Assistant or Associate Professor of Real Estate – Development and Finance Focus

University of Miami • Coral Gables, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Miami School of Architecture’s Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism (MRED+U) program invites applications for a full-time, open-rank faculty position based at the Coral Gables campus. The appointment is scheduled to begin in August 2027. The program seeks candidates with expertise in real estate, real estate finance, real estate development, or closely related fields whose teaching, research, and professional practice support its interdisciplinary mission. Candidates may come from academic or professional backgrounds connected to real estate. Rank and appointment type, including possible tenured or tenure-track status, will reflect qualifications and University requirements.

The successful candidate will teach and develop core and elective courses in the current and future MRED+U curriculum, advise and mentor students, collaborate across disciplines, contribute to development studios and the Capstone Workshop, engage industry partners, and participate in curriculum development and service. The faculty member will also contribute to program leadership and its continued growth and visibility. Research, publication, applied research, and professional engagement will be appropriate to the appointment.

Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of real estate finance and the ability to incorporate relevant financial concepts and analysis into courses in real estate development, real estate sectors and product types, case studies, and capstone workshops. Experience teaching dedicated real estate finance courses is valued but not required. The program values practice-grounded scholarship, engagement with developers and communities, interdisciplinary collaboration, and potential for academic or professional leadership.

Applicants must hold at least a master’s degree at the time of application; candidates whose highest degree is a bachelor’s degree are ineligible. Applicants may qualify through a doctoral pathway or a professional pathway. The doctoral pathway requires an earned Ph.D. or other doctorate in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, or a closely related discipline, with real-estate-focused research, publication, and teaching accomplishments appropriate to career stage. The doctorate must be completed before the start of the fall semester in August 2027. The professional pathway requires a master’s degree in Real Estate or a related field, significant relevant professional experience, an exemplary record of professional accomplishment, and university teaching experience, preferably at the graduate level. Applicants with degrees outside real estate must demonstrate a clear connection through teaching, research, publications, and/or professional work.

For tenured or tenure-track consideration, candidates must show a defined or emerging real-estate-related research agenda and scholarly publication or potential for high-quality publication appropriate to rank. Assistant professor candidates should demonstrate potential for excellent teaching and high-quality research; associate professor candidates should have a research and publication record commensurate with rank and demonstrated excellence in graduate teaching in real estate or related areas. For the professional pathway, rank will reflect professional accomplishment, teaching effectiveness, interdisciplinary work, and leadership experience. Tenure on appointment requires appointment as an associate professor, prior tenure at another institution, a demonstrably national reputation, and tenure approval before hire.

The MRED+U is an interdisciplinary, 36-credit graduate program that can be completed in 11 months or over additional semesters. It connects real estate development with livable community design and works across University programs, schools, colleges, industry partners, and communities. The position is based at the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus.

Requirements

• Hold at least a master’s degree at the time of application; candidates whose highest degree is a bachelor’s degree are not eligible.
• Demonstrate knowledge of real estate finance and ability to integrate appropriate financial concepts and analysis into relevant courses.
• Qualify through either an earned doctorate in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, or a closely related discipline, with relevant research, publication, and teaching accomplishments, or a related master’s degree combined with significant relevant professional experience, exemplary professional accomplishment, and university teaching experience.
• For the doctoral pathway, complete the doctorate before the start of the fall semester in August 2027.
• For applicants with degrees outside real estate, demonstrate a clear connection to real estate through teaching, research, publications, and/or professional work.
• For tenured or tenure-track consideration, demonstrate a defined or emerging real-estate-related research agenda and scholarly publication or potential for high-quality publication appropriate to rank.
• For assistant professor consideration, demonstrate potential for excellent teaching and high-quality research.
• For associate professor consideration, have a research and publication record commensurate with rank and demonstrated excellence in graduate teaching in real estate or related areas.
• For tenure on appointment, be appointed as an associate professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, bring a demonstrably national reputation, and receive tenure approval before hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching dedicated real estate finance courses.
• Graduate-level university teaching experience for candidates qualifying through the professional pathway.
• Interdisciplinary accomplishments and leadership through development projects, academic programs, curriculum development, or collaborations among industry, universities, public agencies, and communities.
• Engagement with leading industry organizations such as the Urban Land Institute.
• Experience working with senior industry executives and/or advisory boards.
• Professional or scholarly experience in one or more listed areas, including real estate finance and analytics, real estate development, real estate investment, urban economics and market analysis, architecture and urban design for development, construction and project delivery, planning, land use, housing and development policy, public-private partnerships, or sustainable and resilient development.

Responsibilities

• Teach and develop core and elective courses in the current and future MRED+U curriculum.
• Advise and mentor students.
• Collaborate across disciplines.
• Contribute to development studios and the Capstone Workshop.
• Engage industry partners.
• Participate in curriculum development and service.
• Contribute to program leadership and support the program’s continued growth and visibility.
• Conduct research, publication, applied research, and professional engagement as appropriate to the appointment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior