Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Housing Planning and Policy

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Housing Planning and Policy. The focus is housing research, policy, and education, with ties to Terner Center for Housing Innovation.

Start date July 1, 2027. Salary for 9-month academic year ranges from $84,100 to $244,500, with off-scale compensation possible to meet competitive conditions.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent international degree (or in progress) at time of application.
• Commitment to high research productivity and funded projects.
• Ability to teach housing courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching, research, and service in the department.
• Develop funded research projects to expand reach and impact of housing research.

Skills

Research productivity

Teaching housing courses

Mentoring graduate applicants

Multidisciplinary collaborations

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent international degree

Job description

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Housing Planning and Policy- Department of City and Regional Planning

Position overview

Position title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Housing Planning and Policy

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100 - $244,500 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2027

Application Window

Open date: August 18, 2026

Next review date: Friday, Oct 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Oct 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Department of City and Regional Planning (DCRP) at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant, Associate or Full Professor position in urban planning with a focus on housing.

Housing is a core focus in DCRP, reflected in the department's research, curriculum, and public engagement, and in its deep ties to the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, one of the nation's leading applied housing research organizations. We seek a colleague who will deepen Berkeley's leadership in housing research and help shape its future direction.

Cities and regions worldwide face intensifying housing challenges, including affordability, climate change, displacement, and homelessness. We seek candidates whose research agenda has defined, or promises to define, important directions in housing scholarship, and whose work has received national and international recognition relative to their career stage. We welcome applications from scholars with interests and expertise in housing planning and policy across national and global contexts and using any of a number of research methods, in areas including but not limited to: zoning, land use, and housing supply; alternative tenure and ownership models; local, regional, state, and federal-level housing policy; governance of housing markets and planning; financialization of housing; housing instability, human health, and homelessness; the reshaping of housing needs by displacement, migration, and demographic shifts; the influence of emerging technologies on housing typologies and markets; and regulatory frameworks and policies influencing housing decarbonization. We are particularly interested in scholars using novel methods of data analysis and new data sources.

This position will contribute to the department's excellence in teaching, research, and service. The position requires high research productivity alongside the ability and commitment to developing funded research projects that expand the reach and impact of the work. We welcome interdisciplinary, collaborative, and community-engaged approaches as well.

The Department has 16 faculty members, is highly ranked nationally and is particularly well known for its MCP and PhD graduates. For more information about DCRP see Berkeley's Department of City & Regional Planning.

The Department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare.

Department: https://ced.berkeley.edu/city

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

At the time of application, applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree, or be enrolled in a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting program.

Preferred qualifications

Successful applicants will have:

• A research agenda that promises to define important directions in housing scholarship, and whose work has received national and/or international recognition relative to their career stage.
• Demonstrated strong research productivity relative to their career stage.
• Experience and high capacity to deliver housing courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, such as existing departmental courses in US Housing Planning and Policy, and ability to attract and mentor high-caliber graduate applicants.
• A commitment to develop and/or participate in initiatives and multidisciplinary collaborations that expand the reach and impact of their research.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Research - A 2-3 page statement of research specifying the relevance of the applicant's experience to the department and the position's focus on housing, including a description of research, publications, awards, presentations, technical work, and professional practice and areas for future research.
• Statement of Teaching and Mentoring - A 2-page statement discussing prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please also discuss your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access
• Statement of Service - Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. This can include, for example, participating in professional or scientific associations, serving on committees that advance department, campus or discipline goals, and conducting outreach activities that can remove barriers and increase participation of academics in your field.
• Work Sample One - Copy of a publication or work-in-progress such as journal articles, book chapters, dissertation chapters, or other appropriate products.
• Work Sample Two - Copy of a publication or work-in-progress such as journal articles, book chapters, dissertation chapters, or other appropriate products.
• Work Sample Three - Copy of a publication or work-in-progress such as journal articles, book chapters, dissertation chapters, or other appropriate products.
• Authorization to Release Information Form - An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

By the time of application, contact information from three references who can speak to your experience and research potential. References will only be contacted for those candidates under serious consideration and we will inform the candidate before contacting them. It is important to note that references need to be external to UC Berkeley.

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmitive Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University policies and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to institutional reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
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• APM - 035: Affirmitive Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location: Berkeley, CA