Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Urban Design and/or Urban Planning

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Asia is seeking an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Urban Design and/or Planning. The successful candidate will contribute to graduate programmes and lead urban design studios. Ideal applicants will hold a Ph.D. and have a strong research profile. This role offers competitive remuneration and benefits, including subsidized housing. Applications should be submitted in pdf format by April 20, 2025, with a start date expected in late 2025 or early 2026.

Benefits

Generous employment benefits

Access to research funding

Subsidized housing

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capacity for research integration with studio pedagogy.
• Strong research trajectory with potential for future grants.
• Ability to teach core courses and electives based on specialization.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to graduate programmes in urban planning and design.
• Lead urban design and planning studios.
• Develop and teach courses based on specialization.

Skills

Research expertise in physical planning

Urban development and governance

Geo-spatial analysis

Climate resilience

Social equity

Education

Ph.D. in a relevant field

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Urban Design and/or Urban Planning

Posting Start Date: 25/08/2025

Job Description

The Department of Architecture invites applications for one Tenure Track position in urban design and/or urban planning. The Department of Architecture in the College of Design and Engineering is ranked among the top 10 in the world, and Asia’s best in Architecture/Built Environment, based on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (2024). It offers the professionally accredited Master of Architecture programme as well as a range of graduate and undergraduate programmes in related fields such as urban planning/design, landscape architecture and conservation. The faculty is correspondingly diverse and international. The Department offers internationally competitive remuneration, generous employment benefits as well as access to research funding for both junior and senior academics. International applicants will also receive subsidized housing at Kent Vale, a faculty residence on the NUS campus.

Qualifications

The Department seeks a highly qualified and inspirational candidate for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) who will contribute to graduate programmes in urban planning and design. We are particularly interested in candidates who are able to work across disciplines to address pressing environmental, urban, and social challenges in Asia. Research expertise in physical planning, urban development and governance, geo‑spatial analysis, climate resilience and social equity is highly desired.

Applicants for the Tenure track position should hold a Ph.D. by the time of appointment. Candidates should have a strong research trajectory that has the potential to secure future grants and lead the chosen field of specialization at the international level. The Department is particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate how their research can be integrated in or developed with studio pedagogy. The successful candidate will be expected to lead urban design and planning studios in the various graduate degree programmes offered by the Department. In addition, he/she is expected to teach core courses and electives based on his/her specialization.

Application Requirements

• A letter of interest
• A complete Curriculum Vitae
• A portfolio showing major projects and other forms of professional practice and studio teaching (if any).
• A statement of teaching (maximum two pages) and a sample syllabus of a studio course to be taught.
• A statement of research (including a short research plan for next three to five years maximum three pages) – citing up to five significant publications, creative work or other scholarly contribution and explaining their significance, and a writing sample.
• A complete list of publications, grouped according to papers, books, and reviews, including page numbers, in bibliographic form.
• Names of four referees with contact details (who will be contacted only if shortlisted).

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. To apply, please provide the required documents in pdf and indicate which position you are applying for by 20 April 2025. Applications after that date may be accepted if positions are still available. Expected start date of the appointment is end of 2025 or early 2026.

In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), please provide consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal data, using the NUS Personal Data Consent for Job Applicants form.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: College of Design and Engineering

Department: Architecture

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID: 27894