City & Regional Planning Visiting Lecturer
 Cornell University | |
 United States, New York, Ithaca | |
| 337 Pine Tree Road (Show on map) | |
 Apr 25, 2025 | |
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City & Regional Planning Visiting Lecturer
Visiting Lecturer position - Department of City and Regional Planning
The Department of City and Regional Planning in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University invites applications for a full-time Visiting Lecturer one-year term position beginning in fall 2025 to teach coursework in urban theory and comparative urbanization and international development planning.
Cornell's Department of City and Regional Planning (CRP) is a top-ranked planning department with a progressive mission. Our goal in teaching, research, and public engagement is to promote vibrant communities, urban sustainability, and social equity, especially giving attention to race, class, gender and sexual orientation. Degree programs in the Department include a B.S. degree in Urban and Regional Studies; a professional degree in Master's in Regional Planning; a M.A. degree in Historic Preservation; M.S. degree in Regional Science; and a Ph.D. in both City in Regional Planning and Regional Science. The Department, with a full-time faculty of 18, draws students from across the U.S. and the world. The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning is committed to advancing scholarship in the art and science of place-making and urban design by providing a supportive, resource-rich context for collaborative studies both within the unit and across the university.
Applicants for the visiting lecturer position should possess a PhD in planning, evidence of relevant research and professional work, a commitment to teaching, and expertise in the following fields: international studies in planning and urban theory. The expectation is that the visiting lecturer will teach two classes on these topics each semester, as determined by the department chair.
The duration of this appointment will be for one year and located in Ithaca, NY.
Pay: $65,000 based on selected candidate's qualifications. A generous benefit package includes educational benefits, access to wellness programs, employee discounts, health care options, generous paid leave provisions and excellent retirement contributions. Cornell has been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for health, well-being, sustainability, and diversity initiatives
All applicants should submit their materials using the university's online application tool at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29956. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. This appointment is expected to begin July 1, 2025.
Required application materials:
1. Cover letter including a concise statement describing areas of expertise, and approach to pedagogy
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Brief description of courses taught and evidence of teaching effectiveness; and
4. Any other supporting documents, such as curriculum development materials or description of experience with, and/or planned approaches to teaching, service and/or outreach. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their experiences and/or approaches (past, current, or future) to fostering learning, research service, and/ or outreach in communities. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials.
5. List of three references with telephone numbers and email addresses.
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About AAP:
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) includes the departments of Architecture, Art, City and Regional Planning, the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by AAP and the SC Johnson College of Business, the multi-college Department of Design Tech, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities. The college spans three locations in Ithaca, New York City, and Rome, Italy, each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.
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For questions and additional information, please contact:
Department Chair
Department of City and Regional Planning
crpsearch@cornell.edu
Further information about Cornell, the department, and CRP students, alumni, and faculty may be found at https://aap.cornell.edu/academics/crp. Pay Range: Refer to Posting LanguagePay Ranges: The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
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