Civic Engagement Jobs

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Position Duties
• Lead or co-lead a Local OACS DIVE (Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience) program during the fall semester
• Advise approximately 25% of student service groups registered with OACS (budget management training and support, purchases, event planning, strategic planning, assessment, reflection, community partnership development, fundraising, university policies and procedures, etc.)
• Manage one immersive community engagement program (e.g., Global Service program, Vanderbilt Internship Experience in Washington, D.C.), including the facilitation of a spring seminar series and on-site support for the summer immersion portion of the program
• Present and facilitate workshops about such topics as service-learning, reflection, introduction to OACS, and ethical community engagement.
• Coordinate one OACS signature event each semester, such as the Service Leaders Conference, Service organization Fair, MLK Joint Weekend of Service, Local OACS DIVE Closing Celebration, etc.
• Maintain relationships with domestic and/or international NGO’s and other community agencies through implementation of the OACS Community Engagement Strategy.
• Assist the Director with the OACS student advisory board.

Other Responsibilities
• Travel as needed to increase the OACS program development, visibility, and impact.
• Network and partner with other Dean of Students and university departments.
• Understand and network with local non-profit, social service, and government agencies.
• Support fellow OACS colleagues in programmatic or administrative responsibilities
• Implement effective risk management strategies for all programs and organizations.
• Arrange facilities, program materials, and equipment for programs; provide on-site coordination and supervision.
• Stay abreast of and informed about current trends in higher education and student development; infuse this knowledge into intentional program development and student advising.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Community Engagement Manager will lead the day-to-day implementation of our academic service-learning program and have significant responsibility for building community-based and campus relationships that support the overall mission of the Carlson Center. The range of tasks in this position will include: outreach to community-based organizations, work with faculty/instructors to support service-learning pedagogy in their classrooms, direct advising with students enrolled in service-learning courses, and management of online systems and web content to enable and support community-based learning at the University of Washington.

Full description available at UW Hires system, under requisition number 158989. Priority will be given to applications received by Friday, August 31st.

The Director of Leadership and Civic Engagement is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced professional to assume leadership of an exceptional department with a strong, stable staff, and a history of state, regional, and national leadership. The Director is responsible for the operations of the office, including supervision, and inspiration of both leadership and civic engagement activities. The Director will work closely with faculty to implement and support service learning in the classroom and community. The Director will work closely with local and regional agencies, non-profits, corporations, and industries to support volunteerism, service learning, and service.

https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/11334

https://career.wellesley.edu/postings/2327

The Swearer Center at Brown University is hiring four full-time Program Managers:

1. Faculty Engagement and Research,
2. Academic Engagement,
3. Community Partnership, and
4. Student Development.

For more information on the positions, qualifications, salary grade, etc., click here. Applications are also submitted online, and cover letters should which positions the candidate is applying for (and order of preference).

https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=TCNJ&cws=41&rid=551

The Department of Community and Leadership Development in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment at the University of Kentucky seeks applicants for a 12-month, tenure track, Assistant or Associate Extension Professor position. The anticipated start date is January 2019. Responsibilities will include both conducting Cooperative Extension programming as well as teaching in the areas of community development and organizational leadership.

https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/189359

The initial Distribution of Effort (DOE) is anticipated to be 55% Extension, 40% instruction, and 5% service (DOE and assignments are subject to annual negotiation between the faculty member and administration). The successful candidate will be expected to establish high impact, research-based Extension programs that respond to issues facing communities and groups across Kentucky, and contribute to the Department’s instructional programs. Success in attracting extramural funding, peer-reviewed publications, and graduate student mentoring are also expected.

A successful candidate’s Extension programming efforts could include:
• Civic and social entrepreneurship that incorporates community innovation, creativity, and/or other engagement strategies
• Community processes applicable to rural or urban communities and groups such as strategic planning, community visioning, assessment, and group facilitation
• Community based organization development such as board development, managing change, and organizational sustainability
• Community program planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Community organizing, civic engagement, local intergovernmental cooperation, and public deliberation on issues such as land use planning or other locally identified issues
• Providing professional capacity building for county Extension agents and other audiences

Clientele for these Extension programs include Cooperative Extension personnel and groups at the county and state levels, community organizations, non-profits, government agencies, and associations.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will participate in interdisciplinary efforts within and/or outside the Department. Opportunities include the Community and Economic Development Initiative for Kentucky (CEDIK) in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment or other groups at the University of Kentucky.

The candidate will be expected to teach 3-4 courses per year at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels.

Qualities of a successful candidate’s teaching could include:
• Utilizing innovative individual and group learning processes including student centered and experiential learning approaches
• Creatively addressing contemporary issues with a sensitivity towards social justice
• The ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds and cultures including those from historically underrepresented groups and nontraditional students
• Ability to deliver classroom and online courses
• Creating and sustaining an engaged environment for student learning
• Integrating classroom instruction with Extension opportunities

Salary open and competitive. For benefit information, please see http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits/. Application review will begin August 20, 2018, and continue or until a suitable candidate is found. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vita, as well as a writing sample that could be an Extension publication, journal article, paper presented at a professional meeting, working paper, etc. (upload under Writing Sample). Please also provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the application. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.

Questions may be addressed to Dr. Ronald Hustedde, Search Committee Chair, Dept. of Community and Leadership Development. 500 Garrigus Bldg. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0215; phone: 859-257 – 3186; e-mail: rhusted@uky.edu.

https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/189359