| Position Name | Tenure-track position in Urban studies and urban planning researcher | |
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| Description | The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Department of Environmental, Geoinformatics and Urban Planning Sciences, seeks candidates for a full-time tenure-track faculty positions starting October 2025.
We are seeking an outstanding social science researcher who specializes in urban studies (including economic, social and political aspects of planning and design in the built environment). Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in geospatial information technologies and / or urban planning. The department is part of the BGU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Its research and teaching activities are concentrated in the three main fields of Environmental Science, Geoinformatics and Urban Studies. The department also conducts a graduate program in Urban, Regional and Environmental Planning. It has a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching, both in its undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MA/PhD) degree programs. The selected candidate will play a vital role in both the undergraduate program in urban studies and the graduate program in urban and regional planning. She/he will be supported in establishing a dedicated laboratory and leading an independent research group. Candidates are required to have completed a doctoral degree in geography, urban and regional planning, or the related social sciences, as well as post-doctoral training in a relevant field of research. Priority will be given to candidates demonstrating a high potential for academic research, as reflected in a strong publication record. The position includes full-time teaching, supervision of graduate students, and the development of an independent research program based on competitive grants. The language of instruction is Hebrew. |
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| Equal Opportunity Employer | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is committed to fairness and diversity in recruiting new faculty members and actively encourages women, members of minority groups, and those with disabilities to apply. If you are a person with disabilities according to the definition in the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law , 5758-1988: 'A person with a physical, mental or intellectual disability, including cognition, permanent or temporary, whose immature function is limited to one or more of the main areas of life' - you should point this out in the candidacy forms. | |
| Minimum Number of References Required | 3 | |