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Employment Opportunities

Updated as of July 2, 2009                                                                         Faculty Positions                                                                                   Library Positions Exempt Positions Non-exempt Positions Head Start Positions Service Positions Internal Positions

Complete Report

Information on position openings is also available on Drake's Job Line (515) 271-4144, a telephone recording of all openings available at the university. The Job Line is updated weekly. Click on position title to view position description. Drake University is an Equal Opportunity employer.

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Faculty Positions
Drake University invites applications for the following full-time faculty positions. Drake University, a member of the Associated New American Colleges, is committed to an integrated combination of liberal arts and professional programs. As a learning-centered private institution with selective enrollment, Drake has approximately 3,900 full-time and 1,300 part-time students. Each of the past five years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Drake among the top regional universities in the Midwest.

College of Arts & Sciences

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Politics & Society (Posted 5/15/09)

College of Business & Public Administration 

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Actuarial Science (Posted 6/9/09)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting (Posted 4/1/09)

School of Education

No open positions at the current time.

School of Journalism & Mass Communication

No open positions at the current time.

College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

No open positions at the current time.

Law School

No open positions at the current time.

Library Positions

No open positions at the current time.

Exempt Positions (Salaried)

Graphic Designer, Marketing and Communications (Posted 7/2/09)
Admission Counselor, Office of Admission (Posted 7/2/09)
Director, Gift Planning, Alumni and Development (Posted 6/24/09)
Laboratory Assistant, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences (Posted 6/23/09) (9 month position)
Director, Marketing and Communications (Posted 6/5/09) (The application review will continue until the position is filled.)
Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Life (Posted 4/23/09)
Major Gift Officer, Department of Athletics, Alumni & Development (Posted 10/29/08)

Non-exempt Positions (Hourly)

Part-time Campus Mail Clerk, Campus Mail Operations (Posted 7/2/09)
Part-time Math Lab Director, College of Arts and Sciences (Posted 6/24/09)
Campus Mail Clerk, Campus Mail Operations (Posted 6/23/09)
Senior Campus Mail Clerk, Campus Mail Operations (Posted 6/23/09)
Security Specialist, Campus Security (Posted 6/11/09)

Head Start Positions

Teacher Associate, Downtown (Posted 6/23/09)
Teacher Substitute, Full-time (Posted 6/19/09)
Teacher Associate, Mitchellville (Posted 6/19/09)
Teacher Associate, Bob & Billie Ray Center (Posted 6/19/09)
Teacher, Downtown (Posted 6/19/09)
Teacher, Boone (Posted 6/19/09)
Recruitment Assistant, Central Office (Posted 6/9/09)
Family Advocate, Ames / Ankeny (Posted 1/9/09)

Service Positions

No open positions at the current time.

Internal Positions (These positions are only available to current Drake employees.)

Major Gift Officer, Law School, Alumni & Development (Posted 6/30/09)