Visiting Faculty- IHP 21st

Position: Visiting Faculty- IHP Cities in the 21st Century
Reports to:

Program Director, IHP Cities in the 21st Century

Salary Range: $28,000 - $32,000 (total pay for the semester, salary commensurate with experience)

Anticipated

Start Date:

July 6, 2026

Term of Employment: approximately 5-6 months

Apply by:
March 1, 2026

Base of Designation/Remote Eligible:
Travel to New York City (USA), Argentina, Spain, and South Africa required.

Conditional on Enrollment

To apply:

Please click on Apply above or visit  to submit your application via the online system by uploading the following required items: letter of interest and CV (including the contact information of three academic references). Your letter of interest should address the questions listed further below.

Overview

School for International Training (SIT) seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and country coordinators leading IHP's Cities in the 21st Century:
People, Planning and Politics program in Fall 2026. Each semester term enrolls approximately 20-32 students from leading U.S. colleges and universities to engage in interdisciplinary urban studies in comparative and global perspectives across urban locations in four different continents. The Visiting Faculty travels with students to each location for the full duration of the semester. Please note that the following itinerary reflects past semesters and tentative future semesters, but itineraries are contingent on conditions in each country and program needs:
Fall 2026 (late August to mid-December):
New York City (USA), Argentina, Spain, and South Africa

IHP cities in the 21st century: people, planning, and politics

Cities in the 21st Century is a comparative study abroad program that examines questions of social justice in different urban contexts across four different countries. It is an interdisciplinary semester which draws on urban political economy, anthropology, sociology, politics, development studies, and planning. Its mission is to provide undergraduate students from leading U.S. colleges and universities with an intensive experiential learning-based exposure to the challenges of urbanization in different parts of the world.

Students learn how to "read the city" through formal courses led by traveling faculty, as well as through homestays with local families; guest lectures by in-country academics, local politicians and policy makers; site visits and meetings with NGOs, neighborhood organizations and community activists.

IHP's learning model is grounded in critical inquiry and analysis but attempts to bring those skills to bear on particular places and themes. It also helps students learn how to interact with a variety of local actors representing different and competing visions of the city, and to situate claims-making within the context of unequal access to wealth, resources, infrastructure, and political representation.

More information on IHP and our 21st Century Cities program (including more detailed itineraries and course descriptions) can be found at: IHP Cities in the 21st Century

Responsibilities

We are seeking a visiting faculty member who will:

* Teach two courses:

* Urban Research Methods and Fieldwork Ethics

* Urban Politics and Development

* See IHP Cities in the 21st Century:
People, Planning, and Politics for details

* Facilitate student learning through briefings, debriefings, and processing of non-lecture program components.

* Provide timely feedback on assignments.

* Participate in all country program activities including guest speakers, site visits, and other non-lecture components.

* Work with the Provost's Office, Associate Deans, Program Director, and Country Coordinators, to ensure that any academic, administrative, and student affairs associated with the program are resolved.

* Take appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of students in partnership with SIT Student Affairs and local staff.

* Ensure all students travelling on the official group flights are checked-in and through immigration.

* Collect receipts as required for all expenses incurred and complete expense reports in a timely manner according to World Learning financial policies and guidelines.

* Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Experience/

Education:

* Terminal degree (PhD or equivalent; All But Dissertation considered) in political economy, sociology, geography, political science, or other social science field relevant to critical urban studies.

* Expertise in at least one critical urban issue and general knowledge of urbanization history and critical urban theory.

* Experience teaching at the college level and a strong commitment to experiential learning, including non-didactic methods that promote critical thinking and field-based research, discussion, and self-reflection.

* Experience living and working abroad, ideally in at least one of the program countries listed above (preferred).

* Qualitative research experience in urban studies and/or professional experience in urban community development, urban planning, design, or…