Assistant or Associate Research Professor, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate

Assistant or Associate Research Professor – Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management

Job No: 498402
Work Type: Faculty Full-Time
Location: Denver, CO
Categories: Faculty

The Housing Economist will be housed within the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, but will be working in partnership with other institutions and other units of the University of Denver, including the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute at the Sturm College of Law, the Scrivner Institute of Public Policy, and the Graduation School of Social Work, to support the launch and growth of a new Housing Research Center and to advance an interdisciplinary research agenda designed to address barriers to housing access.

The Housing Economist to be hired as a Research Faculty (non-tenure track) and will lead and publish research focused on housing and housing policy. The research will include topics related to expanding the supply and affordability of housing through land use and zoning policies, innovative financing tools, and other policy interventions. The Housing Economist will collaborate closely with leaders and scholars from other units on campus, as well as researchers from other institutions, to identify new research opportunities, develop research design and conceptual frameworks for understanding the links between policies and housing supply, and produce evidence-driven research that can help to inform housing policy debates in Colorado and at the federal level.

The Housing Economist will also be responsible for working closely with researchers from Terner Labs to develop and manage Housing Policy Simulators for Colorado and to use resulting models to conduct policy-relevant research and analyze the application of research to policy outcomes. The Housing Economist will be expected to represent DU at various forums, conferences, symposiums and events to present and share the research and white papers produced.

Working under the supervision of the Director of the Burns School and in partnership with the RMLUI, a Law and Policy Research Fellow ( Fellow ), data analysts and others, the Housing Economist will be expected to undertake rigorous, timely, and practical research projects that focus in the areas of Housing Economics, Real Estate Finance, the impact of Immigration and Demographics on Local Economies, and the interaction between Local Markets and Housing affordability.

This position is grant-funded. The term of the appointment and continuation is contingent on available funding.

• Research:
  The Housing Economist will be expected to publish research in the field of housing policy and real estate markets, including the development and application of Terner Labs’ Housing Policy Simulator for communities in Colorado.
• Collaboration:
  
  The Housing Economist will partner with researchers at the University of Denver, Terner Labs, and other institutions to support interdisciplinary housing research projects, integrating policy analysis with economic and demographic data, spatial analyses, industry reports, and other sources of information. The Housing Economist will also support communications and outreach that foster broader engagement with DU’s housing work.
• Engagement:
  The Housing Economist would be expected to participate in events sponsored by the RMLUI, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, and the Scrivner Institute for Public Policy, share their research in writing and through presentations, contribute to the intellectual life of the University of Denver, and advance beneficial policy solutions in collaboration with other interested stakeholders.

• Industry Presentations:
  The Housing Economist will become a subject matter expert and be prepared to present to large and small audiences.
• Teaching:
  The faculty will have opportunities to guest lecture in various programs across campus. Additionally, there will be opportunities to teach in the Executive Certificate in Affordable Housing, the Burns School of Real Estate and other units at DU at extra compensation at the DU adjunct rates.