Welcome to the sixth Jobs, Opportunities and Funding Dispatch. Today is October 19, 2018, and Wednesday was the 8th Anniversary of the creation of The Black Urbanist!
I’ve always been interested in how cities work and as I got older, I really wanted them to work better. As the platform has grown, I’ve really become invested in telling the stories of black towns and cities, people in the African Diaspora and how we interact with all kinds of cities, critiquing theories and practices that we’ve all accepted as fact in land use and planning, and finally, helping people get their foot in the door and find their place as practitioners of place.
It’s been a joy to see all of you open and respond to these emails and I’m happy I can provide value to you and your colleagues and friends. That being said, before I get into the job check-ins and the new gigs, please stop, listen to Episodes 9 and 10 of The Black Urbanist Radio Show with Ashley Dash and Gisla Bush respectively. Both of these women have powerful insights into how to up-level your career and how to make it work along with having a life! Take that advice and go after one or more of the jobs on this list!
Alright, let’s check on the still opens…
Rockingham County, NC Marcus Slade is your guide
Marin County (CA) Bicycle Coalition
City of Long Beach Advance Planning Coordinator (But only until next Friday 10/26)
Options for Homes in Toronto. This position has been reviewing resumes for the past couple of weeks and a decision may have been made. I would call or email to double check before submitting any information.
The University of Washington, Tacoma Urban Studies Department (Dr. Mark Pendras is leading the search for this tenure-track position and the priority deadline is November 5, two and a half weeks from today
All those jobs in Boston but some are already starting to review resumes and interview candidates. I would suggest continuing to check that pages regularly if you are interested in any of these posted or upcoming City of Boston jobs. I also want to applaud the City of Boston for modeling a great way to write a job description and recruitment sites for the government jobs. A lot of the government positions are good about showing salary and being clear on what type of job, but this also gives you some insight on culture, hiring timelines and also encourages people to come to this page and ask questions that aren’t found.
The Loeb Fellowship (until January 4, 2019, so you have some time, but again, this is a fellowship so it can take some time to get an application package together).
The NAACP National Headquarters Design Competition. There’s one more information session on the first of November, but you have to submit your intention to compete by November 9th and you have to have your final materials in by November 30th.
And finally all those Washington State DOT Jobs (That Barb Chamberlain can help guide you with. She did say that the planning ones are closing very soon. Not sure what very soon means, but I would get that app in ASAP if you want to work with them. Also, please do reach out, even if it’s just to add another potential mentor or friend to your roster of people in this world.
- Director of Government Relations at WSDOT, Olympia
- CTR/TDM in WSDOT Public Transportation Division, Seattle
- Regional administrator for WSDOT SW Region, Vancouver
- Mobility planner, WSDOT Urban Mobility/Access, Seattle
- Planning/land use manager, WSDOT Urban Mobility/Access, Seattle
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department First review of applications is October 29, but they will accept them afterward on a limited basis.
The University of South Florida This closes tomorrow night 10/20/2018
Cascade Bicycle Club I want to applaud them for being so transparent about what working for this kind of organization means and what is required. If you are looking for a great model to write those job apps, this is a good one , especially for my private and other non-governmental folks out there.
The League of American Bicyclists
Cal Poly Pomona November 16th is the hard deadline, but they’ve even said it themselves that the sooner the better.
City of West Hollywood. You have just over a month to get this application in, as it closes on 11/20/2018
Uber (Nadia Anderson is a potential future colleague).
Don’t forget about the Bike Equity Network group or the Untokening if you’re doing any kind of mobility and transportation-related work and want to stay in the loop around debates and discussions. Also, Jessica Roberts’ webinar is now on-demand and watchable whenever you’d like. Here’s her list from this week (both the Tuesday and Friday lists are included here):
The City and County of Denver is hiring a Safe Routes to School Program Administrator. Denver, CO. Source: emailed to me. Salary listed.
The City of Tukwila, WA is hiring a temporary part-time Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program Assistant. Tukwila, WA. Source: emailed to me. Salary listed.
The City of Bloomington is hiring a Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator. Bloomington, IN. Source: emailed to me. Salary listed.
Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment is hiring a Program Administrator (Safe Routes to School). Denver, CO. Source: APBP career center. Salary listed.
Walton Enterprises is hiring a Bike Culture Program Manager. Bentonville, AR. Source: National Center for Walking and Biking. Salary not listed.
Salt Lake City is hiring a Transportation Planner I or II. Salt Lake City, UT. Source: emailed to me. Salary listed.
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT) is seeking a Project Manager. Ithaca, NY. Source: TRANSP-TDM list serve. Salary not listed.
The City of Berkeley is hiring an Associate Planner. Berkeley, CA. Source: A Jobs Jawn. Salary not listed.
Orange County Transportation Division is hiring an Assistant Project Manager/Transit Planner two Planner IIIs, and two Planner IIIs (Transit Focus). Search here. Orlando, FL. Source: APBP career center. Salary not listed.
Apex Design is hiring a Multimodal Transportation Planner. Denver, CO. Source: National Center for Walking and Biking. Salary not listed.
The City of Bloomington is hiring a Transportation and Traffic Engineer. Search here. Bloomington, IN. Source: National Center for Walking and Biking. Salary not listed.
The Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition is hiring an Executive Director. Santa Rosa, CA. Source: National Center for Walking and Biking. Salary listed.
The City of Missoula is hiring a Program Assistant – Transportation. Missoula, MT. Source: National Center for Walking and Biking. Salary listed.
My brother from another mother (and King of NUMTOT ;)) Jerome Horne would be thrilled to have you as a colleague at his and Austin Gibble’s agency, IndyGo in Indianapolis. They are hiring for the following positions and more:
- Strategic Planner
- External Communications Coordinator
- Internal Communications Specialist
- Customer Service Supervisor
Henry Pan sends over this call for three (yes, three) Associate Planners for the City of Berkley and while he doesn’t have a personal connection to this job, he does note that applying to this job will at the very least put you in the pipeline any future openings in the Berkley planning department.
He does know and can connect you with someone for the public engagement coordinator opening, at SLF Consulting, a Twin Cities area firm.
You could dump city life completely and go work on a farm with the Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust on the Soul Fire Farm in Upstate New York. There’s a coordinator position open for applications until November 1st and there’s still time to become a Farm Apprentice for next year. Thanks to David Kanthor for bringing this opportunity to my attention via email.
And finally, if you want to add jobs, the best way to do so is to email me at kristen@theblackurbanist.com, to tag me on your job posts on LinkedIn, share it in The Black Urbanist Facebook group, or tag me on any tweets or social media posts where you see this job. After a few weeks of doing this and realizing so many jobs close on Fridays, and that there are so many jobs that do come recommended, I’m considering changing how this list comes out. Right now, I’ll officially be doing one of these a week, but don’t be surprised if you start to see more Jobs, Opportunities and Funding Dispatches to the point where they come out every weekday but holidays. That probably won’t happen until I get more staff here at The Black Urbanist, but be ready.
Either way, the minute you see or post a job, send it over and I’ll get it out as soon as I can. Also, please let me know if any links don’t work and also if you’ve filled these jobs and they just happen to still be sitting on your website. The goal with this list is still that these are jobs you are either a point of contact for, either as a future colleague or hiring manager or can mentor applicants to producing a successful application. I may also pick out some of your social media accounts that are excellent resources for good leads and add anything of note that I think you (the potential applicant) should shoot for, regardless of if there’s a lead from this list or in your own personal life.
Also, a reminder to review your announcements for areas of potential inequity and to publish at least a salary range. It’s not enough to include an EEOC pledge or invite for certain groups to hire, especially if things like work environment, licenses, and other things don’t actually affect your day to day work product.
I believe that while being a prepared or preferred candidate may not be a job guarantee, it will start the process of building a bigger group of mentors and friends for all of us throughout the industry and in the communities, we both serve and live.
Plus, I’ve heard from multiple people that my post where I included some questions to ask and traps to avoid when considering this career field has helped them decide on planning school and also have a better balance of their career
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Happy job hunting and have a wonderful weekend!
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