JOB SUMMARY:

The Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics at the Wisconsin School of Business invites applications for tenure-track positions (Assistant Professor) beginning in August 2025.
This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Excellence (RISE)-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cluster Hire Initiative (https://rise.wisc.edu/rise-ai/). The successful candidate will hold a tenure home in the Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics while engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations with other departments, schools, and colleges across the University.
We are seeking a junior academic scholar whose expertise will drive the integration of AI into real estate finance and urban economics research and education. The ideal candidate will leverage advanced computational methodologies-such as machine learning, natural language processing, and data analytics-to develop and analyze complex datasets within real estate finance and urban spatial economics. We especially welcome AI-driven research in key areas such as real estate asset pricing, mortgage markets and mortgage-backed securities, residential and commercial real estate capital markets, spatial and urban economics, housing affordability and justice, environmental economics and sustainability, and urban housing policy. For instance, AI models may be employed to interpret zoning regulations and community planning documents using large language models (LLMs), offering a more nuanced understanding of regulatory impacts on urban development.
The Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics at UW-Madison is home to one of the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate real estate programs in the world, consistently ranked as the top program in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1925, the program offers undergraduate, MBA, MS, and Ph.D. degrees, and is renowned for its breadth and academic excellence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates with a new or anticipated PhD degree will have a research program underway that will likely result in publications in top-tier journals and demonstrable skills that suggest future excellence in teaching.

• Create and maintain a strong program of research.
• Provide classroom and individual instruction for undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students.
• Contribute to the intellectual and academic life of the department, school, and university, as appropriate.
• Participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and colleges.
• University and community service will be expected as appropriate.