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From: Charles Heying <heyingc at pdx.edu>


Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

Assistant or Associate Professor

The Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning in the College of
Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University seeks applications 
for a
tenure-track assistant professor or associate professor beginning Fall 2009.
Candidates must have an earned doctorate (or be in the final stages of their
degree) in city and regional planning, urban studies, or a related 
social science
discipline, and a scholarly commitment to the field of community 
development.
The Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning (www.pdx.edu/usp) offers one
of the only undergraduate majors in Community Development in the United 
States,
a professional Master of Urban and Regional Planning, a pre-doctoral 
Master of
Urban Studies, and a PhD in Urban Studies. Community Development is an
available specialization in all of the graduate degree programs. A proposed
Master of Real Estate Development is currently under review. The School
currently offers graduate certificates in Urban Design, Real Estate 
Development,
and Transportation.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach required and elective
undergraduate and graduate community development courses, as well as 
teach in
PSU’s University Studies program at the sophomore level. (Information about
University Studies, PSU’s interdisciplinary general education program, 
is available
at www.pdx.edu/unst). School priorities include research, outreach, and 
practice
interests in the areas of: the social sustainability dimensions of community
development, including health; community development in an international 
context;
and affordable housing and neighborhood development. Familiarity with
qualitative and action research methods is desirable.

Associate-level candidates must have a clearly defined scholarly agenda 
focused
on community development, teaching experience at both undergraduate and
graduate levels, ability to secure external funding, a record of 
research and
publication, and experience in community engagement, community-based
learning, and/or community service.

The School also houses the Population Research Center, the Institute of 
Portland
Metropolitan Studies, the Center for Urban Studies, and the Center for
Transportation Studies. The College of Urban and Public Affairs has
approximately 70 full-time faculty members. Other Schools in the College 
are the
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, which includes Criminology and 
Criminal
Justice, Political Science, and Public Administration, and the School of 
Community
Health. Collaborative efforts across schools are encouraged.

The starting annual salary for this position will be commensurate with 
qualifications
and experience. There is an excellent benefits package that includes 
fully paid
healthcare; fully employer paid retirement contributions; and 
significantly reduced
tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependents at any of the Oregon 
University
System schools.

Applicants should submit a letter of application containing a brief 
background
statement outlining research and teaching interests, the names and contact
information for four references (name, title, email, telephone, and mailing
address), and a curriculum vitae to: Dr. Sy Adler, Search committee Chair,
Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. Review of
applications will begin January 15th and continue until finalists are 
identified. This
is a nine-month appointment; the anticipated start date is September 16, 
2009.
For further information, please email School Director Ethan Seltzer at
seltzere at pdx.edu.

Portland State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity 
Institution, and
welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support
diversity.