"Tenured/Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor Associate Professor Urban Planning"

The Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning (LAUP) in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University invites applications for up to two (2) full-time tenure-track or tenured (Tenure Review Upon Hire) faculty positions with a 9-month academic appointment to commence in Fall of 2026. Applicants will be considered at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. The successful candidates will conduct original research in their specialty area(s); teach core and elective courses in our undergraduate and graduate programs in Urban Planning; mentor and advise PhD students; and provide service to the department, college, university, and community. We seek candidates whose research and teaching build upon or complement our faculty's strengths.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can teach transportation, GIS, spatial analytics, methods, land use, and/or planning law. We welcome candidates who use rigorous research methodologies to conduct community-engaged scholarship that serves our land grant mission of applying knowledge to benefit society. An ideal candidate will work closely with faculty and students within Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. programs and may also teach across the disciplines found in the department.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

At a minimum, the successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in urban planning, urban design, geography, public policy, or a closely related social science. Candidates who have completed all Ph.D. requirements except the dissertation (ABD) will be considered, provided they demonstrate clear progress toward completion. The candidate must be qualified to teach core and elective courses in the planning curriculum.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional experience as a planner (or in an allied discipline) and AICP designation are highly valued.