Assistant Professor in Regional & Community Planning (Kansas State University)

Kansas State University; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Regional & Community Planning. The candidate will teach courses across Regional & Community Planning, Real Estate, and Community Development programs, while pursuing scholarly activity and service.

The position is on-site in Manhattan, KS, with responsibilities including teaching excellence, research, graduate supervision, and interdisciplinary

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Planning or a closely allied field or show evidence that a Ph.D. will be completed prior to the start of the appointment
• Demonstrated evidence of or potential for inspired teaching
• Demonstrated evidence of or potential for scholarly productivity
• Ability to help students develop career-ready professional skills
• Ability to work with a wide range of student interests and academic levels

Responsibilities

• Deliver creative, effective teaching in core curricula and area of expertise
• Engage in significant, peer-reviewed research, scholarship, and/or creative activities
• Supervise independent graduate research
• Participate in departmental, college, university, and professional service
• Contribute to an environment that fosters collegiality internally and externally through interdisciplinary collaboration

Skills

Teaching

Research

Scholarly work

Student mentorship

Collaboration

Education

PhD in Planning or allied field

Job description

Job ad submitted by: Jody Hodges, Kansas State University
Job title: Assistant Professor in Regional & Community Planning (Kansas State University)
Hiring institution: Kansas State University
Location: Manhattan, Kansas | United States
Application deadline: 01/08/2027

Kansas State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning is seeking qualified candidates from all areas of planning. Ideal candidates will have teaching, research, and/or practical experience in urban design and development, planning theory, qualitative methods and/or community engagement. Successful candidate will teach courses in our Regional & Community Planning, Real Estate and Community Development, and Community Development programs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver creative, effective teaching in core curricula and area of expertise
• Engage in significant, peer-reviewed research, scholarship, and/or creative activities
• Supervise independent graduate research
• Participate in departmental, college, university, and professional service
• Contribute to an environment that fosters collegiality internally and externally through interdisciplinary collaboration

About Us

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning (LARCP) is in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design (APDesign) at Kansas State University (K-State), a land grant institution located in Manhattan, KS. APDesign is an interdisciplinary design college with top-ranked and accredited professional planning and design programs situated in Seaton/Regnier Complex, a world-class facility in the heart of campus. The department offers accredited master’s degrees in Regional & Community Planning and Landscape Architecture through five-year non-baccalaureate and traditional post-baccalaureate tracks. The department also offers a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate and Community Development and an online master’s degree in Community Development, as well as an undergraduate certificate and minor in Community Planning and a graduate certificate in Community Development. In addition, APDesign offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree in Environmental Design & Planning.

Worksite Description

This position is On-site.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Planning or a closely allied field or show evidence that a Ph.D. will be completed prior to the start of the appointment
• Demonstrated evidence of or potential for inspired teaching
• Demonstrated evidence of or potential for scholarly productivity
• Ability to help students develop career-ready professional skills
• Ability to work with a wide range of student interests and academic levels

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to expand existing program faculty expertise and grow the department in new areas
• A degree in Planning or Community Development
• Experience with community-engaged research or service-learning projects
• Relevant professional experience

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.