Assistant Professor Faculty Positions in the Department of City Planning and Urban Affairs, with a focus on Livable and Resilient Cities
About The Position
The City Planning and Urban Affairs (CPUA) program at Boston University’s Metropolitan College invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in environmental planning and climate resilience, land use planning, or housing and community development. The position is part of a University-wide cluster hire in Livable and Resilient Cities, building on BU’s strength in Urban Development & Resilience and bringing together expertise from anthropology, biology, civic data science, environmental health, journalism, learning sciences, political science, sociology, and city planning and urban affairs. The CPUA program prepares students to address complex urban challenges through experiential learning, evidence-informed practice, and inclusive community engagement. Faculty research and teaching address pressing urban challenges, with a strong commitment to applied and community-engaged planning practice. The successful candidate will contribute to the community of teachers and researchers through innovative scholarship, engaged teaching, and participation in the intellectual life of the University. Candidates whose scholarship uses qualitative, community-engaged, and applied research approaches to understand urban planning challenges and inform planning and policy practice and implementation are particularly welcome.
Nice To Haves
- Scholarship employing qualitative, community-engaged, and applied research approaches to understand urban planning challenges and inform planning and policy practice and implementation.
- Expertise in environmental planning and climate resilience, land use planning, or housing and community development.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the university community through innovative scholarship.
- Engage in teaching.
- Participate in the intellectual life of the University.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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