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SPPA Employment Opportunities – Assistant Professor in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

maryau — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:27:54 +0000

Applications are invited for a tenure-track position in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, effective July 1, 2014 with possible starting date of April 15, 2014.

Closing Deadline: November 1, 2013

SPPA faculty will be attending the ARNOVA conference, November 21-23, and available to meet with potential candidates for a shortlist.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and a demonstrated promise of excellence in research. The successful candidate would teach required and elective courses in the School’s Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (www.carleton.ca/mpnl) and have an active research agenda in this field. The ability to teach in other areas of public management and public policy in the Master of Arts in Public Administration is desirable.

For more information, and details about the application, please go to the Employment Opportunities page.

Fourth Annual Carleton Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award

maryau — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:49:01 +0000

Call for nominations: NOW OPEN

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) would like to announce the launch of the fourth annual Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. This award is intended to recognize faculty who render exceptional service to graduate students as supervisors and research mentors. The effect of such faculty on the careers of students is frequently transformational.

In order to be considered for an award, faculty must be nominated. Nominators can be current and/or former graduate students, faculty members, and/or staff. Nominations from former and/or current graduate students are particularly welcomed. Nominations should include a statement of no more than 500 words, attesting to the nominee’s exceptional contribution to graduate student supervision and research mentorship. Each individual must submit his/her own nomination. Unsuccessful nominees from previous years may be nominated again.

Nominations must be sent as an electronic attachment in Microsoft Word or “.pdf” format by October 15, 2013 to FGPA.EA@cunet.carleton.ca. Awards will be announced early in the New Year.

For more information, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions document on the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award webpage: www.carleton.ca/fgpa/faculty-graduate-mentoring-awards/

Frances Abele wins grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

maryau — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 06:35:04 +0000

The results of the Knowledge Synthesis Grants on Skills Development for Future Needs of the Canadian Labour Market competition have been officially announced on September 9, 2013. “In total, more than $375,000 is being awarded through SSHRC’s Knowledge Synthesis Grants to 16 projects at postsecondary institutions across Canada.” Dr. Frances Abele was one of the recipients of this Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council award for her research project submission on:

Aboriginal youth employment in Northern Canada: Matching people with opportunities

You can access the official announcement here.

SPPA Instructor Richard Paton publishes text book on “The Policitics of Management: Thinking Like a Manager”

maryau — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:57:35 +0000

Richard Paton M.A. M.P.A. who is has been teaching a course titled the Politics of Management as a sessional lecturer for 25 years published the text book for the course this August. The book is titled The Politics of Management: Thinking Like a Manager.” It is focused on helping students assess complex management situations they face in government and non profit organizations and determine how to be effective in these work environments- especially in becoming first time managers.

Glen Toner, Richard Paton, Christopher Stoney

The School welcomes Mehdi Ammi into the SPPA Faculty

maryau — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:52:13 +0000

Mehdi Ammi is the School’s newly-hired health economist. For the past two years, Mehdi has been a post-doctoral fellow at McGill University, where he studied the impacts of the Québec primary care reforms. He holds a PhD in Economics from Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, France.

SIGNALS Annual BBQ

maryau — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:10:50 +0000

Dear SIGNALS members,

A friendly reminder that our annual summer barbecue will be taking place at 5:30pm on Thursday, August 22nd at La Grange de la Gatineau, in Cantley, QC (http://www.grange.ca/).

Our speaker will be Clare Demerse, Director of Federal Policy for the Pembina Institute (http://www.pembina.org/contact/69), addressing pipeline politics and Canada’s approach to climate change. In her presentation, Clare will discuss why we spend so much time talking about pipelines, whether pipelines matter, and what to watch for in the months ahead.

Please RSVP to events@signalsnetwork.ca by August 16th, indicating any dietary restrictions and whether you need or can offer a ride to the event. We will do our best to coordinate travel. Ride offers would be most appreciated–currently need transport for three from Place Vincent Massey, Gatineau.

Many thanks to those who have already responded. It promises to be an evening of stimulating discussion and good company!

See you there,

Your SIGNALS Exec

P.S. Evenings can be chilly by the river, so bring a sweater!

The School welcomes Paloma Raggo into the SPPA Faculty

maryau — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:11:42 +0000

Please welcome Montreal born and raised Paloma Raggo to the SPPA Faculty!

Paloma will be a key player on the team behind our new Masters in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL). For the past three years, Paloma was the Associate Director of the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research at Syracuse University. Her dissertation research, at the Maxwell School of Public Policy, focused on accountability in transnational nonprofit organizations.

SPPA’s Les Pal and Evren Tok presents a training program on Policy Analysis Techniques in Doha

maryau — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:51:56 +0000

In early June, a training program on Policy Analysis and Techniques, was presented by Dr. Leslie Pal, Chancellor’s Professor in Public Policy at Carleton University in Canada, and Dr. Evren Tok, Assistant Professor in Public Policy in Islam at QFIS.

It introduced key public policy dilemmas and offered a cutting-edge perspective on better understanding of the interstices of policy-making and Islam. The workshop demonstrated some tools and techniques of policy analysis that pertain to the work of professionals in government, corporate and non-profit sectors around the world.

To read the Gulf Times article from June 4th, regarding the training program, please Click Here »

SPPA Prof. Les Pal presents a critical appraisal of the idea of best practices in public management in the First International Conference on Public Policy

maryau — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:00:03 +0000

Professor Leslie A. Pal recently attended the First International Conference on Public Policy in Grenoble, France. He delivered a paper entitled “Best Practices in Public Management: A Critical Appraisal” (co-authored with Ian D. Clark). He also organized two panels, chaired a plenary session on scientific journals in the field, and served on the conference scientific committee. The conference attracted almost 1,000 scholars from around the world, the largest of its kind ever.

Prof. Pal’s paper offered a critical appraisal of the idea of “best practices” in public management — practices that can and should be transferred in areas like budgeting and integrity. Whatever criticisms one can make of “best practice” governments are constantly in search of better models, and international agencies are very much engaged in providing advice on good practice. The paper reviews the findings of an on-going research project with Prof. Clark, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

SPPA Prof. Marc-André Gagnon speaks to Troy Media “on how a national drug plan would benefit Canada”

maryau — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:35:43 +0000

Original news source: Troy Media
Original publication date: June 13, 2013
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