Position overview
Position title: Summer Institute Director
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: t36-i and t36n-i. A reasonable estimate for this position is $30.77 - $58.56 hourly or $66,798 - $127,163 (full-time salary rate).
Percent time: The Academic Coordinator for the Summer Institute is expected to work the following number of hours per week on average:
September - January: 2 hrs per week
February - June: 4 hrs per week
July - August: 10 hours per week
Anticipated start: Spring 2027
Review timeline: The position will undergo several review dates but close on the Final listed date. Materials may be submitted by either the posted review date or by the Final date for consideration.
Position duration: Two years with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding.
Application Window
Open date: October 26, 2026
Next review date: Monday, Nov 9, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, Dec 31, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The College of Environmental Design (CED) is one of the world's most distinguished laboratories for experimentation, research, and intellectual synergy. Our research centers and academic departments pioneered an integrated approach to analyzing, understanding, and designing our built environment that continues to this day.
CED's mission is to provide leadership to address the world's most pressing environmental challenges. We tackle issues from multiple perspectives and across disciplines — architecture, city and regional planning, landscape architecture and environmental planning, urban design, and real estate development and design — always with the understanding that environmental design is inseparable from society, culture, politics, and economics. Our faculty and students view environmental design as an exploratory spatial practice, aimed at creating forms of building, landscape, and urban plans that have yet to be imagined. At the same time, we believe that environmental design must be a profoundly ethical practice, coproduced through dynamic engagements with diverse communities and policy-makers. Our design and research practices are centered on four main themes: climate solutions, equity and social justice, technology and material innovations, and design excellence. The College of Environmental Design offers three academic summer programs open to students and young professionals of all backgrounds and from all over the world. In addition, we offer a day camp for young high school students. The Academic Coordinator for the Summer Institute works closely with the Summer Program Director and reports to the CED Dean. The position has the following responsibilities:
- Strategic direction, program design, and academic planning of the three Summer Institutes; for example, assessment of program success, target audience, and recommending adjustments regarding content and target group; maintain academic standards for the non-degree Summer Institutes which carry academic credit.
- Support CED Program Director with outreach (marketing) to academic and professional networks and constituents.
- Support Dean with hiring instructors for the summer (lecturers and TAs/GSIs).
- Support lead instructors with course design, syllabus planning, and coordination, suggest site visits, connect them with local professionals and practitioners, foster collaboration between lead instructors.
- Coordinate between lead instructors and CED Program Director for outreach purposes, such as timely delivery of materials and organizing information sessions for students.
- During the summer, the incumbent supports lead instructors in all aspects of the academic program delivery, serves as a panelist in student reviews, and adjudicates conflicts between instructors or students and instructors, if necessary.
Department: https://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Masters degree (or equivalent international degree).
Preferred qualifications
- Masters in Architecture, Design, Environmental Planning, Landscape Architecture, City & Regional Planning, Urban Design, Real Estate, Business Development, or related field
- Two or more years of University or College teaching experience, ideally in intensive environmental design programs over a short period of time.
- One or more years of educational program management, outreach, and curriculum development.
- Familiarity with UC Berkeley and the College of Environmental Design, as well as university-specific tools and processes.
- Strong professional and academic networks in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter - Statement of Interest
- Design/Development Portfolio - A collection of recent work samples demonstrating design, visual, spatial, development, or planning expertise (e.g., design projects, site plans, graphics, or relevant creative/academic deliverables).
Reference requirements
- 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05601
Help contact: jspitzer@berkeley.edu
