Assistant Professor Of Planning, Landscape Architecture And Design

Assistant Professor of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design
Location:
Norman, OK
Open Date:
Oct 1, 2023
Description:

The University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture invites applications for a 9-month tenure track faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2024. Successful candidates should demonstrate a robust research agenda and the ability to teach courses in the Master’s of Regional and City Planning degree program (MRCP) (http://rcpl.ou.edu) with the potential to contribute to other allied programs. 

The Regional and City Planning program at the University of Oklahoma was founded in 1947 and is one of the oldest planning programs in the United States. The program offers a PAB-accredited Master of Regional and City Planning Degree. Its faculty members perform research and teach in areas focused on public health, community development, public participation, and developing regions. For more information, please see http://rcpl.ou.edu. The Regional and City Planning program is administratively housed in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD), which includes graduate degree programs in Landscape Architecture and urban design and an undergraduate degree in environmental design.  

Christopher / Gibbs College of Architecture

The Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma supports a future in which all communities are designed for resiliency and empowered to maximize their social, economic, and environmental well-being. Gibbs College educates more than 850 students through undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs across seven academic programs in Architecture, Construction Science, Environmental Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Regional and City Planning. Gibbs College is also home to the Institute for Quality Communities, a center for community engagement which has completed more than 50 community projects in 28 Oklahoma counties. For more information about college programs, please visit architecture.ou.edu. 

Established in 1890, the University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Carnegie R1 Institution known for its excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement, including its service to the educational, cultural, economic and healthcare needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses located in Norman, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. OU enrolls over 30,000 students and has more than 2,700 full-time faculty members in 21 colleges.

 Norman and Oklahoma City

Norman, Oklahoma, is a culturally rich and vibrant town located just south of Oklahoma City. With outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of living, Norman is a perennial contender in “Best Places to Live” rankings. Oklahoma City was recently named one of the “50 Best Places to Travel” by Travel Leisure magazine. Visit ou.edu/facultyrecruitment for more information about what OU and the local communities have to offer.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

·         A doctorate in urban and regional planning or an equivalent degree in a related field (e.g. Landscape Architecture, architecture, geography)·         Demonstrated ability to teach within the professional curriculum of the Master of Regional and City Planning degree program (MRCP) evidenced by syllabi and evaluations of teaching either as a teaching assistant or instructor of record  ·         Demonstrated ability to develop high-quality research agenda evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and/or funded research

 Preferred Qualifications

·         Experience or ability to further the Regional and City Planning program’s strategic initiatives related to inclusive excellence·         Experience in complementary/allied disciplines such as Landscape Architecture, architecture, urban design, or geography

 Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates should submit the following materials via Interfolio.  

·         A cover letter·         A 2-page research statement that outlines the candidate’s research agenda·         A 2-page teaching statement that includes teaching teaching interests·         academic CV,·         contact information of three references.

 Application review will begin January 8, 2024. Please submit questions to Bryce Lowery (bryce.c.lowery@ou.edu).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

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Diversity Statement 

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