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Current Update.PPOL Update August 6, 2007PPOL Students: Summer is beginning to draw to a close as the summer session classes wrap up, the summer qualifying exams are conducted, and the fall semester prepares to kick off. I hope everyone has been having a good and productive summer. I have a couple of items I need to get to you as we go into the summer-to-fall transition, including the dates for some activities of which you should be aware. If after reading this Update you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know. Laura is away on vacation this week, but will be returning on Monday, August 13. In this Update: 3—Summer Qualifying Exam Update 4—Student Publication Outlet “Call for Policy Papers” 6—Graduate Student Paper Award Competition 9—Doctoral Student Grant Opportunity On Friday, August 17th from 5pm-8pm or so, PPOL is partnering with our sister interdisciplinary PhD programs (Organizational Science and Health Psychology) for Welcome social at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium. This tavern is located at 9605 N Tryon St. (Suite A), which is just down Tryon Street across from the university (the northern border of campus). All returning students and incoming students are invited to join the faculty for some social and get-acquainted time before we get serious with the start of classes the following Monday. I hope to see all the PPOL students there, including those taking their qualifying exams (if only briefly). Directions: From the Colvard Building, get on University Road (the street right in front of the Colvard Building) and head west past the Cone Center. Where University Road dead ends, take a right onto Cameron Blvd. Take the first left onto Phillips Road. This will take you to past the sports fields and through the research campus, eventually dead-ending at Tryon Street (aka Highway 29). Turn right onto Tryon. Go about ¼ of a mile and you will see a shopping center on your left. You will almost pass the shopping center before you can make a left turn into the parking lot, but turn there. The Flying Saucer is in that shopping center. For those coming from somewhere else, you might want to Google the address for more specific directions from where you will be coming. But it’s pretty easy to find. The Graduate School is hosting the annual orientation for new graduate students on Saturday, August 18th from 10:30am-1:00pm. Details are available for this on the Grad School website at http://www.uncc.edu/gradmiss/gs_orientation2007.html. This is required for students with a Graduate Assistantship, but all students are encouraged to attend. Plus, there’s free food! In addition to this general orientation to the university by the Grad School, the PPOL program will host an orientation for the students that are new to the PPOL program. Students already in the program will host this orientation. Additional details on this will be sent to the new students shortly. 3—Summer Qualifying Exam Update The summer iteration of the Qualifying Exams begins on Monday, August 13th. Students taking the exam should report to the main office of the PPOL program by 8am that morning. For those not taking the exams, please be supportive to those who are! 4—Student Publication Outlet “Call for Policy Papers” The Georgetown Public Policy Review Call for papers Deadline: November 1, 2007 The Georgetown Public Policy Review, an annual, student-run academic journal at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, features innovative thinkers and writers in politics and public policy. Each issue of The Review explores a theme through relevant and thoughtful articles, interviews, book reviews, and essays. The Review currently is seeking submissions of academic articles for our 2008 edition: DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE: CAMPAIGNS, ELECTIONS, AND VOTERS. Submissions should focus on local, state, or national elections in the United States or abroad. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to: • Election administration, policy, and law • Democratic practices in emerging democracies • Domestic and international political parties • Polarization of the electorate • Effect of media on public opinion and voting decisions • Information technology and the voting process The Review welcomes submissions of unsolicited manuscripts including articles, book reviews, and commentaries on current events in domestic and foreign elections and politics. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis up to November 1, 2007. Guidelines for submissions to The Review are as follows: ** Original articles please. ** All articles must be accompanied by a 150-250 word abstract and a one-three line author’s bio. ** Research articles should be 3,000-5,000 words. 3,000 words is the preferred length. ** Commentaries, opinion articles, and book reviews should be between 850 and 2,000 words. ** Please send a disk copy with three hard copies or an electronic file attachment through email. ** Citations should be formatted to the author-date system outlined in The Chicago Manual of Style. ** All formatting and grammar should follow The Chicago Manual of Style. Please submit papers to: The Georgetown Public Policy Review The Georgetown Public Policy Institute 4th Floor, 3520 Prospect St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 gpprevw@georgetown.edu Questions regarding the submission process can be sent to gpprevw@georgetown.edu, Or, to Executive Print Editor, Karen Beach at Kmb74@georgetown.edu. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 1, 2007
For those looking for additional data set sources, the Urban Data and Research Committee of the Urban Section of the American Political Science Association has made the following revision/additions onto the data sources listed at the urban politics section web site: http://www.apsanet.org/~urban/ There is a wealth of data available through the sources listed for those of you on the look out for secondary research data. 6—Graduate Student Paper Award Competition APLS is far broader than health & health care: it also publishes in the environmental, bioterrorism & security, and sociobiology fields. So while this may sound “health-ish,” this outlet should appeal to more than only the health policy students.
Graduate Student
Paper Award—2007 The Association for Politics and the Life Sciences annually awards a prize for the best paper by a graduate student on a topic related to both politics or public policy and one or more of the life sciences. The range of eligible topics, methods, and approaches is reflected in the range of articles and commentaries published in Politics and the Life Sciences ( www.politicsandthelifesciences.org ). Papers coauthored with a faculty member are not eligible. The award for the best graduate student paper is a cash prize of $500, recognition at the association's annual meeting, and consideration for publication in Politics and the Life Sciences. To be eligible, students must present their work (on a panel or poster) at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences (held this year at the Garfield Suites Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 11-13). Please submit two copies of your paper for consideration or email it, together with a letter of endorsement by a faculty sponsor (who need not be from the institution at which the student is formally enrolled, and who may be a scholar in any discipline) by August 24, 2007 to:
APLS
Graduate Student Paper Award
Lewis
University Even in the dog-days of summer, the PPOL students continue to rack up the accomplishments. Here are some more highlights from a couple of students in the program. First, Ami Parker successfully completed her Comprehensive Examination. Ami is doing the Social Policy concentration with a focus in Education Policy. Congrats to Ami as she embarks on drafting her dissertation proposal! Second, Tammatha Altizer will be presenting an upcoming paper with Dr. Joe Kuhns (CJUS) at the annual Southern Criminal Justice Association conference in September in Savannah, Georgia. Conference participation is an important first step for students to undertake as part of their professional development. In addition, such participation is a way to garner feedback from future peers on your work that might be worthy of polishing for submission to a journal or book chapter. Students are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts for conference participation opportunities. The PPOL program has funds available to help offset some of the travel costs associated with such professional development opportunities. Finally, PPOL student Stephen Stemkowski, who is currently working on his dissertation, has had multiple developments with his ongoing research. In partnership with Dr. Bill Brandon (POLS), they are publishing a chapter in an upcoming book: Chapter 12: Public Financing of Long-Term Care. This will appear in a book entitled _The Handbook of Long-Term Care Administration and Policy_. Dr. Brandon co-authored a separate chapter with PPOL student Galen Smith as well (as reported in a previous Update). The book will be available in October, 2007. In addition, Stephen has had the following article accepted for publication: Amin A, Stemkowski S, Lin J, Yang G. Thromboprophylaxis rates in US medical centers: success or failure? _Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis_ (JTH) (Accepted). And finally, he is working with co-authors on three other poster and paper presentations coming up: Ernst FR, Stemkowski S. Increasing incidence of severe sepsis cases in a large hospital database, 2002-2006: associations with organ dysfunction type and multiplicity more than with age [Abstract]. American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Chicago, IL, October 2007 (Accepted). Yang G, Stemkowski S. Application of an exact covariate matching macro in outcome analysis [Paper]. Southeastern SAS User Group International (SESUG), Hilton Head, SC, November 2007 (Accepted). Yang G, Stemkowski S, Saunders W. A review of propensity score application in healthcare outcome and epidemiology [Paper]. Pharma SAS User Group International (PharmaSUG), Denver, CO, June 2007. Producing meaningful policy analysis and recommendations in conference presentations, poster sessions, white papers, book chapters, and journal articles are very important elements in helping students position themselves for the competitive environment following successful completion of the program. All students are expected to have multiple conference presentations and articles published upon graduation. Your professors and faculty advisors should be useful resources in helping you achieve these goals. A message from the IBM Center for the Business of Government: Since the Center was created in 1998, we have made research awards to over 250 scholars to examine new approaches to improving the effectiveness of government at all levels resulting in more than 175 published reports and books. Our nine years of experience have demonstrated the viability and effectiveness of a research stipend program in which academics from across the world compete to prepare thoughtful and insightful research reports to assist public sector executives at all levels of government in effectively responding to the mission and management challenges facing them. The quality of Center reports continues to be high. We encourage you to review our research areas closely, including our topics of special interest, in selecting a topic on which to prepare your proposal. Individuals receiving research stipends will be responsible for producing a 30- to 40-page research report in one of the areas presented in Research Announcement. The manuscript must be submitted no later than six months after the start of the project. Recipients will select the start and end dates of their research project. The reports should be written for government leaders and should provide practical knowledge and insights.
Who is eligible?
For additional information, please visit: http://www.businessofgovernment.org/pdfs/Research_Announcement_07.pdf 9—Doctoral Student Grant Opportunity
Elsevier Foundation
calls for Grant Proposals
Visiting Scholars Program of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in Cambridge, Mass.
Additional information and application materials available at: http://www.amacad.org/visiting.aspx. The job market for policy analysts and for academics is heating up again as we enter the hiring season. I will continue to highlight some of the kinds of positions they you all are being trained for. These are both analyst positions as well as some academic positions. These are in no way exhaustive lists. For those interested in additional job listings for these kinds of positions, you should regularly visit http://www.publicservicecareers.org/.
North Carolina League of Municipalities The incumbent in this position will be responsible for assisting with managing the development, coordination, assessing, researching and evaluating policy issues for the League. Responsible for the development of statistical and financial assessments of advocacy and service delivery issues and analyses of collected data for use in League lobbying. Prepares estimates of the fiscal impact of proposed legislation on municipalities, performs research on fiscal policy issues, develops and maintains databases, prepares charts, and written analyses. Study and analyze publications and reports relating to local government finance, public economic theory and practice, and current economic developments and trends. Coordinates and direct temporary and special projects as assigned such as, solid waste, annexation, and water & sewer surveys. Oversees grant management to include researching, writing and grant administration. Ideal candidate should have thorough knowledge of local government, private and non-private organizations’ functions and operations, especially those related to community and economic development. Candidate should also have knowledge of federal and state community and economic development laws and regulations, and familiarity with the North Carolina legislative process. Good presentation skills and strong interpersonal and communication skills are crucial. Ability to exercise considerable tact, courtesy and discretion in frequent contact with public officials, municipal managers, and others is essential. Skill in effectively expressing complex ideas orally and in writing is also necessary. Prefer a master’s degree in public administration, urban studies, economics, business administration, city planning, or related field in any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Experience should include 3-5 years in similar governmental position, with experience in gathering, editing, and analyzing data for social and economic research. Candidate should also have experience in operating a personal computer and using statistical and database software, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Access). Anyone who meets the requirements and is interested in being considered for these positions please forward resume to: NCLM Human Resources Department, P.O. Box 3069, Raleigh, NC 27602-3069 or to jobs@nclm.org. ACTION FOR CHILDREN NORTH CAROLINA announces:
Position Title: Public Policy &
Budget Analyst
Salary
and job title negotiable based upon experience. This announcement can also be found online at <http://www.ncchild.org/content/blogcategory/49/75/HYPERLINK "http://www.ncchild.org/content/blogcategory/49/75/" > Educational Development Division of the Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
Annual Salary Minimum:
$50,652.96
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) is the budget and planning
office of the Office of the Governor. It provides the Governor with
policy-making assistance in determining strategic and tactical plans for
state budget recommendations. Additional details and application information: http://www.thejobsite.state.ga.us/jobsearch/jobdetail.asp?ReqNum=422-60081ag Global Urban Studies Program at Michigan State University
Assistant/Associate Post Date: July 24th, 2007 Close Date: October 15th, 2008 Status: Open Duration: Full-time Compensation: Competitive Description: The Global Urban Studies Program at Michigan State University invites applications for up to two tenure track, academic-year positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, beginning 8-16-2008. To meet its education and research missions, the GUSP is seeking faculty who bring particular approaches to the study of the political, historical, cultural, and economic processes and issues in urban areas across the US and the world. Any one or combination of the following desired methodological areas are: I. US Cities in Comparative Context: Comparative urban analysis focusing on points of similarity or difference in the nature of urban conditions, challenges, and historical and future trends. II. Qualitative/Ethnographic Methods: Research methodologies encompassing traditional case studies as well as quantitative approaches such as content analysis, meta-analysis, and q-sort techniques. III. Policy Focus: Comparative policy solutions to common urban problems based on empirical evaluative and analytical assessment. A comparative urban agenda is highly desirable. The GUSP is interested in enthusiastic and creative scholars capable of working independently and collaboratively with other faculty members to conduct research and to obtain external research funding. The Global Urban Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program in the College of Social Science supporting and specializing in urban research and offering a PhD specialization in combination with a disciplinary PhD. The program works with an advisory council of senior faculty from a variety of disciplines and professions within the University including political science, history, anthropology, sociology, geography, and social work to cultivate education and research on urban issues. Successful applicants will join core faculty hired last year in defining a premier program widely recognized for fostering innovative approaches to education and research on urban and global urban issues. These positions will be tenure track in the disciplinary departments appropriate to the credentials of successful candidates; faculty will meet the tenure and promotion standards of their disciplinary department, with input from the GUSP. More information on the GUSP can be obtained at http://www.gusp.msu.edu or from the program Director, Laura A. Reese at reesela@msu.edu or by calling 517.353.5942. The PhD is required prior to appointment. Applications from exceptional candidates who are very near degree completion will be considered with verification of the candidate’s committee. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, no more than two sample publications, a transcript, and the names and contact information for three references. To apply, contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Richard Hula, 304 S. Kedzie, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823. Email: rhula@msu.edu Phone 517.355.6592 Review of applications will begin October 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. Michigan State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women and persons of color. Approval Pending
Assistant Professor in Urban Planning and Policy University of Illinois at Chicago The Urban Planning and Policy Program in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track position in urban economic development at the Assistant Professor level effective August 2008. The candidate for this position will teach courses in the Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Public Affairs, the Master of Urban Planning and Policy, and the Doctoral Program in Urban Planning and Policy. Appointment will begin August 2008 or soon thereafter. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree or ABD status in urban planning, geography, or a closely related field and have an interest and commitment to urban research as well as professional planning practice. Priority will be given to scholars studying the local and regional impacts of urban policies and programs and who show a promising record of interdisciplinary research and publication. Applicants must also be able to teach urban and regional economic analysis techniques, primarily at the master's and doctoral levels. The University of Illinois at Chicago serves 25,000 students on a campus located just west of Chicago's Loop. The UIC planning program, with 200 students offers two graduate degrees, the Master of Urban Planning and Policy degree, and the Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy. Concentrations include: community development, economic development, globalization and international planning, physical planning, and urban transportation. The Program also co-directs an undergraduate B.A. in Urban and Public Affairs with the Public Administration program in CUPPA starting with the Fall 2007 semester. The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs was created in 1995 as part of UIC's Great Cities Initiative. It houses two academic graduate programs (Urban Planning and Public Administration). In addition, the College hosts seven research centers: the Center for Urban Economic Development, the Great Cities Institute, the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, the Survey Research Laboratory, the Urban Transportation Center, the Great Cities Urban Data Visualization Lab, and the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement. The Program is also affiliated with the City Design Center and the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Send a letter of application, a copy of a curriculum vita or resume and the names of three professional references with contact information by November 13, 2007 for fullest consideration to: Professor Rachel Weber Chair, UPP Search Committee Urban Planning and Policy Program M/C 348 College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs 412 South Peoria Chicago, Illinois 60607 Ann K. Barnds, MUPP Assistant to the Director Urban Planning and Policy Program College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs University of Illinois at Chicago 225 CUPPAH, M/C 348 Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312/996-2165 Fax: 312/413-2413 Email: abarnd1@uic.edu Ann K. Barnds, MUPP Urban Planning and Policy Program College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr.
David Swindell, Assoc. Professor & Director
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