We write to inform you that the position of Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), will be vacated by Jon Davis, Interim Director, IGPA and Professor of Accountancy and R.C. Evans Endowed Chair in Business, when he returns to his full-time faculty position within the Department of Accountancy at Urbana-Champaign. He has served in the interim director role since 2017.
This full-time, 12-month leadership position within the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs serves as the executive officer for IGPA. The director engages with tenured faculty at each university on research and public engagement activities centered around public policy and state government. In addition to collaborating and partnering with multidisciplinary faculty, the director oversees nine administrative staff and additional fellows and scholars. The full position description and requirements can be found at https://uajobs.hr.uillinois.edu/.
Should you know of a tenured faculty member whom you think may possess the education, skills, and experience sought in a person to assume this position, the search committee would appreciate receiving nominations. Please send nominations to Jami Painter at painterj@uillinois.edu or 217-244-8247 no later than October 25, 2019. Your nominations and recommendations are an invaluable resource as we seek to fill this important role.
Barbara J. Wilson, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jami Painter, Associate Vice President and CHRO, System Human Resource Services
