The Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning is seeking a qualified candidate to teach two courses: (1) Regional Planning: Tools and Techniques, and (2) Qualitative Skills for Policy and Planning, during the Spring term of 2010. A Ph.D. is preferred and some previous experience in college-level teaching is required. The Regional Planning course is designed to cover the tools and techniques used in planning and public policy to address a wide range of issues where regionalism works, including land use and development, transportation, energy, waste, and natural resources. The Qualitative Skills course introduces students to a suite of practical skills for planning and public policy, including field research, photography, focus groups, interviewing, content analysis, and online community building. Faculty members are hired as part-time lecturers for the given semester that they will teach.
To be considered for this teaching position, please send CV and relevant materials to:
Professor Julian Agyeman, Chair, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University, 97 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155. Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.
Tufts University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.