Assistant Teaching Professor, Urban Planning
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- Northern Arizona University
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- Flagstaff, Arizona
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Assistant Teaching Professor, Urban Planning
Location: Geography, Planning&Recreation
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 607558
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Workplace Culture
NAU aims to be the nation's preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.
About NAU
Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff-the home of our largest campus-and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.
Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU's faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.
Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.
For more about inclusive excellence at NAU, visit the Center for Inclusive Excellence and Access .
About the Department/College
The Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation (GPR) offers its students multiple undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Geography, Environment, and Society Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree as well as undergraduate minors in Urban Planning and Design, Critical Sustainable Studies, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Regional Geography, and Physical Geography. Our geography and planning program offers a Master of Science (M.S.) in Geography, graduate certificates in both Community Planning and GIS, and an accelerated GIS with Remote Sensing online M.S. degree.
GPR, and Northern Arizona University (NAU) more broadly, has a strong commitment to sustainability and justice. NAU's Elevating Excellence strategic plan outlines the university's dedication to academic excellence, student success, sustainable stewardship of resources, and community engagement. Starting Fall 2023, NAU's Access2Excellence initiative now provides tuition-free education for resident students with an annual household income of $65,000 or less. The university's 100% Career Ready initiative further prioritizes its dedication to student momentum and postgraduation success. NAU has also been recognized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and continues a commitment to promoting and supporting Indigenous Peoples-focused coursework and Indigenous community-driven research, scholarship, and creative activities. President Jose Luis Cruz Rivera also recently announced a campuswide climate emergency and pledge toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, as NAU continues to maintain close ties with the City of Flagstaff regarding climate resilience and environmental design.
Our university, college, and department are committed to career stream faculty. In Summer 2022, NAU implemented an overhauled and more formalized teaching professor and professor of practice tracks, with three promotion stages (assistant, associate, and full) for teaching-focused faculty.
About the Position
The Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation (GPR) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) is inviting applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor of Urban Planning, with a start date of August 2024. GPR is seeking an individual with expertise at the interface between people and the built and natural environments who is excited by the prospect of joining a multidisciplinary faculty and contributing to local and regional environmental planning activities. We are particularly interested in individuals who have pedagogical and practical experience in planning for climate change resilience, environmental sustainability, natural hazards mitigation, and equitable development.
The Assistant Teaching Professor of Urban Planning is a career-track position not eligible for tenure. The anticipation is for this position to be a continuous appointment, with opportunities for promotion and professional advancement contingent on successful performance, department needs and continued funding.
Responsibilities Include:
This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.
9-month, renewable non-tenure track position, starting August 2024.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range begins at $60,000. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.
This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on benefits at NAU is available at the NAU HR benefits page . Faculty are hired on a contract basis, renewable according to terms of the Conditions of Faculty Service . Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). Employees will have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed enrollment. If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS plan) will begin to participate on the first day of the pay period following election. The long-term disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay period following election. More information about NAU benefits is available at the NAU HR benefits page .
Pre-Employment Check
Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an Annual Security Report . The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the Fire Safety Report is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.
Immigration Suppt/Sponsorship
NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.
FLSA Status
This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.
Submit Your Application
Applications received before January 4, 2024 will receive full consideration.
To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button at the end of the job description (if viewing this position through the NAU HR website). Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to nau.jobs , follow the 'Current Openings' link, locate vacancy 607558, and then "Apply" at the bottom of the page.
Application must include (saved as PDF and/or Word documents):
a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position; a curriculum vitae; and names and contact information for three references.
Please do not include any other documents.
If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the HR website or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact the Disability Resources Office at 928-523-8773, DR@nau.edu , or PO Box 5633, Flagstaff AZ 86011.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
Know Your Rights Poster
NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.
To apply, visit https://hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=2&JobOpeningId=607558&PostingSeq=1
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Location: Geography, Planning&Recreation
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 607558
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Workplace Culture
NAU aims to be the nation's preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.
About NAU
Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff-the home of our largest campus-and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.
Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU's faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.
Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.
For more about inclusive excellence at NAU, visit the Center for Inclusive Excellence and Access .
About the Department/College
The Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation (GPR) offers its students multiple undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Geography, Environment, and Society Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree as well as undergraduate minors in Urban Planning and Design, Critical Sustainable Studies, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Regional Geography, and Physical Geography. Our geography and planning program offers a Master of Science (M.S.) in Geography, graduate certificates in both Community Planning and GIS, and an accelerated GIS with Remote Sensing online M.S. degree.
GPR, and Northern Arizona University (NAU) more broadly, has a strong commitment to sustainability and justice. NAU's Elevating Excellence strategic plan outlines the university's dedication to academic excellence, student success, sustainable stewardship of resources, and community engagement. Starting Fall 2023, NAU's Access2Excellence initiative now provides tuition-free education for resident students with an annual household income of $65,000 or less. The university's 100% Career Ready initiative further prioritizes its dedication to student momentum and postgraduation success. NAU has also been recognized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and continues a commitment to promoting and supporting Indigenous Peoples-focused coursework and Indigenous community-driven research, scholarship, and creative activities. President Jose Luis Cruz Rivera also recently announced a campuswide climate emergency and pledge toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, as NAU continues to maintain close ties with the City of Flagstaff regarding climate resilience and environmental design.
Our university, college, and department are committed to career stream faculty. In Summer 2022, NAU implemented an overhauled and more formalized teaching professor and professor of practice tracks, with three promotion stages (assistant, associate, and full) for teaching-focused faculty.
About the Position
The Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation (GPR) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) is inviting applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor of Urban Planning, with a start date of August 2024. GPR is seeking an individual with expertise at the interface between people and the built and natural environments who is excited by the prospect of joining a multidisciplinary faculty and contributing to local and regional environmental planning activities. We are particularly interested in individuals who have pedagogical and practical experience in planning for climate change resilience, environmental sustainability, natural hazards mitigation, and equitable development.
The Assistant Teaching Professor of Urban Planning is a career-track position not eligible for tenure. The anticipation is for this position to be a continuous appointment, with opportunities for promotion and professional advancement contingent on successful performance, department needs and continued funding.
Responsibilities Include:
- The successful applicant will teach planning courses in our undergraduate and graduate degree programs using various modalities. Potential courses of instruction include Introduction to City Planning, Planning for Sustainable Communities, Communities and Public Planning, along with other courses in the Urban Planning and Design minor and Community Planning graduate certificate programs.
- Successful applicants will also have an opportunity to design future urban planning courses in their area of expertise and play an immediate leadership role in enhancing the department's commitment to urbanism, sustainability and resilience, and justice focused curriculum.
- We are especially interested in individuals who can complement university and departmental initiatives to advance diverse perspectives, equity, and inclusion through meaningful engagement with students, faculty, and external stakeholders on environmental and social issues critical to a sustainable and just society.
- We encourage applications from candidates who meet some or all the preferred qualifications and can demonstrate how their experiences can translate to immediate success in this position.
This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.
9-month, renewable non-tenure track position, starting August 2024.
Minimum Qualifications
- Candidates must have a Ph.D. in urban planning or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with teaching and/or research in areas of climate change resilience, environmental sustainability, natural hazards mitigation, and/or equitable development.
- Experience with urban/environmental planning curriculum design and assessment.
- Prior teaching experience and excellent teaching evaluations.
- Experience teaching across a variety of modalities (e.g., in-person, online, hybrid).
- Experience with urban/environmental planning practice or engagement with the planning profession including urban, social, and/or environmental problems.
- Evidence of mentoring students and/or professionals in the urban/environmental planning field.
- Experience and success in fostering and creating a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive learning and working environment.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Knowledge of instructional design, effective pedagogy, and innovative learning methodologies.
- Effective skills in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration.
- Ability to promote a diverse, inclusive environment amongst faculty, staff, and students.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range begins at $60,000. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.
This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on benefits at NAU is available at the NAU HR benefits page . Faculty are hired on a contract basis, renewable according to terms of the Conditions of Faculty Service . Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). Employees will have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed enrollment. If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS plan) will begin to participate on the first day of the pay period following election. The long-term disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay period following election. More information about NAU benefits is available at the NAU HR benefits page .
Pre-Employment Check
Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an Annual Security Report . The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the Fire Safety Report is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.
Immigration Suppt/Sponsorship
NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.
FLSA Status
This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.
Submit Your Application
Applications received before January 4, 2024 will receive full consideration.
To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button at the end of the job description (if viewing this position through the NAU HR website). Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to nau.jobs , follow the 'Current Openings' link, locate vacancy 607558, and then "Apply" at the bottom of the page.
Application must include (saved as PDF and/or Word documents):
Please do not include any other documents.
If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the HR website or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact the Disability Resources Office at 928-523-8773, DR@nau.edu , or PO Box 5633, Flagstaff AZ 86011.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
Know Your Rights Poster
NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.
To apply, visit https://hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=2&JobOpeningId=607558&PostingSeq=1
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