Position Details
| Recruitment/Posting Title | Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Urban Planning and Policy Development (two openings) |
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| Department | BSPPP – Dean’s Office |
| Salary | Open |
| Posting Summary | The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, seeks two full-time tenure-track faculty members at the assistant professor level. The faculty members will teach in the Master of City and Regional Planning program and related graduate and undergraduate programs in the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The focus of each position is as follows: 1. Land use and environmental planning, with a specialty such as racial justice, climate resilience, coastal communities, economic development, or the global south2. Environmental and racial justice, with a specialty such as race and planning, international planning especially the global south, planning theory, comparative analysis, or anti-colonial planning. The ideal candidates will: n Have a PhD in Urban Planning, Geography, Law, Public Policy or a related discipline. n Be clearly establishing a research profile of refereed research in high-impact journals and through national and international conference presentations. n Demonstrate willingness and ability to secure peer-reviewed external grant funds and the ability to be a team leader on funded research supporting and supervising doctoral students and postdoctoral associates. n Demonstrate interest, skills and hands-on experience with teaching. n Demonstrate ability to network with external stakeholders and to communicate through new media and other sources. The Bloustein School values interdisciplinary scholars. Applicants must have doctorates, and we strongly prefer that they have their degree by June 30, 2022. We are committed to a diverse workforce and maintaining a learning and working environment that is welcoming to all. As a campus with a continually growing diverse student body, we encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented in groups in planning. The standard teaching assignment will include a mix of undergraduate and graduate courses. Salaries and benefit packages and other forms of professional support offered by the university are competitive. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is a professional school offering a doctoral program in Planning and Public Policy; master’s degrees in Public Policy, Urban Planning and Policy Development, Public Informatics, and Health Administration; undergraduate degrees in Public Policy, Planning and Public Policy, Urban Planning and Design, Health Administration, and Public Health. The programs in urban planning, public policy, and public health are all highly ranked nationally, while newer programs on health administration are expanding rapidly, and a master’s degree program in urban and public informatics welcomed its first cohort of students in Fall 2019. The School has 14 research centers and institutes, and annually attracts approximately $16 million in external grants and contracts. The mission of Rutgers-New Brunswick is to apply the university’s outstanding strengths in research and teaching in service to the public good. The university is a dynamic and diverse center for research, technology innovation, public engagement and development, and is located in the heart of the Northeastern megalopolis with easy access to New York City and Philadelphia. It is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive public research universities, with annual research expenditures exceeding $700 million, and membership in the Big Ten Academic Alliance and the Association of American Universities. For further information, visit the web site at http://bloustein.rutgers.edu. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2021. If you have questions about the Bloustein School or this position please email [email protected]. Rutgers is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer committed to expanding the educational diversity of its faculty and students and encourages applications from a broad variety of candidates. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, military status or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. |
| Posting Number | 21FA1082 |
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| Minimum Education and Experience | Applicants must have doctorates, and we strongly prefer that they have their degree by June 30, 2022. We are committed to a diverse workforce and maintaining a learning and working environment that is welcoming to all. As a campus with a continually growing diverse student body, we encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented in groups in planning. |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants | Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2021. |
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| Quick Link to Posting | https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/142852 |
| Campus | Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
| Home Location Campus | Downtown New Brunswick |
| Location Details | Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy |
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