Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Urban Planning

Position Title Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Urban Planning About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive.

In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the College

Western's College of the Environment is the oldest interdisciplinary environmental college in the U.S. and is known nationally and internationally for its excellence in educating the next generation of leaders in fields related to the environment (broadly defined). The College of the Environment's academic programs address various aspects of the relationships between natural, built, and social worlds.

About the Department

The Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy (UEPP), housed in Western Washington University's College of the Environment, is a dynamic and growing department with strategic emphasis on linking knowledge and action. The department offers three bachelor's degrees: BA in Urban Planning and Sustainable Development, BA in Urban Sustainability, and BA in Environmental Policy. The department also offers a Master's degree in Urban Planning and Environmental Sustainability.

The BA in Urban Planning and Sustainable Development is a nationally accredited program by the Planning Accreditation Board.

Our department has cultivated deep relationships with local and state agencies and organizations, local communities, and Tribal Nations through applied research and engaged teaching to advance sustainable and equitable development. Our students are engaged in faculty-mentored projects, internships, and research. They regularly present their work at regional and national meetings. Students are also actively involved in outreach, inclusion, professional development, and leadership activities.

Additionally, several faculty-led initiatives and committees focus on diversity and inclusivity in the classroom and beyond.

We are committed to diversity and excellence in our faculty, students, and staff. We especially encourage candidates who share and can contribute to this commitment through active engagement in the department, university, and wider community. (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./uepp

About the Position

WWU invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Planning Law and Land Use Regulations beginning Fall 2026. The Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy and the College of the Environment support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a…