Colleagues, please circulate this position announcement.
Thank you very much! Laurie (DiPadova-Stocks)
Faculty position in Public Administration & Leadership, and MPA Program Director
The <st1:placename w:st="on">Hauptmann</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> for Public Affairs (HSPA) at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> proudly celebrates twenty-five years of educating leaders prepared to act for the common good and for the preservation of human dignity world-wide. HSPA invites applications for a faculty position (rank open) to serve as director of the Master of Public Affairs program, to lead the public management concentration in the MPA program, and to assist in developing a graduate degree program in leadership and public service.
The MPA degree is a cross-sector liberal-arts based degree which focuses on integrating theory and practice across the curriculum. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hauptmann</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>, located in the heart of a dynamic renaissance city, is an ideal setting for local faculty and student engagement with this vibrant community.
The person in this position will develop and teach courses in the public management (graduate and some undergraduate) field, be comfortable in the online learning environment, and be able to mentor faculty to do the same.
Duties include actively promoting the program, enlisting and assigning adjunct faculty to teach in the program, organizing, administering, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the graduate public management area of concentration. Duties also include conducting periodic reviews of the effectiveness of the program as per relevant accreditation bodies and assessment needs.
A Ph.D. degree in an appropriate area of public administration is required, along with scholarly work in public management, administrative and organization theory, leadership, and related fields. The Search Committee expects serious candidates to have experience in the following areas:
· Teaching courses in the public management area,
· Teaching adult learners at the graduate level, and
· Using Internet-enhanced delivery methods.
Cross-sector and interdisciplinary teaching experience, along with previous administrative and/or supervisory experience is desired. The successful candidate will have demonstrated participation/presentation/publication/work in the area, as well as public service experience.
Also required are strong oral and written communication skills, an excellent understanding of education principles and methodologies, exceptional leadership and organizational abilities, and a solid ability to deal with ambiguity in a rapidly changing and exciting higher education environment.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, names and contact information of three references, and other relevant documents to Laurie DiPadova-Stocks, Ph.D., chair, <st1:personname w:st="on">Public Administration</st1:personname> Faculty Search Committee, <st1:placename w:st="on">Hauptmann</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> for Public Affairs, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">911 Main Street, Suite 900</st1:street>, <st1:city w:st="on">Kansas City</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">MO</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">64105</st1:postalcode></st1:address>. Documents may be transmitted electronically to ldipadovastocks@park.edu.