Assistant Professor in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design (Education)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,485 to £55,295 with potential progression once in post to £62,098. Grade: 8.

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to December 2027 

The School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor to help develop and deliver our exciting range of postgraduate and professional education in the Urban Planning field.

Our Planning team in GEES has a national and international reputation for the quality of its postgraduate and undergraduate Planning teaching. This profile has grown in recent years with the introduction of our Level 7 Chartered Town Planner Degree Apprenticeship (DA), an MSc in Urban Planning in our Dubai campus and a new postgraduate Distance Learning programme. Most recently we have confirmed plans to introduce a new MSc Sustainable Urban Planning and Design in 2025 to strengthen the international and urban design/place-making dimensions of our UK campus portfolio. 

To support our growth strategy, we are looking for an ambitious and passionate individual to develop and deliver content for the new MSc Sustainable Urban Planning and Design programme, as well as contribute to our existing accredited postgraduate courses. There is also scope to contribute to our highly successful BSc Geography and Urban and Regional Planning programme. As we expand and diversify our portfolio, we are seeking a new colleague who can complement our existing planning team; we are particularly interested in applicants who can support our urban design, sustainability, placemaking, and international planning practice work areas. A background in the fields of urban and/or landscape design along with some experience of studio style teaching in these disciplines would be particularly desirable. 

Main Duties

Education

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities: 

• contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal; 
• develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution; 
• advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment; 

Person Specification

• A higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually a PhD) or equivalent qualifications; or an accredited Masters degree and significant experience in Planning or Urban/Landscape Design practice.
• Relevant teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism; experience in studio-style teaching in the Urban and/or Landscape Design fields is particularly desirable
• Expertise and ability to teach GIS, visualisation and use of digital tools in Planning-related education and practice is also welcomed

For informal enquiries, please contact: Dr Austin Barber (a.r.g.barber@bham.ac.uk) or Dr Andrea Frank (a.i.frank@bham.ac.uk)

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 8^th January 2025

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