4 Open Positions - Chicago Regional Census Center

Who: The U.S. Census Bureau’s Chicago Regional Census Center is hiring a Clerk, Census Recruiter, Media Specialist, and a Regional Technician

What:
Clerk: The individual selected for this position will:

• Perform administrative activities such as following up on requests for information, ensure the correct material is provided, and distribution of office materials and incoming mail. Maintain correspondence files. 
• Monitor personnel/payroll processing activities, resolve and recommend corrective actions using an automated system. 
• Communicate with internal and external customers, answer inquiries regarding office procedures, respond to multiple customer demands.  
• Create memoranda and correspondence, review for accuracy and procedural compliance on personnel and payroll documentation based on rough drafts or verbal instructions. 
• Use office automation software such as database or spreadsheet to enter, revise, sort or calculate, and retrieve data; graphics software to provide graphic symbols, charts and graphs.  
• Operate various office machines such as the copy machine. 


Salary: $36,896 to $47,967 per year

Census Recruiter: The individual selected for this position will:

• Develop, organize, manage, and implement the recruitment program, activities, and functions of the excepted service employees of the Regional Census Center. 
• Develop a strategic plan for recruitment programs, operations, and goals for the Regional Census Center. 
• Conduct or participate in group recruiting sessions. 
• Analyze and monitor progress, performance and cost data of a recruitment program to ensure recruitment operations are within specific time limits and budget constraints. 

Salary: $55,905 to $105,392 per year

Assitant Professor - University of Missouri

Assistant Teaching Professor (Non-Tenure Track)

Harry S.Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

The Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs seeks applications for a non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor position in the area of public administration/public management.  The primary responsibility of this position will be to teach in the Truman School’s nationally ranked MPA program, including online instruction (http://truman.missouri.edu/degrees-programs/mpa/).  Secondary responsibilities may include research and service assignments.  Applicants for this position should be able to teach a variety of courses, including, but not limited to, Organizational Dynamics and Leadership and Human Resource Management. This is a term appointment that is renewable based on satisfactory performance. An earned doctorate in public administration, political science or a closely related field is required before beginning employment.

The University of Missouri-Columbia is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research Extensive Institution.  The University of Missouri is fully committed to achieving the goal of a diverse and inclusive academic community of faculty, staff and students. We seek individuals who are committed to this goal and our core campus values of respect, responsibility, discovery and excellence.

The Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs is one of sixteen schools and colleges at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  The Truman School has an outstanding multidisciplinary faculty, including numerous joint appointments across the university, and houses several research centers and institutes.  The University is an equal opportunity/access/affirmative action/pro-disabled and veteran employer.

Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.  To request ADA accommodation, please contact the Disability Inclusion and ADA Compliance Manager at (573) 884-7278 or ada@missouri.edu.

Apply on-line at http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/academic/index.php. Upload CV and cover letter in the Resume/CV & Cover Letter section as one document. Include a list of names and contact information for three to four references in the uploaded document.  Please contact Dr. Alasdair Roberts, Search Committee Chair, robertsas@missouri.edu, for questions about the position.

Screening will begin February 15, 2016, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Assistant Professor, The Department of Public Administration, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, UIC - Chicago, IL

Title:

Assistant Professor (Job ID #56612)

Department:

Public Administration

Category:

Faculty

Location:

Chicago

Close Date:

10/30/2015

Description:

The Department of Public Administration (DPA) in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) (http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/pa) plans to hire a new tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level beginning in August 2016.

A strong commitment to an active research program, to excellent teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and to public service is expected. Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to the department’s concentration in public management (including organization theory and human resources management) and to one or more of the program’s other core competencies:  nonprofit management;  financial management (including public finance); information and performance management; survey research methods; and urban leadership.  Candidates who can contribute to the nonprofit curriculum are especially encouraged to apply.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have an earned PhD or demonstrate high likelihood of degree completion by August 2016 in public administration, political science, public policy, or a related field. Successful candidates will be required to teach a 2:2 load each academic year. Individuals who are members of a recognized underrepresented group are particularly encouraged to apply.

https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=56612&job=assistant-professor

Tenure-Track Position (Open Rank) Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior, Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, IL

The Department of Public Administration at Northern Illinois Universityinvites applications from individuals seeking a collegial environment that offers excellent research and teaching opportunities in our nationally ranked MPA program located in global Chicago’s metropolitan region. The department anticipates filling a tenure track position (open rank) specializing in human resources management and organizational behavior to begin August 2015, pending budgetary approval. Applicants should be, or have the potential to be, a productive scholar as well as a high quality teacher.

Successful applicants will have primary teaching and research interests in human resources management and organizational behavior in public service organizations. The MPA degree is structured as a competencies-based curriculum, which means that PSPA faculty must be able to use teaching methods that help our students achieve competencies in both the MPA core and specializations. This position will be expected to teach the core HRM course, as well as the required courses in the S/trategic Public Management and Leadership/ specialization (the leadership and organizational development courses). Applicants should be able to teach at least one or more of the other core courses for the MPA degree, such as organization theory and behavior, information technology, public budgeting, public finance, performance measurement, or theory of public administration. Preference will be given to candidates who can teach other elective courses in the Strategic Public Management and Leadership, or Local Government Management specializations. A description of the program’s core courses and specializations is at www.mpa.niu.edu/pub_ad/mpa. In addition to the MPA Program, department faculty may teach undergraduate courses for three university majors, and in the political science doctoral program.

Successful candidates must also demonstrate a strong research and publication record (or the potential for such) in a substantive area of human resources management and organizational behavior. Candidates with experience in working with public service practitioners are encouraged to apply, although this is not required.

The main NIU campus is located in DeKalb, Illinois, 60 miles west of Chicago. NIU enrolls more than 22,000 students, including a graduate body of over 6,400, and instruction is offered in DeKalb and three other sites – Hoffman Estates, Rockford and Naperville to serve metropolitan Chicago students. NIU is nestled in a vibrant economic region that offers exceptional research opportunities for scholars in local government, and works closely with the University’s Center for Governmental Studies. The department is a founding unit within a new School of Public and Global Affairs, along with the Department of Political Science, the Department of Economics, and the NGO Leadership & Development (NGOLD) Center, providing great opportunity for interdisciplinary work with school colleagues.

The MPA program is ranked 5th nationally in local government management and ranked 12th in budgeting and finance as part of its NASPAA accredited MPA. The department fields about 50 full time graduate internships in local government and non-profit organizations throughout metropolitan Chicago. The MPA program is about evenly split between pre-career and in-career students. Typically 95% of MPA students are professionally employed within six months of graduation. In fact, one-third of all Illinois city managers are NIU MPA graduates. The MPA program celebrated its 50^th  anniversary in 2013-14 and boasts a network of over 1,300 alumni.

The position requires a PhD in Public Administration or a related field by date of appointment. Applicants must email (pasearch@niu.edu) a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and a research statement addressed to Dr. Michael T. Peddle, Chair, HRM/OB Search Committee, Department of Public Administration, Northern IllinoisUniversity. Preference will be given to applications received by January 16, 2015; however, the department will continue to accept and review applications until the position is filled. Applicants invited to campus will be expected to submit three letters of reference and evidence of teaching effectiveness. The department will continue to review applications and interview candidates until the position is filled. Potential applicants or nominators having any questions can contact Dr. Peddle at 815-753-6146. A pre-employment background check is required. NorthernIllinois University is an AA/EEO institution and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

Tenure-Track Position (Open Rank), Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior, Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, IL

Northern Illinois University: Tenure-Track Position (Open Rank) 

Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior

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The Department of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University invites applications from individuals seeking a collegial environment that offers excellent research and teaching opportunities in our nationally ranked MPA program located in global Chicago's metropolitan region. The department anticipates filling a tenure track position (open rank) specializing in human resources management and organizational behavior to begin August 2015, pending budgetary approval. Applicants should be, or have the potential to be, a productive scholar as well as a high quality teacher.

Successful applicants will have primary teaching and research interests in human resources management and organizational behavior in public service organizations. The MPA degree is structured as a competencies-based curriculum, which means that PSPA faculty must be able to use teaching methods that help our students achieve competencies in both the MPA core and specializations. This position will be expected to teach the core HRM course, as well as the required courses in the S/trategic Public Management and Leadership/ specialization (the leadership and organizational development courses). Applicants should be able to teach at least one or more of the other core courses for the MPA degree, such as organization theory and behavior, information technology, public budgeting, public finance, performance measurement, or theory of public administration. Preference will be given to candidates who can teach other elective courses in the Strategic Public Management and Leadership, or Local Government Management specializations. A description of the program's core courses and specializations is at www.mpa.niu.edu/pub_ad/mpa _program_. In addition to the MPA Program, department faculty may teach undergraduate courses for three university majors, and in the political science doctoral program.

Successful candidates must also demonstrate a strong research and publication record (or the potential for such) in a substantive area of human resources management and organizational behavior. Candidates with experience in working with public service practitioners are encouraged to apply, although this is not required.

The main NIU campus is located in DeKalb, Illinois, 60 miles west of Chicago. NIU enrolls more than 22,000 students, including a graduate body of over 6,400, and instruction is offered in DeKalb and three other sites: Hoffman Estates, Rockford and Naperville to serve metropolitan Chicago students. NIU is nestled in a vibrant economic region that offers exceptional research opportunities for scholars in local government, and works closely with the Universityâ??s Center for Governmental Studies. The department is a founding unit within a new School of Public and Global Affairs, along with the Department of Political Science, the Department of Economics, and the NGO Leadership & Development (NGOLD) Center, providing great opportunity for interdisciplinary work with school colleagues.

The MPA program is ranked 5th nationally in local government management and ranked 12th in budgeting and finance as part of its NASPAA accredited MPA. The department fields about 50 full time graduate internships in local government and non-profit organizations throughout metropolitan Chicago. The MPA program is about evenly split between pre-career and in-career students. Typically 95% of MPA students are professionally employed within six months of graduation. In fact, one-third of all Illinois city managers are NIU MPA graduates. The MPA program celebrated its 50^th anniversary in 2013-14 and boasts a network of over 1,300 alumni.

The position requires a PhD in Public Administration or a related field by date of appointment. Applicants must email (pasearch@niu.edu) a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and a research statement addressed to Dr. Michael T. Peddle, Chair, HRM/OB Search Committee, Department of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University. Preference will be given to applications received by January 16, 2015; however, the department will continue to accept and review applications until the position is filled. Applicants invited to campus will be expected to submit three letters of reference and evidence of teaching effectiveness. The department will continue to review applications and interview candidates until the position is filled. Potential applicants or nominators having any questions can contact Dr. Peddle at 815-753-6146. A pre-employment background check is required. Northern Illinois University is an AA/EEO institution and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.