"Assistant Professor - Design & Urban Transformation City and Regional Planning"

Position Overview

The Department of City and Regional Planning (DCRP) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in 'Design and Urban Transformation' at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2026. DCRP is seeking a colleague who will contribute to charting new intellectual territory and reimagining urban design to confront 21st century challenges.

Design-related questions have never been more central to cities and urban planning. Pressing challenges like rapid urbanization, deindustrialization and shrinkage, climate change, growing needs for public space, changes in the nature of planning participation and democratization, and housing and homelessness demand new design frameworks and methods. We seek a scholar whose research engages highly creative and forward-thinking methods to address these contemporary urban challenges. The ideal candidate would open up new directions for urban design by pushing the boundaries of traditional design fields and/or through interdisciplinary approaches. We are open to scholars from fields including urban planning, urban design, public policy, the social sciences, engineering, the environmental sciences, and data science. Scholars whose research is based in diverse geographical areas also are encouraged to apply.

The Department has 16 faculty members, is highly ranked nationally and is particularly well known for its MCP and PhD graduates. For more information about DCRP see https://ced.berkeley.edu/city.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): Applicants must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), or be enrolled in Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start): Successful applicants should be able to teach core classes in the master's, doctoral and undergraduate programs, including interdisciplinary design studios, research methods courses, and courses on the history and theory of urban form and planning. Successful applicants should have the capacity to teach and mentor students from a broad range of backgrounds and disciplines.

Preferred qualifications: The successful applicants are expected to develop a nationally or internationally recognized research program in urban design as applied to topics in the field of urban planning. We seek rising or established leaders from diverse fields including urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, engineering, and data science. Candidates should demonstrate evidence of strong research productivity given their career stage, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring of undergraduates and graduate students. We are particularly interested in scholars with the ability to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.

Application Requirements

Document requirements: Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Statement of Research, Statement of Teaching and Mentoring, Statement of Service, Publication One, Publication Two, Publication Three, Authorization to Release Information Form. Reference requirements: 3 letters of reference required. Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05040.

Salary

The current salary range for this position is $80,800 - $128,700 (9-month academic year salary).