Florida State University seeks a candidate for a one-year Visiting
Assistant or Associate Professor position to begin August 2008 in the areas
of housing, community development, and economic development. Ability to
teach courses in growth management, land use, and GIS is also desirable.
Applicants must hold (or be expected to receive prior to August 2008) a
doctorate in urban and regional planning, or an equivalent degree in a
related field, and must demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching.
The applicant is expected to teach two courses during each of the Fall 2008
and Spring 2009 semesters while also conducting research aimed at solutions
to problems in urban planning.
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning includes 11 faculty and
over 100 graduate students and offers a PAB-accredited professional master’s
degree, a Ph.D., and an undergraduate minor. Founded in 1965, we have
awarded over 1,100 graduate degrees. The master’s and doctoral programs
cover five areas of specialization: environmental planning and natural
resource management, growth management/comprehensive planning, housing and
community development, planning for developing areas, and transportation
planning. The department also offers joint degrees in planning/law,
planning/public administration, and planning/international affairs, a
cooperative master’s education program with the U.S. Peace Corps, and
certificates in real estate development, urban design, and dispute
resolution. We are administratively housed in the College of Social
Sciences. For further information, please visit the department’s website at:
http://www.fsu.edu/~durp .
Florida State University is a Carnegie Foundation-classified Research I
institution. Among its 39,000 students are 7,800 graduate students pursuing
over 200 programs of study. Campus research units include foci on aging,
beach and shore preservation, conflict resolution, environmental resources,
policy sciences, and demography and population health. Tallahassee is
Florida’s state capital, affording access to many field opportunities;
principal employers are state government and three institutions of higher
education.
The position is subject to funding availability. Interested applicants
should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and the names and contact
information of three references to:
Rebecca Miles, Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Searches
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Room 330 Bellamy
113 Collegiate Loop
PO Box 3062280
Florida State University
Tallahassee FL 32306-2280
Final date for receipt of applications is May 9, 2008.
Florida State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer.
