Associate Professor/ Professor - Planning
Job Field: Faculty - Tenure Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Geography & Planning
Campus: St. George (downtown Toronto)
Job Posting: August 16, 2023
Job Closing: October 23, 2023, 11:59 p.m. EDT
Description:
The Department of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream appointment in Planning. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with an anticipated start date of, July 1, 2024. The selected candidate will be expected to take on the role of Director of the Planning Program, for a three-year term.
While all areas of expertise will be considered, a focus on planning for climate change and urban resilience; reparative, abolitionist and/or Indigenous planning; or urban data science is preferred.
Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. degree in Planning or a closely related field by the time of appointment, with a clearly demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths and contribute to the aims of our Planning Program’s mission. Candidates will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research, and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
Attention to the issues of anti-BIPOC racism and social justice are imperative in all courses in the department, and all core courses in the graduate MScPl program must link planning practice to social justice.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach core and elective courses in the accredited graduate Planning Program (including joint Geography-Planning courses), as well as an undergraduate course in the Department of Geography and Planning; supervise graduate students; maintain an active research program that attracts international recognition in the selected candidate’s area of expertise; and provide service within the University and to broader academic and professional communities.
Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in research, which can be demonstrated through: high quality scholarly publications in peer-reviewed academic journals; engagement in international scholarly networks relevant to planners; presentations at significant, discipline-relevant conferences; documentation of research collaborations, including with community, public sector, or private sector partners; evidence of independent scholarship; awards and accolades; a demonstrated ability to attract external funding for an evolving research program; and strong endorsements from referees of highstanding.
View the complete posting, including qualifications and description of duties, check here. The posting is available at: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Associate-Professor-Professor-Planning-ON/573189017/
All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by October 23, 2023.
Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact the Department Chair, Professor Michael Widener, at jobs@geog.utoronto.ca.
Assistant Professor - Housing, Community and Economic Development
Job Field: Faculty - Tenure Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Geography & Planning
Campus: St. George (downtown Toronto)
Job Posting: August 17, 2023
Job Closing: September 25, 2023, 11:59 p.m. EDT
Description:
The Department of Geography & Planning in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Housing, Community and Economic Development. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024.
Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. degree in Planning or a closely related field by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental and Program in Planning strengths. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
Specific areas of specialization of the candidate may include (but are not limited to) real estate development, municipal management, housing affordability, economic development planning, community and social economies, and economic development in relation to reparative, abolitionist and/or Indigenous planning. A range of methodological approaches are welcome, but an ability to teach courses that include quantitative material (e.g., statistics, geographic information systems, economic models) is required.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach core and elective courses in the graduate planning program (including joint Geography-Planning courses), as well as an undergraduate course in the Department of Geography and Planning. The successful candidate will also be expected to supervise graduate students; lead the economic development concentration in the MScPl program; maintain an active research program that attracts international recognition in the area/s of housing, community and economic development; and provide service within the University and to broader academic and professional communities.
Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in research, which can be demonstrated through: high quality scholarly publications in peer-reviewed, top-ranked, and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, academic journals; the submitted research statement; engagement in international scholarly networks relevant to planners; presentations at significant, discipline-relevant conferences; documentation of research collaborations, including with community, public sector, or private sector partners; evidence of independent scholarship; awards and accolades; a demonstrated ability to attract external funding for an evolving research program; and strong endorsements from referees of highstanding.
View the complete posting, including qualifications and description of duties, check here. The posting is available at: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Assistant-Professor-Housing%2C-Community-and-Economic-Development-ON/573211217/
All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by September 25, 2023.
Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact the Department Chair, Professor Michael Widener, at jobs@geog.utoronto.ca.