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Lecturer in Urban Planning

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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Compensation
$74K/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Master's degree

Job overview

UCLA’s Department of Urban Planning invites applications to its pool of qualified instructors for courses in all areas of the Master in Urban and Regional Planning program. The number of lecturer positions varies by quarter according to program needs. In addition to teaching, lecturers hold office hours, assign grades, advise students, prepare course materials, and use UCLA electronic resources for course management.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

TeachingStudent AdvisingCourse Management

Qualifications

Master's in Urban Planning or Related Field

Full job description

Lecturer in Urban Planning Apply now to Lecturer in Urban Planning

Job #JPF11424

  • Urban Planning / Luskin School of Public Affairs / UCLA

Position overview Position title: Lecturer

Salary range: $73817 for full time. One course is typically 50% time for the quarter.

Application Window

Open date: October 23, 2026

Next review date: Friday, Nov 6, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Jun 30, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Urban Planning at UCLA invites applications for a pool of qualified instructors courses for the Master in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program in all areas. Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as needed. The number of positions varies from quarter to quarter (fall, winter, and spring), depending upon the needs of MURP program. Lecturer General Duties: In addition to teaching responsibilities, Lecturer general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and using UCLA's electronic resources for course management. Your application is only complete and available for review when you receive an auto-generated confirmation from the recruitment system.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

  • UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles

Expand our reach as a global university

Enhance our research and creative activities

Elevate how we teach

Become a more effective institution

Prompt for candidates for recruitment:

Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

(Optional)

  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements

NA

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11424

Help contact: [email protected]

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

  • “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

  • UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH)

  • UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

  • APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf)

Job location

Los Angeles, CA

How this job compares

Set against the 699 open Lecturer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$74K/yr
  • California median$74–80K/yr33 salary ranges
  • US median$73–80K/yr118 salary ranges

This rate, $74K, is 5% below the California median midpoint ($78K) — in the lowest quarter of Lecturer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 61 open Lecturer jobs in California and 699 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Lecturer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 3 years (133 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 515 of the 699 open Lecturer jobs (74%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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