The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner with a deep understanding of housing markets, practice, and policy to serve as the inaugural Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. The successful candidate will also be appointed to an appropriate faculty position in the Faculty of Design, as , Associate Professor in Practice, non-tenured Professor in Practice or Senior Lecturer. They must have a proven track record in fundraising, strategic planning, and organizational leadership. They will be expected to teach and lead housing-related activities at the GSD. Candidates must have a background in urban planning, design, economics, public policy, law, or related fields.
In the role of Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies, the appointee has responsibility for establishing the strategic direction of the Center, expanding the Center’s national impact, securing funding for its operation, and leading a staff of approximately 20 full-time employees working across the domains of research, communications, events, student engagement, finance, and administration. The Director works closely with the Center’s research team to establish and pursue a rigorous annual research agenda, overseeing the thematic direction of four major annual reports, including the highly respected “State of the Nation’s Housing,” as well the production of working papers, academic articles, and other publications.
