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Current Update.PPOL Update April 19, 2008PPOL Faculty and Students: Below is the new Update of news and events concerning PPOL. There are many items below, so please look through them and see what is going on that directly pertain to you. I have included the full targeted list of faculty in this email whom have been invited to join the PPOL faculty so they can see a small picture of the program and its related activities. If you have news or announcements you would like to include in the next Update, please don’t hesitate to let me know. In this Update: 1--PPOL Faculty Involvement Forms in Circulation 3--Qualifying Exams Summer Schedule 5--French Ambassador Visiting Campus 6--Justice Policy Presentation 7--Geography and Economics Presentation 8--Political Science Brown Bag 9--ICPSR Summer Workshop Scholarship 13--ABFM Conference Call for Papers Due 5/2 15--Dissertation Fellowship Opportunity
1--PPOL Faculty Involvement Forms in Circulation
As announced in the previous Update, the PPOL program is now reconstituting its faculty. I have sent out invitations to faculty in more than 10 departments over four colleges inviting them to join the PPOL faculty as either a full Faculty Member or as a Faculty Affiliate. I would ask all the faculty that received this Faculty Involvement form to please return that by May 2nd. This is important for two reasons. Primarily, you form the foundation on which the program is built. You work with the students at the doctoral level and the quality of that intensive interaction is what drives the quality of the program. So we would like to have as wide a base of policy-oriented faculty participating in the program as possible in order to serve the needs of our doctoral students. Second, the faculty drive the reputation of the program as we market the program and the university.
Those of you received the Involvement form, please return it at your earliest convenience so PPOL may move forward on the new web site, marketing materials, and advisor assignments so you have the opportunity to work with our array of talented doctoral student body.
I wanted to remind students, particularly second year and second semester first year students that the deadline for paper proposals for this fall’s Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA) is coming up. This conference is a very student-friendly regional conference that focuses on policy and administration topics and attracts both academics and practitioners alike. Here is the full call for papers.
Call for proposals for SECoPA 2008 in Orlando, Florida!
“Surviving Change, Fostering Excellence, and Enhancing Innovation in Public Administration”
The Central Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (CFASPA) & the Department of Public Administration at University of Central Florida are now accepting proposals for panel tracks and individual papers for the 2008 SECoPA Conference in Orlando, FL.
The conference will be held from September 24 - 27th.
Proposals will be accepted until May 2, 2008 for the following track themes:
* Public Budgeting and Finance * Emergency Management and Homeland Security * Program Evaluation and Performance Management * Nonprofit Management and Leadership * Human Resource Management * Urban and Regional Planning * International Public Administration * Economic Development * Information Technology and E-governance * Grants and Contract Management * Innovations in Government and Administration * Privatization and Outsourcing * Environmental Policy and Management * Public policy and Planning
Proposals will be accepted electronically only.
http://www.ce.ucf.edu/secopa2008/cfp.asp
3--Qualifying Exams Summer Schedule
The Qualifying Examination committees are beginning the process of preparing for the August iteration of the exams. Specific times and dates have not yet been finalized, but they will take place between August 13 and 25. Once the dates are nailed down, I will announce that to the students planning on taking them.
To whit, I need to know who is planning on taking the exams this August. Please email me your intention as soon as possible. We need this information in order to insure we have adequate space for each student.
A Wicked Problem*: The Crisis in Somalia and US Policy Options Dr. Kenneth Menkhaus Professor of Political Science Davidson College
Dr. Menkhaus is a specialist on the Horn of Africa and frequently visits countries in the region, especially Somalia. His research explores issues of state failure, protracted conflict, post-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian intervention, and political Islam. In 1991, he worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross in southern Somalia conducting famine assessments. In 1993-94, he served as special political advisor in the United Nations Operation in Somalia. Menkhaus is a regular consultant to the US government, the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations. His recent articles on Somalia have appeared in African Affairs, Current History, and International Security.
Tuesday, April 22 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Fretwell 120
* Look up “wicked problem” on wikipedia before his talk! If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Beth Whitaker (bwhitaker@uncc.edu) or Dr. Tanure Ojaide (tojaide@uncc.edu).
5--French Ambassador Visiting Campus
The Office of International Programs is honored to host His Excellency Pierre Vimont Ambassador of France to the United States to discuss “Franco-American Relations at the Eve of the EU Presidency”
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:15-11:00 AM CHHS Room 281
Ambassador Vimont was appointed Ambassador of France to the United States by President Nicolas Sarkozy on August 1, 2007. Before his appointment he was chief of staff to the minister of foreign affairs. As a member of the Foreign Service since 1977, Ambassador Vimont has held many distinguished positions including: ambassador and permanent representative of France to the European Union, Director of European Cooperation, and Deputy Director General of the Cultural, Scientific and Technical Relations Department.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a unique opportunity to meet with Ambassador Vimont and hear his perspective on current U.S.-French relations. Ambassador Vimont is especially interested in meeting UNC Charlotte students so please encourage your students to attend this event.
6--Justice Policy Presentation
Daniel S. Nagin, the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor of Public Policy and Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University, will be presenting on April 23rd from 3-4:30 in 5091 Colvard.
The relationship between first imprisonment and criminal career development: a matched samples comparison
Using data from the Netherlands-Based Criminal Career and Life-course Study, Professor Nagin examined the effect of first-time imprisonment between ages 18-38 on the conviction rates in the three years immediately following the year of the imprisonment. The analysis combines group-based trajectory modeling with risk set matching to balance a variety of measurable indicators of criminal propensity. We find that first-time imprisonment is associated with an increase in criminal activity in the three years following release. The effect of imprisonment is similar across offence types.
7--Geography and Economics Presentation
Faculty, Staff, and Students are invited to a lecture by
Dr. Bill Graves, Dept of Geography & Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte
“The Southern Culture of Risk Capital: The Path Dependence of Entrepreneurial Finance”
Wednesday, April 23 3:30-5:00 Friday Building Room 13
8--Political Science Brown Bag
Dr. Marvin Overby from the University of Missouri will be in town next week to present a brownbag research presentation next Wednesday from 12:30-1:30pm. He will be speaking about Discharge Petitions, which is the subject of his current research.
PPOL students and faculty are invited to join us next Wednesday (4/23) at 12:30 in the Political Science conference room for the brownbag presentation. We will also be taking him to lunch after the presentation. Anybody who would like to is welcome to join us.
Also, Marvin is interested in talking to students about graduate school. Faculty, if you have any students who are interested, please encourage them to attend the brownbag or let Dr. Martha Kropf (mekropf@uncc.edu) know, and she’ll set up some individual time with him.
I have a copy of his paper that he will be presenting if you would like to take a look prior to the presentation (daswinde@uncc.edu). 9--ICPSR Summer Workshop Scholarship
The Clogg Scholarship is a waiver of Program Scholar fees to attend the four and/or eight-week ICPSR Summer Program. The scholarship will be awarded to a limited number of ADVANCED graduate students of quantitative methods in Ph.D. programs.
Applications for the award should be addressed to:
Clogg Scholarship Award (Political Science) ICPSR Summer Program P.O. Box 1248 Ann Arbor, MI 48106
An Application should include:
(1) A completed Summer Program application form (2) A Vita (3) A cover letter from the student explaining why he/she wants to attend the program and how doing so will aid in completion of the Ph.D. (4) Two faculty letters (at least one of whom should be a member of the Methodology section of the American Political Science Association) endorsing the student
The deadline for applications is April 28, 2008.
Information about the 2008 ICPSR Summer Program, including the Program application form, is available on the ICPSR Summer Program webpage:
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the Clogg Scholarship or the ICPSR Summer Program. E-mail: sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu
Interdisciplinary Symposium
Enabling Democracy: Enhancing Political Participation among People with Disabilities
April 28th 10:00AM – 1:00 PM UNC Charlotte Campus, Fretwell Building Room 126
This research symposium presents the current research on the relationship between political participation and disabilities and the social, ethical and practical implications of excluding from voting people with cognitive and emotional impairments. Drs Schur and Kruse will present their research on factors that determine voter turnout among persons with disabilities. Dr. Karlawish will present his research on measuring the capacity to vote and voting among long-term care residents.
Although scholars have argued it is unconstitutional to prevent people with cognitive and emotional impairments from voting, most states still exclude from voting people with cognitive and emotional impairments.
“Prohibiting participation [by people with emotional and cognitive impairments] can have negative effects at the societal level...By ignoring the constitutional guarantees to equal treatment under the law, the fabric of the political society is weakened. By refusing to face the mythology of incapacity that surrounds the disability distinction in electoral qualifications, we lose the opportunity to take another step toward ensuring [equal] representation in democratic governance. In hindsight, we may one day decide that in limiting the citizenship rights of people with cognitive and emotional impairments, we have disabled democracy itself…” Schriner and Ochs, 2000, pg. 439
Faculty: Ted Arrington, PhD UNCC Department of Political Science Bill Brandon, PhD, MPH UNCC Department of Political Science Christine S. Davis, PhD UNCC Department of Communication Studies Mark A. Hirsch, PhD Carolinas HealthCare System, Carolinas Rehabilitation Jason Karlawish, MD The University of Pennsylvania Doug Kruse, PhD The Rutgers University Lisa Schur, JD, PhD The Rutgers University
Interdisciplinary Symposium
Enabling Democracy: Enhancing Political Participation for People with Disabilities
April 28th 10:00AM – 1:00 PM UNC Charlotte Campus Fretwell Building - Room 126
Schedule:
Sponsored by Department of Political Science, Academy for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and by grants #204172 from Carolinas HealthCare System Health Services Foundation and grant #1R21 HD055202-01 by NICHHD/NIMH to Mark A. Hirsch, PhD.
Featured Speakers
Lisa Schur, J.D., Ph.D. and Douglas Kruse, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Title of Presentation: “The relationship between political participation & disability”
Drs Schur and Kruse will present their research on factors that determine voter turnout among persons with disabilities.
Dr. Schur received her BA in Sociology from Harvard, JD from Northwestern University and PhD in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Schur is Associate Professor in the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations. She served as the Ed Roberts Pre-Doctoral Fellow, 1996-97 at the World Institute on Disability and School of Public Health, University of California-Berkeley and is the recipient of the Elizabeth Carey Agassiz Award for Academic Excellence, Harvard University. Dr. Kruse received his BA and PhD at Harvard and an MA at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Kruse is Professor of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Drs Kruse and Schur are two of the most widely published economists on the topic of voting and disabilities. In 2002, they received the distinguished prize for the best article published in Political Research Quarterly, for “Enabling Democracy: Disability and Voter Turnout,” awarded by the Western Political Science Association.
Jason Karlawish, MD, University of Pennsylvania Title of Presentation: “Voting & Cognitive Impairment among Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease”
Dr. Karlawish received his BS and MD at Northwestern University and Fellowship training at the University of Chicago. Dr. Karlawish is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics, University of Pennsylvania; Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Center Education and Information Transfer Core; Senior Fellow, Center for Bioethics and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; and Associate Director, Penn Memory Center.
Dr. Karlawish’s research addresses the ethical, legal and social issues raised when persons with dementia vote. His research has focused on voting in long term care and measuring the capacity to vote. Dr. Karlawish recently testified in front of the U.S. Congress on the voting rights of older adults with cognitive disability and has published widely in the area of medical ethics. His research has appeared in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and the McGeorge Law Review. Dr. Karlawish is the recipient of numerous scholarly awards including The Lancet Wakley Prize (1997), Brookdale National Fellowship (1998) and the Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars Award (2000).
FY 2009 Funding Opportunities at the Institute of Education Sciences The Institute of Education Sciences has begun its research grant competitions for FY 2009. Within IES, the National Center for Education Research is conducting one research competition (84.305A Education Research) that encompasses two topic areas that may be of interest to Political Scientists: Education Leadership (http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/program.asp?ProgID=8) and Education Policy, Finance, and Systems (http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/program.asp?ProgID=9).
For additional information on the Education Leadership or Education Policy, Finance, and Systems topic areas contact: Katina R. Stapleton, Research Scientist, Institute of Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20208, 202-219-2154, Katina.Stapleton@ed.gov
Other topic areas within the Education Research Grants Request for Applications include: Reading and Writing; Mathematics and Science Education; Teacher Quality; Interventions for Struggling Adolescent and Adult Readers; Cognition and Student Learning; High School Reform; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Programs and Policies; Education Technology; and Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning.
The summer application deadline is June 26, 2008 and the fall application deadline is October 2, 2008. IES also invites applications for research projects that will contribute to its new research program on the Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies (84.305E).
For more information on the Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies research program, contact Dr. Allen Ruby at (202) 219-1591 or Allen.Ruby@ed.gov.
For application requirements and instructions as well as other funding opportunities, see the Request for Applications located online at http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. CIAO is also widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features like the analysis of a bin Laden recruitment tape with video. CIAO is available at www.ciaonet.org and the update of all the recently added papers and reports is at http://www.ciaonet.org/frame/wnewfrm.html.
13--ABFM Conference Call for Papers
Call for Papers, Presentations, and Panels ABFM--Association for Budgeting and Financial Management 20th Annual Conference
October 22-25, 2008 Chicago, Illinois
The conference committee invites proposals for panels, papers, and presentations for the 2008 ABFM conference. We especially encourage proposals from local, state and federal practitioners. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
*Budget innovation and reform *Budget process *Budget transparency *Budget and financial management challenges *Capital and debt management Pensions and OPEBs *Capital and development financing *Education finance *Financial information management and technology *Financial markets *Financial and performance reporting *Funding healthcare *Intergovernmental finance *Managing finance departments *Municipal securities *Performance budgeting applications and results *Public accounting and accountability *Public funds management *Social security finance *Tax and revenue policy
For full consideration, please submit proposals by May 2, 2008. Proposals should describe the panel, paper, or presentation and be no more than 500 words. Proposals must include the name of participant(s) or author(s), position/job title, institutional affiliation, address (including email), and phone number. Students should provide their degree program, status (master’s level, Ph.D., ABD), and institutional affiliation. Proposals may be submitted by mail, email, or fax. Also visit our website for more information about the conference as it becomes available: http://www.abfm.org.
Please send all correspondence to: Professor Katherine Willoughby Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies Georgia State University P.O. Box 3992 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3992 Telephone: 404.413.0117; FAX: 404.413.0104 email: kwilloughby@gsu.edu
Yoshiko Takahashi, PPOL student focusing in justice policy, was offered and has accepted a tenture-track position at California State University-Fresno in their Department of Criminology. This is a great department and a wonderful opportunity for Yoshiko, who will be leaving her position as lead policy analyst for the Mecklenburg Sherrif’s Office and defending her dissertation this summer before heading to Fresno. I hope everyone will have a chance to wish her well in her new career before she leaves UNCC.
Sasha Tsvetkova is another PPOL student who is currently in Prague finishing an economics program and will be returning to us in August. Last summer, Sasha won a position at the Oak Ridge National Lab ORCAS Summer Student Internship Program (along with Huiping Li who has been working there all year). The study on which Sasha worked (Potential Impacts of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Regional Power Generation) was published on the Oak Ridge sight recently: http://apps.ornl.gov/~pts/prod/pubs/ldoc7922_regional_phev_analysis.pdf.
Carr Boyd, PPOL student studying in the social policy field, passed the comprehensive examination. Congrats to Carr on clearing this hurdle. I am told he will be defending his dissertation proposal early this summer.
Gavin Sun, PPOL student studying in the social policy track, won second prize in the 2008 ‘Crossing Borders’ Student Writing Competition in the Graduate category! He was recognized at the International Education Reception held Wednesday, April 16th. This included a $150 prize. Congratulations to Gavin on this award.
Ashley Dunham, the first graduate from the PPOL program, was recently inducted into Sigma Xi. Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. Membership is by invitation only and there are members in more than 100 countries around the world. Sigma Xi chapters, more than 500 in all, can be found at colleges and universities, industrial research centers and government laboratories. The Society endeavors to encourage support of original work across the spectrum of science and technology and to promote an appreciation within society at large for the role research has played in human progress. Congratulations to Ashley as she continues to excel in her career.
15--Dissertation Fellowship Opportunity
World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship
The Smith Richardson Foundation is pleased to announce a new annual grant competition to support Ph.D. dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies, and diplomatic and military history.
The fellowship’s objective is to support the research and writing of policy-relevant dissertations through funding of fieldwork, archival research, and language training. In evaluating applications, the Foundation will accord preference to those projects that could directly inform U.S. policy debates and thinking, rather than dissertations that are principally focused on abstract theory or debates within a scholarly discipline. The Foundation will award up to twenty grants of $7,500 each.
For more information and application instructions, visit: http://www.srf.org/grants/world_politics.php.
APPAM Award for Best Dissertation in Public Policy and Management in Asia
The Association for Public Policy
Analysis and Management (APPAM) is the premier association for
the field of public policy research and practice. APPAM seeks
to reward and encourage quality research on practical public
problems in Asia by emergent scholars.
Director of Research
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking two top-level research experts for Scientific and Professional (ST) Positions:
-- Senior Mathematical Statistician to conduct original research in statistics related to censuses and sample surveys. -- Senior Researcher in Survey Methodology to conduct original research in the field of survey methodology, focused on the behavioral and social science aspects of censuses and sample surveys.
Location: Washington, DC Metro area (Suitland, MD) Salary: $138,380 - $158,500
For qualifications, educational requirements, and application procedures: Go to <www.usajobs.com>. Enter "Senior Mathematical Statistician" or "Senior Researcher in Survey Methodology" in the first search box and "Suitland, MD" in the location search box.
The Senior Mathematical Statistician vacancy number is CEN-08-04P. The Senior Researcher for Survey Methodology vacancy number is CEN-08-02P.
Follow the instructions given in the announcement.
Contact Information: Kathy Ott, 301.763.4006, Kathleen.E.Ott@census.gov
Deadline: May 30, 2008
Applications will be accepted from all sources. U.S. citizens only.
NCLM Job Opening
The League of Municipalities is recruiting for a Research Analyst for a position available July 1, 2008. This position will report to me when take on the role of Director of Research and Policy Analysis upon Dr. Mandell’s retirement. The skills and experience gained in a local government budget analyst position are well suited to the fiscal research and analysis responsibilities of this position. Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who you think might be interested in the position. Thanks.
Karl Knapp Research and Policy Manager NC League of Municipalities 919-715-9768
Analyst Institute
The Analyst Institute is hiring for several positions. We are looking for people who are analytical, quantitatively-minded, and comfortable with statistical analysis software. The more campaign experience the better, and the more experience with experimentation the better.
The Analyst Institute is a new organization that does cutting edge analytics and evaluation of voter registration, persuasion, and mobilization. We work in close collaboration with major progressive organizations around the country. Some people have described what we are trying to do as "Moneyball for progressive politics."
We will be hiring at the Analyst and Senior Analyst positions. Descriptions are attached (and pasted below).
Any questions, please contact Gina Schwartz: jobs@analystinstitute.org
SENIOR ANALYST
Responsibilities
The Senior Analyst(s) will work closely with partner organizations in designing, executing, and analyzing their voter contact evaluations. These evaluations will usually involve randomized field experiments designed in the spring and implemented in the summer and fall. Any given study will likely involve membership recruitment, voter registration, voter persuasion, and/or get-out-the-vote efforts.
This person must have experience with field research, be self-motivated, and thrive in a dynamic start-up environment. This person may work as a part-time consultant or as a full-time employee of the Analyst Institute.
Qualifications
Experience with field research, especially field experiments. Detail oriented and highly organized. Experience working on, or with political campaigns. Ability to work well under tight deadlines. Excellent verbal and written skills. Understanding of statistics and the methodology of political experiments and measurement. PhD or MA in social science.
Start Date: Flexible, ASAP Location: Washington DC, McPherson Square Deadline: 4/11
Analyst Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Salary is commensurate with experience.
ANALYST
Responsibilities
Analyst(s) will work closely with others in the Analyst Institute. Analyst(s) will be involved in a wide range of activities including managing voter files, editing documents and presentations, cleaning and evaluating experimental data, and working with partner organizations in executing and analyzing their voter contact evaluations. The Analyst Institute's research will usually be randomized field experiments involving membership recruitment, voter registration, voter persuasion, and/or get-out-the-vote efforts.
This person must have a background in a quantitative field (computer science, mathematics, statistics, econometrics, etc.), be self-motivated, and thrive in a dynamic start-up environment. Experience with field research and/or political campaigns is a plus.
Qualifications
Comfortable with statistics software (SPSS, Stata, Excel, R, etc.) Detail oriented and highly organized. Ability to work well under tight deadlines. Excellent analytical skills. Able to learn quickly, and able to develop skills as needed. Basic understanding of methodology of political experiments and measurement.
Start Date: Flexible, ASAP Location: Washington DC, McPherson Square Salary: Commensurate with experience Deadline: 4/11
Tenure Track Assistant Professor Public Administration Department of Health and Public Administration College of Health Sciences and Human Services Midwestern State University
The Department of Health and Public Administration, located in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services at Midwestern State University, is recruiting a tenure track assistant professor in the Master of Public Administration Program. The position becomes available fall 2008. The person chosen will be expected to teach graduate courses in the core competency areas of public administration and to contribute to the teaching, research, and service mission of the department. Candidates should have completed a doctorate in public administration or a related field, although candidates near to completion of the doctorate will be considered. Teaching or work experience in criminal justice, health services administration, or quantitative methods also is desirable.
The Department of Health and Public Administration offers both a Master in Public Administration and a Master in Health Administration. Midwestern State University, a public liberal arts university, is a member of COPLAC. The University is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, within driving distance to Dallas/Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
Screening of applications will begin May 15, 2008. The position will remain open until a contract is offered and accepted. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and names and addresses with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references, to Dr. Kirk Harlow, Chair, Department of Health and Public Administration, 3410 Taft Blvd., Wichita Falls, TX 76308, kirk.harlow@mwsu.edu, (940) 397-4745. The finalist will undergo a criminal background check. EEO/ADA
Tenure Track Assistant Professor Health Administration Department of Health and Public Administration College of Health Sciences and Human Services Midwestern State University
The Department of Health and Public Administration, located in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services at Midwestern State University, is recruiting a tenure track assistant professor in the Master of Health Administration Program. The position becomes available fall 2008. The person chosen will be expected to teach graduate courses in the core competency areas of health administration and to contribute to the teaching, research, and service mission of the department. Candidates should have completed a doctorate in health administration or a related field, although candidates near to completion of the doctorate will be considered. Teaching or work experience in information systems, health services marketing, or quantitative methods also is desirable.
The Department of Health and Public Administration offers both a Master in Health Administration and a Master in Public Administration. The Department is in the process of applying for candidacy for accreditation by CAHME. Midwestern State University, a public liberal arts university, is a member of COPLAC. The University is located in Wichita Falls, Texas within driving distance of Dallas/Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
Screening of applications will begin May 15, 2008. The position will remain open until a contract is offered and accepted. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and names and addresses with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references, to Dr. Kirk Harlow, Chair, Department of Health and Public Administration, 3410 Taft Blvd., Wichita Falls, TX 76308, kirk.harlow@mwsu.edu, (940) 397-4745. The finalist will undergo a criminal background check. EEO/ADA
Progressive Clarity
Progressive Clarity is hiring two political methodologists to take part in our cutting-edge work for progressive candidates and non-profit organizations. One job opening is for a full-time position, and the other is for a part-time position.
Progressive Clarity is a consulting and research firm that works with progressive clients, ranging from political candidates to nonprofit organizations. We develop analytical models of political behavior: voting, volunteership, and financial contributions. We rigorously calibrate and test our models, conducting field experiments when no existing data is available. We then apply these models in strategic analyses and microtargeted outreach efforts help our progressive clients win election and mobilize supporters for legislative change.
An ideal candidate has their PhD or is A.B.D. in political science, computer science, or a related field, with a strong focus on empirical methodology. We employ a suite of technologies, including traditional statistical modeling, data-mining, and agent-based simulation and optimization, and are looking for individuals who have expertise in one or more of these areas. Candidates will have the opportunity to learn and develop new techniques, as well as applying their existing skills.
Experience with political or issue advocacy campaigns is a plus, as is knowledge of the academic literature on voting and civic engagement. We strongly believe in producing academic publications, and welcome individuals who are insightful, creative writers interested in publishing.
Salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience. We are located in downtown Washington DC, near Metro Center. We would consider hiring a short-term person for the summer, for an especially good candidate.
Please contact Chris Hertz at chertz@progressiveclarity.com <mailto:chertz@progressiveclarity.com> with a copy of your CV. More information about Progressive Clarity is available at www.progressiveclarity.com <http://www.progressiveclarity.com/>.
Positions are open immediately, but candidates can start work at the end of the academic year.
-- Progressive Clarity 1100 H St. NW Suite 940 Washington DC 20005 info@progressiveclarity.com <mailto:info@progressiveclarity.com> http://www.progressiveclarity.com
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