Urban Affairs and Planning Program – Alexandria, VA
School of Public and International Affairs
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Virginia Tech
Alexandria Campus
Assistant Professor or Professor-of-Practice
Virginia Tech invites applicants for a professor-of-practice or
tenure-track assistant professor faculty position in its Urban Affairs
and Planning (UAP) program at its campus in Alexandria, Virginia,
located in the Washington DC metropolitan area. We seek candidates who
exhibit exemplary potential in professional service and classroom and
studio-based instruction in urban design, site planning, computer
visualization, and/or physical planning, with strengths in community
outreach and participatory practice. Intersections of these competencies
with issues of multicultural diversity would be particularly favored.
A Master’s or Ph.D. in planning, architecture, landscape architecture or
a related field is required by the start date. Teaching responsibilities
will lie in the UAP graduate program on the Alexandria campus. In
addition, the successful candidate will contribute to the new Urban
Design concentration in the School of Architecture and Design in the
Washington Alexandria Architecture Center.
UAP constitutes one of three academic programs in the School of Public
and International Affairs (SPIA) in Virginia Tech’s College of
Architecture and Urban Studies. The other programs are Public
Administration and Policy and Government and International Affairs. All
three programs operate at both the Alexandria and Blacksburg campuses.
For more information on SPIA and UAP see http://www.spia.vt.edu, and http://www.uap.vt.edu/
As a land-grant university, Virginia Tech takes public service seriously
and UAP has a rich tradition of student engagement with communities and
the planning profession. Our program has long-established and close ties
with agencies and organizations in the Washington DC metropolitan area,
a rich and dynamic laboratory for student-community engagement.
Applicants must submit all documents online at http://www.jobs.vt.edu
(paper documents cannot be accepted) reference posting # TR0140144.
Complete applications must include: a full curriculum vitae, two
samples of written work, and names and contact information for three
references. Applicants also must submit a cover letter that addresses
their qualifications, a statement about their current and future
research agendas, and an overview of their teaching experience and
qualifications.
Questions about characteristics of the position should be directed to
the search committee co-chairs, Tom Sanchez and Ralph Buehler, at
tom.sanchez@vt.edu and
ralphbu@vt.edu, respectively. The search will
remain open until the position is filled, but to be assured full
consideration, completed applications should be received by January 12,
2015.
Questions about the online application process should be directed to Ms.
Krystal Wright, SPIA Faculty Search Assistant, at
krystal@vt.edu, phone: 540-231-2291, SPIA
(0113), 140 Otey Street, Room 110, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or
applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender
identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation,
race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status,
or any other basis protected by law. For inquiries regarding
non-discrimination policies, contact the executive director for Equity
and Access at 540-231-8771 or Virginia Tech, North End Center, Suite
2300 (0318), 300 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
