[Tps] TPS/ECPR Policy Network - Job at UC Irvine

[Navdeep Mathur]

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / FULL PROFESSOR AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR


DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, POLICY, AND DESIGN

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
 
We invite applications for the position of associate or full professor and department chair in the Department of Planning, Policy, and Design. The faculty position will be a tenured, academic senate appointment at the level of associate or full professor. The chair position rotates, with typical terms of service being three to five years.  We seek an intellectual leader, a bridge-builder, a scholar, and a qualified administrator who can leverage the substantial accomplishments and intellectual resources in the department.
 

About the Planning, Policy, and Design (PPD) Department

 
The PPD Department was originally constituted as the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in 1993.  In 2003, the department changed its name to Planning, Policy, and Design, in recognition of the combination of faculty expertise in the department.  The PPD department is positioned to create leading scholarship at the intersection of urban planning, studies of the built environment, and public policy. The department's 19 faculty members are world-class scholars with interests and publication records in a variety of specialties in the fields of planning, policy, and design.

 

The PPD Department offers a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning, with 75 students currently enrolled, and a Ph.D. degree, with 35 students currently enrolled.  Efforts to develop a Master's in Public Policy and an undergraduate major in urban studies are underway.  
 

Opportunities for Visionary Leadership

 
The planning program in the PPD Department is young, prolific and highly ranked.   We aspire to build on existing department strengths to achieve similar excellence in public policy.  We seek a scholarly leader whose creative vision and inclusive, collaborative style will enhance the department's efforts to integrate the fields of planning, policy, and design.
 

About UC Irvine

 
UC Irvine is located in the heart of the diverse Southern California metropolitan area, between Los Angeles and San Diego and approximately five miles from the Pacific Ocean.  UC Irvine consistently ranks among the top ten public universities in the United States.  The campus currently enrolls about 24,000 students, with plans to grow to 32,000 students in the next ten years. 
 

Qualities Sought

 
We seek the following qualities in a successful applicant:
 
*	Distinguished scholarship related to planning, policy, and/or design with a research record that supports an appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level at the University of California, Irvine 
 
*	A commitment to bridge-building across planning, policy, and design
 
*	A commitment to collaborative, inclusive leadership
 
*	Administrative experience or demonstrated capability for academic leadership and administration
 
*	Ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders, within and outside of the department, to nurture existing degree programs and to develop proposed programs. 
 
*	Also desirable is an ability to build links from the PPD Department to community constituents, including local planning and policy professionals, alumni, and the professional and practice communities.
 

How to Apply

 
Applications should be uploaded electronically and should include: a letter of interest, curriculum vita, representative pre-prints/reprints of research articles, and three letters of reference. Please refer to the "Employment" link on the following website for instructions on how to apply: 
http://www.seweb.uci.edu
 
The position will remain open until filled, but applications received by December 11, 2006 will have priority.   Please direct questions about this position to Marlon G. Boarnet, search committee chair, at mgboarne at uci.edu. 
 
UCI is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and encourages applications from all qualified applicants including women, minorities, and other under-represented groups.