FACULTY POSITION

Assistant or Associate Professor
in Urban and Regional Planning
— Transportation —

Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

College of Architecture | Texas A&M University

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning (LAUP) at Texas A&M University invites applications from candidates who approach the field of transportation planning from a comprehensive, interdisciplinary perspective, which may include, but is not limited to, transportation’s linkages to the built and natural environments, land use planning, law, growth management, sustainability, urban design, public health, social equity, urban economics, and/or community and economic development. Substantive expertise in transportation planning, policy, and/or finance is essential; additional expertise in quantitative methods and/or GIS applications in planning is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will be expected to hold a doctorate degree in planning or a related field by September 1st, 2008; will be qualified to teach core and elective courses in the Master of Urban Planning program as well as the Bachelors and Ph.D. programs in Urban and Regional Science; and will have demonstrated teaching experience and a strong potential for research and publication.

Texas A&M University offers an excellent research environment for transportation faculty. Texas A&M is home to the Texas Transportation Institute, an internationally-renowned transportation research institute, as well as two federally-funded transportation research centers, the University Transportation Center for Mobility (UTCM), and the Southwest University Transportation Center (SWUTC). The successful candidate for this position will participate in both the department’s emphasis area in Transportation Planning, Policy and Design, as well as a newly-created Certificate in Transportation Planning, an interdisciplinary program offered collaboratively by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Planning, the Texas Transportation Institute, the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and the Department of Civil Engineering. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. A generous startup package will be awarded to the successful candidate.

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning contains 35 full-time faculty members and offers the following six degrees: the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Science, the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, the Master of Landscape Architecture, the Master in Urban Planning, the Master of Science in Land Development, and the Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science. The department has strong interdisciplinary ties to the world-renowned Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, the Texas Transportation Institute, the Center for Heritage Conservation, and other centers and certificate programs in related fields within the College of Architecture. The research initiatives by our faculty generate $4-5 million per year in external research funds. For more information, please see http://archone.tamu.edu/laup/

The College of Architecture at Texas A&M University is one of the largest of its kind in the United States. Over 100 faculty members in the departments of Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning (LAUP), Construction Science, and Visualization serve over 1800 students in 13 degree programs. These cover the entire spectrum of disciplines having to do with the built environment.

College Station is located in the heart of the Texas Triangle, a megaregion bounded by Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth; thus faculty have direct access to a wider range of urban and rural environments than nearly any other planning school in the nation, including innovative transportation projects and proposals such as the Trans Texas Corridor high speed intercity rail proposal and the DART light rail system. The city was recently cited as having the most undervalued housing stock in the nation, and offers a very high quality of life.

Applicants should send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, non-returnable samples of professional reports, publications, or portfolio of work, and three letters of references. Additional materials may be requested.

Review of applications will begin Feb 25, 2008 and continue until position is filled.

Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Elise Bright, Search Committee Chair at ebright@tamu.edu or 979.862.2730.

Application materials (digital or hard copy) should be sent to:

Debby Bernal dbernal@tamu.edu
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77842-3137

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