Employment Opportunities
The School of Public Affairs and Administration at Western Michigan University regularly posts public service employment opportunities for its undergraduates and graduates, as well as master's and doctoral students.
The School welcomes applications for part-time instructors to teach core and concentration courses in our NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program as well as Bachelor of Science in Public and Nonprofit Administration program.
- American Red Cross: Current open positions are updated by the American Red Cross
- Community Action: Current open positions are updated by Community Action
- City of Kalamazoo Boards and Commissions: Seeking applicants for Zoning Board of Appeals
- City of Kansas City, Missouri Cookingham-Noll Management Fellowship is accepting applications for this 2 year full-time paid 2023-2025 position.
- City of Lansing: Current open positions are updated by the city
- City of Phoenix: Current open positions are updated by the city
- City of Sturgis: Current open positions are updated by the city
- Family Health Care Center of Kalamazoo
- Heart of West Michigan United Way: Current open positions are updated by United Way
- International Opportunities: see NGO website for international opportunities in public administration
- Kalamazoo College: Current open positions are updated by the college
- Kalamazoo Community Foundation: Current open positions are updated by the foundation
- Kalamazoo County: Current open positions are updated by the county
- Kalamazoo County Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Council (KCAN): Numerous project-based internships for undergraduate and graduate interns.
- Kalamazoo Public Library ONEplace: Nonprofit job opportunities are listed on the Kalamazoo Public Library's ONEplace website
- Michigan Association for Local Public Health: Public health job opportunities are listed on the the Michigan Association for Local Public Health website
- Michigan Immigrant Rights Center: Currently seeking a Public Policy Coordinator
- Michigan State University: Current open position are updated by MSU
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland: Current open positions are updated by NHS of Greater Cleveland
- State of Michigan: Current open positions are updated by the State
- Tri-County Head Start - Van Buren County: Current open positions are updated by TCHS
- WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine: Current open positions are updated by WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.
- YMCA: Current open positions are updated by the YMCA