This page presents a directory of doctoral students in public administration based in Canadian or overseas universities. We encourage programs and individual students to submit the following information:
Name, thesis topic, university, advisers, expected completion date, résumé.

Please e-mail the information to webmaster Emily Liu, who will post it on our Web site.

PhD Program in Public Administration

The School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria invites applicants to its PhD program. The PhD in public administration is designed for students looking to achieve an in-depth academic understanding of issues in comparative policy and governance, organizational studies, and applied policy and program analysis. The program prepares students to conduct leading-edge research and take on leadership roles in government, universities and other public institutions. (See http://publicadmin.uvic.ca/programs/graduate/phd/phd.php#section0-0).

The Canada School of Public Service's Students Providing Aligned Research and Knowledge (SPARK) Program

Students Providing Aligned Research and Knowledge (SPARK), a new pilot initiative being offered by the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) as a complement to its existing university-related activities. Its two main objectives are to:

• Better align the intellectual capacities of students and professors in academia with Public Service research needs; and
• Provide high-performing students the possibility of being considered for future positions in the federal Public Service.

Under this initiative, selected graduate students will work from their campus location, be paid for research projects in their field of study, gain knowledge and experience addressing practical, real-life issues, and can potentially be hired into an indeterminate position upon graduation. If a student wishes to receive course credit for their work, the student may submit their SPARK research as a term paper. In this case, a number of requirements must be met

• the student must be enrolled in a course that is scheduled concurrently with their employment under SPARK;
• the research being conducting under SPARK must be of applicable subject matter; and
• the course professor and the hiring organization must be aware of and in agreement with the arrangement.

Étienne Charbonneau, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University [resident of Dorval, QC]
Thesis Topic: Use and Sensemaking of Performance Measurement Information by Local Government Managers: The Case of Quebec’s Municipal Benchmarking System
Thesis Advisers: Marc Holzer (chair), Norma M. Riccucci, Gregg G. Van Ryzin
Expected Completion Date: May 2010
[résumé - PDF]

Jonathan M. Craft, Simon Fraser University
Thesis Topic: Political-Administrative Relations In Canada
Thesis Advisers: Dr. Michael Howlett (Supervisor), Andrew David Heard, Laurent Dobuzinskis
Expected Completion Date: December 2012

K. John A. Grant, McMaster University
Thesis Topic: Water Management in the Great Lakes Basin: Issues
Relating to Water Export, Diversion and Withdrawal
Thesis Advisers: Dr. Mark Sproule-Jones (Supervisor), Dr. Barbara Carroll,
Dr. Carolyn Johns
Expected Completion Date: December 2006
(résumé - Word document)

Roberto P. Leone, McMaster University
Thesis Topic: An Organizational Theory Approach to Democratic Reform
Advisers: Barbara Carroll, Michael Stein, and David Docherty
Expected Completion: 2007
(résumé - PDF)

Mario Robert Joseph Levesque, McMaster University
Thesis Topic: Unravelling Nested Institutional Arrangements (abstract - Word document)
Advisors: Dr. M. Sproule-Jones (Supervisor), Dr. B. Carroll, Dr. P. Graefe
Expected Completion: August 2008
(résumé - PDF)
Web site: http://publish.uwo.ca/~mlevesq/

Vlasios Melessanakis, Carleton University
Thesis topic: The Evolution of Bank Regulation in Canada: 1983 – Present
(résumé - Word document)

Employment Opportunities

The School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University is inviting applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Associate Professor in Public Policy and Administration, effective July1, 2010. [details (PDF)].

The University of Victoria invites candidates to apply for a tenure stream position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to teach and conduct research in the following areas:

• Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management
• Organizational Design, Development, and Change in the Public Sector

1. a letter reviewing the candidate's qualifications, experience, research plans, and teaching preferences;
2. a current curriculum vitae;
3. a single article-length sample of the candidate's scholarly work; and
4. letters of reference from three referees, who can send their letter directly to the Director of the School of Public Administration.

The School of Public Administration is seeking to hire an Assistant or Associate Professor who can take a leadership role in working with the School of Public Administration and experienced practitioners to realize the potential of the MADR program. Applications and supporting documentation should arrive no later than May 31, 2009. [details (doc)]

Queen’s University is seeking a strong leader with national visibility to serve as the Director of the School of Policy Studies. This is a renewable five-year term starting July 1, 2009. [details (PDF)].