Assistant Professor of Teaching

UCLA Department of Urban Planning; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Urban Planning at UCLA seeks an Assistant Professor of Teaching to contribute to its teaching mission, including a new Master of Global Public Affairs. The ideal candidate will teach core and elective courses to master’s and undergraduate students and will integrate policy-relevant research with instruction.

We welcome scholars from urban planning, sociology, geography, political science, public policy, economics, and related fields whose work relates to Global Public Affairs.

Qualifications

• Ability to teach core and elective courses to master’s and undergraduate students.
• Scholarly work should be policy relevant and connect to Global Public Affairs.
• Experience focusing on non-North American contexts a plus (Asia, Middle East, Africa).

Responsibilities

• Teach six courses across three quarters as part of the department’s teaching mission.
• Contribute to the new Master of Global Public Affairs and related programs.

Skills

Teaching

Policy relevance

Curriculum development

Job description

The Department of Urban Planning in the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs seeks an Assistant Professor of Teaching who will contribute to the Department’s teaching mission, including a new Master of Global Public Affairs.

We seek scholars from urban planning, sociology, geography, political science, public policy, economics, and related fields whose work relates to Global Public Affairs, broadly defined. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to comparative urbanization, land use, public finance and taxation, environment and climate, infrastructure, transportation, social policies, labor, social movements, innovation and technology, human rights, and immigration. Applicants’ research should be policy relevant, and applicants should be prepared to teach core and elective courses to master’s and undergraduate students. The standard teaching load for this position is six courses across three quarters. The successful applicant’s teaching and research should primarily focus on contexts outside of North America, for example in Asia, the Middle East, or Africa.