The Department of Urban Planning and Environmental
Policy (UPEP) in the Barbara-Jordan- Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
(SPA) at Texas Southern University (TSU) is seeking applications for
Department Chair as a full-time tenured position at the Associate of Full
Professor level effective August 2008.
Candidates for this position must have an established
record of research and publication, teaching, and service appropriate for
either an associate of full professor. The successful candidate will be
expected to teach graduate-level lecture, seminar, and studio courses and
conduct research in urban planning and/or environmental policy.
The TSU planning program offers two graduate degrees,
the Master of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy degree, and the Ph.D.
in Urban Planning and Environmental Policy. Concentrations include:
environmental planning, land use planning, community development, and urban
transportation. The department has a full-time faculty of eight, along
with several adjunct faculty. The UPEP department was created in 2003 and
is currently a candidate for initial accreditation with the Planning
Accreditation Board.
This position offers an opportunity for a seasoned
scholar to help build a needed new program in planning at one of the
nation’s foremost HBCUs in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic and
fascinating city. Renowned for its rejection of land use zoning, Houston is
nevertheless planning for a projected doubling of its population over the
next three to four decades. Houston is the nation’s fourth largest city,
home to 2 million people and a hub of international businesses. In addition
to having a rather affordable housing market, Houston is home to the world's
largest concentration of medical professionals, world-renowned museum and
theater districts, and several major league sports team (basketball,
baseball, and soccer).
Applicants should include a letter describing relevant
research, teaching, administrative, and funding experience as well as future
plans in these areas; curriculum vitae; copies of significant publications;
evidence of teaching excellence; and names of three people who could provide
letters of reference. Review of the applications will begin immediately and
will continue until the position is filled.
Texas Southern University is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please send all materials to:
Department Chair Search Committee
c/o Professor Lalita Sen
Department of Urban Planning
and Environmental Policy
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004
