University of Southern California
Sol Price School of Public Policy
Adjunct Instructor of Urban Planning
Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis
The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy is seeking a working professional with expertise and a primary position in urban planning, climate/sustainability policy, environmental engineering, or a related field. The successful candidate should possess a master’s degree or doctorate in the field of urban planning or a related field. The candidate will be able to teach a graduate-level course related to one or more of the following areas: histories, theories, and concepts in environmental planning; equity and justice issues in environmental planning; practices, policies, and tools in environmental planning.Preference will be given to candidates with prior teaching experience and excellent teaching evaluations.
The candidate will teach PPDE 640: Climate, Sustainability and Environmental Planning, a graduate-level course. The purpose of this course is to understand the fundamentals of climate, sustainability, and environmental planning from an urban planning and policy perspective. The course will address global climate change and environmental risks in the urban context and will center on addressing equitability and justice concerns in past, current, and future approaches to climate, sustainability, and environmental planning. Through lectures, discussions, case studies, and research presentations, students will explore the roles planners, governments, and communities play in the environmental planning process by examining the impact of climate change in the U.S. and international contexts.
Adjunct instructor responsibilities include delivery of course content, scheduling office hours and being accessible to students as appropriate, and grading. Each instructor is expected to provide students with a syllabus outlining the course goals, schedule and all requirements for the course under the direction of the Department Chair.
The hourly rate range for this position is $29.06/hr. - $38.89/hr. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

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