University of Southern California
Sol Price School of Public Policy
Adjunct Instructor of Big Data for Planning and Development
Department of Urban Planning & Spatial Analysis

The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy invites applicants for an adjunct faculty position in the area of data and analytics in planning and development processes. The successful candidate should possess a Master’s degree with strong training in planning, real estate, or development. The candidate will be able to teach graduate-level methods courses related to one or more of the following areas: data visualization, data communication, and data analysis for planning and real estate. Preference will be given to candidates with prior teaching experience and excellent teaching evaluations. Courses that the candidate could be expected to teach include the following:

Methods and techniques for data visualization; application to planning and development contexts; critical assessment of data presentation approaches and methods.  

Adjunct instructor must be a critical consumer of data communications; responsibilities include delivery of course content, scheduling office hours and being accessible to students as appropriate, and grading. Each instructor is expected to provide students with a syllabus outlining the course goals, schedule, and all requirements for the course under the direction of the Department Chair.

About the Sol Price School of Public Policy: The mission of the Sol Price School of Public Policy is to improve the quality of life for people and their communities, here and abroad. We achieve this mission through education and research that promote innovative solutions to the most critical issues facing society, with a particular focus on governance, urban development, and social policy. The Price School offers Ph.D. programs in Public Policy and Management and Urban Planning; masters’ degrees in Public Administration, Public Policy, Urban Planning, Health Administration, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Real Estate Development; executive masters’ degrees; and three undergraduate degrees.  USC is one of the nation’s premier research universities, and the Price School is a major contributor to the University’s reputation. Our school supports an array of thematic research centers with $35 million in active sponsored research, ranking third overall in funded research at USC on a per faculty basis. Much of the school’s research is conducted through its centers, institutes, and research groups.  For additional information, see our website: https://priceschool.usc.edu/

An Equal Opportunity Employer: 
USC is an equal opportunity educator and employer, proudly pluralistic and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding persons of every race, gender, creed, and background. The University particularly encourages women, members of underrepresented groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. USC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. 

Apply for this Position: Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and as available, one or more sample syllabi and one or more sets of sample teaching evaluations.