SLU Public Policy Studies

The East-West Gateway Council of Governments has an opening for a Policy Research Analyst (Planner I) in the Department of Research Services. The chosen candidate for this position must have the ability to perform research and policy analysis related to social, economic, and public policy improvements. Candidate must demonstrate the ability to communicate and write effectively and perform research and analysis of demographic, economic, and political data and concepts. The position requires knowledge of the principles of urban and regional planning; knowledge of and an understanding of information systems and statistical software packages; retrieval and interpretation of data pertaining to population, housing, the economy, education, crime, health, government, and other related topics. A bachelor’s degree in public policy, political science, economics or a closely related field, and at least one year of related professional experience is required. A graduate degree may substitute for one year of professional experience. The salary range for this position begins at $33,948 annually, with actual starting salary based on background and experience. Applicants should submit a letter of interest and resume to East-West Gateway Council of Governments, Attn: Human Resources, One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600, St. Louis, MO 63102.

May City Affair: Transit-Oriented Development in St. Louis
 
Where: Elvis Room, Bluebbery Hill in University City
 
When: May 5, 2011 7pm – 9pm
 
The big new trend in urban development is Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) – mixed-use residential and commercial development focused around transit that seeks to encourage transit ridership and dense, walkable livable neighborhoods. Examples of TOD are touted in Washington, D.C. and Portland, but what about St. Louis? What are the challenges and opportunities for transit-oriented development in our region? Our panelists will discuss current opportunities for development around transit and a mid-town trolley, as well future markets and challenges.
 
Panelists: Seth Teel, Associate Director of Citizens for Modern Transit
Mark Phillips, Long-Range Planner, Metro
Melanie Rippetoe, Saint Louis University graduate student, Master’s in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development
Justin Chick, editor and contributor to TransitTurningPoint.com
www.cityaffair.blogspot.com

Post-Doctoral Fellows to Be Awarded
The Office of the Vice President Frost Campus announces creation of three two-year post-doctoral fellow positions effective August 2011. One position will be awarded on a competitive basis to teams of current Saint Louis University faculty researchers to develop or expand research in each of the following interdisciplinary fields:  Intercultural Studies, Social Justice and STEM-Plus.  A brief statement describing each of these research areas is included as an attachment.  Funding for the fellow will be competitive based on discipline and will include health insurance.
 
The University is interested in developing novel interdisciplinary research across Departments and Colleges.  These fellowships are intended to assist Saint Louis University researchers in building institutional capacity and training future faculty in emerging areas of such research.  Please note that currently funded research projects are not eligible for consideration.
 
Selection committees convened by the Vice-President Frost Campus and Associate Vice President for Graduate Education will determine the recipient research program in each of the three areas and will assist the Saint Louis University faculty who receive the awards in their recruitment efforts to fill the post-doctoral positions.  The Saint Louis University faculty judged to have the most meritorious proposal will make the final decision regarding the post-doctoral fellow to be hired for their particular research project.
 
Applications of no more than three single-spaced pages are due to the Vice President’s office in DuBourg Hall Room 450 by 5:00 p.m. on May 25, 2011. Electronic submissions should be sent to dcarlin1@slu.edu. Submissions are to include the following:
 
       A brief abstract of no more than 750 words describing the research project with 
      an emphasis on the interdisciplinary questions addressed and an explanation of 
      how a post-doctoral fellow will advance the research project.
      A summary of the research methodology.
      Projected outcomes of the two-year project including publication and external 
      funding potential.
      Curriculum vitae for each Saint Louis University researcher.
 
Awardees will be required to provide an annual report on the fellow’s and research team’s activities and to participate in a special panel discussion at the Graduate Research Symposium each of the two years of the award period.  Awardees will be announced by June 6 and recruitment announcements will be developed by June 10 with a deadline of July 15 for applications. Starting date will be after August 1 based on the fellow’s availability and the research team’s agenda.  Please address questions to Diana Carlin, Associate Vice President for Graduate Education at dcarlin1@slu.edu. 
 
INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
 
Intercultural Studies is an interdisciplinary field devoted to the inquiry of what happens when different cultures meet. In its theoretical and conceptual framework, research on interculturality draws on many disciplines, including history, anthropology, sociology, psychology, communication, linguistics, literature, art, theology/religious studies, philosophy, and political science. It endeavors to understand difference by investigating how members of interacting cultures treat their own systems of meanings as natural and self-evident, and how these differing frames of reference produce different perceptions of reality that shape attitudes and behaviors generated by contact with otherness. The goal is to gain the ability to interpret each culture in its own terms, and not through the normative assumptions that the interpreters themselves bring to their analysis. 
 
SOCIAL JUSTICE
 
Although no one set definition of social justice exists, for the purposes of this proposal, the study of social justice uses an interdisciplinary approach to understand justice, equity and sustainability across multiple and intersecting systems – human, environmental, political and economic – and to develop various levels of systemic interventions and outcomes, globally, regionally and locally. The goal of social justice study is to understand and influence dynamic systems through factors which equitably and sustainably respond to the needs of humans and the environment.
 
STEM-PLUS
 
Numerous global challenges that society will face in the 21st century (climate change, shortages of food and clean water, alternative and renewable energy, etc.) will find a large portion of their solution through research in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Although the technological challenges may be sorted out through multidisciplinary research teams in traditional STEM areas, the implementation of comprehensive solutions to any of these problems will necessarily reach beyond STEM and include academic researchers from the full spectrum of scholarly inquiry. This interface of traditional STEM research with scholars from the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, Law, Public Policy, Education and other areas of academic inquiry is the basis for the targeted research effort Saint Louis University refers to as STEM-Plus.

University of Southern California
School of Policy, Planning & Development
Announcing the Flournoy and Newland Professorships in Public Administration and Policy

The University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) invites nominations and applications for two newly endowed professorships, to be resident at the USC State Capital Center in Sacramento, California. We are seeking colleagues with demonstrated public sector research, university teaching, and professional experience who will expand the School’s existing strengths in state-level public management, institutions, public policy, and governance. Teaching responsibilities will be primarily in the State Capital Center, but may also include the Los Angles campus. A portion of one of the appointments will include duties associated with directing the Center.

Applicants for the Houston Flournoy Professorship in State Government should hold a doctoral degree and demonstrate excellence in research and teaching, with a capacity to integrate methods and insights across academic disciplines and bridge substantive policy fields. This is expected to be a tenured position, and the appointment will be made at the associate professor or professorial rank.
The Chester A. Newland Professorship of Public Administration is primarily a teaching-oriented non-tenure-track position designed for persons who combine demonstrated excellence in teaching and research with professional experience in public policy and public management. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree. Interest or experience in teaching in a distance modality is also valued.

About SPPD

The mission of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development is to educate leaders and produce knowledge that improves problem solving on the most critical issues facing society. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to the betterment of communities here and abroad. To that end, SPPD provides interdisciplinary solutions for the challenging and complex issues of governance, public policy, planning, management, and development. In addition, the school offers industry-oriented programs with a significant public-private interface in health policy and management and real estate development. SPPD offers professional master’s degrees, executive master’s degrees, doctoral programs, and an undergraduate degree.

SPPD has had a Center in the state capital of California, Sacramento, offering graduate degree programs, policy research, policy outreach, and leadership programs since 1971. With over 500 alumni, the SPPD Center in Sacramento has a well developed network of professionals in the region in public service and health care, as well as an Advisory Board of state executives, professional staff, appointed officials, and private sector leaders. Annually, the SPPD Center offers numerous courses in Sacramento for graduates students based in Sacramento and traveling in from Los Angeles.

USC is one of the nation’s premiere research universities, and SPPD currently has $37 million in active sponsored research, ranking third overall in funded research at USC on a per faculty basis. Much of the school’s research is conducted through its centers, institutes, and research groups. Among them are the Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise, the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, the Lusk Center for Real Estate, the Schaeffer Center on Health Policy and Economics, the Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, the Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS), and the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), the country’s first Homeland Security Center of Excellence.

For additional information, see our website: www.usc.edu/sppd/

Compensation and Benefits: The University of Southern California offers a competitive salary within an academic environment based on the candidate’s experience and accomplishments. The university also offers excellent benefits to employees, which include: health, dental and life insurance; tuition assistance; disability and retirement plans; credit union membership; and participation in cultural and social events, as well as access to athletic and recreational facilities.

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer: USC is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer that actively seeks diversity in its workplace.

Where to Apply
For consideration, an application begins with a letter of interest and curriculum vitae. The committee may then request letters of reference and a writing sample. Materials may be submitted electronically to:
sppdhr@usc.edu

Consideration of applications and nominations will continue until the position is filled.

Dear Colleague,
 
Coming Soon… Free online access to all Education journals throughout April 2011!

We wanted to let you know about our exciting Education Free for All campaign, when we will offer free online access to all our education journal content this April.
 
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During April anyone will be able to read your article online, even if they don’t have current subscription access. It’s a great opportunity for you to promote your research to a wider international audience and also discover potential new journals to submit your latest research to.

Spread the word!

We have included below a banner promoting the campaign. It would be great if you could copy and paste this to your email signature and help us spread the word.

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We will be social networking to increase the online profile of Education Free for All. So if you use these sites, please let your online friends and followers know when they can access your journal free of charge! Just retweet our messages or post your own directing friends to www.bit.ly/routEFFA.

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We will write again to remind you once Education Free for All access is fully available from Friday 1st April 2011, and report results back to you as soon as we can.
 
If you have any questions or comments in the meantime, please get in touch.

Kind Regards
Lannette Clifford
Marketing Manager, Education Journals

How will you choose to spend your summer?

Join the millions of volunteers, public servants and nonprofit professionals who heard the call to serve in the nation’s capital.

The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service offers you a chance to put your talents towards affecting change. Spend your summer in service while getting a hands-on learning experience in Washington, DC.

This summer’s IPVS application deadline has been extended to March 25, 2011 with scholarship funding available. You still have the opportunity to be placed in an internship that puts you on the front-lines of our nation’s recovery and renewal.

Spend your summer taking action and making an impact in the community. With IPVS you can:
Provide families with educational programs that combat childhood obesity.
Help to advance public health by conducting intake interviews.
Facilitate enrichment opportunities for at-risk youth that encourage future successes.
Translate legal service documents and consultations for low-income immigrants.
Raise money and awareness for diseases that affect millions.
Provide direct emergency services to clients at a homeless shelter.
Research nonprofit policy and report on agency benefits.
Engage the local community in a park clean-up that revitalizes urban green spaces.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To take advantage of the extended deadline, please contact Mary Connell, Director of Recruitment and Admissions at mconnell@tfas.org or 800.741.6964. We will work with you to help you complete your application and ensure that it qualifies for the extended deadline.
For more information or to start an application, please visit our website at www.DCinternships.org/IPVS.
1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20009

Looking for a full-time staff person to assist me in my Des Lee work on community development.  I am looking for someone who is not only skilled at research, but who also can go out in the community and do organizing and policy advocacy.  Above all, I am looking for someone who is a “self-starter” and “passionate about community development”.

Job Title:  RESRCH SPCLST SR
Job ID:   4165
Location:  St. Louis
Full/Part Time:   Full-Time
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Hiring Department:  Public Policy Research Center
Application Deadline:  April 1, 2011
Salary:  Minimum Salary:  $37,027

                                               Call for Community Applications
                                                              2011 – 2012

Do you have community building, natural resource, or planning projects that you do not have the resources to complete?
 
The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Program might be your solution.  
 
The mission of the RARE Program is to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance of trained graduate-level participants, from across the US.  These AmeriCorps members live in and serve the communities for 11 months. RARE participants assist communities in the development and implementation of projects for achieving a sustainable natural resource base and improving rural economic conditions.  The RARE program is now in its 17th year, over the years it placed more than 365 volunteers and served nearly every Oregon county.
 

Year 16 in Numbers  
 
RARE completed its 16th year in 2009 – 2010.  Our 33 participants served in communities across the state from Brookings to Enterprise, from Lakeview to Scio and twenty-nine other places in between.  Collectively, our participants organized over 1,000 community volunteers for a total of almost 6,000 additional service hours in their communities.  RARE participants leveraged another $165,000 in grant funding for community specific projects with an additional $2.1 million pending.  Here are some more numbers from 2009 – 2010.
 
                                      Ran 33 programs
                                      Wrote 10 planning documents
                                      Designed 7 database systems
                                      Facilitated/planned 72 trainings
                                      Generated 80 outreach materials or publications
                                      Created 45 maps
                                      Conducted 30 assessments/studies 

                    RARE Program Application Timeline for 2011-2012 Placements
 
             April 15:                      Pre-applications due to RARE office by 5:00 PM
            April 18 – May 6:         RARE staff site visit to interview communities
            May 6:                         Invitations to submit full application announced
           June 3:                         Full applications due to RARE office by 5:00 PM
           July 11-15:                   Community/participant interviews 
           July 29:                        Final placement decisions made
          September 12:               Placement in RARE communities begins

Pre-Applications are due on April 15, 2011.
 
For more information about RARE, including the benefits and the costs of the program, please visit our web site at:  http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare  Pre-applications are available online as well.

If you have any questions, please email us at: rare@uoregon.edu or call 541.346.0259.

 The Winter 2011 issue (Volume 9, Issue 1) of Management
Matters  can now be downloaded from the PMRA website at::

http://pmranet.org/newsletters.htm

Teaching Assistant Professor in Public Administration,
School of Policy, Planning, and Development

The University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) seeks a non-tenure track teaching assistant professor appointment to teach courses in public administration and to assist with course development for the School’s distance learning initiatives associated with the Master of Public Administration. The appointment is expected to be at the junior level.

Position Description and Qualifications:
Applicants should hold a doctoral degree and demonstrate teaching capacity and expertise in the areas of intersectoral governance and public administration. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Public Administration or a related field, an established record of excellent teaching in the areas of public administration and governance, and a strong interest or experience in distance education.

The appointment will involve teaching responsibilities in the School’s Master of Public Administration program, to include some combination of Intersectoral Leadership, Public Administration and Society, and Professional Practice of Public Administration.

The teaching appointment is expected to be made on a limited-term contractual basis, and is eligible for university benefits. Successful candidates may not hold teaching positions or adjunct appointments at another university during the term of the appointment.

Where to Apply:
For consideration, an application needs to include an introductory letter, curriculum vitae, names of reference (up to 3), and a writing sample. Materials may be submitted electronically. The application should be sent to the email address below: