European Alternatives Communications and Project Management Intern
European Alternatives invites applications for a communications and project management intern. The post is based in our London offices.
Tasks will include:
Communications:
- Managing relationships with translators
- Proofreading and uploading articles and visual material to our website
- Media outreach
Fundraising:
- Fundraising prospect researching
- Assistance in the preparation of European grant applications
Project Management:
- Managing travel and accommodation bookings, communication with participants and other event management tasks
- Basic accounting tasks
About the candidate:
Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, European politics.
Friendly and open outlook.
English mother tongue or mother tongue-level (able to edit text in English), strong writing and editing skills.
French or Italian an advantage.
IT skills an advantage (especially Quark and Pages)
Location & Conditions
This post is available full time (9am-5pm) for 3-4 days per week for approximately 3 months (to be defined with the appropriate candidate).
This post is unpaid with travel and lunch expenses covered, and it abides to European Alternatives’ charter for fair internships. Click on the pdf sign to read the charter
Internship Charter
Our London offices are based at the Energy Centre, (just off Hoxton Square).
In order to apply, please send a copy of your CV and a one page cover letter to Dominique at d.tuohy@euroalter.com by Wednesday, 3rd of November.
Interviews will be held on Friday, November 5th.
http://www.euroalter.com/2010/call-for-application-communications-and-project-management-intern/
UIC CUPPA Careers Blog
Welcome to CUPPA Careers!
The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at UIC is the University of Illinois System's home for the study of public policy and contemporary urban challenges. We are CUPPA.
In the heart of Chicago, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world. CUPPA students and alumni are uniquely skilled to build and transform sustainable urban neighborhoods and communities and to address the challenges presented in the 21st century. Find our more about our Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees at cuppa.uic.edu.
Follow our job postings below and our national job tweets at @CUPPACareers. For student internships and student opportunities, head to the CUPPA Student Opportunities Blog
Have a job or internship to post? Send an email with the title, location, job description, and contact information to cuppa@uic.edu
In the heart of Chicago, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world. CUPPA students and alumni are uniquely skilled to build and transform sustainable urban neighborhoods and communities and to address the challenges presented in the 21st century. Find our more about our Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees at cuppa.uic.edu.
Follow our job postings below and our national job tweets at @CUPPACareers. For student internships and student opportunities, head to the CUPPA Student Opportunities Blog
Have a job or internship to post? Send an email with the title, location, job description, and contact information to cuppa@uic.edu
Visiting Senior Research Specialist - College of Nursing UIC
Visiting Senior Research Specialist - College of Nursing UIC
Job Description
This position offers a leadership opportunity for a highly organized individual with experience conducting large-scale research trials or behavioral health interventions. This position will be the senior academic staff person overseeing work on a multi-year NIH funded grant. This person will work closely with the principal investigator (PI) and co-investigators to drive the day-to-day activities aligned to the research aims of the grants in collaboration with our community partner. The position requires a highly organized person capable of extended periods of independent activity to manage the day-to-day research activities and data processing associated with the study. This grant evaluates the impact of a community-based and culturally targeted smoking cessation intervention for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) smokers. Travel to the local project site, Howard Brown Health Center, is required.
Minimum Education and Work Experience:
Master's degree (Ph.D. preferred) in an appropriate field (psychology, public health, social work, medicine). Minimum of three years experience working on a research study, administrative and managerial experience preferred.
Skills Desired:
Excellent communication, time management, and problem solving skills are essential. Highly organized and capable of managing across sites/other constituencies are required. Ability to learn new research project processes, work independently and as part of a team are required. Knowledge of tobacco cessation, LGBT health or health disparities research preferred.
Documents Required to Apply for this Position:
To apply for this position, please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, 3 letters of references, and the contact information for these professional references.
Submit required documents to:
Alicia K. Matthews, PhD
College of Nursing
Department: Health Systems Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago, (M/C 802)
845 S. Damen Avenue, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 996-7885
Email:aliciak@uic.edu
Job Description
This position offers a leadership opportunity for a highly organized individual with experience conducting large-scale research trials or behavioral health interventions. This position will be the senior academic staff person overseeing work on a multi-year NIH funded grant. This person will work closely with the principal investigator (PI) and co-investigators to drive the day-to-day activities aligned to the research aims of the grants in collaboration with our community partner. The position requires a highly organized person capable of extended periods of independent activity to manage the day-to-day research activities and data processing associated with the study. This grant evaluates the impact of a community-based and culturally targeted smoking cessation intervention for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) smokers. Travel to the local project site, Howard Brown Health Center, is required.
Minimum Education and Work Experience:
Master's degree (Ph.D. preferred) in an appropriate field (psychology, public health, social work, medicine). Minimum of three years experience working on a research study, administrative and managerial experience preferred.
Skills Desired:
Excellent communication, time management, and problem solving skills are essential. Highly organized and capable of managing across sites/other constituencies are required. Ability to learn new research project processes, work independently and as part of a team are required. Knowledge of tobacco cessation, LGBT health or health disparities research preferred.
Documents Required to Apply for this Position:
To apply for this position, please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, 3 letters of references, and the contact information for these professional references.
Submit required documents to:
Alicia K. Matthews, PhD
College of Nursing
Department: Health Systems Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago, (M/C 802)
845 S. Damen Avenue, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 996-7885
Email:
Assistant Professor in Public Administration - Leiden University, The Netherlands
Institute of Public Administration
Assistant Professor in Public Administration
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (F/M) (32-38 hours a week)
Vacancy number : 10-197
The Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Public Administration. We seek public administration specialists with abroad profile. Expertise in areas linked to the Institute’s teaching such as aspects of global governance, development administration, security and crisis management, public policy, or public management would be a plus.
The Institute of Public Administration has an established international profile and has consistently received high ratings in peer reviews of both its teaching and research programs. The Institute offers a Dutch-language Bachelor program and English and Dutch language Master’s programs in Public Administration and Public Administration Research at the Leiden and The Hague campuses, attracting a total of 200 or more new students annually.
Requirements
Candidates are expected to be able to teach courses in these programs and to contribute to the Institute’s research and management. They must hold a PhD in public administration, political science, economics, or another field in the social sciences relevant to the indicated fields of expertise (candidates who are about to finish their PhD will also be considered), have a promising publication record that includes publications in international refereed journals, and have demonstrated ability to teach and develop new courses as evident from student evaluations or references.
In addition to proficiency in English, fluency in Dutch is considered an important asset. Staff members would be expected to be functionally fluent in Dutch within 2 years after starting the job.
Leiden University requires staff to obtain the Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO). In case the successful applicant does not possess this qualification or its equivalent, the Institute will offer support in obtaining it.
Conditions of employment
The starting salary, depending on experience, varies from scale 11 to 12 with a maximum of € 4.970 per month gross, based on full time employment.
The candidate will be appointed for one year (with a successful initial trial period of two months), Following a positive evaluation, the contract would be prolonged for four years with the possibility of obtaining a tenured position afterwards based on performance.
Further information is available from Prof. Dr. Bernard Steunenberg, tel. +31 71 527 3888 (office) or +31 71 527 3979 (fax); e-mail steunenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Applications should include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a sample publication, evidence of teaching experience and ability, and the names and addresses of three potential referees.
Applications must be received by 8 November 2010 and can be sent electronically to our Personnel Department at vacature@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
When your application reaches us, you will be sent a conformation by e-mail. In case you have not received this confirmation within three days after you sent us en e-mail, please phone us at +31 71 527 3427.
http://vacatures.leidenuniv.nl/wetenschappelijk/10-197-assistant-professor.html
Assistant Professor in Public Administration
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (F/M) (32-38 hours a week)
Vacancy number : 10-197
The Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Public Administration. We seek public administration specialists with abroad profile. Expertise in areas linked to the Institute’s teaching such as aspects of global governance, development administration, security and crisis management, public policy, or public management would be a plus.
The Institute of Public Administration has an established international profile and has consistently received high ratings in peer reviews of both its teaching and research programs. The Institute offers a Dutch-language Bachelor program and English and Dutch language Master’s programs in Public Administration and Public Administration Research at the Leiden and The Hague campuses, attracting a total of 200 or more new students annually.
Requirements
Candidates are expected to be able to teach courses in these programs and to contribute to the Institute’s research and management. They must hold a PhD in public administration, political science, economics, or another field in the social sciences relevant to the indicated fields of expertise (candidates who are about to finish their PhD will also be considered), have a promising publication record that includes publications in international refereed journals, and have demonstrated ability to teach and develop new courses as evident from student evaluations or references.
In addition to proficiency in English, fluency in Dutch is considered an important asset. Staff members would be expected to be functionally fluent in Dutch within 2 years after starting the job.
Leiden University requires staff to obtain the Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO). In case the successful applicant does not possess this qualification or its equivalent, the Institute will offer support in obtaining it.
Conditions of employment
The starting salary, depending on experience, varies from scale 11 to 12 with a maximum of € 4.970 per month gross, based on full time employment.
The candidate will be appointed for one year (with a successful initial trial period of two months), Following a positive evaluation, the contract would be prolonged for four years with the possibility of obtaining a tenured position afterwards based on performance.
Further information is available from Prof. Dr. Bernard Steunenberg, tel. +31 71 527 3888 (office) or +31 71 527 3979 (fax); e-mail steunenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Applications should include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a sample publication, evidence of teaching experience and ability, and the names and addresses of three potential referees.
Applications must be received by 8 November 2010 and can be sent electronically to our Personnel Department at vacature@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
When your application reaches us, you will be sent a conformation by e-mail. In case you have not received this confirmation within three days after you sent us en e-mail, please phone us at +31 71 527 3427.
http://vacatures.leidenuniv.nl/wetenschappelijk/10-197-assistant-professor.html
Assistant Professor-Department of Urban and Regional Planning UIUC
Assistant Professor-Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL
Category:
Faculty - Liberal Arts - Urban Studies & Planning
Posted: 10/01/2010
Application Due: 11/01/2010
Type: Full Time
We are seeking a scholar to contribute courses in the Department's two PAB-accredited programs, the Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning and the Master of Urban Planning, and our Ph.D. in Regional Planning program; to conduct research; and to supervise doctoral students. A Ph.D. in planning or terminal degree in a related field is required. Planning practice experience and AICP membership are desirable. The position is a full-time nine month tenure-track faculty appointment that begins 16 August 2011. Salary is commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong potential for exemplary scholarship and teaching in the field and will complement and enhance our areas of specialization. We are particularly interested in candidates specializing in housing policy, affordable housing finance, and community development.
Illinois' Department of Urban and Regional Planning has an international reputation for training professional planners and developing future scholars. The planning faculty is known for innovative inquiry in a diverse range of topics, including tools for plan-making and plan implementation, technology and planning support systems, natural hazards and planning for natural disasters, land use modeling, community development for social justice, and regional economic development. The Department currently has 16 permanent faculty members, eight lecturers and adjunct faculty members, 105 students in the BAUP program, 55 students in the MUP program, and 27 PhD students.
Members of the DURP faculty are involved in a broad array of ongoing research and public engagement projects, including the Land Use Evolution and Impact Assessment Model Laboratory, the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, and the East St. Louis Action Research Project. Curricular offerings in community development, environment and land use, transportation planning, local and regional economic development, and sustainable design link the department to key cross-campus initiatives. The university (www.illinois.edu) and departmental (www.urban.illinois.edu) web sites offer additional information.
Faculty members in DURP are expected to produce a strong record of scholarship and to maintain an ongoing research agenda in their field, as evidenced by peer reviewed publications. Faculty members also secure funding to support masters and doctoral student research assistants. DURP faculty members have access to significant college and campus travel and seed research funding, and are expected to compete for external research funding. The Department places a high value on professional applications that lead to innovations in planning practice and dissemination of those innovations through scholarly publication.
DURP is strongly committed to increasing the presence of underrepresented groups in the planning profession and the academy. Women, members of minority racial/ethnic groups and other designated classes are especially encouraged to apply.
All applicants must apply online at http://jobs.illinois.edu. Applicants must upload a letter describing their qualifications and interest, a complete curriculum vita, and a writing sample. Three letters of reference will also be required; details regarding submission of reference letters will be emailed to candidates upon completion of online application. Application materials should be received by 1 November 2010 to ensure full consideration. Questions regarding the position or application procedures may be addressed to:
Professor Edward Feser, Department Head
Care of: Ms. Fran Bell
ph. 217-333-3890
email: frivera@illinois.edu
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application Information
Contact: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Online App. Form: http://jobs.illinois.edu
http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175467848&utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL
Category:
Faculty - Liberal Arts - Urban Studies & Planning
Posted: 10/01/2010
Application Due: 11/01/2010
Type: Full Time
We are seeking a scholar to contribute courses in the Department's two PAB-accredited programs, the Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning and the Master of Urban Planning, and our Ph.D. in Regional Planning program; to conduct research; and to supervise doctoral students. A Ph.D. in planning or terminal degree in a related field is required. Planning practice experience and AICP membership are desirable. The position is a full-time nine month tenure-track faculty appointment that begins 16 August 2011. Salary is commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong potential for exemplary scholarship and teaching in the field and will complement and enhance our areas of specialization. We are particularly interested in candidates specializing in housing policy, affordable housing finance, and community development.
Illinois' Department of Urban and Regional Planning has an international reputation for training professional planners and developing future scholars. The planning faculty is known for innovative inquiry in a diverse range of topics, including tools for plan-making and plan implementation, technology and planning support systems, natural hazards and planning for natural disasters, land use modeling, community development for social justice, and regional economic development. The Department currently has 16 permanent faculty members, eight lecturers and adjunct faculty members, 105 students in the BAUP program, 55 students in the MUP program, and 27 PhD students.
Members of the DURP faculty are involved in a broad array of ongoing research and public engagement projects, including the Land Use Evolution and Impact Assessment Model Laboratory, the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, and the East St. Louis Action Research Project. Curricular offerings in community development, environment and land use, transportation planning, local and regional economic development, and sustainable design link the department to key cross-campus initiatives. The university (www.illinois.edu) and departmental (www.urban.illinois.edu) web sites offer additional information.
Faculty members in DURP are expected to produce a strong record of scholarship and to maintain an ongoing research agenda in their field, as evidenced by peer reviewed publications. Faculty members also secure funding to support masters and doctoral student research assistants. DURP faculty members have access to significant college and campus travel and seed research funding, and are expected to compete for external research funding. The Department places a high value on professional applications that lead to innovations in planning practice and dissemination of those innovations through scholarly publication.
DURP is strongly committed to increasing the presence of underrepresented groups in the planning profession and the academy. Women, members of minority racial/ethnic groups and other designated classes are especially encouraged to apply.
All applicants must apply online at http://jobs.illinois.edu. Applicants must upload a letter describing their qualifications and interest, a complete curriculum vita, and a writing sample. Three letters of reference will also be required; details regarding submission of reference letters will be emailed to candidates upon completion of online application. Application materials should be received by 1 November 2010 to ensure full consideration. Questions regarding the position or application procedures may be addressed to:
Professor Edward Feser, Department Head
Care of: Ms. Fran Bell
ph. 217-333-3890
email: frivera@illinois.edu
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application Information
Contact: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Online App. Form: http://jobs.illinois.edu
http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175467848&utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed
Faculty Appointment in Health Policy - University of Maryland
Faculty Appointment in Health Policy
The School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park, is seeking a new
tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor to join an interdisciplinary group of health-policy
scholars. Attractive interests would include, but would not be limited to, health care regulation
(including regulatory politics), state-level implementation of federal initiatives, and normative
implications of emerging health-system stresses. Research interests and methodological skills
applicable beyond health policy would be advantageous. The successful applicant will be
expected to teach in the School's core graduate curriculum as well.
Candidates for these positions must qualify to join the School's faculty as active teachers and
scholars. They should possess a terminal degree, such as a Ph.D. or its equivalent, in a relevant
discipline, including the Life, Physical, and Social Sciences, as well as Engineering and Law.
Applications are welcome from candidates with a demonstrated interest, expertise, and,
preferably, experience in public policy formulation and implementation. Those who have
recently received a Ph.D. (or expect to earn the degree before the start of the 2011-2012
academic year) or who are already established scholars are encouraged to apply. Appointments
are anticipated to begin in August 2011. Salary is competitive.
The Maryland School of Public Policy is a top-ranked graduate school of public policy and
management with a faculty of scholars and distinguished practitioners. The School offers a
Master of Public Policy, degree primarily for pre-career students, and a Masters of Public
Management degree, primarily for mid-career students. There is a Ph.D. program for outstanding
emerging scholars. The School also offers executive (degree and non-degree) programs for
career executives in federal, state, and international agencies. The University of Maryland is
located inside the Washington Beltway, within thirty minutes of federal agencies, key
international associations, and many non-profit and private policy-research organizations.
Application materials should include a letter of interest describing the candidate's qualifications,
a curriculum vitae with contact information for at least three references, a recent publication or
writing sample, and a summary of teaching experience. Position open until filled, but
applications should be received by November 1, 2010 for best consideration.
To apply, visit http://jobs.umd.edu to locate the position announcement and apply online.
Application materials sent outside of the online system will not be accepted.
As an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer, the School particularly encourages and
welcomes applications from women, minority candidates, and persons with disabilities.
The School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park, is seeking a new
tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor to join an interdisciplinary group of health-policy
scholars. Attractive interests would include, but would not be limited to, health care regulation
(including regulatory politics), state-level implementation of federal initiatives, and normative
implications of emerging health-system stresses. Research interests and methodological skills
applicable beyond health policy would be advantageous. The successful applicant will be
expected to teach in the School's core graduate curriculum as well.
Candidates for these positions must qualify to join the School's faculty as active teachers and
scholars. They should possess a terminal degree, such as a Ph.D. or its equivalent, in a relevant
discipline, including the Life, Physical, and Social Sciences, as well as Engineering and Law.
Applications are welcome from candidates with a demonstrated interest, expertise, and,
preferably, experience in public policy formulation and implementation. Those who have
recently received a Ph.D. (or expect to earn the degree before the start of the 2011-2012
academic year) or who are already established scholars are encouraged to apply. Appointments
are anticipated to begin in August 2011. Salary is competitive.
The Maryland School of Public Policy is a top-ranked graduate school of public policy and
management with a faculty of scholars and distinguished practitioners. The School offers a
Master of Public Policy, degree primarily for pre-career students, and a Masters of Public
Management degree, primarily for mid-career students. There is a Ph.D. program for outstanding
emerging scholars. The School also offers executive (degree and non-degree) programs for
career executives in federal, state, and international agencies. The University of Maryland is
located inside the Washington Beltway, within thirty minutes of federal agencies, key
international associations, and many non-profit and private policy-research organizations.
Application materials should include a letter of interest describing the candidate's qualifications,
a curriculum vitae with contact information for at least three references, a recent publication or
writing sample, and a summary of teaching experience. Position open until filled, but
applications should be received by November 1, 2010 for best consideration.
To apply, visit http://jobs.umd.edu to locate the position announcement and apply online.
Application materials sent outside of the online system will not be accepted.
As an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer, the School particularly encourages and
welcomes applications from women, minority candidates, and persons with disabilities.
Assistant Professor, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS
Nonprofit Management
(Tenure Track)
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at the Indianapolis campus seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in nonprofit management. SPEA is interested in candidates with broad interests and knowledge of the emerging issues in the field of nonprofits-- including nonprofit management and governance, relationships between the sectors, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, and the globalization of the sector. Disciplinary background and research areas are open, but preference will be given to candidates with rigorous quantitative methodological training and an interest in comparative or international research of the nonprofit sector. Applicants must present evidence of high quality research and an ambitious research program, an interest in professional service applications, and a strong commitment to high quality teaching. Applicants should show clear promise for conducting applied research in a multidisciplinary env
ironment, including collaborative research with community organizations and nonprofit agencies. The successful applicant will also demonstrate an ability to communicate the results of such research to a variety of audiences.
A Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline is required. ABD candidates are welcome to apply, but the degree must be completed prior to the August 2011 start date of the appointment. The successful applicant will be expected to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty in SPEA’s Public Policy Institute, which conducts research with state and local governments and nonprofit organizations, as well as colleagues at the world-renowned Center on Philanthropy headquartered on the IUPUI campus.
SPEA is a multi-disciplinary, university-wide division of Indiana University, established as a professional school to address critical issues of governance, management and policy. With over 30,000 students, IUPUI is the third-largest campus in the state and confers more professional degrees than any other campus in Indiana. IUPUI is a Research I intensive institution, with over $400 million in external grants and contracts received in 2009-2010. The research portfolio of SPEA IUPUI faculty includes innovative projects with state, local and federal agencies as well as philanthropic foundations. The campus is adjacent to the thriving downtown Indianapolis, is within walking distance of the state government buildings, and provides ample opportunities for collaboration with business, nonprofit, and governmental leaders in the region. The SPEA program in nonprofit management was ranked third in the nation by U.S. News and World Reports in 2010.
Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. As a unit in Indiana’s urban research institution, SPEA is committed to diversity and especially interested in candidates who will contribute to achievement of our diversity objectives. Please submit a letter of application, current vita, complete contact information, and the names, street and email addresses, and telephone numbers of four references to:
Dr. Debra Mesch
Chair, Search Committee
c/o Dean’s Office
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
IUPUI
801 W. Michigan Street, BS 3025
Indianapolis, IN 46202
For more information see http://www.spea.iupui.edu/Faculty/openings.asp
Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, Educator and Contractor, M/F/D and strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, applicants with disabilities and members of other underrepresented groups. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process must notify the SPEA Dean’s Office at 801 W Michigan Street, BS 3025, Indianapolis, IN 46202; 317-274-2016.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS
Nonprofit Management
(Tenure Track)
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at the Indianapolis campus seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in nonprofit management. SPEA is interested in candidates with broad interests and knowledge of the emerging issues in the field of nonprofits-- including nonprofit management and governance, relationships between the sectors, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, and the globalization of the sector. Disciplinary background and research areas are open, but preference will be given to candidates with rigorous quantitative methodological training and an interest in comparative or international research of the nonprofit sector. Applicants must present evidence of high quality research and an ambitious research program, an interest in professional service applications, and a strong commitment to high quality teaching. Applicants should show clear promise for conducting applied research in a multidisciplinary env
ironment, including collaborative research with community organizations and nonprofit agencies. The successful applicant will also demonstrate an ability to communicate the results of such research to a variety of audiences.
A Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline is required. ABD candidates are welcome to apply, but the degree must be completed prior to the August 2011 start date of the appointment. The successful applicant will be expected to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty in SPEA’s Public Policy Institute, which conducts research with state and local governments and nonprofit organizations, as well as colleagues at the world-renowned Center on Philanthropy headquartered on the IUPUI campus.
SPEA is a multi-disciplinary, university-wide division of Indiana University, established as a professional school to address critical issues of governance, management and policy. With over 30,000 students, IUPUI is the third-largest campus in the state and confers more professional degrees than any other campus in Indiana. IUPUI is a Research I intensive institution, with over $400 million in external grants and contracts received in 2009-2010. The research portfolio of SPEA IUPUI faculty includes innovative projects with state, local and federal agencies as well as philanthropic foundations. The campus is adjacent to the thriving downtown Indianapolis, is within walking distance of the state government buildings, and provides ample opportunities for collaboration with business, nonprofit, and governmental leaders in the region. The SPEA program in nonprofit management was ranked third in the nation by U.S. News and World Reports in 2010.
Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. As a unit in Indiana’s urban research institution, SPEA is committed to diversity and especially interested in candidates who will contribute to achievement of our diversity objectives. Please submit a letter of application, current vita, complete contact information, and the names, street and email addresses, and telephone numbers of four references to:
Dr. Debra Mesch
Chair, Search Committee
c/o Dean’s Office
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
IUPUI
801 W. Michigan Street, BS 3025
Indianapolis, IN 46202
For more information see http://www.spea.iupui.edu/Faculty/openings.asp
Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, Educator and Contractor, M/F/D and strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, applicants with disabilities and members of other underrepresented groups. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process must notify the SPEA Dean’s Office at 801 W Michigan Street, BS 3025, Indianapolis, IN 46202; 317-274-2016.
Clipper Customer Service Administrator - Transportation - CA
Clipper Customer Service Administrator
Sector: Government: State/Regional/Other
Company Name: Local Government Services/Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Field of Interest: Transportation
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Location(s): Oakland, California, 94607, United States
Posted: October 19, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: 1-2 Years
Degree Desired: Undergraduate
Level of Experience: Entry-level Professional
Salary: $26.00 - $34.00 (Hourly Wage)
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Apply URL: http://www.calopps.org
Job Description
Working for Local Government Services and assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in Oakland, California, the person in this position will act as support staff for the management and operation of the Clipper customer service center. Responsibilities include: responding to customer and public inquiries and complaints, coordination with Clipper customer service center to resolve customer service issues, providing reports on customer service center statistics and metrics, improving customer relations management.
Apply To:
To apply or get more detailed job information, please visit www.calopps.org. Online applications must be completed by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2010. Look for the position under “member agencies”, then Local Government Services where you can apply online. You may cut and paste your cover letter and resume into section entitled “Other Comments.” Only online applications will be accepted.
Job Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a High School diploma or GED and completion of, at the minimum, 30 units of college level coursework related to transportation, regional or city planning, economics, public finance, business or public administration, computer science or related discipline (an Associate’s degree is desirable). Plus, completion of a minimum of three years of experience in providing customer relations management, data analysis and related support in a planning or similar work environment; or a bachelor’s degree and one year experience in a field related to the position.
Desired Qualifications:
Customer relations management
Data analysis and reporting
Database and spreadsheet software applications
Apply URL: http://www.calopps.org
Sector: Government: State/Regional/Other
Company Name: Local Government Services/Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Field of Interest: Transportation
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Location(s): Oakland, California, 94607, United States
Posted: October 19, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: 1-2 Years
Degree Desired: Undergraduate
Level of Experience: Entry-level Professional
Salary: $26.00 - $34.00 (Hourly Wage)
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Apply URL: http://www.calopps.org
Job Description
Working for Local Government Services and assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in Oakland, California, the person in this position will act as support staff for the management and operation of the Clipper customer service center. Responsibilities include: responding to customer and public inquiries and complaints, coordination with Clipper customer service center to resolve customer service issues, providing reports on customer service center statistics and metrics, improving customer relations management.
Apply To:
To apply or get more detailed job information, please visit www.calopps.org. Online applications must be completed by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2010. Look for the position under “member agencies”, then Local Government Services where you can apply online. You may cut and paste your cover letter and resume into section entitled “Other Comments.” Only online applications will be accepted.
Job Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a High School diploma or GED and completion of, at the minimum, 30 units of college level coursework related to transportation, regional or city planning, economics, public finance, business or public administration, computer science or related discipline (an Associate’s degree is desirable). Plus, completion of a minimum of three years of experience in providing customer relations management, data analysis and related support in a planning or similar work environment; or a bachelor’s degree and one year experience in a field related to the position.
Desired Qualifications:
Customer relations management
Data analysis and reporting
Database and spreadsheet software applications
Apply URL: http://www.calopps.org
Director, Latino Cultural Center UIC
Director, Latino Cultural Center
The University of Illinois at Chicago seeks a Director for its Latino Cultural Center. The Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center was created in 1976 to help make UIC a place where Latino/a identity and values are reaffirmed, shared, and performed, contributing to the advancement of the Latino/a students and to the creation of a Latino/a community on campus. The Center plays a major role in creating supportive spaces and offering programs and services for the Latino/a student population and for others interested in learning more about Latino/a and Latin American cultures and arts. It also serves as the home for the various Latino/a student organizations on campus and as a venue for numerous cultural activities, performances, lectures, and presentations.
The Director reports to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs.
As administrative head of the Center, the Director assumes fiscal oversight for this unit. He/she implements campus-wide-programs designed to educate and increase cultural awareness among university faculty, staff and students, promotes student development and retention, and affirms Latino/a identity and values. The Director is responsible for staff management including human resources, reviews and hiring; for establishing and working with an advisory board and in collaboration with the other Centers for Diversity (http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ua/cultures.pdf); and for developing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. He/she will serve as a liaison with other universities, academic and cultural institutions, and Latino/a community organizations in Chicago and nationwide.
The preferred applicant will demonstrate the following: leadership and creativity in organizing and developing programs for and about the diverse Latino/a and Latin American cultures; significant experience working with Latino/a communities within a university or cultural center in the city of Chicago or another major diverse urban setting;
experience with strategic thinking and planning while being a creative and innovative problem-solver; team building and creative conflict management skills; ability to build collaborative relationships with diverse individuals, groups, and stakeholders; supervisory experience; knowledge in financial and human resource management; skills in grant-writing and development; minimum 3 years experience in Latino/a cultural programming and administration; minimum 3 years working with college student populations; excellent writing and interpersonal skills; fluency in English and Spanish; computer literacy in Word, Excel, database, and web-based applications.
For more information on the Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center see http://www.uic.edu/depts/lcc/.
BA required, MA and/or PhD preferred. Salary range is $55-75,000, commensurate with experience. To apply, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae or resume, and names, titles and contact information of three references. The cover letter should describe the applicant's qualifications as well as their vision for the Latino Cultural Center. For fullest consideration, applications must be received by November 1, 2010. All applicants must submit an online application through jobs.uic.edu. To apply, click on the following link: https://jobs.uic.edu/default.cfm?page=job&jobID=3791
The University of Illinois at Chicago seeks a Director for its Latino Cultural Center. The Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center was created in 1976 to help make UIC a place where Latino/a identity and values are reaffirmed, shared, and performed, contributing to the advancement of the Latino/a students and to the creation of a Latino/a community on campus. The Center plays a major role in creating supportive spaces and offering programs and services for the Latino/a student population and for others interested in learning more about Latino/a and Latin American cultures and arts. It also serves as the home for the various Latino/a student organizations on campus and as a venue for numerous cultural activities, performances, lectures, and presentations.
The Director reports to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs.
As administrative head of the Center, the Director assumes fiscal oversight for this unit. He/she implements campus-wide-programs designed to educate and increase cultural awareness among university faculty, staff and students, promotes student development and retention, and affirms Latino/a identity and values. The Director is responsible for staff management including human resources, reviews and hiring; for establishing and working with an advisory board and in collaboration with the other Centers for Diversity (http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ua/cultures.pdf); and for developing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. He/she will serve as a liaison with other universities, academic and cultural institutions, and Latino/a community organizations in Chicago and nationwide.
The preferred applicant will demonstrate the following: leadership and creativity in organizing and developing programs for and about the diverse Latino/a and Latin American cultures; significant experience working with Latino/a communities within a university or cultural center in the city of Chicago or another major diverse urban setting;
experience with strategic thinking and planning while being a creative and innovative problem-solver; team building and creative conflict management skills; ability to build collaborative relationships with diverse individuals, groups, and stakeholders; supervisory experience; knowledge in financial and human resource management; skills in grant-writing and development; minimum 3 years experience in Latino/a cultural programming and administration; minimum 3 years working with college student populations; excellent writing and interpersonal skills; fluency in English and Spanish; computer literacy in Word, Excel, database, and web-based applications.
For more information on the Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center see http://www.uic.edu/depts/lcc/.
BA required, MA and/or PhD preferred. Salary range is $55-75,000, commensurate with experience. To apply, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae or resume, and names, titles and contact information of three references. The cover letter should describe the applicant's qualifications as well as their vision for the Latino Cultural Center. For fullest consideration, applications must be received by November 1, 2010. All applicants must submit an online application through jobs.uic.edu. To apply, click on the following link: https://jobs.uic.edu/default.cfm?page=job&jobID=3791
Development Manager, Shirley Heinze Land Trust - Michigan City, IN
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Job Description
POSITION GOAL AND OVERVIEW:
Put your passion for the environment and your commitment to protect, preserve, and restore natural lands in Northwest Indiana to work at Shirley Heinze Land Trust (SHLT). SHLT is seeking an energetic, self motivated, committed and skilled individual to implement the organization’s development strategy.
The goal of this position is to increase individual, corporate and foundation donor support for SHLT. This entails coordinating appeals such as letters; writing grant proposals, coordinating the annual summer event fundraiser. Developing and coordinating other events to raise funds and build awareness about the organization; developing a capital campaign, assisting with planned giving awareness and disseminating the SHLT story to engage community members in the work of SHLT through the website, newsletters, outreach, social media and other communication.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Development Manager is responsible for the advancement, implementation, and coordination of development activities and programs. The Manager reports to the Executive Director.
Specific areas of responsibilities include:
- Follow and annually update SHLT Development Strategy in coordination with board committees.
- Conduct annual letter appeals, track income and pledges, and prepare and personalize gift acknowledgements.
- Coordinate annual summer benefit fundraiser with board committee.
- Recruit and train volunteers, including Board members, to participate in appeals and fundraisers.
- Expand donor recruitment for individuals, business, and foundations, through community outreach, research, and other strategies.
- Coordinate the production of communication to the SHLT community including letters, proposals, and e-mail updates.
- Write grant proposals, reports, and other fundraising materials; search for new grant opportunities; stay updated on project efforts, track grant payments and expenditures.
- Engage regularly with press contacts to earn media attention for the organization.
- Coordinate and update the SHLT website.
- Coordinate closely with Stewardship staff on outreach and marketing efforts.
- Develop other fundraising and donor acquisition strategies including capital campaigns and planned giving as needed to meet fundraising targets.
- Act as a liaison between the fundraising committee(s) and board of directors.
- Be engaged in civic and leadership organizations.
- Other duties as assigned.
NEEDED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous fundraising experience and/or education (such as a Certificate in Fundraising/Development) as a professional or volunteer.
- Adhere to NSFRE Code of Ethics.
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
- Desire to provide people with the opportunity to support SHLT’s work, i.e, comfortable asking for money and support because you believe in the cause and believe that others want to support land conservation.
- Experience in volunteer coordination.
- Excellent writing and editing skills and ability to prepare materials in a variety of styles including traditional business communications and persuasive materials.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed for board meetings, special events and volunteer coordination.
- Experience in creating fund raising materials.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Publisher, Excel, Word, Access or similar software.
- Proficiency using fundraising database donor programs (Giftworks).
- A detail-oriented, organized, strategic and take initiative approach to your work with excellent communication skills.
- A strong interest in the Community Land Trust movement.
- Present public presentations to various organizations.
- Ability to help SHLT grow its development and capital program to improve the overall financial sustainability of the organization.
- Marketing experience preferred.
The position is full-time. Salary is dependent upon experience. Good benefits and professional development opportunities. Please submit prior to November 30, 2010.
Please send cover letter, resume, and salary range or expectations to:
Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Kris Krouse, Executive Director
444 Barker Road
Michigan City, IN 46360
Or land@heinzetrust.org
We are unable to respond to all submissions.
Job Description
POSITION GOAL AND OVERVIEW:
Put your passion for the environment and your commitment to protect, preserve, and restore natural lands in Northwest Indiana to work at Shirley Heinze Land Trust (SHLT). SHLT is seeking an energetic, self motivated, committed and skilled individual to implement the organization’s development strategy.
The goal of this position is to increase individual, corporate and foundation donor support for SHLT. This entails coordinating appeals such as letters; writing grant proposals, coordinating the annual summer event fundraiser. Developing and coordinating other events to raise funds and build awareness about the organization; developing a capital campaign, assisting with planned giving awareness and disseminating the SHLT story to engage community members in the work of SHLT through the website, newsletters, outreach, social media and other communication.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Development Manager is responsible for the advancement, implementation, and coordination of development activities and programs. The Manager reports to the Executive Director.
Specific areas of responsibilities include:
- Follow and annually update SHLT Development Strategy in coordination with board committees.
- Conduct annual letter appeals, track income and pledges, and prepare and personalize gift acknowledgements.
- Coordinate annual summer benefit fundraiser with board committee.
- Recruit and train volunteers, including Board members, to participate in appeals and fundraisers.
- Expand donor recruitment for individuals, business, and foundations, through community outreach, research, and other strategies.
- Coordinate the production of communication to the SHLT community including letters, proposals, and e-mail updates.
- Write grant proposals, reports, and other fundraising materials; search for new grant opportunities; stay updated on project efforts, track grant payments and expenditures.
- Engage regularly with press contacts to earn media attention for the organization.
- Coordinate and update the SHLT website.
- Coordinate closely with Stewardship staff on outreach and marketing efforts.
- Develop other fundraising and donor acquisition strategies including capital campaigns and planned giving as needed to meet fundraising targets.
- Act as a liaison between the fundraising committee(s) and board of directors.
- Be engaged in civic and leadership organizations.
- Other duties as assigned.
NEEDED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous fundraising experience and/or education (such as a Certificate in Fundraising/Development) as a professional or volunteer.
- Adhere to NSFRE Code of Ethics.
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
- Desire to provide people with the opportunity to support SHLT’s work, i.e, comfortable asking for money and support because you believe in the cause and believe that others want to support land conservation.
- Experience in volunteer coordination.
- Excellent writing and editing skills and ability to prepare materials in a variety of styles including traditional business communications and persuasive materials.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed for board meetings, special events and volunteer coordination.
- Experience in creating fund raising materials.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Publisher, Excel, Word, Access or similar software.
- Proficiency using fundraising database donor programs (Giftworks).
- A detail-oriented, organized, strategic and take initiative approach to your work with excellent communication skills.
- A strong interest in the Community Land Trust movement.
- Present public presentations to various organizations.
- Ability to help SHLT grow its development and capital program to improve the overall financial sustainability of the organization.
- Marketing experience preferred.
The position is full-time. Salary is dependent upon experience. Good benefits and professional development opportunities. Please submit prior to November 30, 2010.
Please send cover letter, resume, and salary range or expectations to:
Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Kris Krouse, Executive Director
444 Barker Road
Michigan City, IN 46360
Or land@heinzetrust.org
We are unable to respond to all submissions.
Director, GIS -The Georgia Institute of Technology
Director, GIS
Job ID: 7297425
Position Title: Director, GIS
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: Georgia Institute of Technology
Field of Interest: Education
Location(s): Atlanta, Georgia, 30301, United States
Posted: October 18, 2010
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Company: Georgia Institute of Technology
APPLY FOR THIS JOB:
Contact Person: Dr. William Drummond
Email Address: bill.drummond@coa.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-894-9840
Fax: 404-894-1628
Job Description
The Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of City and Regional Planning invites applications for the next Director of the Center for Geographic Information Systems. The successful candidate will serve as the Director of the Center for GIS and will hold a tenured or tenure-track faculty position. Applications are encouraged from candidates with an earned doctorate in a field suitable for appointment in the School of City and Regional Planning and a scholarly record in Geographic Information Systems. Candidates should also have experience in a substantive area such as community development, economic development, environment, international development, land use, public health, transportation, or urban modeling. We seek candidates with excellent scholarly credentials, superior leadership skills, a proven record of sponsored research, and a strong record of teaching. This is a 12-month appointment, with responsibilities shared between the School of City and Regional Planning and the Center for GIS. Additional affiliation with another school at Georgia Tech is also possible. Review of applicants will begin December 1 and will continue until the position is filled. The successful candidate is expected to assume the position during the summer of 2011.
Georgia Tech is a dynamic university located in the heart of Atlanta with a full-time faculty and staff of approximately 5,200 and more than 19,000 students. The Institute operates six colleges and applied research and economic development units at the main campus in Atlanta and has several regional and international branch campuses. The Institute’s historic strengths are in the technical professions and its schools are often highly influential in their industries and in policy making. Georgia Tech is recognized as one of the nation’s top research universities and is consistently ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s top ten public universities. The recent London Times Higher Education World University Rankings list Georgia Tech as 27th in the world.
The School of City and Regional Planning is a robust scholarly community consisting of 14 full-time faculty, 110 master's students and 25 Ph.D. students. The School currently has a proposal for a new master’s degree in GIS under review with approval expected in 2011. The GIS Center has six full time Research Scientists in addition to the Director and an administrative coordinator and typically supports 12-15 graduate research assistants. The Center focuses on the application of GIS technology to interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research and the development of innovative spatial analysis techniques and software tools.
Applicants should submit (1) a letter describing the candidate’s interest in the position and ambitions for advancing geographic information science, (2) a recent curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of the candidate’s research and teaching interests, and (4) the names and contact details of three to five references. Please submit the requested information via email as a PDF file or files. Applications and requests for additional information should be directed to:
William J. Drummond, GIS Director Search Committee Chair
School of City and Regional Planning
404-894-9840
bill.drummond@coa.gatech.edu
The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and applications from women and under-represented minorities are encouraged.
APPLY FOR THIS JOB:
Contact Person: Dr. William Drummond
Email Address: bill.drummond@coa.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-894-9840
Fax: 404-894-1628
http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=631&job=7297425
Job ID: 7297425
Position Title: Director, GIS
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: Georgia Institute of Technology
Field of Interest: Education
Location(s): Atlanta, Georgia, 30301, United States
Posted: October 18, 2010
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Company: Georgia Institute of Technology
APPLY FOR THIS JOB:
Contact Person: Dr. William Drummond
Email Address: bill.drummond@coa.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-894-9840
Fax: 404-894-1628
Job Description
The Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of City and Regional Planning invites applications for the next Director of the Center for Geographic Information Systems. The successful candidate will serve as the Director of the Center for GIS and will hold a tenured or tenure-track faculty position. Applications are encouraged from candidates with an earned doctorate in a field suitable for appointment in the School of City and Regional Planning and a scholarly record in Geographic Information Systems. Candidates should also have experience in a substantive area such as community development, economic development, environment, international development, land use, public health, transportation, or urban modeling. We seek candidates with excellent scholarly credentials, superior leadership skills, a proven record of sponsored research, and a strong record of teaching. This is a 12-month appointment, with responsibilities shared between the School of City and Regional Planning and the Center for GIS. Additional affiliation with another school at Georgia Tech is also possible. Review of applicants will begin December 1 and will continue until the position is filled. The successful candidate is expected to assume the position during the summer of 2011.
Georgia Tech is a dynamic university located in the heart of Atlanta with a full-time faculty and staff of approximately 5,200 and more than 19,000 students. The Institute operates six colleges and applied research and economic development units at the main campus in Atlanta and has several regional and international branch campuses. The Institute’s historic strengths are in the technical professions and its schools are often highly influential in their industries and in policy making. Georgia Tech is recognized as one of the nation’s top research universities and is consistently ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s top ten public universities. The recent London Times Higher Education World University Rankings list Georgia Tech as 27th in the world.
The School of City and Regional Planning is a robust scholarly community consisting of 14 full-time faculty, 110 master's students and 25 Ph.D. students. The School currently has a proposal for a new master’s degree in GIS under review with approval expected in 2011. The GIS Center has six full time Research Scientists in addition to the Director and an administrative coordinator and typically supports 12-15 graduate research assistants. The Center focuses on the application of GIS technology to interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research and the development of innovative spatial analysis techniques and software tools.
Applicants should submit (1) a letter describing the candidate’s interest in the position and ambitions for advancing geographic information science, (2) a recent curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of the candidate’s research and teaching interests, and (4) the names and contact details of three to five references. Please submit the requested information via email as a PDF file or files. Applications and requests for additional information should be directed to:
William J. Drummond, GIS Director Search Committee Chair
School of City and Regional Planning
404-894-9840
bill.drummond@coa.gatech.edu
The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and applications from women and under-represented minorities are encouraged.
APPLY FOR THIS JOB:
Contact Person: Dr. William Drummond
Email Address: bill.drummond@coa.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-894-9840
Fax: 404-894-1628
http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=631&job=7297425
Assistant Professor-Policy Analysis - IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Assistant Professor-Policy Analysis
Company Name: IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Location(s): Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Posted: October 22, 2010
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Entry Level: No
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Job Description
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
Policy Analysis(Tenure Track)
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at the IUPUI campus are seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Policy Analysis. Candidates with expertise and research interests in sustainability, environmental policy, energy, transportation systems, and urban affairs are particularly encouraged to apply. Additional areas of expertise are open, but should be compatible with a research program at an urban university. Applicants must present evidence of high quality research and an ambitious research program, an interest in professional service applications, and a strong commitment to high quality teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the work of the Public Policy Institute affiliated with the School. The Institute is a nationally prominent policy research center with significant support from foundations, nonprofits, and state and local governments. Applicants should be interested in working collaboratively with policy makers in sponsored, policy-focused research and willing to work with faculty and professional staff across disciplines. A Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline is required. ABD candidates are welcome to apply, but the degree must be completed prior to the start date of the appointment.
The successful applicant will be expected to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The anticipated start date is August 2011.
SPEA is a multi-disciplinary; core school of Indiana University, established as a professional school committed to excellence in teaching, research, and civic engagement. SPEA is one of the largest public affairs schools in the United States, and SPEA IUPUI programs in criminal justice and nonprofit management are ranked third in the nation by U.S. News and World Reports. IUPUI is a Research I intensive institution, with over $400 million in external grants and contracts received in 2009-2010. The research portfolio of SPEA IUPUI faculty includes innovative projects with state, local and federal agencies as well as philanthropic foundations. SPEA IUPUI is located in thriving downtown Indianapolis within walking distance of state government buildings, several museums and sports facilities, and numerous restaurants and retail establishments. The city of Indianapolis was recently rated as one of the most affordable urban sites for housing in the country.
Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1st and will continue until the position is filled. SPEA-IUPUI is committed to diversity and especially interested in candidates who will contribute to achievement of our diversity objectives. Please submit a letter of application, current vita, complete contact information, and the names, affiliation, email addresses, and telephone numbers of four references to:
Sheila Kennedy
Professor and Chair, Search Committee
c/o Dean’s Office
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
IUPUI
801 W. Michigan Street, BS 3025
Indianapolis, IN 46202
For more information see http://www.spea.iupui.edu/Faculty/openings.asp
Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, Educator and Contractor, M/F/D and strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, applicants with disabilities and members of other underrepresented groups. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process must notify the SPEA Dean’s Office at 801 W Michigan Street, BS 3025, Indianapolis, IN 46202; 317-274-2016, a reasonable time in advance.
Company Name: IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Location(s): Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Posted: October 22, 2010
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Entry Level: No
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Job Description
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
Policy Analysis(Tenure Track)
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at the IUPUI campus are seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Policy Analysis. Candidates with expertise and research interests in sustainability, environmental policy, energy, transportation systems, and urban affairs are particularly encouraged to apply. Additional areas of expertise are open, but should be compatible with a research program at an urban university. Applicants must present evidence of high quality research and an ambitious research program, an interest in professional service applications, and a strong commitment to high quality teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the work of the Public Policy Institute affiliated with the School. The Institute is a nationally prominent policy research center with significant support from foundations, nonprofits, and state and local governments. Applicants should be interested in working collaboratively with policy makers in sponsored, policy-focused research and willing to work with faculty and professional staff across disciplines. A Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline is required. ABD candidates are welcome to apply, but the degree must be completed prior to the start date of the appointment.
The successful applicant will be expected to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The anticipated start date is August 2011.
SPEA is a multi-disciplinary; core school of Indiana University, established as a professional school committed to excellence in teaching, research, and civic engagement. SPEA is one of the largest public affairs schools in the United States, and SPEA IUPUI programs in criminal justice and nonprofit management are ranked third in the nation by U.S. News and World Reports. IUPUI is a Research I intensive institution, with over $400 million in external grants and contracts received in 2009-2010. The research portfolio of SPEA IUPUI faculty includes innovative projects with state, local and federal agencies as well as philanthropic foundations. SPEA IUPUI is located in thriving downtown Indianapolis within walking distance of state government buildings, several museums and sports facilities, and numerous restaurants and retail establishments. The city of Indianapolis was recently rated as one of the most affordable urban sites for housing in the country.
Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1st and will continue until the position is filled. SPEA-IUPUI is committed to diversity and especially interested in candidates who will contribute to achievement of our diversity objectives. Please submit a letter of application, current vita, complete contact information, and the names, affiliation, email addresses, and telephone numbers of four references to:
Sheila Kennedy
Professor and Chair, Search Committee
c/o Dean’s Office
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
IUPUI
801 W. Michigan Street, BS 3025
Indianapolis, IN 46202
For more information see http://www.spea.iupui.edu/Faculty/openings.asp
Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, Educator and Contractor, M/F/D and strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, applicants with disabilities and members of other underrepresented groups. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process must notify the SPEA Dean’s Office at 801 W Michigan Street, BS 3025, Indianapolis, IN 46202; 317-274-2016, a reasonable time in advance.
Public Policy and Administration Lecturer, Northwestern University
Lecturer
Position Title: Lecturer
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: Northwestern University
Field of Interest: Education
Job Function: Academic: Adjunct or Part-time
Location(s): Chicago, Illinois, 60601, United States | Online, Other / Non-US, United States
Posted: October 22, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Duration: 1-3 Months
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Level of Experience: Mid-Career
Job Description
Northwestern University is seeking instructors for its Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program. The MPPA program explores public policy issues, applications, and analysis and the administrative systems necessary to implement policy. The program is designed to be of particular benefit to early and mid-career managers and executives working in local and state government agencies, though much of the curriculum is applicable to careers in federal government, foundations, and associations.
MPPA courses are offered in both an on-campus and an online format. On-campus classes meet once a week for 10 consecutive weeks in the evening in the Chicago area. Online courses can be conducted from anywhere in the United States. Please visit our website for more detailed information about our programs and courses: http://scs.northwestern.edu/grad/.
We welcome the opportunity to speak with you more about the program. Please forward a resume and letter of inquiry, mentioning the specific courses you are most interested in teaching.
We have a particular interest in faculty who are able to teach the following:
MPPA 404-DL: Microeconomics for Public Policy and Administration (online course)
Economics is about choice, and microeconomics is the study of resource allocation choices, beginning with how consumers and producers make choices. This course is aimed at developing student understanding of microeconomic theory, especially as it concerns the relationship between the market economy and public policy. Topics include consumer behavior and the theory of demand; production, cost, supply functions; choices under uncertainty, insurance; competitive equilibrium; subsidies, taxes, price controls; monopoly and monopsony; price discrimination and public utility pricing; monopolistic competition; general equilibrium theory and welfare economics; information theory; and public goods, externalities and market failure. Required core course in the distance learning program.
MPPA 407-0 Scope and Dynamics of Public Policy (on-campus course, Chicago or Evanston)
This course is an introduction to the public policy process in the United States. It focuses on developing an understanding of what "political" and "public policy" mean and how public policy is made. The course considers agenda setting, decision making theory and methods of analyzing policy outcomes. Course materials will provide students with the analytical framework to explore why some problems reach the public agenda, why some solutions are adopted and others rejected, and why some policies appear to succeed while others appear to fail. It will examine policy making primarily at the national level but will also look at examples at the state and local level.
Job Requirements
We require all of our instructors to hold a minimum of a master's degree (PhD preferred). Instructors must have significant work experience in the areas in which they teach.
Apply: http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=631&job=7312332
Position Title: Lecturer
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: Northwestern University
Field of Interest: Education
Job Function: Academic: Adjunct or Part-time
Location(s): Chicago, Illinois, 60601, United States | Online, Other / Non-US, United States
Posted: October 22, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Duration: 1-3 Months
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Level of Experience: Mid-Career
Job Description
Northwestern University is seeking instructors for its Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program. The MPPA program explores public policy issues, applications, and analysis and the administrative systems necessary to implement policy. The program is designed to be of particular benefit to early and mid-career managers and executives working in local and state government agencies, though much of the curriculum is applicable to careers in federal government, foundations, and associations.
MPPA courses are offered in both an on-campus and an online format. On-campus classes meet once a week for 10 consecutive weeks in the evening in the Chicago area. Online courses can be conducted from anywhere in the United States. Please visit our website for more detailed information about our programs and courses: http://scs.northwestern.edu/grad/.
We welcome the opportunity to speak with you more about the program. Please forward a resume and letter of inquiry, mentioning the specific courses you are most interested in teaching.
We have a particular interest in faculty who are able to teach the following:
MPPA 404-DL: Microeconomics for Public Policy and Administration (online course)
Economics is about choice, and microeconomics is the study of resource allocation choices, beginning with how consumers and producers make choices. This course is aimed at developing student understanding of microeconomic theory, especially as it concerns the relationship between the market economy and public policy. Topics include consumer behavior and the theory of demand; production, cost, supply functions; choices under uncertainty, insurance; competitive equilibrium; subsidies, taxes, price controls; monopoly and monopsony; price discrimination and public utility pricing; monopolistic competition; general equilibrium theory and welfare economics; information theory; and public goods, externalities and market failure. Required core course in the distance learning program.
MPPA 407-0 Scope and Dynamics of Public Policy (on-campus course, Chicago or Evanston)
This course is an introduction to the public policy process in the United States. It focuses on developing an understanding of what "political" and "public policy" mean and how public policy is made. The course considers agenda setting, decision making theory and methods of analyzing policy outcomes. Course materials will provide students with the analytical framework to explore why some problems reach the public agenda, why some solutions are adopted and others rejected, and why some policies appear to succeed while others appear to fail. It will examine policy making primarily at the national level but will also look at examples at the state and local level.
Job Requirements
We require all of our instructors to hold a minimum of a master's degree (PhD preferred). Instructors must have significant work experience in the areas in which they teach.
Apply: http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=631&job=7312332
Research Associate - Washington, D.C.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Position Title: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Sector: Policy Research Organization
Company Name: MPR Associates, Inc.
Field of Interest: Education
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Location(s): Berkeley, Washington, DC, 94704, United States
Posted: October 22, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Level of Experience: Mid-Career
Required Travel: 0-10%
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Catherine Ramer
Email Address: hr@mprinc.com
Phone: 510-849-0794
Fax: 510-849-0794
Apply URL: http://www.mprinc.com/jobs/default.aspx
Job Description
MPR Associates, Inc. is a steadily growing, private consulting firm of almost 90 employees committed to helping improving American education by conducting clear, unbiased, policy relevant research and developing practical recommendations for a variety of clients ranging from the U.S. Department of Education to state education agencies and non-profit institutions. We combine expertise in collecting, analyzing, and using data with innovative uses of technology and deep content knowledge that spans K-12 through adult education.
We provide opportunities to work on a variety of meaningful projects within a collegial and supportive workplace that emphasizes high quality work and promotes continuous growth, innovation and active collaboration. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
We are seeking a full-time, junior-level Research Associate at either our headquarters in Berkeley, CA or our satellite office in Washington, DC.
We are interested in candidates with interest and substantive knowledge in one or more of the following research areas:
* Using data for school or program improvement
* K12 and postsecondary educational access, engagement and outcomes such as drop-out and college readiness for at risk populations
* Workforce and college readiness for youth and adults including connecting academics and career-technical education, ESL, adult basic education, workforce basic skills and correctional education
* Student financial aid, student debt and college costs
Typical responsibilities include the design of research projects and statistical analyses, management and analysis of large and complex data sets, site visits and literature reviews, writing and collaborating on reports for publication, preparing presentations, assisting in the development of research proposals, and supervising the work of research assistants and/or research programmers.
Job Requirements
Minimum qualifications include:
* Advanced degree in education, sociology, public policy, statistics, economics, demography, or other social science field
* 1-2 years relevant research experience with substantive knowledge in an education-related research area
* Substantial knowledge of social science research methods with demonstrated experience in statistical techniques and data management
* Experience designing research/evaluation projects and in using both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis strategies, including interviews, focus groups, and surveys
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to organize, write about and discuss data and complex issues clearly
* Strong computer literacy skills with advanced knowledge of MS Office and solid experience using statistical software such as SAS or STATA
* Superior organizational skills and a commitment to accuracy and excellence
* Valid long-term authorization to work in the United States
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Catherine Ramer
Email Address: hr@mprinc.com
Phone: 510-849-0794
Fax: 510-849-0794
Apply URL: http://www.mprinc.com/jobs/default.aspx
Position Title: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Sector: Policy Research Organization
Company Name: MPR Associates, Inc.
Field of Interest: Education
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Location(s): Berkeley, Washington, DC, 94704, United States
Posted: October 22, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Level of Experience: Mid-Career
Required Travel: 0-10%
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Catherine Ramer
Email Address: hr@mprinc.com
Phone: 510-849-0794
Fax: 510-849-0794
Apply URL: http://www.mprinc.com/jobs/default.aspx
Job Description
MPR Associates, Inc. is a steadily growing, private consulting firm of almost 90 employees committed to helping improving American education by conducting clear, unbiased, policy relevant research and developing practical recommendations for a variety of clients ranging from the U.S. Department of Education to state education agencies and non-profit institutions. We combine expertise in collecting, analyzing, and using data with innovative uses of technology and deep content knowledge that spans K-12 through adult education.
We provide opportunities to work on a variety of meaningful projects within a collegial and supportive workplace that emphasizes high quality work and promotes continuous growth, innovation and active collaboration. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
We are seeking a full-time, junior-level Research Associate at either our headquarters in Berkeley, CA or our satellite office in Washington, DC.
We are interested in candidates with interest and substantive knowledge in one or more of the following research areas:
* Using data for school or program improvement
* K12 and postsecondary educational access, engagement and outcomes such as drop-out and college readiness for at risk populations
* Workforce and college readiness for youth and adults including connecting academics and career-technical education, ESL, adult basic education, workforce basic skills and correctional education
* Student financial aid, student debt and college costs
Typical responsibilities include the design of research projects and statistical analyses, management and analysis of large and complex data sets, site visits and literature reviews, writing and collaborating on reports for publication, preparing presentations, assisting in the development of research proposals, and supervising the work of research assistants and/or research programmers.
Job Requirements
Minimum qualifications include:
* Advanced degree in education, sociology, public policy, statistics, economics, demography, or other social science field
* 1-2 years relevant research experience with substantive knowledge in an education-related research area
* Substantial knowledge of social science research methods with demonstrated experience in statistical techniques and data management
* Experience designing research/evaluation projects and in using both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis strategies, including interviews, focus groups, and surveys
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to organize, write about and discuss data and complex issues clearly
* Strong computer literacy skills with advanced knowledge of MS Office and solid experience using statistical software such as SAS or STATA
* Superior organizational skills and a commitment to accuracy and excellence
* Valid long-term authorization to work in the United States
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Catherine Ramer
Email Address: hr@mprinc.com
Phone: 510-849-0794
Fax: 510-849-0794
Apply URL: http://www.mprinc.com/jobs/default.aspx
Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Urban Soil Ecosystems, Chicago IL
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Urban Soil Ecosystems
Company: The New School
Location: Chicago, Illinois
* Salary: Not Specified
* Category: Education / Teaching
* Date Posted: 10/20/2010
* Travel Required: Not Specified
* Security Clearance: No
* Work Type: Any
Job Description
A post-doctoral position is available at The New School's Tishman Environment and Design Center to examine urban greening as an important form of urban land use-land cover change in the greater metro region of NYC and the effect of this greening on associated ecosystems. The project involves an interdisciplinary team of social-ecological system researchers at The New School and multiple other institutions including Columbia University, Yale University, and others. The successful candidate will be an integral member of this team and will conduct analysis assessing how landuse/landcover effects soil heterogeneity and soil processes in the NYC Metropolitan area.
Research involving the postdoctoral researcher may include some or all of the following:
-current and historical patterns of land use and land cover
-urban soils and plant diversity
-urban soil heterogeneity and function
-future scenarios for the NYC Metropolitan area
The preferred start date is January 1, 2011. The primary location for the postdoctoral position will be at The New School's Tishman Environment and Design Center. This is a one-year position. Applicants must have relevant Ph. D. experience in urban ecology, soil ecology, or geospatial analysis and be eager to work in an interdisciplinary team with the other scientists on the project. Prior experience with urban ecosystem research is desirable. Candidates with expertise in GIS and experience working with soils are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant must be adept at working with multiple researchers with varying interests in urban ecology, including geographers, landscape and urban planners, ecologists, and environmental educators. Strong communication skills are also required for coordinating field-work and meetings. In addition to supporting the overall project, candidates will be encouraged to develop their own research agenda within the project scope. Candidates will also be expected to teach one introductory undergraduate course and one advanced undergraduate course in an area of their expertise for the Environmental Studies program at the university.
To apply: https://careers.newschool.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1288032139712
Company: The New School
Location: Chicago, Illinois
* Salary: Not Specified
* Category: Education / Teaching
* Date Posted: 10/20/2010
* Travel Required: Not Specified
* Security Clearance: No
* Work Type: Any
Job Description
A post-doctoral position is available at The New School's Tishman Environment and Design Center to examine urban greening as an important form of urban land use-land cover change in the greater metro region of NYC and the effect of this greening on associated ecosystems. The project involves an interdisciplinary team of social-ecological system researchers at The New School and multiple other institutions including Columbia University, Yale University, and others. The successful candidate will be an integral member of this team and will conduct analysis assessing how landuse/landcover effects soil heterogeneity and soil processes in the NYC Metropolitan area.
Research involving the postdoctoral researcher may include some or all of the following:
-current and historical patterns of land use and land cover
-urban soils and plant diversity
-urban soil heterogeneity and function
-future scenarios for the NYC Metropolitan area
The preferred start date is January 1, 2011. The primary location for the postdoctoral position will be at The New School's Tishman Environment and Design Center. This is a one-year position. Applicants must have relevant Ph. D. experience in urban ecology, soil ecology, or geospatial analysis and be eager to work in an interdisciplinary team with the other scientists on the project. Prior experience with urban ecosystem research is desirable. Candidates with expertise in GIS and experience working with soils are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant must be adept at working with multiple researchers with varying interests in urban ecology, including geographers, landscape and urban planners, ecologists, and environmental educators. Strong communication skills are also required for coordinating field-work and meetings. In addition to supporting the overall project, candidates will be encouraged to develop their own research agenda within the project scope. Candidates will also be expected to teach one introductory undergraduate course and one advanced undergraduate course in an area of their expertise for the Environmental Studies program at the university.
To apply: https://careers.newschool.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1288032139712
Senior Policy Analyst - Washington, DC
Senior Policy Analyst, Metro, Brookings
Job ID: 7286890
Position Title: Senior Policy Analyst, Metro, Brookings
Company Name: Brookings
Location(s): Washington, Dist. Columbia, 20036, United States
Posted: October 14, 2010
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Entry Level: No
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Job Description
The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. Established in 1916, Brookings analyzes current and emerging issues and produces new ideas that matter - for the nation and the world.
Brookings seeks to fill the position of Senior Policy Analyst, Metro.
For Complete Job Description and To Apply: http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10142.aspx
Basic Function:
Helps develop, oversee, and execute major research and policy development projects focused on the emerging “next economy,” created in the nation’s metropolitan areas. Helps conceptualize and manage projects and project sections; conducts research; drafts summaries of findings; drafts brief, reports, and memos; helps review and edit papers; and generally helps author publications emanating from the policy program. Helps plan policy meetings and public events as needed. Serve as external research liaison to scholars and constituency groups, conducting outreach and fielding inquiries as needed. Masters and conveys core program frameworks and formats into projects with multiple internal and external partners.
Education/Experience Requirements:
Masters degree in public policy, economics, government, or other related disciplines required. Also required: Six years of professional experience writing and researching in a metropolitan, state, or federal policy environment, especially aimed at translating research findings in a clear and compelling way to policy and lay audiences. Significant project management and editorial experience is critical. Must have worked in a fast-paced, policy-oriented environment. Practical work experience in public policy field preferred. Experience in public policy, journalism, or issue campaigns is also welcome. Competence to undertake research and writing assignments with little or no supervision required.
Knowledge Requirements:
Exemplary writing, research, and editing skills required. Must be able to produce clear, rigorous, in-depth policy analysis as well as to simplify and synthesize complex research, statistical, or policy information and convert academic literature into accessible, policy relevant documents. Must be a quick learner on a wide variety of public policy and metropolitan issues. Needs to be able to excel in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines when necessary. Experience “versioning” of in-depth materials into a variety of high-impact formats is important. Requirement of project management and ability to organize and supervise the work of others critical. Must be a team player who can collaborate well with others on joint writing assignments. Strong basic knowledge of software packages such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Excel, and Powerpoint required.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
10% Helps Plan Policy Meetings and Public Events as Needed:
- Carries out substance-related logistics for policy roundtables and other events associated with project proposals.
20% Serves as External Research Liaison to Outside Scholars and Constituency Groups:
- Serves as principal staff liaison to outside academics, Brookings scholars, and practitioners who are advisors or partners in projects; and regularly works with outside authors, vendors, scholars, decision makers, constituency groups.
- Actively participates in planning meetings and listening sessions with partners and clients to develop report themes.
- Represents and presents findings for the Metro Program at select outside meetings, conferences, or to media.
- Meets with and briefs relevant external contacts on Metro Policy programs.
- Coauthors or authors op-eds and blogs when necessary.
70% Develops, Implements, and Oversees Short- and Long-Term Policy Projects in Close Collaboration with Policy Director:
- Helps Policy Director design, develop, and execute policy research initiatives and work plans for large-scale national, state, and regional papers and reports.
- Helps Policy Director diffuse core program frameworks and formats throughout multiple projects.
- Serves as project manager on major policy development efforts.
- Co-authors or carries out major developmental direction and editorial work on major policy reports, briefs, and memos.
- Identifies, researches, and develops policy recommendations for reports.
- Provides general research assistance on various short-term research projects.
- Creates verbal and visual presentations for research projects.
- Helps edit and review policy papers and manuscripts to be published.
- Monitors, manages, and communicates frequently the process and progress of projects.
- Oversees the work of research assistants or outside partners on selected projects.
Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications for the position will be considered. No phone calls please. Brookings welcomes resumes from all qualified applicants, particularly women and minorities.
http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10142.aspx
Job ID: 7286890
Position Title: Senior Policy Analyst, Metro, Brookings
Company Name: Brookings
Location(s): Washington, Dist. Columbia, 20036, United States
Posted: October 14, 2010
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Entry Level: No
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Job Description
The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. Established in 1916, Brookings analyzes current and emerging issues and produces new ideas that matter - for the nation and the world.
Brookings seeks to fill the position of Senior Policy Analyst, Metro.
For Complete Job Description and To Apply: http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10142.aspx
Basic Function:
Helps develop, oversee, and execute major research and policy development projects focused on the emerging “next economy,” created in the nation’s metropolitan areas. Helps conceptualize and manage projects and project sections; conducts research; drafts summaries of findings; drafts brief, reports, and memos; helps review and edit papers; and generally helps author publications emanating from the policy program. Helps plan policy meetings and public events as needed. Serve as external research liaison to scholars and constituency groups, conducting outreach and fielding inquiries as needed. Masters and conveys core program frameworks and formats into projects with multiple internal and external partners.
Education/Experience Requirements:
Masters degree in public policy, economics, government, or other related disciplines required. Also required: Six years of professional experience writing and researching in a metropolitan, state, or federal policy environment, especially aimed at translating research findings in a clear and compelling way to policy and lay audiences. Significant project management and editorial experience is critical. Must have worked in a fast-paced, policy-oriented environment. Practical work experience in public policy field preferred. Experience in public policy, journalism, or issue campaigns is also welcome. Competence to undertake research and writing assignments with little or no supervision required.
Knowledge Requirements:
Exemplary writing, research, and editing skills required. Must be able to produce clear, rigorous, in-depth policy analysis as well as to simplify and synthesize complex research, statistical, or policy information and convert academic literature into accessible, policy relevant documents. Must be a quick learner on a wide variety of public policy and metropolitan issues. Needs to be able to excel in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines when necessary. Experience “versioning” of in-depth materials into a variety of high-impact formats is important. Requirement of project management and ability to organize and supervise the work of others critical. Must be a team player who can collaborate well with others on joint writing assignments. Strong basic knowledge of software packages such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Excel, and Powerpoint required.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
10% Helps Plan Policy Meetings and Public Events as Needed:
- Carries out substance-related logistics for policy roundtables and other events associated with project proposals.
20% Serves as External Research Liaison to Outside Scholars and Constituency Groups:
- Serves as principal staff liaison to outside academics, Brookings scholars, and practitioners who are advisors or partners in projects; and regularly works with outside authors, vendors, scholars, decision makers, constituency groups.
- Actively participates in planning meetings and listening sessions with partners and clients to develop report themes.
- Represents and presents findings for the Metro Program at select outside meetings, conferences, or to media.
- Meets with and briefs relevant external contacts on Metro Policy programs.
- Coauthors or authors op-eds and blogs when necessary.
70% Develops, Implements, and Oversees Short- and Long-Term Policy Projects in Close Collaboration with Policy Director:
- Helps Policy Director design, develop, and execute policy research initiatives and work plans for large-scale national, state, and regional papers and reports.
- Helps Policy Director diffuse core program frameworks and formats throughout multiple projects.
- Serves as project manager on major policy development efforts.
- Co-authors or carries out major developmental direction and editorial work on major policy reports, briefs, and memos.
- Identifies, researches, and develops policy recommendations for reports.
- Provides general research assistance on various short-term research projects.
- Creates verbal and visual presentations for research projects.
- Helps edit and review policy papers and manuscripts to be published.
- Monitors, manages, and communicates frequently the process and progress of projects.
- Oversees the work of research assistants or outside partners on selected projects.
Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications for the position will be considered. No phone calls please. Brookings welcomes resumes from all qualified applicants, particularly women and minorities.
http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10142.aspx
Faculty Position in Housing - UCLA
UCLA - University of California, Los Angeles
Faculty Position in Housing
The UCLA Department of Urban Planning invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in housing beginning July 1, 2011. We seek bold and innovative thinkers who show intellectual leadership in addressing the housing challenges and inequalities faced by diverse populations in cities and regions. The appointment is expected to be at the rank of assistant professor, although applicants at other levels may also be considered. A Ph.D. in Urban Planning or a related field is required.
Our department is consistently ranked among the top internationally, and our diverse undergraduate, masters, and PhD students are consistently placed in excellent positions. We have 18 faculty, about 200 graduate students, and nearly 100 students pursuing our urban affairs minor.
The UCLA School of Public Affairs - home to the departments of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning as well as five research centers - and its sister schools and centers, including the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, provide an outstanding intellectual setting. Southern California is one of the world's major metropolitan areas, with rich cultural, social, intellectual and recreational offerings.
While applications will be accepted until the position is filled, all materials should be submitted by December 10, 2010 to be guaranteed full consideration. Send hard copies of a (a) letter of application, (2) resume/c.v., (3) names and contact information for three academic referees, and a (4) single representative article or conference paper to:
Ms. Marsha Brown * Department of Urban Planning * School of Public Affairs * University of California, Los Angeles * Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656. Please reference tracking number 1184-1011-01.
UCLA offers an attractive salary and benefits package, including a housing assistance program for new faculty members. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about the department, please visit our web site: http://publicaffairs.ucla.edu/urban-planning.
APPLY:
Contact Person: Marsha Brown
Email Address: marshab@ucla.edu
Phone: 310 206-7150
Fax: 310 206-5566
Faculty Position in Housing
The UCLA Department of Urban Planning invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in housing beginning July 1, 2011. We seek bold and innovative thinkers who show intellectual leadership in addressing the housing challenges and inequalities faced by diverse populations in cities and regions. The appointment is expected to be at the rank of assistant professor, although applicants at other levels may also be considered. A Ph.D. in Urban Planning or a related field is required.
Our department is consistently ranked among the top internationally, and our diverse undergraduate, masters, and PhD students are consistently placed in excellent positions. We have 18 faculty, about 200 graduate students, and nearly 100 students pursuing our urban affairs minor.
The UCLA School of Public Affairs - home to the departments of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning as well as five research centers - and its sister schools and centers, including the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, provide an outstanding intellectual setting. Southern California is one of the world's major metropolitan areas, with rich cultural, social, intellectual and recreational offerings.
While applications will be accepted until the position is filled, all materials should be submitted by December 10, 2010 to be guaranteed full consideration. Send hard copies of a (a) letter of application, (2) resume/c.v., (3) names and contact information for three academic referees, and a (4) single representative article or conference paper to:
Ms. Marsha Brown * Department of Urban Planning * School of Public Affairs * University of California, Los Angeles * Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656. Please reference tracking number 1184-1011-01.
UCLA offers an attractive salary and benefits package, including a housing assistance program for new faculty members. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about the department, please visit our web site: http://publicaffairs.ucla.edu/urban-planning.
APPLY:
Contact Person: Marsha Brown
Email Address: marshab@ucla.edu
Phone: 310 206-7150
Fax: 310 206-5566
Environmental Planner - Las Angeles, CA
Environmental Planner
Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
Requisition Number: URS47582
Interest Category: Environmental/Sciences
Interest Sub Category: Environmental Sciences
Employment Category/Status: Full Time
Minimum Requirements: Candidate must have a scientific, planning, or engineering degree at an accredited university, at least 3+ years of experience in the environmental planning field, and have good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong quantitative and qualitative capabilities are required. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Strong verbal, written communication skills, Candidates who are (i) self motivated and responsive; (ii) enjoy working in teams; (iii) have an interest in being exposed to a wide variety of major environmental and planning projects in southern California are strongly encouraged to apply.
Job Description:
The candidate will assist the Environmental Planning Department on various projects. The qualified applicant will be responsible for supporting project planners in project related tasks. These may include, but are not limited to: technical research, development of maps and figures, preparation of sections of environmental documents, document review and production, project management support, and other similar tasks.
http://www.jobfox.com/Web/Seeker/Landing/AppJobDetails.aspx?AppJobId=91455b58-c4b7-4972-82aa-efe12f8cd369&source=simplyhired75
Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
Requisition Number: URS47582
Interest Category: Environmental/Sciences
Interest Sub Category: Environmental Sciences
Employment Category/Status: Full Time
Minimum Requirements: Candidate must have a scientific, planning, or engineering degree at an accredited university, at least 3+ years of experience in the environmental planning field, and have good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong quantitative and qualitative capabilities are required. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Strong verbal, written communication skills, Candidates who are (i) self motivated and responsive; (ii) enjoy working in teams; (iii) have an interest in being exposed to a wide variety of major environmental and planning projects in southern California are strongly encouraged to apply.
Job Description:
The candidate will assist the Environmental Planning Department on various projects. The qualified applicant will be responsible for supporting project planners in project related tasks. These may include, but are not limited to: technical research, development of maps and figures, preparation of sections of environmental documents, document review and production, project management support, and other similar tasks.
http://www.jobfox.com/Web/Seeker/Landing/AppJobDetails.aspx?AppJobId=91455b58-c4b7-4972-82aa-efe12f8cd369&source=simplyhired75
Assistant Director, Capital Formation Department - Washington, DC
Assistant Director, Capital Formation Department
Washington DC
Living Cities is a pioneering partnership among the philanthropic, corporate and public sectors. Members include leading foundations such as Ford, Gates, and MacArthur, as well as major banks and insurance companies. Together, Living Cities members help bring opportunities and the power of mainstream markets to urban neighborhoods and residents historically left behind. Since 1991, Living Cities has invested more than $600 million in cities across the country. Our funding has helped build homes, stores, schools, daycare, healthcare, job training centers and other community assets that exceed $15.9 billion in total value -- a remarkable leverage ratio of 29:1.
Living Cities aggregates and deploys capital through commercial debt, Program-Related Investments, grants, guarantees and other financial mechanisms. We support bold, promising approaches that take advantage of the city’s unique role as America’s engine for economic prosperity and that have the potential to transform the lives of low-income people and the communities in which they live.
The Capital Formation Department at Living Cities aggregates and deploys socially motivated capital to create opportunities and meet needs in low income communities in America’s cities. Over the past two years, the department has created the Catalyst Fund, raising $40 million for investment in not-for-profit organizations that advance the Living Cities mission, and has been a moving force behind the establishment of the Living Cities Integration Initiative, a multi-year, $80 million effort to support public-private partnerships in five cities.
Living Cities has a small and dynamic staff and an extremely ambitious agenda. Reporting to the Director of Capital Formation, the Assistant Director will contribute broadly to the work of the department and the organization as a whole.
Responsibilities
The position combines policy/analytic work with transactions. Together with the Director, the Assistant Director will staff the Capital Formation Committee, which includes leading social investors from Living Cities member foundations and financial institutions. The Assistant Director will:
* Absorption of capital: Identify gaps in ability of cities to deploy investment capital in low income communities. Work with members, partners and experts to assess strengths and weaknesses of existing financial intermediaries and systems; map required capabilities; and develop a plan of action (including research, convenings, investments and policy advocacy) for how Living Cities could transform the field.
* Staff the Living Cities Working Group on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): Together with Program staff, work with funders and partners (such as the Center for Transit-Oriented Development and the Institute for Responsible Investment, among others), to advance the development of equitable, large-scale TOD projects in cities across the US. Analyze gaps and challenges in the availability of finance; oversee research and plan convenings to address these challenges. Help regional partnerships develop new funding mechanisms and work with the Living Cities Catalyst Fund to finance appropriate transactions. Work with the Living Cities Policy Committee to identify needed policy changes.
* Living Cities Integration Initiative: Bring a capital/investment perspective to Living Cities’ signature $80 million effort to encourage public-private partnerships in five cities. Work with the Living Cities Program, Knowledge and Evaluation Committees and staff to ensure that participants in the chosen sites, as well as Living Cities members, have rich opportunities for learning from the capital/investment activities funded by Living Cities. Assist with the evaluation of the role of capital in the overall initiative.
* Develop and manage transactions: identify and screen potential deals; manage underwriting, structuring, negotiation and legal documentation of investments for the Living Cities Catalyst Fund and other Living Cities vehicles; maintain relationships with borrowers and co-investors
Qualifications
* MBA or MPP/MPA (required)
* Strong background in finance
* 5-10 years of experience, including at least 2-3 years of transactional experience in a commercial or investment bank and at least one year of policy development experience relating to capital/finance (e.g. US Treasury, Congress, Federal Reserve)
* Strong writing and oral communications skills
* Ability to juggle multiple projects and zoom from detail to big picture and back
* Bias for action
* Commitment to the mission and social returns sought by Living Cities
* Interest in innovative approaches to community development finance
To apply
Send resume and cover letter in separate attachments to Robin Hacke, Director of Capital Formation, at rhacke@livingcities.org. Please highlight relevant experience in the cover letter and explain why this organization/position is of interest to you.
http://www.livingcities.org/about/careers/?id=12
Washington DC
Living Cities is a pioneering partnership among the philanthropic, corporate and public sectors. Members include leading foundations such as Ford, Gates, and MacArthur, as well as major banks and insurance companies. Together, Living Cities members help bring opportunities and the power of mainstream markets to urban neighborhoods and residents historically left behind. Since 1991, Living Cities has invested more than $600 million in cities across the country. Our funding has helped build homes, stores, schools, daycare, healthcare, job training centers and other community assets that exceed $15.9 billion in total value -- a remarkable leverage ratio of 29:1.
Living Cities aggregates and deploys capital through commercial debt, Program-Related Investments, grants, guarantees and other financial mechanisms. We support bold, promising approaches that take advantage of the city’s unique role as America’s engine for economic prosperity and that have the potential to transform the lives of low-income people and the communities in which they live.
The Capital Formation Department at Living Cities aggregates and deploys socially motivated capital to create opportunities and meet needs in low income communities in America’s cities. Over the past two years, the department has created the Catalyst Fund, raising $40 million for investment in not-for-profit organizations that advance the Living Cities mission, and has been a moving force behind the establishment of the Living Cities Integration Initiative, a multi-year, $80 million effort to support public-private partnerships in five cities.
Living Cities has a small and dynamic staff and an extremely ambitious agenda. Reporting to the Director of Capital Formation, the Assistant Director will contribute broadly to the work of the department and the organization as a whole.
Responsibilities
The position combines policy/analytic work with transactions. Together with the Director, the Assistant Director will staff the Capital Formation Committee, which includes leading social investors from Living Cities member foundations and financial institutions. The Assistant Director will:
* Absorption of capital: Identify gaps in ability of cities to deploy investment capital in low income communities. Work with members, partners and experts to assess strengths and weaknesses of existing financial intermediaries and systems; map required capabilities; and develop a plan of action (including research, convenings, investments and policy advocacy) for how Living Cities could transform the field.
* Staff the Living Cities Working Group on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): Together with Program staff, work with funders and partners (such as the Center for Transit-Oriented Development and the Institute for Responsible Investment, among others), to advance the development of equitable, large-scale TOD projects in cities across the US. Analyze gaps and challenges in the availability of finance; oversee research and plan convenings to address these challenges. Help regional partnerships develop new funding mechanisms and work with the Living Cities Catalyst Fund to finance appropriate transactions. Work with the Living Cities Policy Committee to identify needed policy changes.
* Living Cities Integration Initiative: Bring a capital/investment perspective to Living Cities’ signature $80 million effort to encourage public-private partnerships in five cities. Work with the Living Cities Program, Knowledge and Evaluation Committees and staff to ensure that participants in the chosen sites, as well as Living Cities members, have rich opportunities for learning from the capital/investment activities funded by Living Cities. Assist with the evaluation of the role of capital in the overall initiative.
* Develop and manage transactions: identify and screen potential deals; manage underwriting, structuring, negotiation and legal documentation of investments for the Living Cities Catalyst Fund and other Living Cities vehicles; maintain relationships with borrowers and co-investors
Qualifications
* MBA or MPP/MPA (required)
* Strong background in finance
* 5-10 years of experience, including at least 2-3 years of transactional experience in a commercial or investment bank and at least one year of policy development experience relating to capital/finance (e.g. US Treasury, Congress, Federal Reserve)
* Strong writing and oral communications skills
* Ability to juggle multiple projects and zoom from detail to big picture and back
* Bias for action
* Commitment to the mission and social returns sought by Living Cities
* Interest in innovative approaches to community development finance
To apply
Send resume and cover letter in separate attachments to Robin Hacke, Director of Capital Formation, at rhacke@livingcities.org. Please highlight relevant experience in the cover letter and explain why this organization/position is of interest to you.
http://www.livingcities.org/about/careers/?id=12
Data Coordinator / Research Assistant, Metro, Brookings - Washington D.C.
Data Coordinator / Research Assistant, Metro, Brookings
Job ID: 7286895
Position Title: Data Coordinator / Research Assistant, Metro, Brookings
Company Name: Brookings
Location(s): Washington, Dist. Columbia, 20036, United States
Posted: October 14, 2010
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Entry Level: No
Degree Desired: Undergraduate
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Apply URL: http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10141.aspx
Job Description
The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. Established in 1916, Brookings analyzes current and emerging issues and produces new ideas that matter - for the nation and the world.
Brookings seeks to fill the position of Data Coordinator / Research Assistant, Metro.
For Complete Job Description and To Apply: http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10141.aspx
Basic Function:
Primarily manages and organizes large datasets and network files; and identifies appropriate data sources and responds to statistical/analytical queries from senior research staff. Conducts statistical analysis for the Program’s work on demographic, social and economic trends. Prepares tables, GIS maps, and graphic presentations on Program’s research findings.
Education/Experience Requirements:
Bachelors of Arts or Sciences in the social sciences or computer science. Minimum of two years experience in managing, organizing, and manipulating multiple large-scale datasets; experience maintaining efficient electronic file systems; general understanding of basic IT infrastructure, specifically the relationship between users, servers, and networked storage in addition to basic knowledge of network protocols; general understanding of computing hardware, specifically processing power and memory usage rates, is a plus; experience with SQL or other data manipulation scripts; and experience working with Visual Basic is preferred. Work experience in fast-paced, public sector office (e.g., government, non-profit, or policy/political organizations) strongly preferred.
Knowledge Requirements:
Strong interest in metropolitan demographics, economics, and policy required; proficiency in Access, Excel, SAS, ArcGIS and PowerPoint required; knowledge of SPSS, STATA, and Keynote desirable; strong organization, high initiative, strong interpersonal skills, eye for detail, creativity and design, mature judgment; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; and clear writing skills preferred. Competence to undertake research assignments with little supervision.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
15% PowerPoint and Graphic Presentations:
- Works directly with senior research staff to convert Program’s research and policy agenda into PowerPoint, Keynote, or other graphics presentations for presentation by staff members and general public consumption.
- Collects, compiles, and summarizes trends and policy developments to be incorporated into PowerPoint and graphics presentations.
50% Research and Data Analysis:
- Provides general research assistance on demographic and social trends in metropolitan America.
- Organizes and analyzes data using major statistical software packages such as SAS.
- Produces maps using ArcGIS software.
- Summarizes research findings and some analyses into narrative and/or graphic form to be incorporated into research papers, op-eds, and other Program publications.
- When necessary, helps verify factual material in draft manuscripts.
35% Data Management:
- Serves as the central manager of the Program’s library of datasets; and assembles and compiles geographically-oriented data on demographic, economic, and social trends, using a variety of sources including libraries, large-scale databases (e.g., data from Census, IRS, BLS, BEA, BTS), government documents, private agencies, world wide web, and phone interviews with state and local resources.
- Performs routine maintenance of network drives, including organization, clean-up, and archiving of files to ensure efficient use of space.
- Assembles and maintains data for interactive Brookings web sites including State of Metropolitan America.
- Serves as research staff liaison to Brookings Information Technology Services (ITS) staff; and works with ITS staff to identify needed software and hardware capabilities to support Program’s research activities.
Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications for the position will be considered. No phone calls please. Brookings welcomes resumes from all qualified applicants, particularly women and minorities.
http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10141.aspx
Job ID: 7286895
Position Title: Data Coordinator / Research Assistant, Metro, Brookings
Company Name: Brookings
Location(s): Washington, Dist. Columbia, 20036, United States
Posted: October 14, 2010
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Entry Level: No
Degree Desired: Undergraduate
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Apply URL: http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10141.aspx
Job Description
The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. Established in 1916, Brookings analyzes current and emerging issues and produces new ideas that matter - for the nation and the world.
Brookings seeks to fill the position of Data Coordinator / Research Assistant, Metro.
For Complete Job Description and To Apply: http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10141.aspx
Basic Function:
Primarily manages and organizes large datasets and network files; and identifies appropriate data sources and responds to statistical/analytical queries from senior research staff. Conducts statistical analysis for the Program’s work on demographic, social and economic trends. Prepares tables, GIS maps, and graphic presentations on Program’s research findings.
Education/Experience Requirements:
Bachelors of Arts or Sciences in the social sciences or computer science. Minimum of two years experience in managing, organizing, and manipulating multiple large-scale datasets; experience maintaining efficient electronic file systems; general understanding of basic IT infrastructure, specifically the relationship between users, servers, and networked storage in addition to basic knowledge of network protocols; general understanding of computing hardware, specifically processing power and memory usage rates, is a plus; experience with SQL or other data manipulation scripts; and experience working with Visual Basic is preferred. Work experience in fast-paced, public sector office (e.g., government, non-profit, or policy/political organizations) strongly preferred.
Knowledge Requirements:
Strong interest in metropolitan demographics, economics, and policy required; proficiency in Access, Excel, SAS, ArcGIS and PowerPoint required; knowledge of SPSS, STATA, and Keynote desirable; strong organization, high initiative, strong interpersonal skills, eye for detail, creativity and design, mature judgment; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; and clear writing skills preferred. Competence to undertake research assignments with little supervision.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
15% PowerPoint and Graphic Presentations:
- Works directly with senior research staff to convert Program’s research and policy agenda into PowerPoint, Keynote, or other graphics presentations for presentation by staff members and general public consumption.
- Collects, compiles, and summarizes trends and policy developments to be incorporated into PowerPoint and graphics presentations.
50% Research and Data Analysis:
- Provides general research assistance on demographic and social trends in metropolitan America.
- Organizes and analyzes data using major statistical software packages such as SAS.
- Produces maps using ArcGIS software.
- Summarizes research findings and some analyses into narrative and/or graphic form to be incorporated into research papers, op-eds, and other Program publications.
- When necessary, helps verify factual material in draft manuscripts.
35% Data Management:
- Serves as the central manager of the Program’s library of datasets; and assembles and compiles geographically-oriented data on demographic, economic, and social trends, using a variety of sources including libraries, large-scale databases (e.g., data from Census, IRS, BLS, BEA, BTS), government documents, private agencies, world wide web, and phone interviews with state and local resources.
- Performs routine maintenance of network drives, including organization, clean-up, and archiving of files to ensure efficient use of space.
- Assembles and maintains data for interactive Brookings web sites including State of Metropolitan America.
- Serves as research staff liaison to Brookings Information Technology Services (ITS) staff; and works with ITS staff to identify needed software and hardware capabilities to support Program’s research activities.
Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications for the position will be considered. No phone calls please. Brookings welcomes resumes from all qualified applicants, particularly women and minorities.
http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/MET10141.aspx
Assistant Professor Public Administration and Policy - College of Charleston, SC
Assistant Professor Public Administration and Policy
Job ID: 7289862
Position Title: Assistant Professor Public Administration and Policy
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: College of Charleston
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Location(s): Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, United States
Posted: October 15, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Level of Experience: Mid-Career
Required Travel: None
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Dr. Kendra Stewart
Email Address: stewartk@cofc.edu
Phone: 843.953.6696
Fax: 843.953.6694
Job Description
The Department of Political Science at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in the area of Public Administration and Policy beginning August 15, 2011. We are seeking candidates who can make contributions to our Master of Public Administration core curriculum and the political science undergraduate major. A PhD in Political Science, Public Administration, or a related field by August 2011 and prior teaching experience are required. The normal teaching load is three courses per semester. The College of Charleston is a public, liberal arts and sciences institution with approximately 10,000 undergraduate students and 1,500 graduate students. The Political Science Department has 21 faculty and 400 undergraduate majors (www.polisci.cofc.edu). In addition to the Master of Public Administration program (www.cofc.edu/~puba), the Department supports a Master of Environmental Studies program, a minor in Geography, and values contributions to the First Year experience program at the College. The College is located in a coastal metropolitan area of over 600,000. Additional information about the institution and the surrounding area is available at www.cofc.edu. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vita, copies of graduate transcripts, statements of teaching and research interests, evidence of teaching effectiveness (including, but not limited to course syllabi and course evaluations), examples of scholarly research, and three letters of reference to Dr. Kendra Stewart, Chair, Public Administration Search Committee, Department of Political Science, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. The College of Charleston is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages women and minority candidates to apply.
Job Requirements
A PhD in Political Science, Public Administration, or a related field by August 2011 and prior teaching experience are required.
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Dr. Kendra Stewart
Email Address: stewartk@cofc.edu
Phone: 843.953.6696
Fax: 843.953.6694
Job ID: 7289862
Position Title: Assistant Professor Public Administration and Policy
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: College of Charleston
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Location(s): Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, United States
Posted: October 15, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Level of Experience: Mid-Career
Required Travel: None
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Dr. Kendra Stewart
Email Address: stewartk@cofc.edu
Phone: 843.953.6696
Fax: 843.953.6694
Job Description
The Department of Political Science at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in the area of Public Administration and Policy beginning August 15, 2011. We are seeking candidates who can make contributions to our Master of Public Administration core curriculum and the political science undergraduate major. A PhD in Political Science, Public Administration, or a related field by August 2011 and prior teaching experience are required. The normal teaching load is three courses per semester. The College of Charleston is a public, liberal arts and sciences institution with approximately 10,000 undergraduate students and 1,500 graduate students. The Political Science Department has 21 faculty and 400 undergraduate majors (www.polisci.cofc.edu). In addition to the Master of Public Administration program (www.cofc.edu/~puba), the Department supports a Master of Environmental Studies program, a minor in Geography, and values contributions to the First Year experience program at the College. The College is located in a coastal metropolitan area of over 600,000. Additional information about the institution and the surrounding area is available at www.cofc.edu. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vita, copies of graduate transcripts, statements of teaching and research interests, evidence of teaching effectiveness (including, but not limited to course syllabi and course evaluations), examples of scholarly research, and three letters of reference to Dr. Kendra Stewart, Chair, Public Administration Search Committee, Department of Political Science, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. The College of Charleston is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages women and minority candidates to apply.
Job Requirements
A PhD in Political Science, Public Administration, or a related field by August 2011 and prior teaching experience are required.
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Dr. Kendra Stewart
Email Address: stewartk@cofc.edu
Phone: 843.953.6696
Fax: 843.953.6694
Faculty Position in Housing - Los Angeles, CA
Faculty Position in Housing
Job ID: 7290614
Position Title: Faculty Position in Housing
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Field of Interest: Housing/Economic Development
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Location(s): Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Posted: October 15, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Required Travel: None
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Marsha Brown
Email Address: marshab@ucla.edu
Phone: 310 206-7150
Fax: 310 206-5566
Job Description
UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
Faculty Position in Housing
The UCLA Department of Urban Planning invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in housing beginning July 1, 2011. We seek bold and innovative thinkers who show intellectual leadership in addressing the housing challenges and inequalities faced by diverse populations in cities and regions. The appointment is expected to be at the rank of assistant professor, although applicants at other levels may also be considered. A Ph.D. in Urban Planning or a related field is required.
Our department is consistently ranked among the top internationally, and our diverse undergraduate, masters, and PhD students are consistently placed in excellent positions. We have 18 faculty, about 200 graduate students, and nearly 100 students pursuing our urban affairs minor.
The UCLA School of Public Affairs - home to the departments of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning as well as five research centers - and its sister schools and centers, including the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, provide an outstanding intellectual setting. Southern California is one of the world's major metropolitan areas, with rich cultural, social, intellectual and recreational offerings.
While applications will be accepted until the position is filled, all materials should be submitted by December 10, 2010 to be guaranteed full consideration. Send hard copies of a (a) letter of application, (2) resume/c.v., (3) names and contact information for three academic referees, and a (4) single representative article or conference paper to: Ms. Marsha Brown * Department of Urban Planning * School of Public Affairs * University of California, Los Angeles * Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656. Please reference tracking number 1184-1011-01.
UCLA offers an attractive salary and benefits package, including a housing assistance program for new faculty members. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about the department, please visit our web site: http://publicaffairs.ucla.edu/urban-planning.
Contact Person: Marsha Brown
Email Address: marshab@ucla.edu
Phone: 310 206-7150
Fax: 310 206-5566
http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=631&job=7290614
Job ID: 7290614
Position Title: Faculty Position in Housing
Sector: Education/Universities
Company Name: UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Field of Interest: Housing/Economic Development
Job Function: Academic: Full-time
Location(s): Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Posted: October 15, 2010
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Doctorate
Required Travel: None
APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: Marsha Brown
Email Address: marshab@ucla.edu
Phone: 310 206-7150
Fax: 310 206-5566
Job Description
UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
Faculty Position in Housing
The UCLA Department of Urban Planning invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in housing beginning July 1, 2011. We seek bold and innovative thinkers who show intellectual leadership in addressing the housing challenges and inequalities faced by diverse populations in cities and regions. The appointment is expected to be at the rank of assistant professor, although applicants at other levels may also be considered. A Ph.D. in Urban Planning or a related field is required.
Our department is consistently ranked among the top internationally, and our diverse undergraduate, masters, and PhD students are consistently placed in excellent positions. We have 18 faculty, about 200 graduate students, and nearly 100 students pursuing our urban affairs minor.
The UCLA School of Public Affairs - home to the departments of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning as well as five research centers - and its sister schools and centers, including the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, provide an outstanding intellectual setting. Southern California is one of the world's major metropolitan areas, with rich cultural, social, intellectual and recreational offerings.
While applications will be accepted until the position is filled, all materials should be submitted by December 10, 2010 to be guaranteed full consideration. Send hard copies of a (a) letter of application, (2) resume/c.v., (3) names and contact information for three academic referees, and a (4) single representative article or conference paper to: Ms. Marsha Brown * Department of Urban Planning * School of Public Affairs * University of California, Los Angeles * Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656. Please reference tracking number 1184-1011-01.
UCLA offers an attractive salary and benefits package, including a housing assistance program for new faculty members. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about the department, please visit our web site: http://publicaffairs.ucla.edu/urban-planning.
Contact Person: Marsha Brown
Email Address: marshab@ucla.edu
Phone: 310 206-7150
Fax: 310 206-5566
http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=631&job=7290614
Research Analyst: Washington, D.C.
RESEARCH ANALYST
Leading Washington-based real estate trade association representing prominent apartment firms seeks a research analyst to conduct and coordinate diverse research. The individual reports to the Vice President of Research/Chief Economist and will engage in a wide range of activities including:
• analyzing industry trends;
• tracking apartment market indicators;
• maintaining and developing new website content;
• conducting industry surveys; and
• responding to research and inquiries from staff, members, media, and the public.
The ideal candidate will be experienced in using statistical methods and software to compile and analyze large data sets. In addition, the candidate must possess excellent time management, organizational, and communication skills. NMHC offers a flexible and professional work environment with a competitive salary and benefits package. Masters degree plus 2 years experience or Bachelors degree plus 5 years experience required. Please send a cover letter including salary requirements and a resume to hr@nmhc.org.
Leading Washington-based real estate trade association representing prominent apartment firms seeks a research analyst to conduct and coordinate diverse research. The individual reports to the Vice President of Research/Chief Economist and will engage in a wide range of activities including:
• analyzing industry trends;
• tracking apartment market indicators;
• maintaining and developing new website content;
• conducting industry surveys; and
• responding to research and inquiries from staff, members, media, and the public.
The ideal candidate will be experienced in using statistical methods and software to compile and analyze large data sets. In addition, the candidate must possess excellent time management, organizational, and communication skills. NMHC offers a flexible and professional work environment with a competitive salary and benefits package. Masters degree plus 2 years experience or Bachelors degree plus 5 years experience required. Please send a cover letter including salary requirements and a resume to hr@nmhc.org.
Community Planner - Department of Transportation, multiple locations
Community Planner, GS-0020-14 ARC
Department: Department Of Transportation
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Sub Agency: the U.S. Department of Transportation
Job Announcement Number: FHWA.RC-2011-0002
SALARY RANGE:
$101,035.00 - $137,740.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD:
Friday, October 15, 2010 to Friday, October 29, 2010
SERIES & GRADE:
GS-0020-14/14
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
14
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Matteson, IL
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen.
JOB SUMMARY:
Real solutions to meet genuine challenges. Innovative ideas to
take on growing realities. That's the Federal Highway
Administration - Leaders in Paving the Way on the Road to Success.
PLEASE NOTE: There is only one position, which can be filled in any one of the following duty locations advertised.
The salaries for the duty locations are as follows:
# Atlanta, Georgia ($101,035.00 - $131,343.00)
# Matteson, Illinois ($105,956.00 - 137,740.00)
# Baltimore, Maryland ($105,211 - 136,771.00)
The difference in the salary is determined by the locality pay in each location.
Salaries for all areas are available on the OPM website at http://www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/
This position is located in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center, with the Planning Technical Service Team. The planning modeling specialist serves as one of the Resource Center's travel demand modeling, analytical and freight forecasting expert and operates as a member of a national, virtual team.
The ideal candidate for this position is a mid-career professional in transportation planning with excellent communication skills who is comfortable representing the agency to a diverse audience and desires to be challenged.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
* You must be a US Citizen & meet specialized experience
* Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
* Provide ALL required documents by closing date (see How to Apply Tab)
* Position is telework eligible.
* Job Announcement also advertised Merit Promotion:FHWA.RC-2011-0001
* Job announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 30ays.
Additional Duty Location Info:
Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Matteson, IL
* Helps structure and guide research programs and projects to build understanding and advance practical travel forecasting and planning analysis capabilities. Provides authoritative guidance and technical assistance to Federal, State and local governments on travel forecasting and related methods. Maintains and contributes expertise on issues such as the interaction between transportation and urban growth, travel changes in response system and level of service changes, and emerging transport-related energy and emissions analyses. Identifies critical issues and capability gaps using formal evaluations and contacts with professional and stakeholder groups.
* Provides presentations and technical assistance, both oral and written, on broad planning analysis issues.
* Develops and delivers training on different aspects of travel forecasting and analytical tools and methods.
* Works to support the FHWA Travel Model Improvement Program and at direction of the HQ Office of Planning, coordinates work efforts within FHWA, USDOT, other Federal agencies, national cooperative programs, universities, State DOTs, and local government agencies. Identifies new technical directions and initiatives in response to capability gaps; designs, develops, and directs efforts to be undertaken in-house or by outside contractors to resolve these gaps.
* Develops technical strategies and resources to deploy advanced planning analysis methods for use by FHWA, FTA, EPA, States and local planning agencies.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must
meet the EDUCATION REQUIREMENT for the series, provide a copy of
transcripts for verification, and meet the experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.
LEVEL To qualify, your experience should include experience equal or equivalent to the following:
GRADE 14
# Experience in transportation planning, land use modeling, demand modeling, or network modeling.
# Experience in application of travel demand modeling concepts, principles, techniques and practices at the local, state, corridor and regional levels.
Applicants must meet all qualification
requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
In order to qualify for this series, you must
meet the following education/experience
requirements:
You must have completed a full 4-year course of
study at an accredited college or university
leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in
community planning or a related field such as
urban affairs, architecture, landscape
architecture, engineering, sociology, geography,
economics, political science, or public
administration that included at least 12 semester
hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and
physical elements of planning, urban and regional
economic analysis, and development finance, from
an accredited college or university.
Note: Applicants with degrees in related
fields, such as those listed above, who do not
have the 12 semester hours of specified course
work must have had at least 1 year of work
experience in community planning acquired under
the supervision and guidance of a community
planner.
OR
You must have a combination of education and
experience--courses equivalent to a major in one
of the above disciplines, or a combination of
related courses totaling at least 24 semester
hours in any combination of the above disciplines
of which at least 12 semester hours were in the
planning process, and socioeconomic and physical
elements of planning, plus appropriate experience
or additional education.
The quality of the combination of education and
experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that
the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills,
and abilities required to perform work in the
occupation, and is comparable to that normally
acquired through the successful completion of a
full 4-year course of study with a major in the
appropriate field. In addition to courses in the
major and related fields, a typical college
degree would have included courses that involved
analysis, writing, critical thinking, research,
etc. These courses would have provided an
applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to
perform progressively more responsible work in
the occupation. Therefore, creditable experience
should have demonstrated similarly appropriate
skills or abilities needed to perform the work of
the occupation.
GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD REQUIREMENT: You must be able to
obtain and retain a Government contractor-issued travel card to be
used for official business as a condition of employment.
If unable to obtain and/or retain a card, you may be subject to
removal. Those who fail to meet this condition of employment will
have our offer of employment rescinded.
DEU REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period.
PLEASE NOTE: This position requires significant travel.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
BASIS FOR RATING: Your application will be rated on the
extent and quality of your experience, education and training
relevant to the position. Your answers to the Vacancy Specific
Questions, your self-determined rating, resume
and supporting documentation are reviewed. If your resume and supporting documents do not support your answers to
the Vacancy Specific Questions, your final rating may be modified.
Applicants meeting minimum qualification standards will be placed in
one of three groups (bronze, silver or gold) based on their
substantiated level of education, experience, and ability, as it
relates to the job requirements.
To be placed in the Gold category, you must be highly
proficient with an overall comprehensive level of knowledge, skills
and abilities of the job based on a complete review of your
application.
To be placed in the Silver category, you must be competent in
the position with an overall accomplished level of knowledge, skills
and abilities of the job.
To be placed in the Bronze category, you must have an overall
basic level of knowledge, skills and abilities of the job.
The Category Rating Method does not add Veterans' preference points
or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by
placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category.
Documented Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification
requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability
of at least 10% must be listed in the highest quality category,
except when the position being filled is scientific or professional
at the GS9 grade level or higher.
The Automated Staffing Office is ultimately responsible for
determining your final rating. Please ensure that your resume and
application provide enough detail to support your answers to the
Vacancy Specific Questions.
BENEFITS:
Benefits include health and life insurance, annual and sick
leave, and retirement benefits. Explore the major benefits offered
to most Federal Employees here.
This position is telework eligible.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Displaced employees may be eligible for ICTAP or CTAP priority
consideration. For more information, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition.
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=91473086
HOW TO APPLY:
You must submit a complete application package (including resume,
vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than midnight
Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
* To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job
announcement posting.
* Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents
and complete the assessment questionnaire.
* You may review your saved application(s) at
https://my.usajobs.gov.
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT
Automated Staffing Office during regular business hours (8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET) at (202) 366-1298. You may also email us at
Transjobs@dot.gov.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The following documents must be provided by the close date:
* RESUME - showing relevant experience and education
* COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE - Entering "See
Resume" or other non-responsive answers to the request for narrative
information may lead to your disqualification from consideration.
* TRANSCRIPTS - verifying that you meet the stated education
requirements for the series or SF-50 showing that you have already
qualified and worked in the federal service in this series
* SF-50 - which verifies grade, full performance level of
position, and eligibility for consideration as a status
applicant
* VETERANS:In order to be considered as a 5-point preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD214. Your DD-214 must show the type of discharge and dates of active duty. If you are claiming 10-point preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your DD214; an Application for 10-point Veteran's Preference, SF15; and the proof of entitlement of this preference which is normally an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the present existence of the service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of your disability. Without this documentation, you will not receive veteran's preference. Additional information on veterans' preference is available in the Vet's Guide at:http://www.fedshirevets.gov/hire/hrp/vetguide/index.aspx.
* SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS- If requesting concurrent
consideration for Non-competitive appointment eligibility (e.g. disabled,
disabled veterans), letter from VA, State Vocational Office, etc.
Only required if requesting non-competitive consideration
* DISPLACED EMPLOYEE PLACEMENT DOCUMENTS - Only required if
requesting priority consideration under CTAP/ICTAP. You
must submit ALL of the FOLLOWING: your most recent performance
appraisal, the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency and your
most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade. In
addition, you MUST meet the well qualified standards for this
vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at
least an 85)
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date
of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for
this position.
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Automated Staffing Office
Phone: 202-366-1298
Fax: 571-258-4052
Email: TRANSJOBS@dot.gov Agency Information:
the U.S. Department of Transportation
Submit Application and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20590
Fax: 571-258-4052
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
You may check your application status by logging into
USAJobs.com. (Select "My USAJOBS" and click "Applications"). Within
two weeks of the closing date, a Human Resources Specialist will
evaluate your application. Ratings will be determined based on the
documents and information received by the closing date. Qualified
candidates will be assigned a score between 70 and 100, not
including points that may be assigned for veterans' preference. The
most highly qualified candidates are then referred to the hiring
manager for further consideration. If you are selected for an
interview, we will contact you directly. Once the position is
filled, we will notify all applicants of their final status.
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=91473086
Department: Department Of Transportation
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Sub Agency: the U.S. Department of Transportation
Job Announcement Number: FHWA.RC-2011-0002
SALARY RANGE:
$101,035.00 - $137,740.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD:
Friday, October 15, 2010 to Friday, October 29, 2010
SERIES & GRADE:
GS-0020-14/14
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
14
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Matteson, IL
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen.
JOB SUMMARY:
Real solutions to meet genuine challenges. Innovative ideas to
take on growing realities. That's the Federal Highway
Administration - Leaders in Paving the Way on the Road to Success.
PLEASE NOTE: There is only one position, which can be filled in any one of the following duty locations advertised.
The salaries for the duty locations are as follows:
# Atlanta, Georgia ($101,035.00 - $131,343.00)
# Matteson, Illinois ($105,956.00 - 137,740.00)
# Baltimore, Maryland ($105,211 - 136,771.00)
The difference in the salary is determined by the locality pay in each location.
Salaries for all areas are available on the OPM website at http://www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/
This position is located in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center, with the Planning Technical Service Team. The planning modeling specialist serves as one of the Resource Center's travel demand modeling, analytical and freight forecasting expert and operates as a member of a national, virtual team.
The ideal candidate for this position is a mid-career professional in transportation planning with excellent communication skills who is comfortable representing the agency to a diverse audience and desires to be challenged.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
* You must be a US Citizen & meet specialized experience
* Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
* Provide ALL required documents by closing date (see How to Apply Tab)
* Position is telework eligible.
* Job Announcement also advertised Merit Promotion:FHWA.RC-2011-0001
* Job announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 30ays.
Additional Duty Location Info:
Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Matteson, IL
* Helps structure and guide research programs and projects to build understanding and advance practical travel forecasting and planning analysis capabilities. Provides authoritative guidance and technical assistance to Federal, State and local governments on travel forecasting and related methods. Maintains and contributes expertise on issues such as the interaction between transportation and urban growth, travel changes in response system and level of service changes, and emerging transport-related energy and emissions analyses. Identifies critical issues and capability gaps using formal evaluations and contacts with professional and stakeholder groups.
* Provides presentations and technical assistance, both oral and written, on broad planning analysis issues.
* Develops and delivers training on different aspects of travel forecasting and analytical tools and methods.
* Works to support the FHWA Travel Model Improvement Program and at direction of the HQ Office of Planning, coordinates work efforts within FHWA, USDOT, other Federal agencies, national cooperative programs, universities, State DOTs, and local government agencies. Identifies new technical directions and initiatives in response to capability gaps; designs, develops, and directs efforts to be undertaken in-house or by outside contractors to resolve these gaps.
* Develops technical strategies and resources to deploy advanced planning analysis methods for use by FHWA, FTA, EPA, States and local planning agencies.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must
meet the EDUCATION REQUIREMENT for the series, provide a copy of
transcripts for verification, and meet the experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.
LEVEL To qualify, your experience should include experience equal or equivalent to the following:
GRADE 14
# Experience in transportation planning, land use modeling, demand modeling, or network modeling.
# Experience in application of travel demand modeling concepts, principles, techniques and practices at the local, state, corridor and regional levels.
Applicants must meet all qualification
requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
In order to qualify for this series, you must
meet the following education/experience
requirements:
You must have completed a full 4-year course of
study at an accredited college or university
leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in
community planning or a related field such as
urban affairs, architecture, landscape
architecture, engineering, sociology, geography,
economics, political science, or public
administration that included at least 12 semester
hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and
physical elements of planning, urban and regional
economic analysis, and development finance, from
an accredited college or university.
Note: Applicants with degrees in related
fields, such as those listed above, who do not
have the 12 semester hours of specified course
work must have had at least 1 year of work
experience in community planning acquired under
the supervision and guidance of a community
planner.
OR
You must have a combination of education and
experience--courses equivalent to a major in one
of the above disciplines, or a combination of
related courses totaling at least 24 semester
hours in any combination of the above disciplines
of which at least 12 semester hours were in the
planning process, and socioeconomic and physical
elements of planning, plus appropriate experience
or additional education.
The quality of the combination of education and
experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that
the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills,
and abilities required to perform work in the
occupation, and is comparable to that normally
acquired through the successful completion of a
full 4-year course of study with a major in the
appropriate field. In addition to courses in the
major and related fields, a typical college
degree would have included courses that involved
analysis, writing, critical thinking, research,
etc. These courses would have provided an
applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to
perform progressively more responsible work in
the occupation. Therefore, creditable experience
should have demonstrated similarly appropriate
skills or abilities needed to perform the work of
the occupation.
GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD REQUIREMENT: You must be able to
obtain and retain a Government contractor-issued travel card to be
used for official business as a condition of employment.
If unable to obtain and/or retain a card, you may be subject to
removal. Those who fail to meet this condition of employment will
have our offer of employment rescinded.
DEU REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period.
PLEASE NOTE: This position requires significant travel.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
BASIS FOR RATING: Your application will be rated on the
extent and quality of your experience, education and training
relevant to the position. Your answers to the Vacancy Specific
Questions, your self-determined rating, resume
and supporting documentation are reviewed. If your resume and supporting documents do not support your answers to
the Vacancy Specific Questions, your final rating may be modified.
Applicants meeting minimum qualification standards will be placed in
one of three groups (bronze, silver or gold) based on their
substantiated level of education, experience, and ability, as it
relates to the job requirements.
To be placed in the Gold category, you must be highly
proficient with an overall comprehensive level of knowledge, skills
and abilities of the job based on a complete review of your
application.
To be placed in the Silver category, you must be competent in
the position with an overall accomplished level of knowledge, skills
and abilities of the job.
To be placed in the Bronze category, you must have an overall
basic level of knowledge, skills and abilities of the job.
The Category Rating Method does not add Veterans' preference points
or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by
placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category.
Documented Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification
requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability
of at least 10% must be listed in the highest quality category,
except when the position being filled is scientific or professional
at the GS9 grade level or higher.
The Automated Staffing Office is ultimately responsible for
determining your final rating. Please ensure that your resume and
application provide enough detail to support your answers to the
Vacancy Specific Questions.
BENEFITS:
Benefits include health and life insurance, annual and sick
leave, and retirement benefits. Explore the major benefits offered
to most Federal Employees here.
This position is telework eligible.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Displaced employees may be eligible for ICTAP or CTAP priority
consideration. For more information, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition.
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=91473086
HOW TO APPLY:
You must submit a complete application package (including resume,
vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than midnight
Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
* To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job
announcement posting.
* Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents
and complete the assessment questionnaire.
* You may review your saved application(s) at
https://my.usajobs.gov.
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT
Automated Staffing Office during regular business hours (8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET) at (202) 366-1298. You may also email us at
Transjobs@dot.gov.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The following documents must be provided by the close date:
* RESUME - showing relevant experience and education
* COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE - Entering "See
Resume" or other non-responsive answers to the request for narrative
information may lead to your disqualification from consideration.
* TRANSCRIPTS - verifying that you meet the stated education
requirements for the series or SF-50 showing that you have already
qualified and worked in the federal service in this series
* SF-50 - which verifies grade, full performance level of
position, and eligibility for consideration as a status
applicant
* VETERANS:In order to be considered as a 5-point preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD214. Your DD-214 must show the type of discharge and dates of active duty. If you are claiming 10-point preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your DD214; an Application for 10-point Veteran's Preference, SF15; and the proof of entitlement of this preference which is normally an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the present existence of the service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of your disability. Without this documentation, you will not receive veteran's preference. Additional information on veterans' preference is available in the Vet's Guide at:http://www.fedshirevets.gov/hire/hrp/vetguide/index.aspx.
* SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS- If requesting concurrent
consideration for Non-competitive appointment eligibility (e.g. disabled,
disabled veterans), letter from VA, State Vocational Office, etc.
Only required if requesting non-competitive consideration
* DISPLACED EMPLOYEE PLACEMENT DOCUMENTS - Only required if
requesting priority consideration under CTAP/ICTAP. You
must submit ALL of the FOLLOWING: your most recent performance
appraisal, the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency and your
most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade. In
addition, you MUST meet the well qualified standards for this
vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at
least an 85)
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date
of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for
this position.
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Automated Staffing Office
Phone: 202-366-1298
Fax: 571-258-4052
Email: TRANSJOBS@dot.gov Agency Information:
the U.S. Department of Transportation
Submit Application and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20590
Fax: 571-258-4052
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
You may check your application status by logging into
USAJobs.com. (Select "My USAJOBS" and click "Applications"). Within
two weeks of the closing date, a Human Resources Specialist will
evaluate your application. Ratings will be determined based on the
documents and information received by the closing date. Qualified
candidates will be assigned a score between 70 and 100, not
including points that may be assigned for veterans' preference. The
most highly qualified candidates are then referred to the hiring
manager for further consideration. If you are selected for an
interview, we will contact you directly. Once the position is
filled, we will notify all applicants of their final status.
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=91473086
Trade Jobs: Structural Engineer - Chicago IL
Trade Jobs: Structural Engineer
Employer:
H.W. Lochner Inc.
Job Location: Chicago , IL
Job Description:
The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of experience designing transportation structures, with an emphasis on rail and transit structures. An Illinois SE is required. Experience working with CDOT/CTA/METRA is preferred.
Company Description:
For nearly 60 years, H.W. Lochner, Inc. has been associated with transportation engineering innovation and integrity. Our talented team includes some of the most well-respected, top industry experts. Attracting and maintaining a compelling mix of skilled professionals, Lochner\'s civil engineers, urban planners, environmental scientists and design technicians represent decades of valuable and practical experience. Established in 1944, the Lochner tradition of excellence and stability rests firmly on our nearly seven decades of accomplishments - ranging from policy analysis, through planning and environmental studies, design, and construction engineering and inspection services. Today, Lochner is an independent and employee-owned business comprised of nearly 500 specialists in 26 offices nationwide - all dedicated to providing our clients with the highest level of expertise and quality products. The firm observes the same personal commitment esteemed by our founder combined with the resources of a nationally-recognized authority in surface transportation infrastructure and related services.
http://www.tradejobsonline.com/tradejobs/2886756/Structural-Engineer.html?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed
Employer:
H.W. Lochner Inc.
Job Location: Chicago , IL
Job Description:
The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of experience designing transportation structures, with an emphasis on rail and transit structures. An Illinois SE is required. Experience working with CDOT/CTA/METRA is preferred.
Company Description:
For nearly 60 years, H.W. Lochner, Inc. has been associated with transportation engineering innovation and integrity. Our talented team includes some of the most well-respected, top industry experts. Attracting and maintaining a compelling mix of skilled professionals, Lochner\'s civil engineers, urban planners, environmental scientists and design technicians represent decades of valuable and practical experience. Established in 1944, the Lochner tradition of excellence and stability rests firmly on our nearly seven decades of accomplishments - ranging from policy analysis, through planning and environmental studies, design, and construction engineering and inspection services. Today, Lochner is an independent and employee-owned business comprised of nearly 500 specialists in 26 offices nationwide - all dedicated to providing our clients with the highest level of expertise and quality products. The firm observes the same personal commitment esteemed by our founder combined with the resources of a nationally-recognized authority in surface transportation infrastructure and related services.
http://www.tradejobsonline.com/tradejobs/2886756/Structural-Engineer.html?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed
The University of Illinois at Springfield Department of Public Administration Assistant Professor position
The University of Illinois at Springfield Department of Public Administration Assistant Professor position
The University of Illinois at Springfield Department of Public Administration invites applications for a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position.
Qualifications for the position include an earned doctorate (at the time of appointment) in public administration, political science, or a related field, with strong teaching and research interests in one or more of the disciplines or sub‐disciplines of public administration or public policy. Willingness to serve on DPA dissertation committees is important. Applicants should have an emerging record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and professional service and an established research agenda. Salary is competitive, depending on qualifications. This position
will require teaching a portion of coursework in our online program. Experience in online teaching is desirable.
Located in the state capital, the University of Illinois Springfield is one of three campuses of the University of Illinois. The UIS campus serves approximately 5,100 students in 20 graduate and 23 undergraduate programs. The academic curriculum of the campus emphasizes a strong liberal arts core, an array of professional programs, extensive opportunities in experiential education, and a broad engagement in public affairs issues of the day. The campus offers many small classes, substantial student‐faculty interaction, and a rapidly evolving technology enhanced learning environment. Its diverse student body includes traditional, non‐traditional,
and international students. Twenty‐five percent of majors are in 17 undergraduate and graduate online degree programs and the campus has received several national awards for its implementation of online learning. UIS faculty are committed teachers, active scholars, and professionals in service to society.
Screening of applications will begin October 15th and will continue until the position is filled.
Further information is available on the Department of Public Administration Web site at http://www.uis.edu/pa/. Inquiries may be directed to the Department by e‐mail at
mpa@uis.edu or by phone at (217)‐206‐6310. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references, and other pertinent information to:
Public Administration Search Committee
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS PAC 420
Springfield, IL 62703
UIS is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive campus community. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
The University of Illinois at Springfield Department of Public Administration invites applications for a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position.
Qualifications for the position include an earned doctorate (at the time of appointment) in public administration, political science, or a related field, with strong teaching and research interests in one or more of the disciplines or sub‐disciplines of public administration or public policy. Willingness to serve on DPA dissertation committees is important. Applicants should have an emerging record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and professional service and an established research agenda. Salary is competitive, depending on qualifications. This position
will require teaching a portion of coursework in our online program. Experience in online teaching is desirable.
Located in the state capital, the University of Illinois Springfield is one of three campuses of the University of Illinois. The UIS campus serves approximately 5,100 students in 20 graduate and 23 undergraduate programs. The academic curriculum of the campus emphasizes a strong liberal arts core, an array of professional programs, extensive opportunities in experiential education, and a broad engagement in public affairs issues of the day. The campus offers many small classes, substantial student‐faculty interaction, and a rapidly evolving technology enhanced learning environment. Its diverse student body includes traditional, non‐traditional,
and international students. Twenty‐five percent of majors are in 17 undergraduate and graduate online degree programs and the campus has received several national awards for its implementation of online learning. UIS faculty are committed teachers, active scholars, and professionals in service to society.
Screening of applications will begin October 15th and will continue until the position is filled.
Further information is available on the Department of Public Administration Web site at http://www.uis.edu/pa/. Inquiries may be directed to the Department by e‐mail at
mpa@uis.edu or by phone at (217)‐206‐6310. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references, and other pertinent information to:
Public Administration Search Committee
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS PAC 420
Springfield, IL 62703
UIS is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive campus community. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
UIC Public Health - Visiting Project Coordinator
UIC Public Health - Visiting Project Coordinator
The Healthy Youths Program and the Community Outreach Intervention
Projects at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public
Health is seeking a full-time Visiting Project Coordinator for a
federally-funded study to prevent HIV/AIDS among juvenile offenders.
The study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate an innovative
and uniquely tailored HIV/AIDS, mental health, and substance use
program designed for 13--17 year old males and females on probation.
Job responsibilities include coordinating relations with juvenile
justice entities and overseeing study implementation, including
project management, participant recruitment and retention, data
collection, and intervention execution. Additional responsibilities
include hiring, training, and supervising staff, implementing
project tasks as needed, conducting research interviews, tracking
participants, facilitating intervention groups, and maintaining
research protocols. Opportunities for professional development
include, but are not limited to, presenting results at scientific
conferences, assisting in grant preparation, and writing manuscripts
for publication.
Ideal candidates should have previous human subjects' research
experience with youth, and an advanced degree in a relevant area,
such as public health, psychology, social work. Individuals with a
bachelor's degree and exceptional research experience will also be
considered. The position requires an interest in juvenile justice,
mental health, and HIV/AIDS prevention, excellent computer and
communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously.
Candidates should also be detail oriented, reliable, and a strong
team player.
Salary range: $45,000-$50,000, commensurate with experience.
For fullest consideration, please email a cover letter, CV/resume,
and references by 12/1/10 to: Erin Emerson at
eemerson@psych.uic.edu. To ensure proper handling of your
application, type "PHAT Life Project Coordinator" into the subject
heading.
The Healthy Youths Program and the Community Outreach Intervention
Projects at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public
Health is seeking a full-time Visiting Project Coordinator for a
federally-funded study to prevent HIV/AIDS among juvenile offenders.
The study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate an innovative
and uniquely tailored HIV/AIDS, mental health, and substance use
program designed for 13--17 year old males and females on probation.
Job responsibilities include coordinating relations with juvenile
justice entities and overseeing study implementation, including
project management, participant recruitment and retention, data
collection, and intervention execution. Additional responsibilities
include hiring, training, and supervising staff, implementing
project tasks as needed, conducting research interviews, tracking
participants, facilitating intervention groups, and maintaining
research protocols. Opportunities for professional development
include, but are not limited to, presenting results at scientific
conferences, assisting in grant preparation, and writing manuscripts
for publication.
Ideal candidates should have previous human subjects' research
experience with youth, and an advanced degree in a relevant area,
such as public health, psychology, social work. Individuals with a
bachelor's degree and exceptional research experience will also be
considered. The position requires an interest in juvenile justice,
mental health, and HIV/AIDS prevention, excellent computer and
communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously.
Candidates should also be detail oriented, reliable, and a strong
team player.
Salary range: $45,000-$50,000, commensurate with experience.
For fullest consideration, please email a cover letter, CV/resume,
and references by 12/1/10 to: Erin Emerson at
eemerson@psych.uic.edu. To ensure proper handling of your
application, type "PHAT Life Project Coordinator" into the subject
heading.
Research and Policy Analyst - The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability - Chicago IL
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (CTBA) seeks Research and Policy Analyst (Healthcare and Local Government)
Website: http://ctbaonline.org/
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability is a bi-partisan 501(c)(3)
non-profit research and advocacy think tank that promotes fair,
efficient and progressive tax, spending and economic policies. CTBA
seeks to hire a Research and Policy Analyst to assume a leadership role
in the organization's healthcare and local government research portfolios.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
o Identify, analyze, and respond to federal, state and local
healthcare and fiscal policy issues;
o Conduct research and analysis and write papers on
healthcare, economic and local government issues;
o Identify emerging issues in healthcare and local government
finance;
o Lead and coordinate research;
o Assist in reports authored by other staff;
o Represent CTBA within various coalitions;
o Cultivate and maintain partnerships with elected officials
and their staffs as well as other state wide, local and
national research and advocacy groups, universities and
other organizations;
o Develop and deliver analysis, training, technical support
and presentations for other organizations, government
officials, legislators and the public;
o Draft legislation on various issues;
o Represent CTBA at media events (e.g. editorial board
meetings, press conferences, forums,
television/radio/newspaper interviews);
o Represent CTBA staff at Board of Director and Policy
Committee meetings; and
o Assist in preparing the Weekly Review, a newsletter on
legislative updates, fiscal policy analysis and other
current policy happenings.
Candidates for the position should have:
A graduate degree in public policy, healthcare, economics, or a related
field (e.g. law).
At least three years experience in policy analysis or research.
Familiarity with state or local
government and legislative processes highly desirable.
Ability to supervise interns.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the
ability to communicate technical information clearly to lay audiences
both in writing and through public speaking.
Strong quantitative and analytic skills, including familiarity with
spreadsheets, computer graphics, and statistical analysis software.
Experience in grant writing highly desirable.
Self-motivation, ability to work independently, and ability to
prioritize tasks.
Willingness to work as a part of a team.
Salary commensurate with experience
References required
CTBA is an equal opportunity employer.
Center for Tax and Budget Accountability | 70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1700
| Chicago | IL | 60601
Website: http://ctbaonline.org/
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability is a bi-partisan 501(c)(3)
non-profit research and advocacy think tank that promotes fair,
efficient and progressive tax, spending and economic policies. CTBA
seeks to hire a Research and Policy Analyst to assume a leadership role
in the organization's healthcare and local government research portfolios.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
o Identify, analyze, and respond to federal, state and local
healthcare and fiscal policy issues;
o Conduct research and analysis and write papers on
healthcare, economic and local government issues;
o Identify emerging issues in healthcare and local government
finance;
o Lead and coordinate research;
o Assist in reports authored by other staff;
o Represent CTBA within various coalitions;
o Cultivate and maintain partnerships with elected officials
and their staffs as well as other state wide, local and
national research and advocacy groups, universities and
other organizations;
o Develop and deliver analysis, training, technical support
and presentations for other organizations, government
officials, legislators and the public;
o Draft legislation on various issues;
o Represent CTBA at media events (e.g. editorial board
meetings, press conferences, forums,
television/radio/newspaper interviews);
o Represent CTBA staff at Board of Director and Policy
Committee meetings; and
o Assist in preparing the Weekly Review, a newsletter on
legislative updates, fiscal policy analysis and other
current policy happenings.
Candidates for the position should have:
A graduate degree in public policy, healthcare, economics, or a related
field (e.g. law).
At least three years experience in policy analysis or research.
Familiarity with state or local
government and legislative processes highly desirable.
Ability to supervise interns.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the
ability to communicate technical information clearly to lay audiences
both in writing and through public speaking.
Strong quantitative and analytic skills, including familiarity with
spreadsheets, computer graphics, and statistical analysis software.
Experience in grant writing highly desirable.
Self-motivation, ability to work independently, and ability to
prioritize tasks.
Willingness to work as a part of a team.
Salary commensurate with experience
References required
CTBA is an equal opportunity employer.
Center for Tax and Budget Accountability | 70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1700
| Chicago | IL | 60601
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