Wander Demuynck is a PhD researcher in regional and urban studies at the Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium, and at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. His doctoral research focuses on ‘interplaces’ — peri-urban areas and towns within metropolitan regions — and on how economic, political, and cultural […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Sixth Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize 2027. Every two years, the Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize recognizes the best university research in the field of urbanism carried out by a student granted a PhD. The award honours the memory of professor in urbanism, and architect, Manuel […]
We are pleased to announce that the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission, in cooperation with Fundación CEER, has officially launched the Border Regions Peer Exchange on Solving Border Obstacles programme. Organisations directly involved in b-solutions cases will have a unique opportunity to play an active role in this European […]
Project officer: Local implementation of EU investments and policies The Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides independent, evidence-based knowledge and science, supporting EU policies to positively impact society. We are hiring a project officer to contribute to the analysis of how EU investment policies and programmes for territorial cohesion and competitiveness are implemented at the municipal […]
Economic and policy analyst: EU Enlargement The Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides independent, evidence-based knowledge and science, supporting EU policies to positively impact society. We are hiring an economic and policy analyst who will help the unit deliver policy advice for EU Enlargement economies by contributing to analyses of economic development, research and innovation, industrial […]
The Department of Human Geography at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main (DE) are advertising for 4 postdoc positions. These are fixed term positions for 3 years, with the possibility of a further 3 year extension. Each position includes tasks in research, teaching and administration. The position holders should contribute to one of the following specialisations […]
There is an open PhD position at Utrecht University, within the Economic Geography section of the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, and in close collaboration with the Innovation Studies section of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. The project is titled “Global Talent Interdependence and Europe’s Strategic Innovation Ambitions’ and explores how international […]
The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) at the University of Luxembourg brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social and educational sciences. People from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with the disciplinary approach a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture […]
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards. The research unit Land Change Science studies patterns, causes and processes of landscape change. Within the DISCLOSE-project, the […]
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä is seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher (Environmental Social Sciences), for a period of two years, starting 3.8.2026 or as agreed (4.1.2027 at latest). The fixed-term position is for a project. The position is allocated to the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy and to the profiling area of planetary well-being […]
VACANCY NOTICE FOR POSITIONS OF Expert – Urban Sustainability – Contract Agent (FG IV) Reference no. EEA/CA/2026/5 Please send us your application by no later than 2 June 2026 at midnight (Copenhagen time), following the instructions in the ANNEX. The European Environment Agency (EEA) is organising an open competition with a view to establishing a reserve […]
The Department of Human Geography at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main (DE) are advertising for a (full) Professor of Human Geography with a focus on Geographies of Planetary Transformation. For further information about the position and how to apply, please find the advert here: https://berufungsportal.uni-frankfurt.de/ The deadline for applications is 22.06.2026. Any questions about the position […]
Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Governance & Experimental Social Science Oslo Metropolitan University, 3-year position, application deadline May 28, 2026 The position is part of an ERC-funded research project examining how individuals, public institutions and societies develop the capacity to anticipate and respond to long-term climate risks (CAMELOT [sv.uio.no]). We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to […]
Research Fellow / Postdoc position on ‘Geopolitics, Energy Security, and Resilience of Net Zero.’ Research Fellow (101766-0426) at University of Warwick Deadline is 31st May 2026. Here’s a brief summary. More details available via the link above. Applications are invited for the role of Research Fellow as part of the UKRI funded UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) […]
We are currently recruiting for an open-topic PhD position (funded) in housing studies (sociology of housing) at the University of Stuttgart, to be undertaken in close collaboration with me. I am seeking a dedicated individual who is keen to help shape the future of housing studies at our institute. Based at one of Germany’s largest […]
The Summer School will take place in Milan from 28 September to 2 October 2026 and offers an intensive, practical training course on Cost-Benefit Analysis as a tool to support public investment decision-making. Participants may choose between: Module I – General Principles and Methods of CBA (28-29 September 2026) Module II – Sectoral Application of […]
Two fully funded PhD positions in the critical humanities and social sciences. The positions are part of POESIS: Power, Knowledge, and Servitude at Sea, a new research group funded by the University of Bonn’s Cluster of Excellence and the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS), and based at the German Institute of Development […]
A fully funded PhD position at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) Vienna: https://www.ihs.ac.at/fileadmin/public/2016_Files/Documents/2026/PhD_Job_Ad_Doctoral_Researcher_SST_final.pdf Candidates with a background in energy social science research are especially encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will also be enrolled in the Oskar Morgenstern Doctoral School (OMDS) PhD program in Economics at the University of Vienna: https://oskar-morgenstern-doctoral-school.univie.ac.at/admission-registration-for-omds/ The application deadline is May […]
Innovation is often seen as a universal force for good, a driver of economic growth and improvements in living conditions. However, innovation also has a “dark side” (Coad et al., 2022). Past industrial breakthroughs, from battery manufacturing to steel production, fueled massive economic growth but left a toxic legacy of heavy metals such as arsenic, […]
Two postdoctoral researchers for 3.5 years, starting in September for the Leverhulme Trust-funded project Geographies of Example (GeoEx). All these positions will each have a regional focus: Postdoctoral Researcher 1: Finland Postdoctoral Researcher 2: Bangladesh More about the role: The Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University is seeking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to […]
The Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University is inviting applications for a Doctoral Studentship to start in October 2026. “Why and how are some lives depicted and positioned as expendable while others are deemed not just worth protecting but also of exemplary treatments?” is the question that broadly drives this project given the […]
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Please find the full announcement here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/298132/professor-in-regional-innovation Job description The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a position as Professor in Regional Innovation at the UiS School of Business and Law, Department of Innovation, Management and Marketing. The position is open for appointment from 1 August 2026. The subject area for the position is regional […]
About the Project The Urbanism and Coastal Heritage Lab’s objective is to investigate the dual threat of rapid globalisation and climate change particularly related to West Africa’s coastal urban built environment, cultural heritage and the socio-economic livelihoods of the most vulnerable in this region. Through an interdisciplinary lens, the focus of the lab is centred on the […]