Lecturer - and Regional Planning

Full-time Lecturer - City and Regional Planning

The City and Regional Planning Department seeks a full-time lecturer with a record of teaching in one or more of the following areas: community planning, urban design, and Geographic Information Systems.

The position is for the 2026–27 academic year. Candidates shall demonstrate the ability to lead either community planning studios or urban design studios. Teaching includes laboratory and lecture-format courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications, education, and experience of the individual selected. Anticipated hiring range: $79,000 - $86,112 per year.

• A master's degree in planning, landscape architecture, urban design, architecture, or closely related field is required.
• Five years of professional and/or teaching experience in the field of planning.
• Demonstrated competence in urban design or community planning.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Ph.D. or a Professional Doctorate in planning or a related field is preferred.
• Demonstrated research/practice interests.
• Professional and/or teaching experience includes supervision of project work.

The Department of City and Regional Planning offers two PAB-accredited professionally-oriented programs - a Bachelor of Science and a Master of City and Regional Planning.

Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.

Please attach a letter of interest, teaching philosophy, resume/CV, courses previously taught, sample(s) of course syllabi to application submission, and unofficial transcripts of highest degree. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2025.