Professor of Practice in Real Estate Development​/Tulane University

Tulane University seeks a Professor of Practice in Real Estate Development to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in New Orleans, LA. Candidates should have expertise in real estate, urban planning, or related fields, with a doctorate preferred for tenure-track roles. Responsibilities include teaching, curriculum development, and research. The program focuses on career-centered education and encourages applications from those with practical experience and expertise in emerging fields like AI and data science.
Tulane University's School of Architecture seeks a Professor of Practice in Real Estate Development to teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Candidates should have expertise in real estate, urban planning, or related fields, and a doctorate is preferred for tenure-track positions. Responsibilities include teaching, curriculum development, research, and service. The program emphasizes career-centered education for students in real estate. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.
Position: Professor of Practice in Real Estate Development (Tulane University)

JOB OPPORTUNITY
Job title: Professor of Practice in Real Estate Development (Tulane University)
Hiring institution: Tulane University School of Architecture
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana | United States
Final date to receive applications: Open until filled

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

The Tulane University School of Architecture (TuSA) is seeking qualified candidates in real estate and urban development to fill two positions, one at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) and the other at the rank of Professor of Practice.

The Real Estate Development Program is seeking faculty members who can teach core real estate courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including lectures, seminars, and studio-based courses. Specifically, we welcome applications from scholars and practitioners capable of teaching large introductory courses (50+ students) in subjects such as real estate development, real estate finance, urban policy, proforma modeling, and/or housing policy at both levels.

Additionally, we invite candidates with expertise in emerging and applied fields like artificial intelligence (AI), data science, machine learning, and fintech, particularly as they relate to data-driven real estate and urban analysis.

Candidates may come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including but not limited to real estate, urban planning, construction, urban economics, geography, finance, computer science, data science, or other related fields. For the tenured or tenure-track position, candidates are expected to have earned a doctorate in a relevant discipline. We also strongly encourage applications from individuals with significant practical professional experience.

Specific qualifications for each position are outlined in the qualifications section.

Faculty at the Tulane School of Architecture are expected to engage in teaching, collaborate with colleagues, the dean, and other programs at Tulane to develop innovative curricula, contribute to cross-disciplinary research initiatives, and participate in service through various academic committees. Additionally, candidates are expected to actively pursue a robust agenda of high-impact design research, scholarly writing, and creative production.

The specialized research areas for the real estate faculty include real estate development, urban planning, climate change, sustainability, community development, affordable housing, resilience, infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. However, the program welcomes faculty candidates who advance a wide range of research inquiries beyond these core areas. The real estate program currently supports 300 undergraduate students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate (BSRE) and 20 graduate students in the Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development (MSRED) program.

Faculty are also expected to engage in advising and service responsibilities consistent with full-time appointments. The program places particular emphasis on developing career-centered curricular modules to assist students in transitioning into the real estate job market.

The real estate program was founded over a dozen years ago by a group of core faculty with a long-standing commitment to training real estate professionals engaged in tackling issues around the environment and climate change and the wealth gap and social inequality.

Salary and academic ranks will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The expected starting date of the positions is July 1, 2025. For questions related to the real estate program, the School of Architecture and/or this search notice, please contact:
John Huppi, Professor of Practice of Sustainable Real Estate (jhuppi).

ABOUT THE TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND TULANE UNIVERSITY

Tulane University’s academic programs in real estate are aligned with the School of Architecture’s programs. Faculty members at Tulane School of Architecture (TuSA) teach coursework and collaborate as appropriate to their expertise across the school’s programs including Architecture (BArch, BSArch, M.Arch and MSArch), Landscape Architecture and Engineering (MLA-MSE), Real Estate (BSRE, MSRED), Preservation (MSHP), Design (BADes), and Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (SISE).

Other schools, programs and centers at Tulane University provide opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration, including the A.B. Freeman School of Business graduate degrees (MBA, MS), the ByWater Institute, the Murphy Institute, and the School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine.

The Tulane School of Architecture is known for our robust community outreach, design-build, and multi-disciplinary research initiatives that involve climate change, coastal and riparian crisis, historic preservation, sustainable real estate development, and the challenges for social and environmental justice. The complex nature of this region provides ample opportunities for comparative global studies.

Located in New Orleans, Tulane University is a tier-one…