Recruit
Department of Planning, Policy & Design
Assistant Professor, Urban Planning (PP&D)
Follow the steps below to complete the online application process
If you have already created an account for this faculty position please login here to continue your application in the RECRUIT system. After logging into the system, you can verify your Application Status as “Complete" or “Incomplete".
As a reminder, you can always return to the main menu by clicking on the ‘Home’ link at the top left corner of each page in the RECRUIT application system.
Click here for more information about the Department of Planning, Policy & Design
For questions about RECRUIT or for inquiries to the Chair of the Search Committee, please contact Jen Sumcad (PP&D Department Coordinator) at 949-824-3480 or by email at jsumcad@uci.edu.
NOTE: While you may finish applying at a later time (by returning to
the application and entering your user name and password), remember
that your application will not be forwarded to the Search Committee
UNTIL you have submitted ALL of the required information.
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1. Visit RECRUIT <recruit.ap.uci.edu>
Visit RECRUIT, the University of California, Irvine, online academic employment system and click on the “Applicants” link. You will be directed to the application site.
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2. Locate Postion “Assistant Professor, Urban Planning (PP&D)”
Under Browse Recruitments by School, locate the School of Social Ecology and click on that link to take you down to the Planning, Policy & Design (PP&D) section of the available positions. Then under the PP&D section, locate the position you wish to apply for and click on the “Apply to this position” link.
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3. Create a User Name and Password (see "NOTE" below)
You will be directed to the Create an ApplicantID page – enter a unique User Name, select a password, and be sure to include an email account, current mailing address, employment, and degree information.
NOTE: If you are applying for more than one position, you will need
to begin the entire process and create a new unique User Name and
separate application for each job.
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4. Complete the application
Once you complete the information and click the SUBMIT button you will be automatically entered into the RECRUIT system and directed to your STATUS page. The top right hand side of the page will show you the status of your file.
Your application is considered complete once you have completed the application information, provided three references, and uploaded these required files: a letter of interest (Cover Letter), and a curriculum vitae (CV). Optional documents include: statement of research interests, statement of teaching interests, syllabi, and evidence of teaching performance. All documents are preferred in the Adobe PDF format but the system will accept Microsoft WORD and text files.You will see GREEN bars and check marks that indicate COMPLETE material and ORANGE or RED bars and exclamation points that indicate INCOMPLETE material.
Your application is considered complete once you have finished the application form, provided three references, and uploaded these required files: a letter of interest (Cover Letter), curriculum vitae (CV), statement of teaching interests, and evidence of teaching performance (including detailed syllabi for courses previously taught and teaching evaluations, if available). These documents are preferred in the PDF format.
If you do not have the tools to create documents in PDF, you can use publicly available tools such as http://www.ps2pdf.com/ or http://www.fastpdf.com/.
All submitted documents must be under 10 MB. If you have files that are in special formats or larger than 10 MB, you should host them externally and provide a URL address on the "My Information" page indicating where all your additional documents can be found for review -- see the "My Information" link at the top left corner. You can also create a Microsoft WORD document or text file and insert a link and upload that file as one of your Miscellaneous Documents.
If you do not have electronic versions of your publications or other related documents, you are welcome to forward them via US Mail to:
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5. Complete the survey
Once your file has all the required documentation, you will see the “Your application is complete!” dialogue box. Be sure to click on the “complete a one-page questionnaire” link and complete the survey. The purpose for the requested information is to meet the University's legal obligation as a Federal contractor. This data is not seen by the search committee and is kept confidential and will remain in the Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity.
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6. Notify your references
You will find Step-by-Step instructions under “My References” on how to notify your references through the RECRUIT system. Be sure to check back before the deadline to confirm receipt of your letters of support. You might contact your letter writers directly if you notice that some time has passed from when you sent the RECRUIT notification.
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