Assistant Professor - Housing - City and Regional Planning

The School of City and Regional Planning (SC a RP) (https://planning.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, invites applications for a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in City and Regional Planning in the field of housing. The position is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Assistant Professor is a tenure-track faculty member who performs a combination of teaching, research, and service. The candidate is expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students and develop externally funded research trajectories.

We are seeking candidates whose work speaks to high-stakes planning issues in the housing domain. The School is especially interested in candidates who are conducting research in one or more of the following areas:

Affordability and access;

Displacement, eviction, and housing instability;

Policy, regulation, and law;

Finance, land-use, and housing markets.

Candidates whose work advances methodological innovations in housing research are particularly encouraged to apply.

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutionalvalues. These values include academic excellence, freedom of expression and inquiry, innovation, collaboration, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Responsibilities

Candidates will teach graduate and undergraduate courses including, but not limited to:

Government and Housing Markets

Real Estate Finance and Development.

Required Qualifications

A doctoral degree in planning or a related field is required.

Clear evidence of effective teaching is required.

Preferred Qualifications

The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students and promote an inclusive and welcoming educational/work environment is especially preferred.

Required Documents to Attach

Applicants should submit:

A letter of application

Curriculum vitae

A statement of research interests

A description of teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring
philosophy

The names and contact information for at least three references

Other Information

Applications will be considered beginning Friday, October 30, 2026 but the search will continue until the position is filled. Requests for information may be directed toBill Drummond(bill.drummond@design.gatech.edu).

Background Check

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check.

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