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We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Geospatial Urban Big Data to support the analysis of urban dynamics and decision-making in territorial planning. The candidate must be proficient in GIS tools, data science techniques, and spatial analysis to leverage big data from cities and model their evolution. Main Tasks and Responsibilities: Collect, clean, and structure large volumes […]

This post is full time, 35 hours per week and is fixed term for 30 month.  We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to work on a Leverhulme funded project exploring what lessons the past might hold for the diverse condition of urban neighbourhood living in Britain in the 21st century. Social and spatial encounters […]

Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher The DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centre ›Production of Migration‹ (SFB 1604) examines the conditions and functions of the social production and negotiation of migration across disciplines. The aim of SFB 1604 is to establish reflexive migration research as an approach to the study of society. SFB 1604 is located at Osnabrück University (Germany) […]

We are looking for an up-and-coming researcher who wants to conduct pioneering research to take up a position as assistant Professor in human geography with focus on (Geo)AI, regional development and spatial planning. Vacancy announcement introduction: What we offer the successful candidate Those who want to become a research leader of tomorrow, through pioneering projects […]

Deadline: 31 July 2025 Apply here About the role The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint an Editor to its journal Area Development and Policy (ADP). The successful candidate will join the existing team of Editors in managing the peer review of general and special issue submissions in their area of expertise, enhancing the journal’s reputation as a world-leading publication […]

Deadline: 31 July 2025 Apply here About the role The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint a Co-Editor to the journal, Territory, Politics, Governance. The successful candidate will join the existing team of Co-Editors in managing the peer review of general submissions in their area of expertise, enhancing the journal’s reputation as a world-leading publication in the field of regional studies, […]

Project-based Assistant Professor position Kyoto University, Japan Climate Change Education and Disaster Preparedness & Resilience  Application Deadline: July 30th, 2025 Vacancies: Project-based Assistant Professor: 1 position (applications will closed as soon as a suitable candidate is found) Location: Environmental Education Lab, Graduate School of Global Studies, Kyoto University Term: 1 year with chance of renewal […]

The Institute for Socioeconomics at the University of Duisburg-Essen is hiring a researcher at doctoral or postdoctoral level for 5 years from 1 October 2025. Application deadline is 5 July. Details can be found here: https://www.uni-due.de/karriere/stelle.php?kennziffer=249-25. Just to say that we are a diverse bunch of scholars, united by the desire to conduct critical/plural/heterodox social […]

The Department of Geography at Durham University seeks to appoint an outstanding individual to an Associate Professorship in Human Geography. The post is part of Durham University’s strategic Heritage 360 initiative and applicants must demonstrate research excellence in the field of Heritage Landscapes and/or Social Justice and Wellbeing in heritage, with the ability to teach […]

We are seeking a Lecturer with a strong background in teaching and research in Urban Planning, particularly one or more of the following areas: Planning Law and regulatory Frameworks, Master Planning, Statutory Planning, Urban Management and Governance, Infrastructure Planning (e.g. water, energy, digital). In this role, you will be responsible for teaching courses at the […]

The Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS) at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position (2 years) starting 1 October 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. This position is part of the BIZPOWER (Business Power in the Politics of Wage Inequality and Climate Change) project, which investigates how […]

Call for Proposals for the Regional Studies Association’s Regions & Cities Book Series Published by Routledge  Places, Networks, and Uneven Spatial Development Regions and cities develop unevenly, within and without, and value is created spatially across their unevenness through places and networks. Regions and cities are sub- and supra-national geographies, often with contested, overlapping boundaries, […]