Full or Associate Professor of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Job Summary:

The Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics at the Wisconsin School of Business invites applications for tenure-track and tenured positions (Associate, or Full Professor) beginning in August 2025.

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Excellence (RISE)-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cluster Hire Initiative (https://rise.wisc.edu/rise-ai/). The successful candidate will hold a tenure home in the Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics while engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations with other departments, schools, and colleges across the University.

We are seeking a visionary leader whose expertise will drive the integration of AI into real estate finance and urban economics research and education. The ideal candidate will leverage advanced computational methodologies-such as machine learning, natural language processing, and data analytics-to develop and analyze complex datasets within real estate finance and urban spatial economics. We especially welcome AI-driven research in key areas such as real estate asset pricing, mortgage markets and mortgage-backed securities, residential and commercial real estate capital markets, spatial and urban economics, housing affordability and justice, environmental economics and sustainability, and urban housing policy. For instance, AI models may be employed to interpret zoning regulations and community planning documents using large language models (LLMs), offering a more nuanced understanding of regulatory impacts on urban development.

The Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics at UW-Madison is home to one of the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate real estate programs in the world, consistently ranked as the top program in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. Founded by Richard T. Ely in 1925, the program offers undergraduate, MBA, MS, and Ph.D. degrees, and is renowned for its breadth and academic excellence.

Responsibilities:

- Create and maintain a strong program of research.
- Provide classroom and individual instruction for undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students.
- Contribute to the intellectual and academic life of the department, school, and university, as appropriate.
- Participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and colleges
- University and community service will be expected as appropriate.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
PhD in economics, finance, real estate, or related field required by start date.

Qualifications:

Candidates will have demonstrated high-quality research with publications in top-tier journals and have shown evidence of teaching excellence, and academic credentials to qualify for a tenured appointment at UW-Madison.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:

AUGUST 18, 2025

Salary:

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)
The employee in this position can expect to receive generous benefits such as competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on UW-Madison's strengths, RISE expands the University's successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions.

Over the next three academic years, UW-Madison will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing 150 new RISE faculty to campus. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outreach endeavors. The community will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating access to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration.

Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/

Diversity and inclusion are primary values for the Wisconsin School of Business and are integral to achieving our strategic goals. Our school is committed to continuously increasing the cultural competence of its staff and faculty members through school-wide forums and professional development opportunities.

How to Apply:

The deadline for assuring full consideration is December 13, 2024. However, the position will remain open, and applications may be considered until the position is filled.

Please complete the online application. We ask you to submit three documents:
1. Cover letter
2. Detailed curriculum vitae that includes a complete list of publications
3. One document containing a research statement, teaching statement, and/or at least one recent publication or working paper.

All materials must be submitted electronically in pdf format.

Finalists will be asked to provide names of three references who are well-respected authorities in the field during the final steps of the hiring process. The hiring unit will notify finalists prior to any communication with these references

NOTE:
- Unless confidentiality is requested in your online application, information regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality
- Electronic submissions are required

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

Contact:

Dan Bonazza
dan.bonazza@wisc.edu
608-263-1189
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Professor(FA020) or Associate Professor(FA030)

Department(s):

A12-WISCONSIN SCH OF BUSINESS/REAL ESTATE & ULE

Employment Class:

Faculty

Job Number:

307431-FA

 

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The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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