Assistant/Associate Professor Indigenous Planning

The UNM Community and Regional Planning (CRP)
Department seeks applicants for an Assistant or Associate Professor in
Indigenous Planning. We invite applications for a full-time faculty position
either at the level of Assistant Professor (probationary appointment leading to
a tenure decision) or Associate Professor (tenured). Applications received on
or before January 15th will have best consideration, the position will remain
open until filled. The appointment will begin August 19, 2024

The CRP department offers two degrees, a BA in
Environmental Planning and Design and an accredited Master of Community and
Regional Planning. In addition to Indigenous Planning (IP), the MCRP program
has graduate concentrations in Natural Resources and Environmental Planning,
Community Development, and Physical Planning and Design. The IP Graduate Concentration
is the only one of its kind in the nation and attracts students and scholars
from across the hemisphere. An online IP
Certificate has also been approved and efforts are underway to make it
available nationwide. The School also has the Indigenous Design and Planning
Institute whose community-based work spans the Southwest, the US, and other
hemispheric Indigenous territories.

Teaching responsibilities will include graduate and
undergraduate courses in planning. The appointment may also include an appointment
with the School's Indigenous Design and Planning Institute. In addition to IP,
strengths in areas relating to spatial analysis and place-based planning are a
plus.

The CRP Department is also affiliated with the
School's Resource Center for Raza Planning and has dual Master degrees with
Water Resources, Latin American Studies, and Public Administration. The CRP
Department has a diverse faculty and student body who are committed to social
transformation, collective action and community engagement that works towards
social justice and resilient communities. The School has been involved in
public interest design for over fifty years through its Design and Planning
Assistance Center (DPAC).

Other degree programs in the School of Architecture
and Planning include a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, an accredited
professional Master of Architecture degree, as well as a non-professional
Master of Science in Architecture, an accredited Master of Landscape
Architecture degree, along with two graduate certificate programs in Urban
Innovation and Historic Preservation and Regionalism.

The School of Architecture and Planning is housed in
the award-winning George Pearl Hall, designed by architect Antoine Predock, and
located along Central Avenue, on the edge of UNM's Albuquerque campus.

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located along the Rio Grande, adjacent to the Sandia Mountains. A high desert
city, the climate is mild most of the year. One can participate in a full range
of outdoor activities year-round. Albuquerque is an inclusive, diverse city
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the largest university in the state. UNM is categorized as a Research 1 / RU/VH
Research University (very high research activity) and designated as a Community
Engaged University in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher
Education. It is classified as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), one of
only 9 Research 1 HSI universities in the country, and a Minority Serving
Institution.

The University of New Mexico is committed to
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making
decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other
protected class.

Minimum Qualifications:

1.) Ph.D. with expertise in Indigenous Planning or Indigenous Studies;
2.) Ability to teach, teaching experience or teaching training at the undergraduate and master levels; and
3.) Written academic scholarship in a Planning related field and promise of an innovative scholarly trajectory.

Preferred Qualifications:

1.) Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Student Success as well as working with broadly diverse communities;
2.) Experience in community-based practice in Indigenous communities;
3.) Experience with or interest in working with Indigenous communities in the Southwestern United States;
4.) Interest or experience in remote program offerings;
5.) Ability to advise and direct graduate work;
6.) Ability to work cooperatively in collegial settings.

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