WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Salary: $55,000/annually
Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials
Position Details: Due to this position’s salary having all or a portion of it being funded by grants or contracts, the continuing salary and overall employment is contingent upon availability of these funds in the future
Note: The position is for one year with potential for extension, depending on performance and funding availability

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• PhD in Urban Planning, Geography, Environmental Sciences, Sociology, Political Science, Public Policy, Anthropology, or a related field
• PhD should be in hand or completed within 6 months of start date

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interest in and enthusiasm for community resilience, land use planning, environmental planning, and social vulnerability
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative social science data, particularly related to plan quality evaluation, policy analysis, spatial analysis, and/or hazard assessment
• Track record of scholarly and public outreach via academic publications and presentations in the fields of urban planning, sociology, geography, or public policy
• Experience in community engagement and outreach

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

WHO WE ARE

The College of Architecture at Texas A&M University offers undergraduate and graduate professional programs to prepare individuals to enter the professions of architecture, landscape architecture, construction management, urban and regional planning and visualization. As the only department of its kind in the nation, The Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning (LAUP) at Texas A&M encompasses an unmatched set of degree programs in three distinct, but related disciplines:

• Landscape Architecture: The planning, design, management, and nurturing of the built and natural environments coupling advanced and traditional digital, virtual, and analog methods.
• Urban Planning: A community engagement driven, systematic, and creative process which influences the future of neighborhoods, cities, regions, rural and metropolitan areas.
• Land & Property Development: A process which makes improvements to a piece of land through its alteration from a natural or semi-natural state for a developmental purpose.

We plan, design and develop places, through a unique, evidence-based approach which enhances and protects the natural and built environments. The Mission of LAUP is to create and disseminate knowledge and skills to enhance functional, healthy, sustainable, and resilient built and natural virtual environments through instruction, research, professional practice, and service in landscape architecture, urban planning, land development, and allied disciplines. To learn more, visit us at: https://www.arch.tamu.edu/laup .