Job ad submitted by: Jessica Willis, Georgia Institute of Technology
Job title: Assistant Professor – Housing, School of City and Regional Planning (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Hiring institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
Location: Atlanta, Georgia | United States
Application deadline: Open until filled
Job Summary
The School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) (https://planning.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, invites applications for a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in City and Regional Planning in the field of housing. This position is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
An Assistant Professor is a tenure-track faculty member who performs a combination of teaching, research, and service. The candidate is expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students and develop externally funded research trajectories.
We are seeking candidates whose work speaks to high-stakes planning issues in the housing domain. The School is especially interested in candidates who are conducting research in one or more of the following areas:
- Affordability and access;
- Displacement, eviction, and housing instability;
- Policy, regulation, and law;
- Finance, land-use, and housing markets.
- Candidates whose work advances methodological innovations in housing research are particularly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Candidates will teach graduate and undergraduate courses including, but not limited to:
- Government and Housing Markets
- Real Estate Finance and Development.
Required Qualifications
A doctoral degree in planning or a related field is required.
Clear evidence of effective teaching is required.
Preferred Qualifications
The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students and promote an inclusive and welcoming educational/work environment is especially preferred.
Student Success Criteria
- The ability to teach and mentor a multifaceted student body
- The ability to promote a welcoming educational/work environment
- The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education
- The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to all students
- The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students
- The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success
- The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success
- The ability to apply expertise in teaching, scholarship, and/or service to advance student success
Background Check
A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit: https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest
Applicants should submit:
- A letter of application
- Curriculum vitae
- A statement of research interests
- A description of teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy
- The names and contact information for at least three references
Other Information
Applications will be considered beginning Friday, October 30, 2026 but the search will continue until the position is filled. Requests for information may be directed to Bill Drummond ([email protected]).
About the School of City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology
The School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) is a global leader in fostering sustainable, resilient, and just communities, and is consistently ranked within the top ten planning schools in North America by Planetizen. The school’s current and emeritus faculty include the previous editors of the Journal of Planning Education and Research, the Journal of Planning Literature, and the Journal of American Planning Association; the former chief planning officials of the City of Atlanta and the Georgia Regional Transportation Agency; three former presidents of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning; and six Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. SCaRP’s research is augmented by the Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics and the University Transportation Centers, as well as the Eco Urban Lab, Friendly Cities Lab, Resilient Futures Lab, Urban Climate Lab, and Resilient and Equitable Mobility Analytics and Planning Lab.
The School offers masters’s degrees in city and regional planning, GIS, urban analytics, and global development, the latter two in partnership with other Georgia Tech schools. Beginning in fall 2025, the School also offers a new undergraduate degree in urban planning and spatial analytics.
SCaRP is one of six schools within the College of Design, and one of three critical units for the built environment, along with the Schools of Architecture and Building Construction. The School of Building Construction is home to the Master of Real Estate Development program. The newly established Tony Kepano Joint Center for Real Estate provides opportunities for collaboration across the College of Design and the Scheller College of Business, giving faculty and students avenues for interdisciplinary research, teaching, and industry engagement in real estate and housing.
Atlanta is an unparalleled planning laboratory illustrating both the best and the worst of late twentieth/early twenty-first century urban development. One of America’s fastest growing metro areas, Atlanta is an increasingly diverse region with a growing international presence and a rich history of pioneering social justice and pulling together for a common purpose.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech’s faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation’s top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
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