Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning Mary Irene DeShong Professor of Design and Health
The Department of Urban and Environmental Planning (DUEP) and the University of Virginia School of Architecture seeks tenured candidates at the full professor level for the De Shong Professor of Design and Health and Director of the Center for Design and Health. This position will lead the schools teaching, research, and practice efforts that intersect the design disciplines and health practice and outcomes. With four departmentsArchitecture, Architectural History, Landscape Architecture, and Urban and Environmental Planningthe school has established the Center for Design and Health to provide a university-wide connector for faculty who focus their research and practice on issues related to health and the built and natural environments. The Center for Design and Health (CDH) produces research that captures how the world shapes our health and wellbeing, how we experience place, and applies this knowledge to the design, planning, and experience of the built and natural environments.
