{"328421":{"#nid":"328421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) at Georgia Tech invites applications for an assistant professor of transportation planning position","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) at Georgia Tech invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professorship with an expected start date of August 2015.\u0026nbsp; The successful candidate will show great promise to make significant contributions to the advancement of transportation\/city and regional planning; will contribute to our teaching program in transportation planning and core curricular areas; and will become an active participant in Georgia Tech\u2019s multiple University Transportation Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.\u0026nbsp; A doctoral degree in planning or a related field is required. Individuals with research interests in one or more topics related to energy and the environment, public health, connected vehicles and other disruptive technologies, GIS and spatial analysis, infrastructure resiliency, innovative applications of big data, and application of economic theories to urban phenomena, are especially encouraged to apply. The School envisions this position as expanding its portfolio of activities addressing global challenges and issues of social equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplicants should email the following materials to Prof. Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Chair, Transportation Planning Search Committee, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:scarptranspsearch@t-square.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Escarptranspsearch@t-square.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, scanned in order into a single PDF:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col start=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECover letter\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECurriculum vitae\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStatement of teaching philosophy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStatement of research accomplishments and future research plans\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENames and addresses (including email) of three academic\/professional references.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReview of applications will begin 15 November 2014 and continue until the position is filled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School of City and Regional Planning is a global leader in fostering sustainable, resilient and just communities. Faculty include the current editors of the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Planning Education and Research\u003C\/em\u003E; the former chief planning officials of the City of Atlanta and the Georgia Regional Transportation Agency; three former presidents of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning; and six Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. School research is augmented by the Center for Geographic Information Systems, the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, and the University Transportation Centers. Georgia Tech is one of the world\u2019s premier research universities, consistently ranking among \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019s top 10 public universities and the \u003Cem\u003ETimes Higher Education\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019s world top 10 technology universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta is an unparalleled planning laboratory illustrating the many opportunities and challenges of planning for sustainable urban development.\u0026nbsp; One of America\u2019s fastest growing metro areas, Atlanta is an increasingly diverse region with a growing international presence that has a rich history of pioneering social justice and community engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity\/Affirmative Action Employer, strongly committed to diversity within its community.\u0026nbsp; We welcome all qualified applicants, including minority group members, women, persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) at Georgia Tech invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professorship with an expected start date of August 2015.\u0026nbsp; The successful candidate will show great promise to make significant contributions to the advancement of transportation\/city and regional planning; will contribute to our teaching program in transportation planning and core curricular areas; and will become an active participant in Georgia Tech\u2019s multiple University Transportation Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) at Georgia Tech invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professorship with an expected start date of August 2015."}],"uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2014-09-24 15:17:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:07","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"328411":{"id":"328411","type":"image","title":"job opening","body":null,"created":"1449245064","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:04:24","changed":"1475895039","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:39","alt":"job opening","file":{"fid":"200282","name":"picture_job_opening.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/picture_job_opening_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/picture_job_opening_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":129601,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/picture_job_opening_0.jpg?itok=58zszUu6"}}},"media_ids":["328411"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2530","name":"application"},{"id":"45191","name":"assistant professor"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"104381","name":"job advertisement"},{"id":"12417","name":"position opening"},{"id":"104391","name":"tenure track"},{"id":"168","name":"Transportation"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}