Assistant Teaching Professor in Real Estate


Position Overview


School / Campus / College: College of Built Environments

Organization: Runstad Department of Real Estate

Title: Assistant Teaching Professor in Real Estate


Position Details


Position Description

The College of Built Environments (CBE) at the University of Washington (UW) invites nominations and applications to join our faculty as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Runstad Department of Real Estate. The Department is hiring one position that is focused on commercial real estate, including areas such as finance, investment, and development. The new faculty member will teach some combination of courses related to commercial real estate. Our faculty are highly motivated, impact-driven, creative, and collaborative and have a demonstrated history of innovative and successful teaching and curriculum development within an interdisciplinary setting. This position will help sustain and expand our capacity to provide excellent courses and coordinate across disciplines in our college and beyond.

Responsibilities & Terms

Teaching faculty are expected to be on campus during the academic year to teach courses, mentor students, and engage in service activities, including advising students, assisting with student organizations, and serving on departmental and college committees. Selected candidates will be assigned classes that may include large and small lectures, and seminar courses and include both required and elective courses.

Positive factors for consideration include:

  • Developing and coordinating coursework, syllabi, and curricula 

  • Professional practice in the built environment professions

  • History of excellence and innovation in teaching large, medium, and small classes

  • Proficiency in commercial real estate, including finance, investment, and development

  • Teaching and mentoring individuals with diverse backgrounds

  • Demonstrating a commitment to collaborative engagement

 This is a full-time 9-month (Sept 16th - June 15th) initial 3-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. The earliest anticipated start date is Spring Quarter March 31, 2025, with an expectation that approximately 80% of the faculty member’s time is dedicated to teaching and 20% to service to the department in coordination with the Department Chair. The expectation for this position is to teach a minimum of 24 credits hours annually, though teaching loads are negotiated annually with the Department Chair. This position is for an initial three-year term with the possibility of multi-year renewal with a salary range of $90,000 - $100,000 which provides full access to the employee benefits offered by UW and has the opportunity to be promoted to Associate and Full Teaching Professor. The position is not eligible for tenure.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

 

  • Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in real estate, construction, or business-related discipline

  • Ability to teach quantitative courses, as demonstrated by prior teaching expertise, teaching evaluations, or teaching demonstration

 

Instructions

Applicants to this position should send all application materials to:  http://apply.interfolio.com. To upload materials, applicants will receive a free Dossier account. For help signing up for a Dossier account, accessing your account, or submitting your application, please review Interfolio's help and support section or contact via email at help@interfolio.com or phone (877) 997-8807.


Applicants should submit the following information:

  • Curriculum Vitae detailing teaching, mentorship, service, honors, and leadership experiences (5 pages maximum);

  • Letter of interest outlining your interest in the position and career objectives, including a summary of your creative activities, teaching experience, leadership experience, and service interests (2 pages maximum);

  • A statement describing your teaching experience and philosophy (1-page maximum);

  • A statement describing your commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access as they relate to your teaching, service, and/or mentoring (1-page maximum);

  • A statement describing courses of interest in the Runstad Department of Real Estate and a brief description of a new course of interest to you (1-page maximum);

  • Three references (contact information only, formal letters will be requested at the last stage of the interview process).

Questions about the position may be directed to Search Committee Chair, Shannon Affholter, affhos@uw.edu

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.