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About This Role
We are seeking qualified candidates from all areas of planning. Ideal candidates will have teaching, research, and/or practical experience in urban design and development, planning theory, qualitative methods and/or community engagement. Successful candidate will teach courses in our Regional & Community Planning, Real Estate and Community Development, and Community Development programs.
As a member of the LARCP faculty, the successful candidate will:
* Deliver creative, effective teaching in core curricula and area of expertise
* Engage in significant, peer-reviewed research, scholarship, and/or creative activities
* Supervise independent graduate research
* Participate in departmental, college, university, and professional service
* Contribute to an environment that fosters collegiality internally and externally through interdisciplinary collaboration
About Us
The Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning (LARCP) is in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design (APDesign) at Kansas State University (K-State), a land grant institution located in Manhattan, KS. APDesign is an interdisciplinary design college with top-ranked and accredited professional planning and design programs situated in Seaton/Regnier Complex, a world-class facility in the heart of campus. The department offers accredited master's degrees in Regional & Community Planning and Landscape Architecture through five-year non-baccalaureate and traditional post-baccalaureate tracks. The department also offers a bachelor's degree in Real Estate and Community Development and an online master's degree in Community Development, as well as an undergraduate certificate and minor in Community Planning and a graduate certificate in Community Development. In addition, APDesign offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree in Environmental Design & Planning.
Worksite Description
This position is On-site .
All employees must reside in the United States when they begin working to comply with state law. K-State is unable to provide remote or hybrid work opportunities for residents of the state of Idaho.
What You'll Need to Succeed
Minimum Qualifications:
* Ph.D. in Planning or a closely allied field or show evidence that a Ph.D. will be completed prior to the start of the appointment
* Demonstrated evidence of or potential for inspired teaching
* Demonstrated evidence of or potential for scholarly productivity
* Ability to help students develop career-ready professional skills
* Ability to work with a wide range of student interests and academic levels
The degree requirement is necessary for accreditation purposes and to ensure candidates possess the specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities that can only be attained through a formal educational program at this level.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Ability to expand existing program faculty expertise and grow the department in new areas
* A degree in Planning or Community Development
* Experience with community-engaged research or service-learning projects
* Relevant professional experience
Sponsorship eligibility:
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.
How to Apply
Please submit the following documents:
1. Letter of interest with a clear statement of how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications
2. Curriculum vitae
3. A teaching statement outlining prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests (1-2 pages)
4. Names of three references (including title, relationship to candidate, mailing address, telephone number, and email address)
Application Window
Applications close on January 8, 2027
Who can apply
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