Opportunities Categories: Vacancy

The School of Global Development at the University of East Anglia seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Geography and Global Development (permanent). While recruitment is not limited to the following sub-disciplines/topics, we particularly welcome political, cultural, or economic geographers with any of the following research foci: critical approaches to […]

Chair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor (Housing Policy/Urban Governance/SmartCities) in the Department of Public and International Affairs [Ref. R/054/24] The candidate is expected have a PhD in Housing Policy/Urban Governance or related disciplines with competence in teaching and undertaking research with specialisations in social/welfare policy, neighbourhood governance, urban financialisation, smart cities and regional studies. Candidates are expected to […]

School of Urban Studies University of Washington Tacoma Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning   Position Overview The University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning in the School of Urban Studies (SUS). This is a full-time (100% FTE) position with a 9-month service period […]

Assistant Professor of Environment & Sustainability (climate social science) The Environment & Sustainability Program at William & Mary, a public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia, seeks applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate will have a joint appointment in the Environment & Sustainability Program and a department within […]

1-3 post-doctoral positions in innovation studies (3 years) CIRCLE (Centre for innovation research) at Lund University is hiring 1-3 post-doctoral researchers in innovation studies (3 years fixed-term employment). The positions are well-suited for PhDs in innovation studies, transition studies, economic geography and related fields. Feel free to get in touch with Johan Miörner or Pauline […]

The Department of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College seeks an assistant, associate, or full professor whose research and teaching focus on structural environmental injustices, as well as interventions to advance environmental justice.  Priority will be given to candidates with training in the social sciences.  We are especially interested in candidates whose research employs quantitative and/or […]

Loyola University Chicago invites applications for the position of Dean of the School of Environmental Sustainability (SES). We seek an innovative leader who can take a successful and growing school to its next level. The preferred candidate will have strong administrative experience and excellence in research, teaching, and service in any discipline associated with Environmental […]

The Department of Environmental Management at the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (CESE) of Peking University in Beijing, China invites applications for Environmental Social Science faculty positions at all levels (Assistant, Associate and Full Professor) starting from the academic year 2025-2026. We seek candidates with expertise in areas including environmental economics, applied quantitative analysis, […]

Apply via original listing The Department of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream appointment in Planning. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025. The selected candidate will be expected […]

Description The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University invites applications from candidates for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level beginning in the Fall of 2025 in Environment, Societies, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The ideal candidate should have a strong interest in research and teaching related […]

Post Doc position in Economic Geography 80-100%  Institute of Geography, University of Bern Starting date: February 2025 or upon mutual agreement, limited to 3 years   The Unit Economic Geography in the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join the team as of February 1, […]

 The Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science has two job opportunities:  Assistant Professor in Development Studies  Assistant Professor in Development Economics

2 year Postdoc position (with reasonable possibilities for extension) in Innovation and Sustainability Transitions Studies related to the research project Legitimacy and acceleration of Green Energy Initiatives and Transitions (LEGIT). The overall ambition for the position is to advance our understanding of acceleration empirically and conceptually in sustainability transitions research. The position is located in the Entrepreneurship, […]

https://jobs.hku.hk/en/job/527066/postdoctoral-fellow-in-chinas-ecourbanization-in-the-department-of-geography-university-of-hong-kong-ref-527066 Applicants are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in China’s Eco-urbanization in the Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong (Ref.: 527066) (to commence from January 1, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter, but in any case not later than May 1, 2025, for a period of 2 to 3 years) We are […]

The Department of Geography, Environment and Society (GES) at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the area of Just Environments. Applications are sought from scholars whose research engages the nexus of society, environment, and justice in any geographical region, including the global South, and which expands, diversifies, or complements […]

The University of Notre Dame seeks to appoint a postdoctoral scholar in WASH, Poverty, and Health to support a multi-year project on Innovative Solutions to Interlinked Water Insecurity, Poverty, and Poor Health in Africa’s Urban Slums, sponsored by the Notre Dame Poverty Initiative. The Project’s long-term goal is to understand how poverty interacts with water insecurity […]

https://jobs.hku.hk/en/job/527066/postdoctoral-fellow-in-chinas-ecourbanization-in-the-department-of-geography-university-of-hong-kong-ref-527066 Applicants are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in China’s Eco-urbanization in the Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong (Ref.: 527066) (to commence from January 1, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter, but in any case not later than May 1, 2025, for a period of 2 to 3 years) We are […]