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Current Update.PPOL Update November 20, 2006PPOL Students: It’s time again for a new Update. Here’s what’s in this issue: 4. Health Psychology Presentation 5. Future of Korea Presentation 6. Research/Funding Opportunity
Let me begin this Update with a reminder that the university will be closed beginning Wednesday of this week through Friday as part of the Thanksgiving holiday break. With that said, let me also add a personal reminder to each of you. While you are matriculating in a program like the Ph.D., it is very easy to forget to step back every so often and remind yourself what it is that you are doing and why, and to give thanks to those friends and family that provide the support that is needed to help you through a process that can sometimes be rather intense. With final exams around the corner, please don’t forget to take a moment and reflect on these during this holiday where we give thanks to those that sustain us. I hope each of you has a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving this year.
The search for a new chair for the Dept. of Political Science continues. Here are some important activities in which PPOL students can participate: Tuesday, 11/28, 10-11am Students are invited to meet with Dr. Shannon Blanton in the Fretwell Ritazza café for coffee with the candidate. Tuesday, 11/28, 3:00-4:15pm Students are invited to hear Dr. Blanton’s research presentation in the Political Science conference room. Thursday 11/30, 1:30-2:15 Students are invited to hear Dr. Paul Gronke’s research presentation in the Political Science conference room. Friday 12/1, 10-11am Students are invited to meet with Dr. Shannon Blanton in the Fretwell Ritazza café for coffee with the candidate. These candidate visits represent opportunities to see the academic job search process for the inside as well as participate in them as ambassadors of the program and university as we attempt to impress would-be faculty and continue to increase the overall quality of the faculty in the PPOL-related departments. The chair of political science holds tremendous sway with the PPOL program and this is an important hire for us as a result. Please participate as you can.
Another very important hire for us is the *new* faculty position in criminal justice. This is for a *full* professor of public policy in that department. Clearly, this is important as this candidate will be expected to teach in PPOL and to pursue grants and contracts for external funding that will support PPOL students in the program while providing multiple opportunities for publications. There are four finalists for this position and here are the dates of the activities to which PPOL students are invited and encouraged. Tuesday, 11/21, 11-12 Dr. Robert Brame will be meeting with grad students (MA and PPOL) in Colvard 5100 to discuss CJ’s role in these programs Tuesday, 11/21, 1:45-2:45 Dr. Brame will make his research presentation in Colvard 5100; students are encouraged to come Monday, 11/27, 11-12 Dr. Peter Wood will be meeting with grad students (MA and PPOL) in Colvard 5100 to discuss CJ’s role in these programs Monday, 11/27, 3:30-4:30 Dr, Wood will make his research presentation in Colvard 5100; students are encouraged to come Thursday, 11/30, 11-12 Dr. Prabha Unnithan will be meeting with grad students (MA and PPOL) in Colvard 5100 to discuss CJ’s role in these programs Thursday, 11/30, 3-4 Dr. Unnithan will make his research presentation in Colvard 5100; students are encouraged to come Tuesday, 12/5, 11-12 Dr. Brenda Blackwell will be meeting with grad students (MA and PPOL) in Colvard 5100 to discuss CJ’s role in these programs Tuesday, 12/5, 1:45-2:45 Dr. Blackwell will make her research presentation in Colvard 5100; students are encouraged to come We need student representation at these events. So please participate if at all possible.
4. Health Psychology Presentation You are invited: Psychology at the Salisbury VA Medical Center: Current Directions in Treatment and Research An informal presentation by: Drs. Jackie Friedman and Frank Gantz MIRECC, Salisbury VA Medical Center Monday, November 20, 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Colvard 4068 All faculty and students are welcome The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Health Psychology Speaker Series
5. The Future of Korea Presentation Panel Presentation: The Future of Korea Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:30 pm Lucas Room - Cone Center The International Studies program and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, in collaboration with the Office of International Programs, present their first collaborative program for the faculty, staff and students at UNC Charlotte. On November 29, 2006 at 3:30 PM in the Lucas Room of the Cone Center, Counselor Kim Hyoung-zhin from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Jordan Heiber from the U.S. Department of State and Mr. Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard of the Korea Economic Institute will give a panel presentation of topics related to political/security issues from a Korean perspective, the future of Korea and the U.S-Korean Free Trade Agreement. Mr. Hyoung-zhin has been serving as Counselor at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C. since February 2006. He has participated in KEDO negotiations, the Four Party Talks and the Six Party Talks. Mr. Heiber is currently a Foreign Affairs Officer/Presidential Management Fellow, working in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Korean Affairs. His work is focused on U.S.-Korean economic relations, including the ongoing free trade agreement negotiations between South Korea and the U.S. Mr. Pritchard is the President of the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining KEI, he was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. At Brookings, he focused on U.S. policy toward North Korea as well as the evolving nature of the U.S.-Japan foreign and security relationship.
6. Research/Funding Opportunity Dr. David Hartgen here at UNCC has a project starting up to develop an index of transportation system performance for the provinces and territories of Canada. He is looking for a student with some/a lot of knowledge of Canada to assist in the project. The ideal student would have Canadian familiarity, excellent Excel and web-extraction skills, excellent communication skills, some GIS skills, and most importantly a serious go-get-it attitude toward work. The project starts in January and will last into the Fall 07 semester, including summer 07. I would consider an either an undergraduate (upper level) or graduate student. The pay rate is $13.50/hr for undergraduates and $15/hr for graduate students. If you are interested, please a send a short resume and interest statement to him at the email below, as soon as possible. This is an opportunity to get on soft money that can be used to cover spring and summer stipends. David T. Hartgen, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Transportation Studies UNC Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223 Tel 704-687-5917 (NEW) Fax 704-687-5966 (NEW) email: dthartge@email.uncc.edu Web: http://www.geoearth.uncc.edu/facultypages/dhartgen/
PPOL student Dustin Read will be testifying to the North Carolina State House Committee on School Finance this week in Raleigh. He will be discussing the role of APFOs related to the research he and his chair (Steven Ott) have been developing over the past couple of years. This is an information gathering session for the committee and provides Dustin the opportunity to have policy input on the possible development of legislation; exactly what we want all you budding policy analysts to be doing. PPOL student Sat Ananda Hayden has had her article "International Nurse Migration: Evidence of Autonomy or Neo-Colonialism?" accepted for publication in the forthcoming issue of _Ethics on Call: Newsletter for the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics at UNC Charlotte_, Fall/Winter 2006. It should be in the Ethics and Public Policy sub-section. PPOL students Huiping Li and Nicolas Swartz have both passed their comprehensive examinations. Congrats to both and now onwards to the dissertation proposal! An interview that I recently taped with the local NBC television affiliate (WCNC) aired last week. Also, I will be doing the "Charlotte Talks" radio show on Wednesday (along with Christian Friend from the UNCC Urban Institute), discussing the main policy concerns of Charlotte residents as identified by a recent survey conducted by the Institute. I will be putting in plugs about the PPOL program and will likely be relying on some of the work you all have been developing and sharing recently.
White House Fellowships President's Commission on White House Fellowships Fellows are considered Federal employees, with the rank of GS-14 step 3. With this comes a salary of approximately $91,000 per year. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Employees of the federal government are not eligible unless they are career military personnel. Applicants should be out of school and working in their chosen profession. Applicants are expected to have a record of remarkable achievement early in their careers; the skills required to serve at the highest levels of government; the potential to be leaders in their professions; and a proven commitment to public service. There are no formal age restrictions; however, the fellowship program was created to give selected Americans the experience of government service early in their careers. Fellowships are awarded on a strict non-partisan basis. The Commission encourages balance and diversity in all aspects of the program. Fellowships have offered outstanding young Americans the opportunity to participate in the day-to-day business of governing the nation. After a highly competitive selection process, 11 to 19 men and women are chosen to serve for a year as White House Fellows. The fellowship year runs from September 1 through the next August. Each Fellow works full time as a special assistant to a Cabinet member or senior presidential advisor and also participates in an education program designed to nurture his or her development as a leader. For more information, go to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/fellows/about/index.html Applications for the Kislak Fellowship at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. Deadline: August 31, 2007 Contact: Robert Saladini Phone: (202) 707-3302 Fax: (202) 707-3595, E-mail: scholarly@loc.gov Web: www.loc.gov/kluge
University of Virginia Miller The Miller Center Fellowship program is a competitive program for individuals completing their dissertations on American politics, foreign policy and world politics, or the impact of global affairs on the United States. Along with the fellowship grant, the Miller Center assists the fellow in choosing a senior scholar as fellowship "mentor" who will make suggestions on the literature in which the fellow should frame the project, read the fellowÆs work, and give general advice on research. The Miller Center encourages applicants from a broad range of disciplines, including, but not limited to, history, political science, policy studies, law, political economy, and sociology. Applicants will be judged on their scholarly quality and on their potential to shed new light upon contemporary developments in American politics, foreign policy, or world politics. This is not a postdoctoral fellowship. Residence is strongly encouraged but is not required. All fellows are expected to participate in and contribute to the intellectual discourse at the center. Each fellow is also expected to participate in a conference in September 2007 and May 2008. These conferences will provide a forum for presenting research and findings to the scholarly community at the Miller Center and the University of Virginia. The program provides up to eight $18,000 grants to support one year of research and writing. An applicant must be 1. a Ph.D. candidate who is expecting to complete his or her dissertation by the conclusion of the fellowship year, or 2. an independent scholar working on a book. More information at: http://millercenter.virginia.edu/programs/apd/fellowships/index.html Applications for the Stanford Center on Adolescence, Youth Purpose Research Grants. Deadline: January 17, 2007 Contact: Stanford Center on Adolescence, 505 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, Calif. 94305-3083 Phone: (650) 725-8205 Fax: (650) 725-8207, E-mail: stanfordcoa@stanford.edu Web: coagrants.stanford.edu College of Saint Rose - Final Year Dissertation Fellowships, Interdisciplinary (NY, United States) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=32622
American Political Science Association
(APSA) The Race, Ethnicity and Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) will present the Best Dissertation Award for the best dissertation completed in the field of race, ethnicity, and politics in the period January 2005 to December 2006. The dissertation must - make an important theoretical contribution to the understanding of historical or contemporary processes of racial and ethnic formation; - address critical substantive issues through which racial and ethnic politics are played out; generate discourse for innovative frameworks (and analyses) for the study of race, ethnicity, and politics; - be well-written; and - be analytically rigorous (primary source data, case material, extant analyses, new or underutilized methodology). Additional Contact: Katherine Tate, Award Committee Chair University of California, Irvine Department of Political Science 3151 Social Science Plaza Irvine, California 92697-5100 ktate@uci.edu http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/66784?id=66784&if=alert
Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Fellowships in Urban Studies and American Culture Studies (MO, United States) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=32628 National University of Singapore - POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (Singapore) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=32635
Research Associate or Research Fellow in State and Local Policy Program Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Minnesota The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs ranks among the top 15 professional schools of public affairs at public universities in the country; our program concentration in nonprofit management ranks fifth in the nation. The Institute is widely recognized for its role in examining public issues and shaping public policy at the local, state, national, and international levels. The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute invites applications for a Research Associate or Research Fellow in the State and Local Policy Program, which is within the Regional Policy and Planning cluster, for work on projects related to grants received from the Federal SAFETEA-LU legislation, specifically, the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety and the “TechPlan” project. Applicants with experience in managing large research projects and with expertise in technologies related to planning support systems, particularly Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are desired. The Center for Excellence in Rural Safety was established as a multi-year program to facilitate training, research and educational exchange in these areas. In collaboration with the New England Transportation Institute, the Center will be conducting research and developing teaching and outreach materials in five thematic areas: Travel Safety and Choices, Technology, Economic Development, Citizen Participation and Community Development. More information can be found at http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/slp/ruralsafety/index.html TechPlan is a 5 year federally funded research program designed to equip transportation and infrastructure professionals with the technological tools to address congestion and other system challenges in the coming years. It combines the expertise of the Humphrey Institute’s Regional Policy and Planning Cluster and the U of M’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Institute with the practical experience of state and local governments and their private partners. The project has a goal of investigating and proposing policies that can take advantage of the increased presence of technology in planning of transportation and related infrastructure. The work includes analysis of skills and challenges related to planning and managing regional and local transportation and infrastructure systems from a technological (IT/ITS) perspective, including identification of opportunities for training, both for continuing professionals and those seeking graduate degrees in the field. Duties/Responsibilities: The person appointed to this position will be expected to assist in management and development of the Rural Safety Center and contribute to research on the TechPlan project. These activities will be conducted and coordinated as directed by the Program Director and Assistant Director. Specific activities will include: * Maintaining Rural Safety Center Strategic Plan and coordinating activities identified in the Strategic Plan * Teaching graduate courses in GIS and other planning support systems, and supervision of research assistants. * Identify, coordinate and conduct, as appropriate, research related to behavioral, policy, technological, and cross-cutting innovations in rural transportation safety * Identify, coordinate and conduct, as appropriate, research related to how planners and managers can use new technologies to manage transportation and infrastructure systems, such as using ITS for congestion and safety management, using GIS to integrate infrastructure performance and surrounding community information and how information from these systems can be used to improve citizen, community and policy choices. The individual is also responsible for development fund seeking and relationship building to support continued research within the cluster. Specifically: Development/Relationship Building * Meet regularly with faculty/fellows/centers remaining current with ongoing and new research interests. * Build relationships with funders and program officers. Familiarize with all regional funders areas of interest and stay abreast of their current interests. Work with Director of Development to coordinate appropriate interaction between current HHH research interests and functions hosted by the HHH looking for ways to capitalize on synergistic opportunities. Development/Fund Seeking * Funding searches: * Create profiles in SPIN. Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) is a computer database with detailed information about thousands of federal, nonfederal, and international funding opportunities. * Work with existing services to see if screening can be fine-tuned * Get Faculty/Fellows into GENIUS. Users can create investigator profiles and initiate e-mail funding alerts based on those profiles within the system, using GENIUS. * Screening of Requests for Proposals * Searches of foundation databases * Build a mailing list of who should receive copies of final project reports to be used as marketing tools. * Build the current funding opportunities website and send out updates. * Develop calendar of pertinent due dates to work in conjunction with the funding opportunities website on the intranet. Required/Preferred Qualifications: Required: Applicants should have at least a Masters in transportation planning or related field, and have strong research, teaching and writing credentials. Preferred: A PhD is desirable, but not required for a Research Fellow, but is required for a Research Associate position. Application Instructions: Submit cover letter, resume, graduate school transcript, a one page description of a course you propose to teach related to application of GIS and similar planning support systems, and a writing sample: preferably a either a chapter from a thesis or dissertation, or a published article. Apply online at https:employment.umn.edu, and reference requisition number 140841.. Send graduate school transcript to: Frank Douma, Chair of Research Associate Search Committee, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301-19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. Application Deadline: Open until filled. For information: http://www.hhh.umn.edu/employment/research_assoc_fellow_transportation_tech.html University of Indianapolis Assistant Professor, Political Geography Location: Indiana, United States Institution Type: College/University Position Type: Assistant Professor Submitted: Monday, November 6th, 2006 Main Category: Geography Secondary Categories: Political Science/International Relations European Studies The Department of History and Political Science at the University of Indianapolis seeks a political geographer at the Assistant Professor level, tenure-track. Annual teaching load will include sections of World Regional Geography, along with advanced courses designed to serve the needs of the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs in International Relations and History. Regional specialty in Contemporary Europe (including Russia) or the Middle East preferred. The successful candidate will complement the expertise of the department’s current faculty in modern History and International Relations. PhD by August 2007. Teaching experience required, as well as evidence of scholarly potential. The University of Indianapolis is a private, comprehensive, regional Master’s level institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church, serving more than 4,000 students. Qualified candidates should submit a letter of application, c.v., transcripts, teaching portfolio, teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation to Prof. Lawrence Sondhaus, Chair, Dept. of History and Political Science, University of Indianapolis, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697. Web page: http://history.uindy.edu. Deadline January 22, 2007. The University of Indianapolis is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. Contact Info: Lawrence Sondhaus, Chair Department of History and Political Science University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46227 phone: (317) 788-3463 email: sondhaus@uindy.edu Website: http://history.uindy.edu
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