Professor of Urban Planning

Position Description

The Department of Urban Planning and Design and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design (GSD) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Professor of Urban Planning with tenure. The position of senior tenured professor is intended for individuals pursuing full-time academic careers whose record in scholarship and teaching is recognized by peers as a preeminent and enduring intellectual contribution to the field. We are seeking an internationally recognized planning scholar whose work engages with the built environment through a variety of disciplinary approaches. Experience with planning practice is a plus, as is a history of innovative teaching that addresses the designed environment. We are not specifying areas of expertise within the field, but we are especially interested in candidates who are committed to interdisciplinary engagement within the department and across the school and university.

Basic Qualifications

Candidates should demonstrate evidence of research productivity appropriate to their advanced career stage, including a sizeable record of refereed publications, invited talks, and national and international conference presentations. They should demonstrate the ability to secure external grant funds and the ability to lead research teams of graduate students and postdoctoral associates. Individuals in this position will employ their time teaching, conducting creative work in scholarship or practice, and fulfilling their responsibilities for academic service.

Appointments are made with tenure on a full-time basis with a requirement for residency in the Greater Boston area.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or comparable terminal degree appropriate to support an appointment to one of the GSD's senior positions in planning. Professional experience is welcomed as is experience in academic leadership.

Special Instructions

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in September 2026.

Applicants should submit: A cover letter, A Curriculum Vitae, For candidates with practice experience, please feel free to include relevant materials, such as plans and design work, up to 15 mb.