

July 2024

Assistant Professor in 20th-Century United States Environmental History, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Allan H. Selig Assistant Professor in United States History should have the capacity to teach survey courses that treat the full sweep of U.S./American Environmental History, from Indigenous history prior to European presence in North America until the present day. The successful candidate will actively take part in the intellectual life of a History faculty with temporally, geographically, and methodological diverse interests; and will engage with the interdisciplinary Center for Culture, History, and Environment housed in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. The successful candidate will teach introductory surveys, upper-level undergraduate courses, and graduate seminars.

City Planner I, Jacksonville, Florida.

This entry level professional urban planning and regulatory work position includes data collection, analysis, and maintenance. Work requires knowledge of general principles and practices of urban planning. Applicants are required to have at least thirty semester hours of college coursework in urban and regional planning, public administration, political science, geography, landscape architecture, architecture, historic preservation, environmental science, or closely related fields.  


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