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ZZ Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate and Lusk Chair in Real Estate

The University of Southern California invites nominations and applications for Director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, Marshall School of Business and School of Policy, Planning and Development. The Director holds the Lusk Chair in Real Estate. We seek an internationally renowned scholar in real estate who will lead real estate research at USC. Position Description and Qualifications: The Lusk Professor and Director will lead the Lusk Center for Real Estate, will serve as the intellectual leader for real estate throughout USC, and as liaison to the real estate industry community. The applicant should be a distinguished scholar. Substantive research areas may include real estate development, real estate finance, urban and regional economics, or other related areas. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree and have excellent research and teaching records. They should be experienced in industry outreach and have demonstrated management and leadership expertise. Lusk Center for Real Estate: The USC Lusk Center for Real Estate advances real estate knowledge, informs business practice, and addresses timely issues that affect the real estate industry, the urban economy, and public policy. It conducts basic and applied real estate research, supports educational programs for students and executives, serves as a link between the academic and practitioner real estate communities, and supports university fundraising initiatives. The Lusk Center is widely recognized as one of the largest and most prominent academic real estate centers in the United States. The USC Lusk Center is a university research center managed jointly by the School of Policy, Planning and Development (SPPD) and the Marshall School of Business. Established in the early 1980s with an endowment gift from the Lusk family, the Lusk Center serves as the focal point for real estate research and outreach at USC. The Lusk endowment supports research and graduate fellowships, as well as an extensive industry outreach program. The Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast, the Ross Minority Executive Education Program, and an endowed distinguished lecture series are major programs of the Lusk Center. The Lusk Center Board of Directors advises the Director. It includes industry leaders from throughout North America. The board, members, and affiliates of the Lusk Center provide funding support for the Center and access to the professional practitioner community. For more information on the Lusk Center, see http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/lusk/luskcenter/index.html. An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. USC is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer that actively seeks diversity in its workplace. Where to Apply: Applications should include an introductory letter, CV, and the names of at least three references. Applications and nominations should be sent to: Mr. Richard Parks, Lusk Search Committee Coordinator, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, Lewis Hall 312, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626 (email: richard@usc.edu). Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
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