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Assistant or Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning
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The School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) (https://planning.gatech.edu) at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA invites applications for a tenure-eligible Assistant or Associate Professor in City and Regional Planning with an expected start date of August 2025. We seek applications from community-engaged scholars whose research speaks to questions of civic engagement, social and racial justice, participatory methods, collaborative planning, and the role of technology in communities. We hope to find a colleague who can also meaningfully contribute to the success of a new undergraduate major that SCaRP plans to launch in the near future.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About the School of City and Regional Planning
The School of City and Regional Planning is a global leader in fostering sustainable, resilient, and just communities, and is consistently ranked within the top ten planning schools in North America by Planetizen. The school's current and emeritus faculty include the previous editors of the Journal of Planning Education and Research, the Journal of Planning Literature, and the Journal of American Planning Association; the former chief planning officials of the City of Atlanta and the Georgia Regional Transportation Agency; three former presidents of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning; and six Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. SCaRP's research is augmented by the Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization (CSPAV), the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD), and the University Transportation Centers, as well as the Eco Urban Lab, Friendly Cities Lab, Planning + Property Lab, Planning Local Economic Development Lab and the Urban Climate Lab.

Atlanta is an unparalleled planning laboratory illustrating both the best and the worst of late twentieth/early twenty-first century urban development. One of America's fastest growing metro areas, Atlanta is an increasingly diverse region with a growing international presence and a rich history of pioneering social justice and pulling together for a common purpose.


The Assistant or Associate Professor is a tenure-track faculty member who performs a combination of teaching, research, and service. The candidate is expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students and develop externally funded research trajectories. A doctoral degree in planning or a related field is required. Candidates with a promising scholarly trajectory and teaching experience are preferred. The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students and promote an inclusive and welcoming educational/work environment is especially preferred.

Application Requirements
Applicants should submit: 1) a letter of application, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of research interests, 4) a description of teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy, and 5) the names and contact information for at least three references.

Applications will be considered beginning Monday, November 11, 2024 but the search will continue until the position is filled. An earned doctorate is required by the start of the appointment in August 2025, and a background check must be completed prior to beginning employment.

Applications will only be considered when submitted via Georgia Tech Careers (https://ohr.gatech.edu/careers ); search for Job ID: 276865.


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Assistant or Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of City & Regional Planning
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Oct 7, 2024
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