5 faculty liberal arts urban studies and planning jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Title Professor of Urban Planning School Harvard Graduate School of Design Department/Area Urban Planning and Design Position Description The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a senior tenured professor in the field of urban planning. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and teaching as they relate to planning and the built environment. The search is not specifying areas of expertise within the field of urban planning. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to play a significant leadership role in the accredited professional Master in Urban Planning degree program and to teach courses in the core curriculum of the Master in Urban Planning . To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and globally, this position is part of a  cluster of hires  currently being undertaken by the Department of Urban Planning and Design.  ...

Title Professor of Urban Design and/or Urban Planning School Harvard Graduate School of Design Department/Area Urban Planning and Design Position Description The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a senior tenured professor in the fields of urban design and/or urban planning. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and/or practice in urban design and/or urban planning as they relate to the built environment. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to play a significant leadership role in the Department of Urban Planning and Design and to teach studio and other courses in the core curricula of the Master in Urban Planning or the Master of Architecture/Landscape Architecture in Urban Design. To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and globally, this position is part of a  cluster of hires  currently being undertaken by the Department...

Title Assistant or Associate Professor of Urban Design School Harvard Graduate School of Design Department/Area Urban Planning and Design Position Description The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a candidate as an assistant or associate professor (tenure track) in urban design. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and/or the application of design skills to the city and the built environment and will be expected to teach in the core urban design curriculum. Located in the GSD’s Department of Urban Planning and Design, the Urban Design Program leverages innovative connections between design, planning, and real estate study and practice and provides a potential locus for collaborative activities across Harvard University’s graduate degree programs.   To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and across the globe, this position is part of a cluster...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. (SENIOR) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE ,  Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) , to support J-PAL’s mission to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Will write publications that “translate” economic research into lessons for policymakers around the world; support senior staff in creating materials for policy outreach, including publications, evaluation summaries, presentations, grant proposals, policy memos, blogs, social media content and newsletters, and website content among other sector-specific work; develop in-depth knowledge of J-PAL’s Science for Progress (SfP) initiative and work closely with the SfP initiative manager and co-chairs (Paul Niehaus, UCSD, and Heidi Williams, Stanford). The position offers an opportunity to gain strong understanding of the existing evidence base in...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE FOR JTL URBAN MOBILITY/TRANSIT LAB ,  Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP)  (part-time, 60%), to manage and run sponsored research programs and advise graduate students on related projects.  Responsibilities include managing the research group’s contracts and deliverables with research sponsors (e.g., public transit agencies, industry consortia); writing and publishing industry reports and academic papers; leading the development of proposals for funding internal and external to MIT; advising undergraduate and graduate students; and performing other duties as needed.  The JTL/Urban Mobility/Transit Lab is an interdisciplinary research group that brings data analytics, behavioral science, and transportation technology together to shape travel behavior, design mobility systems, and improve transportation policies. A...