Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Housing Planning and Policy

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management fall conference.; Berkeley, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Housing Planning and Policy in the Department of City and Regional Planning. The role focuses on housing planning and policy across national and global contexts and employs diverse research methods.

Successful applicants will contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, pursue funded research, and participate in interdisciplinary collaborations while advancing the

Qualifications

• A research agenda that promises to define important directions in housing scholarship.
• Experience and high capacity to deliver housing courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching, research, and service in the department.
• Develop funded research projects that expand reach and impact of work.
• Engage in interdisciplinary, collaborative, and community-engaged approaches.

Skills

Research productivity

Course development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Graduate mentorship

Education

PhD in Urban Planning or related field

Job description

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Housing Planning and Policy

Salary: $84,100.00 - $244,500.00 Annually

Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2026

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 Planning and Policy.

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.

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 help 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.

Applications are due by October 16, 2026.

Logistical questions about applying to the position may be directed to [e-mail] . Questions about the intent of the search may be directed to search chair Daniel Rodriguez at [e-mail] with “Urban Planning position” in the subject line.