Professor of Urban Design
$185kHarvard University | Faculty
Professor of Urban Design
The Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design (GSD) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Professor of Urban Design with tenure from distinguished scholars and practitioners. We seek candidates whose record of research, scholarship, and/or professional practice is recognized by peers as constituting exemplary, innovative approaches that critically engage with key challenges facing cities, including sustainable spatial patterns, conflicts facing the public realm, transformations of work and living environments, and growing economic and social inequalities while integrating these challenges within an epistemology of urban-architectural design.
In addressing these challenges, we are interested in candidates who are committed to interdisciplinary engagement in a school that hosts the fields of urban planning, landscape architecture, architecture, and real estate, as well as with schools within Harvard University at large. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to engage with a full range of urban design methods such as the deployment of digital platforms, new technologies including AI, and the latest innovations in spatial analysis and representation. Applicants should have a forward-looking agenda combining design research with studio and/or classroom pedagogy.
Applicants must have an advanced terminal degree in urban design, architecture, or a related design field focused on cities. The school aims to attract and retain individuals who possess a quality of mind demonstrating high levels of intelligence, clarity of expression, analytical ability, critical judgment, creativity, and initiative. We also value individuals who support free inquiry and expression by others and constructive, collegial collaborations with faculty, staff, and students. Accomplished contributions to the field through scholarship and/or design are essential to effective teaching over time. Continued study and investigation with public exposition of research and professional accomplishments are normal obligations for Harvard faculty members.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in August 2026.Applicants should submit: A cover letter, A Curriculum Vitae, Design and research work samples – selected material from your portfolio, including publications, research statement, design work (up to 15 mb). Candidates advancing in the selection process will be asked to provide additional material later.
Contact Information - Katherine Igoe, Faculty Search Coordinator
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Salary Range - Professor (full-time, tenured) hiring range: $185,000+
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$185k
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