Academic
Job Category
Faculty Bargaining
Job Title
Assistant Professor - Environmental Planning and Climate Justice
Department
Faculty | School of Community and Regional Planning | Faculty of Applied Science (Heather Campbell)
Posting End Date
October 1, 2022
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
The University of British Columbia and the School of Community and Regional Planning acknowledges the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam people) on whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the University resides.
SCARP: Knowledge in Action – Planning in Partnership
Overview
The School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with expertise in the field of environmental planning and climate justice. The successful applicant should demonstrate a record of research excellence or the promise of establishing a distinguished record of research and publications, as well as a commitment to high quality professional planning education.
Background
SCARP is internationally recognised for the excellence of its research and teaching. The School undertakes teaching and research across the sub-fields of planning, in line with being a professionally accredited planning program.
The School is committed, through its teaching and research, to generating and transforming knowledge into action to improve the well-being of communities, as well as the quality of the built and natural environment. What makes SCARP distinctive is a particular emphasis on exploring the interface between knowledge and action. The School therefore aims to generate knowledge and deliver educational programs that foster both intellectual excellence and a commitment to practical, transformative change. Research and educational programs which explore the interface between methodologies, ways of knowing and/or disciplines are especially encouraged.
In line with the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, SCARP is working to further indigenize its curriculum and recruitment, as well as learning how to decolonize planning pedagogy and practices. The School is also committed to furthering the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) by supporting Indigenous communities on their path to self-determination and sovereignty, and to working within the framework of British Columbia’s (BC) recent UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act legislation.
The School seeks new faculty members who can contribute to the development of SCARP’s vision and achievements. For further details see
SCARP: Strategic Plan and Implementation Strategies.
The School’s high quality professionally oriented programs engage innovative and creative teaching practices and offer the chance to work with outstanding students. Our graduate planning program, the Masters of Community and Regional Planning, is accredited by both the Canadian Professional Standards Board and the United States Planning Accreditation Board. The School also has a Research Masters program and co-leads the Masters in Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Urban Systems (with Civil Engineering). A significant new development for September 2023 will see the School jointly launch, with the Department of Geography, a new undergraduate major in Urban Studies. The School has a well-established PhD program and is committed to a thriving and lively doctoral community.
SCARP is unique in Canada for having a long-standing partnership with the Musqueam First Nation. Further information about SCARP can be found on
our website.
SCARP is located in the Faculty of Applied Science. The Faculty shares the School’s commitment to research and teaching which seeks to further knowledge in action. The synergies and opportunities offered by Applied Science provide a supportive context for the advancement of SCARP’s ambitions. Several faculty members in the School are also involved in the development of UBC’s new Climate Justice Institute.
This Position
The School is seeking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Planning with particular expertise in the field of environmental planning and climate justice. Applications are welcomed from candidates who examine how any aspect of environmental planning intersects with the emerging field of climate justice, which includes the challenges of achieving ecological and social equity in the context of the climate crisis. The implications may be considered at the scale of communities, cities or regions, whether in Canada or other countries, including the global South, and make theoretical, analytical or methodological contributions.
The position will involve teaching core and elective SCARP courses, supervising graduate students, maintaining an active research program, and providing service to the broader academic and professional community. The successful candidate will lead an independent research program with potential to achieve international recognition in their field, participate in graduate and undergraduate teaching, and provide service within the University and to both the academic and broader community.
If your expertise falls into a sub-field of planning other than environmental planning and climate justice, the School is currently recruiting to two (2) other positions (search UBC’s
page for open faculty positions). If your work is seeking to explore a new or emerging area of planning research you are also welcome to contact the Chair of the Search Committee directly, providing details of this work.
Qualities of Applicants
The successful candidate for the position will have:
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