Assistant Professor of Urban and Metropolitan Development - UC-Davis

Assistant Professor of Urban and Metropolitan Development
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

The Community and Regional Development (CRD) program of the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis announces an opening for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level. We seek outstanding candidates with a promising research program in Urban and Metropolitan Development. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate a strong social science research agenda, inter-disciplinary and multi-dimensional perspectives, substantial capacity for generating extra-mural funding to support their research program, and a record or promise of excellence in teaching and mentoring students. Candidates should have expertise in theoretically informed quantitative studies of the effects of social, economic, and political processes at multiple spatial levels on local urban, regional, national, and international development; the influence of these factors on local policy-making, labor and housing market conditions, social inequality, international migration, political participation, and environmental sustainability.


The successful candidate for this position will undertake research in economic development and policy formation at the urban and rural-urban interface. Urban areas and metropolitan regions, as centers of production, consumption, political decision-making, and population settlement, constitute a critical factor for social and environmental stability and change locally, nationally, and transnationally. The faculty member should have strong quantitative capabilities and have research experience in urban and metropolitan processes, including social inequality, labor markets and processes, and migration. This faculty member would be able to conduct research across disciplines (e.g., sociology, geography, city planning, public policy, economics, and political science). The successful candidate will address issues regarding what factors, processes, and policies (from local to state to national to transnational levels) can best promote environmentally-sound, socially equitable, sustainable and resilient urban development. An interest in or willingness to undertake research in California would be desirable as is experience with research which addresses the concerns of traditionally underrepresented groups.

The candidate should show an interest in working with other Centers and Institutes on campus including but, not limited to the Center for Regional Change and the Institute for the Social Sciences. This Assistant Professor position will include an appointment in the Agricultural Experiment Station. Faculty members who hold an Agricultural Experiment Station appointment have a responsibility to conduct research and outreach relevant to the mission of the land grant university.

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to establishing and securing support for a research program resulting in publication in high-quality scholarly venues. The teaching load in the Community and Regional Development Unit of the Department of Human Ecology is attractive and consists of two undergraduate quarter courses and one graduate quarter course per year. The Unit contributes to two graduate degree programs, Geography and Community Development and has primary responsibility for the Community and Regional Development (CRD) and contributes to the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (SAF) undergraduate degree programs. As assigned by the department chair, the candidate will be expected to contribute by teaching required courses and core electives in one or more of these programs, such as CRD 141 (Organization of Economic Space), CRD 156 (Community Economic Development), CRD 157 (Politics and Community Development), CRD 242 (Community Development Organizations), and CRD 245 (Political Economy of Urban and Regional Development).

We welcome candidates from all the social sciences including sociology, rural sociology, geography, city and regional planning, political science, public policy, economics, and anthropology. Interested candidates should submit all materials via the web-based online submission system athttps://recruit.ucdavis.edu/ required materials include a research statement, a teaching statement, a C.V., three to five representative publications, and the names and contact information of three referees who have agreed to write letters on their behalf, and a statement of Contributions of Diversity. To insure full consideration, applications must be received by September 16, 2016. The search will remain open until the position is filled. For more information please contact William Lacy, Search Committee Chair at wblacy@ucdavis.edu .

UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting a diverse faculty community. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Professorship(s) - Metropolitan State University - Minneapolis, MN

Graduate Faculty - Public Administration
Metropolitan State University

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

Position: State University Faculty (2 positions) (Unclassified IFO)
Graduate Faculty - Public Administration and Nonprofit Management
Appointment: Full-time Tenure Track/Probationary
Location: College of Management, Managment Education Center (MEC), Mpls Campus

Responsibilities:
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY, a vibrant and growing public, urban university, is seeking to fill one or two full-time, probationary (tenure-track) faculty positions in public administration and nonprofit management beginning August 2016 (or January 2017, if candidate prefers), with teaching and administrative responsibilities in the Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM), and Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration (MPNA) programs. Second position will be filled, budget permitting.

Faculty members are expected to demonstrate ability to teach graduate level courses in public administration, nonprofit management, public finance, nonprofit financial management, public policy analysis, and/or nonprofit resource development and strategic communications effectively.

Full details at: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/metrostatemn/default.cfm

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in public administration, nonprofit management, public finance, public policy, educational administration, business administration, fundraising or resource management, business or public ethics, or a related area.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience teaching in graduate education in the curriculum areas of public administration, nonprofit management, public finance, public policy, nonprofit resource development, or public ethics.
• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in public administration, nonprofit management, business management or administration, evaluation studies, or related fields, including familiarity with Minnesota or U.S. resources for these fields.
• Demonstrated ability to teach in classroom and online environments.
• Evidence of high quality scholarly activity and a future research stream.
• Communication skills (written and oral) to communicate with a variety of persons and groups.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to a culturally and ethnically diverse student body.

Preferred Qualifications:

• More than three (3) years of experience teaching in graduate education in the curriculum areas of public administration, nonprofit management, public finance, public policy, evaluation studies, and public ethics.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching adult students with diverse work, academic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrated leadership of an undergraduate or graduate academic program or curriculum area including the responsibility for strategic management, program development, administration, marketing, student learning assessment, and program evaluation
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing public agencies and services, nonprofit organizations and services, nonprofit fundraising and communication strategies, public information and e-governance systems, public policy development, and/or public advocacy.
• Leadership in public or nonprofit professional associations, managerial networks, and in-service and training.Please note: Filling of these positions is dependent upon budget.

APPLICATION
Full details: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/metrostatemn/default.cfm

Applications must be received by 11:59 PM on April 1, 2016

Links:

• Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Inter- Faculty Organization which can be found at: http://www.hr.mnscu.edu/contract_plans/index.html
• For more information about Metropolitan State University, please visit: http://www.metrostate.edu