Urban and Environmental Planning & Policy NTT Vacancy Pool Job at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

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  • Western Washington University
  • Bellingham, WA

Job Description

Position Title

Urban and Environmental Planning & Policy NTT Vacancy Pool

About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department

The College of the Environment and the Urban and Environmental Planning & Policy Department support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, and those with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

About the Position

Undergraduate faculty in the UEPP Department, with programs in urban planning/design, sustainability, studio courses, and environmental/natural resource policy. Our programs emphasize engaged pedagogies and critical perspectives. We encourage and collaboratively work within the nexus of urban/natural/environmental planning and policy. Please refer to the UEPP courses listed in the WWU catalog. 

Required Qualifications

  • Masters or doctorate in a related field from an accredited institution. Under exceptional circumstances, a candidate with a BA or BS and a minimum of 5 years of experience can be considered.
  • Evidence of community designs, models, exhibitions, community service learning, and other applied works.
  • Demonstrated abilities in planning and policy history, methods, applications, and theory and related planning and policy fields.
  • Demonstrated continued learning of current and advanced knowledge and practices in planning and policy fields.
  • Demonstrated continued engagement in related discipline and/or professional activity.
  • Demonstrated ability to cultivate environments that are equitable and inclusive of students, faculty, and staff with diverse social identities and backgrounds and ability and commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within the department.
  • Record of supporting the success of students or professionals traditionally underrepresented in the field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Teaching, research, and/or service within the planning and public policy professions.
  • Skill in experiential and critical pedagogies suitable to classroom and/or field settings.
  • Ability to manage field practicum logistics and planning, including with community partner organizations or other entities.
  • Successful experience using an online learning management system, such as Canvas.

Conditions of Employment

All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary

Starting salary of $1,385 per credit. Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits Information

Bargaining Unit

United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

The following materials are required:

  • A letter of application addressing the above qualifications, outlining teaching philosophy, and demonstrating student outcomes as applicable.
  • UEPP is committed to diversity and inclusive excellence in our faculty, students, and staff, and we especially encourage candidates who share and can contribute to this commitment. Please provide a separate statement that addresses past and/or potential contributions to accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Names and contact information for three references*
  • Current curriculum vitae
  • Verification of highest degree (unofficial transcript is acceptable and may be scanned for electronic application and email purposes)

If applying for a teaching position, please also include the following:

  • List of current UEPP courses that the applicant feels qualified to teach as well as potential new courses
  • Sample of complete syllabi of courses related to the applicant’s field

* Following the submission of your application, reference letters will be automatically requested from these individuals via the PageUp system.

Closing Date Notes

Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT Faculty openings; please apply at your earliest convenience. Vacancy pool closes no later than May 30, 2026.

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