Assistant Lecturer for Social and Environmental Justice for Architecture/Urban Planning

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7258714 (Ref.No. BSU43581)
Posted: June 28, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

The Department of Urban Planning seeks an Assistant Lecturer to teach courses in the Urban Planning and Architecture departments, within the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University.

The successful applicant will teach a 12-credit hour load (4 standard classes each semester) on the historical, social and environmental context of the built environment, as well as theoretical and practical frameworks for defining and achieving more just urban planning and architectural processes and outcomes. The teaching load will be a mixture of existing Urban Planning and Architecture classes some of which are required for the social and environmental justice minor and certificate programs.

The successful applicant should have a professional or scholarly body of work that demonstrates competency in these topics, as well as a high level of motivation for excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Ball State University welcomes applications for Assistant Lecturer for Social and Environmental Justice for Architecture/Urban Planning.

Job Function:

The Department of Urban Planning seeks an Assistant Lecturer to teach courses in the Urban Planning and Architecture departments, within the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University.

The successful applicant will teach a 12-credit hour load (4 standard classes each semester) on the historical, social and environmental context of the built environment, as well as theoretical and practical frameworks for defining and achieving more just urban planning and architectural processes and outcomes. The teaching load will be a mixture of existing Urban Planning and Architecture classes some of which are required for the social and environmental justice minor and certificate programs.

The successful applicant should have a professional or scholarly body of work that demonstrates competency in these topics, as well as a high level of motivation for excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Minimum Experience:

A master's degree in urban planning, architecture, or a related field from an accredited institution and a demonstrable competency in topics of social justice.


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