Course Lecturer – URBP 541 Public Finance and Capital Allocation for Infrastructure/large-scale Projects

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Course Lecturer – URBP 541 Public Finance and Capital Allocation for Infrastructure/large-scale Projects

Company

McGill University

Job description

Please refer to the job aid for instructions on how to apply.If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).Public institutions, including municipalities, are currently facing simultaneous challenges – including the need to adapt cities to climate change as well as the need to maintain and upgrade ageing infrastructure – as well as renewed ambitions to be at the forefront of the energy and ecological transition that are forcing them to make difficult decisions on where to allocate capital. Municipal administrations, in particular, struggle between “fixing” the problems of the present (e.g., fixing existing infrastructure), responding to the demands of their constituents (e.g., building out public transit infrastructure) and preparing for the future (e.g., increasing climate resiliency).This course highlights the importance of capital allocation as part of the planning process and introduces the basic concepts of capital planning in the public sector. The course explores the challenges that municipalities face in monitoring the health of urban infrastructure, the necessary trade-offs between growth and sustaining capital as well as the different approaches used in both the public and private sectors to govern capital allocation. The concept of “integrated planning” will be introduced as one possible approach to face these challenges. Students will also learn about real-life public infrastructure projects in Montreal, with a focus on the key phases of these project’s lifecycle: 1) how and why they were funded; 2) what attempts where made to integrate both growth and maintenance considerations in the projects’ plans and 3) the mechanisms put in place to ensure that these new assets would be maintained adequatelyTeaching Qualification Requirements:MUP/PhD degree in Urban PlanningPrior teaching experienceProfessional experience in Planning scales in large projectsHiring Unit: School of Urban PlanningCourse Title: Public Finance and Capital Allocation for Infrastructure/large-scale ProjectsSubject Code: URBP 541Location: Macdonald Harrington BuildingSchedule: Tuesdays 8:30 am to 10:30 amDeadline to Apply: 2024-10-14McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, .

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Location

Harrington, QC

Job date

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:14:21 GMT

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