SLU Public Policy Studies

Assistant Professor, American Politics/Public Administration

The George Mason University, Department of Public and International Affairs (PIA) invites applications for a tenure-track position in American politics at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in the Fall of 2011. Ph.D. in Political Science or Public Administration should be in hand at the time of the appointment.

Candidates should have a primary research and teaching interest in bureaucratic politics and executive/legislative relations. Ability to teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses on the presidency, public administration theory and/or research methods will be considered a strong advantage. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence or strong potential in research and a commitment to seek outside research funding.

PIA offers graduate and undergraduate programs in political science, public administration and biodefense. The department has over 1,000 undergraduate students, over 400 graduate students, and a full-time faculty of 40. Based on the Fairfax campus, 15 miles west of Washington, D.C., PIA offers classes on the Arlington campus as well. For more information about the department, please visit http://pia.gmu.edu/.

Applicants must complete the online faculty application for position F7819z at http://jobs.gmu.edu/; and upload a letter of interest, vita, and a list of three references with contact information. Applicants should also mail vita, letter of interest, evidence of teaching effectiveness, examples of research publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Professor Timothy Conlan, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, MS 3F4, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.

Review of applications will begin October 11, 2010, and will continue until the position is filled.

You’re Invited

to Hear…

Mr. Amos Guiora

Distinguished Law Professor and Terrorism Expert as he Visits the SIUE Campus

Monday, Aug. 30, 2010

12:00-2:00 p.m.

Meridian Ballroom at SIUE

The SIUE Community and all students from any university can attend for free with a valid I.D. All law enforcement, public safety and States Attorneys also can attend free of charge with a valid I.D

There will be a $10 fee for all others. Reservations for paying attendees may be made by contacting the SIUE Department of Public Administration & Policy Analysis; 618-650-3762.

Paid Parking is available for visitors in Lot B, also known as the Visitor’s Lot.

Tenured Associate Professor of Public Administration
The University of Texas at San Antonio

The Department of Public Administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) invites applicants for a tenured Associate Professor in Public Administration position beginning Fall 2011 (pending budget approval).

Required qualifications:  a Ph.D. in Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Economics, Urban Planning or a related discipline.  Candidates must have an established research agenda, strong publication records, and demonstrate excellence in research, teaching, and service.  Advanced Assistant Professors with publication, teaching, and service records compatible with a tenured position may be considered for an appointment at the Associate Professor level. 

Preferred qualifications:  candidates able to teach courses in public budgeting and finance, economics, program evaluation and research methods are especially encouraged to apply.  Policy areas of strategic interest to UTSA and the College of Public Policy include health, security, energy and environment, human and social development and sustainability.  Candidates whose substantive expertise is relevant to these areas are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:  research, teaching (graduate and undergraduate), and service.  Courses will be offered primarily at the UTSA Downtown Campus.  The department currently offers a NASPAA accredited Master of public Administration (MPA) degree, a certificate in Nonprofit Management, a collaborative master’s degree in Urban Planning with the College of Architecture, and a Bachelor in PUblic Administration (BPA) degree (to start in Fall 2011).  The department also provides American Humanics certification.

Applicants must submit:

• A letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae (including the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references)
• Two journal articles or other samples of research and writing
• Teaching evaluations

Send application materials to:
          Faculty Search Committee Chair
          Department of Public Administration
         University of Texas at San Antonio
         501 W. Durango Blved.
         San Antonio, Texas 78207

Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

UTSA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.  women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.  Applicatns who are selected for interviews must be able to show proof that they will be eligible and qualified to work in the United States by time of hire.

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Dear PMRA Members,

Greetings. Please see the JPART advance access articles listed below. To access the electronic versions of each article please view the contents at:
http://jpart.oxfordjournals.org/papbyrecent.dtl

JPART Advance Access 
Book Review

Randall S. Davis
The ABCs of Public Service Motivation: Altruism, Behavior, and
Compensation
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 
Articles

Gjalt de Graaf
The Loyalties of Top Public Administrators
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Kyu-Nahm Jun and Christopher Weare
Institutional Motivations in the Adoption of Innovations: The Case of
E-Government
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Stephen Greasley and Peter John
Does Stronger Political Leadership Have a Performance Payoff? Citizen
Satisfaction in the Reform of Subcentral Governments in England
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
Yoon Jik Cho and Evan J. Ringquist
Managerial Trustworthiness and Organizational Outcomes
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Julie Rayner, Helen M. Williams, Alan Lawton, and Christopher W.
Allinson
Public Service Ethos: Developing a Generic Measure
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access

Torsten O. Salge
A Behavioral Model of Innovative Search: Evidence from Public Hospital
Services
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Forrest V. Morgeson III, David VanAmburg, and Sunil Mithas
Misplaced Trust? Exploring the Structure of the E-Government-Citizen
Trust Relationship
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Andrew Stark
The Distinction between Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit: Revisiting
the “Core Legal” Approach
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Eungkyoon Lee
Information, Interest Intermediaries, and Regulatory Compliance
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Stephanie Moulton and Barry Bozeman
The Publicness of Policy Environments: An Evaluation of Subprime
Mortgage Lending
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Donald P. Moynihan and Sanjay K. Pandey
The Big Question for Performance Management: Why Do Managers Use
Performance Information?
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Stephanie Moulton and Mary K. Feeney
Public Service in the Private Sector: Private Loan Originator
Participation in a Public Mortgage Program
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Evelyn Z. Brodkin and Malay Majmundar
Administrative Exclusion: Organizations and the Hidden Costs of Welfare
Claiming
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

David W. Pitts, Alisa K. Hicklin, Daniel P. Hawes, and Erin Melton
What Drives the Implementation of Diversity Management Programs?
Evidence from Public Organizations
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Toon Kerkhoff
Organizational Reform and Changing Ethics in Public Administration: A
Case Study on 18th Century Dutch Tax Collecting
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Gregory B. Lewis and David W. Pitts
Representation of Lesbians and Gay Men in Federal, State, and Local
Bureaucracies
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Mary K. Feeney and Hal G. Rainey
Personnel Flexibility and Red Tape in Public and Nonprofit
Organizations: Distinctions Due to Institutional and Political
Accountability
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

Zachary W. Oberfield
Rule Following and Discretion at Government’s Frontlines: Continuity and
Change during Organization Socialization
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access

Megan Mullin and Dorothy M. Daley
Working with the State: Exploring Interagency Collaboration within a
Federalist System
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access
 

John Clayton Thomas, Theodore H. Poister, and Nevbahar Ertas
Customer, Partner, Principal: Local Government Perspectives on State
Agency Performance in Georgia
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access

American University’s School of Public Affairs invites applications for a full-time, tenure-line faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in its Department of Public Administration and Policy. The position will begin in August 2011 and offers the unique professional and research opportunities of a top-ranked department located in Washington, DC. The person hired will teach courses in our Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, and PhD in Public Administration degree programs. Candidates must demonstrate a strong research and teaching interest in one or more of the following areas: policy process/analysis, policy formation/implementation, and program evaluation. A research agenda on substantive policy topics such as health, health systems, the environment, education policy, and social programs is strongly preferred. Strong preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate promise or evidence of consistently high quality research productivity in leading policy/public management/public administration publications, excellent teaching, and of becoming leaders in their academic field(s) of specialization. Ability to relate research and teaching interests to the consequences of policy choice and to the organizational, political, administrative, historical, and normative dimensions of public policy is expected. Candidates should have an earned PhD at the time of appointment, preferably in public policy, public health, public administration, political science, sociology, economics, social psychology, or a related field.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Email a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, writing sample, teaching evaluations (if available), and three letters of reference to: DPAPsearch@american.edu with the subject line, “DPAP Public Policy Search.” Electronic submissions are preferred; applications and letters of recommendation may also be mailed to: Office of the Dean – DPAP Public Policy Search, School of Public Affairs, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016-8022.

American University is an AA/EEO university committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Women and minority candidates and candidates with physical disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.  

American University
School of Public Affairs
Department of Public Administration and Policy
Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure-Line Faculty Position
Nonprofit and Public Management
AY 2011-2012

American University’s School of Public Affairs invites applications for a full-time, tenure-line faculty position at the rank of assistant or associate professor in its Department of Public Administration and Policy. The position will begin in August 2011 and offers the unique professional and research opportunities of a top-ranked department located in Washington, DC. The person hired will teach courses in our Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, and PhD in Public Administration degree programs. Candidates must demonstrate a strong research and teaching interest in nonprofit management, organizations and institutions, and the intersection between nonprofit agencies and government (including inter-sectoral and/or collaborative management). A research agenda that incorporates a substantive area such as health systems management, social welfare programs, the environment, or education is desired. Strong preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate promise or evidence of consistently high quality research productivity in leading public management/public administration/public policy publications, excellent teaching, and of becoming leaders in their academic fields of specialization. Candidates should have an earned PhD at the time of appointment, preferably in an area of nonprofit study or related field within public administration, public policy, or political science.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Email a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, writing sample, teaching evaluations (if available), and three letters of reference to: DPAPsearch@american.edu with the subject line, “DPAP Nonprofit and Public
Management Search.” Electronic submissions are preferred; applications and letters of recommendation may also be mailed to: Office of the Dean – DPAP Nonprofit and Public Management Search, School of Public Affairs, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016-8022.

American University is an AA/EEO university committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.  Women and minority candidates and candidates with physical disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Director, Environmental Policy Research Program, Public Policy Center and Assistant or Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning.

The University of Iowa Public Policy Center (PPC) and the Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning anticipate an opening for a tenure-track faculty position at the mid-career level (assistant or associate professor) beginning as soon as possible.  The successful candidate must, at a minimum, have a Ph.D. in environmental policy or planning or a related discipline, demonstrate substantial scholarly research and publication, and be able to teach courses and publish quality research in environmental planning and policy.  Ideally this person will collaborate with some of the other world-class faculty on campus including faculty in environmental engineering, geography and environmental health.  The positionis envisioned to be 60% in the PPC as the Director of the Environmental Policy Research Program, and 40% in the Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning with a reduced teaching load of five courses every two years to provide protected research time to build a personal program of research.

For over 20 years, The University of Iowa Public Policy Center has been the University’s primary center for public policy research.  Researchers there conduct first-rate applied research in areas such as transportation, health policy, human factors, social sicence and housing and land use policy.  Within the past year, the Public Policy Center has started an environmental policy research program to provide a policy perspective to the outstanding campus-wide research in environmetnal sciences and other aspects of sustainability. 

For 46 years, the Graduate Program in Urban and Regioanl Planning ahs offered high quality graduate education in urban and regioanl planning.  Located in a vibrant urban and academic setting, the University of Iowa Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning offers a fully accredited Master’s degree in Urban & and Regioanl Planning, with areas of concentration in economic development, georgraphic information systems, housing and community development, land use and environmental planning, and transportation.  Its nine faculty members are committed scholars and teachers who are also engaged in the community.  Many of the program’s faculty members have joint appointments with the PPC.

The University has identified sustainability as an area of strategic emphasis and the PPC and Planning along with the College of Engineering, College of Public Health, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Public Policy Center have been recently selected to participate in this initiative.  As part of that initiative, the PPC, and the Planning, hired an environmental economist and are now looking for a person who can build on their own program to lead an effort in environmental policy.

Initial review of applications will begin on July 15 for an appointment no later than, August 1, 2011.  Applications will be accepted until the positiionis filled.  The applicant should apply online with a vita, a letter of application, a list of references and at least one publication or other sample of writing.  The letter of applicaton should describe the candidate’s research interests, as well as the kinds of courses the candidate would be prepared to teach.  We especially encourage applications from minorities and women.  To apply for this position, please go to http://jobs.uiowa.eduand search under Requisition #58029 (environmetnal planning and policy).  Inquiries should be sent directly to:

Charles Connerly, Professor and Director
Graduate Program in Urban and Regioanl Planning
343 Jessup Hall
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA  52242
Phone:  319-339-0039
Fax:  319-335-3330
email:  charles-connerly@uiowa.edu

The University of Iowa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

American University
School of Public Affairs
Department of Public Administration and Policy
Assistant Professor (Two Tenure-line Faculty Positions)
Applied Economics
or
Policy Analysis
AY 2011-2012

American University’s School of Public Affairs invites applications for two full-time tenure-line faculty positions at the rank of assistant professor in its Department of Public Administration and Policy. The positions will begin in August 2011 and offer the unique professional and research opportunities of a top-ranked department located in Washington, DC. The persons hired will
teach courses in our Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, and PhD in Public Administration degree programs. Candidates must demonstrate strong research and teaching interests in applied economics or policy analysis. Strong preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate promise or evidence of high quality research in leading publications and excellent teaching. The field of policy specialization is open; however, interest in environmental policy, education policy, or public finance is a plus. Candidates should have an earned PhD at the time of appointment. A PhD in economics is preferred; however, degrees in policy analysis and public administration will also be considered.

Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2010 and continue until the positions are filled.  Email a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, writing sample, teaching evaluations (if available), and three letters of recommendation to papsearch@american.edu with the subject line “DPAP Policy Analysis Search.” Electronic submissions are preferred; applications and letters of recommendation may also be mailed to: Office of the Dean – DPAP Policy Analysis Search, School of Public Affairs, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016-8022.

American University is an AA/EEO university committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Women and minority candidates and candidates with physical disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. 

I am saddened to have to inform the Public Policy Studies community that Theresa Bernsen, MA, PT, who was a doctoral student died on Friday, July 9, 2010. Theresa was also an Assistant Professor in the Department of  Physical Therapy. In order for all of us to remember our colleague in our thoughts and prayers, the following information is shared.
ADDRESS FOR CONDOLENCES:
Marge and Ken Bernsen
145 St. Diana
St. Louis, MO 63031
 
VISITATION TIME AND LOCATION
Tuesday,  July 13, 2010
4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Hutchens Mortuary
675 Graham Road
Florissant, MO 63031
 
FUNERAL SERVICE TIME AND LOCATION:
Wednesday, July 14 – 10:00 A.M.
Sacred Heart Church
751 N. Jefferson
Florissant,  MO 63031

Memorials to St. Louis University Program in Physical Therapy appreciated.