[Tps] 2 Job Announcements: Wichita State University & University of Connecticut

[Navdeep Mathur]

Position Announcement
Director of Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs
Wichita State University

The Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs invites nominations
and applications for the position of director of the School.  The Hugo
Wall School, housed in Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
serves as the academic home for faculty and staff associated with the
NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration degree and two
research and service centers, the Center for Urban Studies and the
Kansas Public Finance Center.  The School contributes substantially to
Wichita State University's long standing commitment of service to its
metropolitan community, the region, and the state and in academic year
2007-08 is celebrating its 50th anniversary.  The diverse offerings
and engagements of the Hugo Wall School are highlighted in its annual
reports that may be found on the School's website at: hws.wichita.edu.

Wichita State University, one of three research universities governed
by the Kansas Board of Regents, provides comprehensive educational
offerings in an urban setting, including over 60 undergraduate degree
programs and over 60 graduate degree programs.  Student enrollment is
approximately 15,000, including over 3,000 graduate students.

The director of the Hugo Wall School is expected to serve as academic
leader of the instructional, research, and service offerings of the
School, as budget officer for the School and its component parts, and
as director of the Center for Urban Studies.  The director is also
expected to teach at least one course each semester in the Master of
Public Administration degree program.

Required qualifications for the position of director include: academic
standing that would justify appointment as a tenured faculty member,
full professor preferred; demonstrated leadership experience; evidence
of a professional commitment to proactive community engagement; and
demonstrated commitment to diversity.

Interested candidates should send a letter addressing qualifications
for the position, curriculum vita, and names and contact information
of three academic or professional references to Chair of Director
Search Committee, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs,
Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0155.
Review of applications will begin on May 1, 2008; applications will be
accepted until the position is filled.  The successful candidate is
expected to begin appointment as director, effective August 2008.

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Department of Public Policy
University of Connecticut
Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/Instructor

The Department of Public Policy (DPP) at the University of Connecticut seeks
to fill a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant or Associate
Professor.  DPP is home to a NASPAA-accredited Master of Public
Administration program (MPA) and a Master of Survey Research program (MSR).


Preference will be given to candidates that enhance DPP's nationally ranked
strength area in Public Finance and Budgeting.  We are open to candidates
from any area related to Public Finance and Budgeting, but we are
particularly interested in candidates with research interests in state and
local government finance, such as education finance or evaluation of tax
systems.  We will also consider candidates that can enhance our strength
area in city management and urban policy through a program evaluation focus
or a research agenda in a substantive policy area.

We seek an individual with a demonstrated record of, or potential for,
scholarly excellence based on rigorous social science research methods.  The
successful candidate will be expected to carry on a program of high quality
research and publication in the best journals in their field.  Preference
will be given to applicants who have demonstrated teaching excellence,
superior communication skills, and are comfortable with a wide array of
analytical methods. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core
and elective classes in the MPA program.

Minimum qualifications include an earned doctorate in public administration,
public policy, economics, political science, sociology, or related field.
Candidates must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. prior to start
date be considered for the Assistant Professor level.  Applicants with
advanced ABD's will be considered at the Instructor level until their Ph.D.
requirements are completed.

Review of applicants will begin April 21, 2008, and will continue until the
position is filled.  Salaries are very competitive based on experience and
qualifications.  Applicants should submit a letter describing their research
and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, and of three letters of
references.  Inquires and applications should be directed to:

Department of Public Policy Faculty Search
Attn: Bill Simonsen, Search Committee Chair
University of Connecticut
1800 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Email: william.simonsen at uconn.edu

Further information about the Department of Public Policy can be found at
www.dpp.uconn.edu.