Chair & Professor, Department of Urban Planning & Spatial Analysis | USC Price

The Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California seeks a senior faculty member at the rank of professor to serve as the Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis. The ideal candidate will have a stellar record of scholarship and leadership in urban planning. We are open to a scholar and leader from a wide range of urban planning and related fields, such as environmental planning, transportation, urban design, housing, informatics, urban geography, urban economics, history, and community development. We are interested in scholars from all relevant disciplines. We seek candidates with an interest in the wide array of issue areas that are part of the school’s portfolio.About the Department of Urban Planning and Spatial AnalysisThe department houses some core programs at the Price School. It offers a nationally ranked professional master’s degree, Master of Urban Planning, as well as a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development. In addition, it offers an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies and Planning. The department contains 13 faculty spanning various research interests, including informatics, the arts, disaster planning and environmental justice, economic development, housing, transport, demography, health and wellness, and urban design.The USC Sol Price School of Public PolicyRanked among the foremost policy schools in the nation, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy generates uncommon knowledge for the common good. The school is composed of overlapping disciplines that create innovative approaches to critical issues ranging from healthcare policy to homelessness and sustainability to congestion—to name a few. A wide-ranging curriculum, including extensive experiential learning, prepares our graduates to navigate problems that demand multi-layered solutions driven by critical, informed thinking. The Price School is currently ranked 4th nationally amongst all Public Affairs schools and 2nd nationally in urban policy.The Price School, founded in 1929, is anchored by four departments: Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, Public Policy and Management, Health Policy and Management, and the Wilbur H. Smith III Department of Estate Development. The school’s rigorous academic programs provide students with the knowledge and distinctive opportunities to make meaningful contributions to their professions. Integrating classroom instruction with real-world experience and led by some of the world’s most renowned faculty in their fields, our students establish a clear pathway to successful careers.Our academic programs are augmented by numerous research centers, institutes, and initiatives that provide additional research expertise and experiences. Notable among them are the METRANS Transportation Consortium, The USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, The Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public, The Center for Philanthropy and Public Policy, The Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, and The Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. Together, they account for over $100 million in externally funded research grants and contracts.Our departments and research enterprise provide unmatched breadth and depth to tackle an enormous range of challenges facing our country and the world. Our graduates hold leadership positions across diverse sectors—public, private, and nonprofit—championing the advancement of the common good. They come from around the world and from various cultures and socio-economic backgrounds to create a rich intellectual environment that celebrates, supports and benefits from diverse people and opinions. For additional information, see our website: https://priceschool.usc.edu.