The School of Architecture at Pratt
Institute in Brooklyn, New York, an internationally
recognized professional school offering B.Arch, M.Arch and M.S. degrees,
invites nominations for chair of the Graduate Center
for Planning and the Environment (GCPE). The GCPE has over 30 full and part
time faculty members serving a student body of 70 students, and awards the
Master of Science in City and Regional Planning, the Master of Science in
Environmental Systems Management and the Master of Science in Historic
Preservation. This appointment is scheduled to begin in Autumn 2008.
The Chair of the GCPE will be expected to
provide leadership for the degree programs, noted for their vibrant,
innovative and practice-oriented approaches to planning and preservation.
Favorable consideration will be given to associate professors with tenure
and accomplished planning practitioners with a strong commitment to
sustainable and community based planning.
The Chair will be expected to manage a
diverse group of faculty and students, develop curricula for departments
dedicated to the principles of sustainability, equity and public
participation, recruit and advise students and participate in program
accreditation. Applicants must have a master’s degree in planning and at
least three years of administrative experience at the college level and
recognized standing in the field. Rank and salary will be commensurate with
experience.
Applicants should submit a
letter of interest, and complete curriculum vitae listing three references.
Please send all inquiries, nominations, and application materials by
February 1, 2008 to:
Thomas Hanrahan, Dean
Re: Professor of GCPE
Pratt Institute
School of Architecture
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, New York, NY 11205
