Assistant Professor - Sustainable Community Planning
Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
The Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in community planning with emphasis on participatory planning and design processes, and the theories, policies, and practices that inform and guide the physical planning and design of communities. The successful candidate will have research and teaching focused on the role and practice of sustainable planning and design at the community scale. The candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program with external funding and to build departmental and inter-departmental interdisciplinary collaboration. Possible research areas include but are not limited to compact cities, smart growth, global planning issues, land use change, adaptive responses to climate change, environmental and procedural justice, or community empowerment, preferably viewed through a lens of sustainability. The applicant’s experience should demonstrate the ability to work across disciplinary lines in the social and natural sciences and the potential to attract external funding. Teaching responsibilities include graduate courses for planning and landscape architecture students, courses in the undergraduate environmental design program--urban planning concentration, as well as a course related to the candidate’s area of specialty. We place special emphases on faculty-student interaction and cooperation among faculty. We share a fundamental commitment to teach and attract a diverse student body.
A doctoral degree in Planning or related field is required. Professional experience in community design, planning and/or AICP certification is desirable. Previous teaching experience at a university level and a record of scholarly publications is desirable.
Review of applications will begin November 14, 2008. The search will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching goals including specific proposals for courses, and the names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:
Professor Elisabeth Hamin, Search Committee Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
109 Hills North
University of Massachusetts
111 Infirmary Way, Ofc 1
Amherst MA 01003
(413) 577-4490, (413) 545-1772 (fax)
emhamin@larp.umass.edu
The University is part of the 5-College Consortium in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, with excellent social, cultural, and recreational amenities in a town and rural setting. We are 2 hours from Boston and 3 hours from New York City.
The University provides an intellectual environment committed to providing academic excellence and diversity, including mentoring programs for faculty. The College and the Department are committed to increasing the diversity of the faculty, student body and the curriculum. The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
