Assistant Professor- City Planning and Real Estate Development
- Employer
- Clemson University
- Location
- Lee Hall - 3-113 Lee Hall
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- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location:
Lee Hall - 3-113 Lee Hall
Open Date:
Sep 28, 2018
Description:
Clemson University’s City Planning and Real Estate Development department is seeking a tenure-track faculty member to begin an appointment in August 2019. We anticipate hiring at the Assistant Professor level. Teaching will primarily be in the department’s Master of City and Regional Planning program, although the candidate may also teach at the undergraduate level and in the university’s Planning, Design and the Built Environment doctoral program. Teaching responsibilities are commensurate with those of a research-oriented program.
Clemson’s MCRP program was founded in 1968 and is ranked by Planetizen as one of the nation’s top small city planning programs. Clemson University is a Carnegie Foundation-classified Doctoral-Highest Research Activity (R1) institution, and the university offers many opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
The university is in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and its location along a chain of lakes and in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains features many opportunities for outdoor recreation. Clemson is located in the Greenville, SC metropolitan area, which is widely recognized as one of the nation’s most attractive, dynamic, best-planned, and livable small-to-mid-sized cities. Asheville, NC; Atlanta; Charlotte; and Charleston, SC and the South Carolina coast are all within easy driving distance.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a strong research agenda, exhibit the promise to be a successful teacher, show a potential to raise external funding, have an interest in community engagement, and have a dedication to diversity, inclusivity and excellence in higher education. The candidate should have a PhD in city planning or a closely related field by the time of the appointment.
Application Instructions:
For full consideration, applications and all materials should be submitted by November 16, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To formally submit your application, please access Interfolio to set up your account for your Dossier and profile with your application materials for CRP Assistant Professor. Candidates should submit a letter of interest (no more than 2 pages) that discusses research and teaching interests and achievements, a curriculum vita, a writing sample, and the names and contact information of three references.
If you have any questions regarding Assistant Professor position, contact either Dr. Eric Morris, at emorri7@clemson.edu or Dr. Cliff Ellis, at cliffoe@clemson.edu, the Co-Chairs of CRP Search Committee
Organization
Working at Clemson University
Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.
Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.
Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.
As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.
The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.
Points of interest at Clemson include the following:
The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.
The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.
The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.
The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.
The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.
Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.
The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.
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