Have you recently completed your PhD? The European Chair of Excellence on Circular Economy and Territories invites applications for the PhD Excellence Award 2026. The award recognizes a doctoral thesis defended in 2025 that makes a significant contribution to knowledge and demonstrates relevance for real-world transitions. Why apply? Academic recognition: Gain visibility for high-quality doctoral research […]
The K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, Faculty of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine) invites you and your colleagues to take part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference for Students, PhD students and Young Scientists «Region-2026: Human Geographical Aspects» (April 23, 2026). The conference will be held online. […]
We are currently seeking applications for an Assistant Professor in Human Geography (grade 8) with expertise in Health Geography, broadly defined. The closing date for applications is 10th of May 2026. More details about Durham University, applicant qualifications and criteria, the position, and the department can be found here: https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=26000451&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon Overview: The Department of Geography at […]
Dr Robert Bowen Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Wales Co-Editor of Regions Member of the RSA Publications Committee
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 […]
The Gran Sasso Science Institute, a public, research-intensive university dedicated to doctoral education in L’Aquila, Italy, has advertised 10 fully funded doctoral positions in its 4-year, English-taught PhD programme in Regional Science & Economic Geography. The programme offers training in both quantitative and qualitative research methods in economic geography and regional studies. Deadline: May 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. (Italian time zone) L’Aquila, the capital city of the […]
An exciting opportunity for two Postdoctoral Researchers (Social Sciences) in Digital Urban Planning to join the DISCLOSE project at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). The DISCLOSE project is funded by a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Advanced Grant and explores how digitalization is transforming spatial planning practices, with a particular focus on values […]
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 […]
The Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University is the birthplace of the world-leading Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network and home to the multi-million pound Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER) and Cities research group. Placed in the Top 50 in the latest QS World Rankings, the Department of Geography and […]
The Economics of the impact of demand response measures in households as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network on “Consumer Energy Demand Flexibility in Electricity Use” (CoDeF) Application deadline is 15 April 2026. Consumers and citizens will play an important role in the transition to net zero carbon energy through flexible energy use […]
How fast can energy technologies grow and what can policy realistically do to accelerate them? Join the Energy Technology and Policy group as a doctoral student and develop the data-driven methods to find out. About us At the Division of Physical Resource Theory, we study how societies can transition towards sustainability. Building on physics and […]
🌊 Funded PhD – Hydrogen Futures, Rural Transitions: Skills for a Just Transition in the Highlands and Islands 🌊 Really excited to be advertising this fully funded PhD position, based at the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow, with me and the Prof Andrew Cumbers, funded by the College of Social Sciences Scholarship […]
The Division Ageing and Social Change (ASC, www.ageing.se), Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), at Linköping University, Sweden, is seeking to recruit to the following position: Postdoctoral position in Ageing and Social Change Application deadline: April 24, 2026 Informal enquiries may be made to Andreas Motel-Klingebiel (andreas.motel-klingebiel@liu.se). For further details about the advertised positions and […]
Dr Sabine Dörry Luxembourg Institute of Socio-economic Research (LISER), Luxembourg RSA Ambassador to Luxembourg Editorial Board Member at the Finance & Space journal 2026 organiser of the Territorial Network 60th Anniversary inaugural BeNeLux Geography Conference, Leuven https://www.benelux-geo.eu/ 2012 RSA Travel grant 2015 MeRSA Research Grant Project: The role of the state in building sustainable financial […]
Thilo Lang Head of Department and Rersearch Director at Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig, Germany and Professor for Economic Geography at the Global and European Studies Institute, University of Leipzig, Germany 2013 RSA Routledge Award for Early Career Excellence Co-host and co-organiser of the RSA Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Conference, held in Leipzig […]
The Department of Geography at the University of Tartu in Estonia invites applications for a Junior Research Fellow (PhD) position, running from September 2026 to August 2030. The application deadline is 15 April 2026. The position offers an opportunity to pursue doctoral studies while contributing to research on migration processes, urban development, and socio-spatial change. The PhD […]
The University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy) is offering six fully funded scholarships for the three-year Ph.D. Programme in Urban Studies (URBEUR) at the Department of Sociology and Social Research, starting on November 1, 2026. The doctoral programme is designed to be a benchmark of excellence in urban studies, equipping scholars, researchers, and professionals with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary education. It provides a […]
I would like to inform you that applications are now open for five PhD fellowships in Analysis of Social and Economic Processes at the Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano–Bicocca. Further information and the application procedure are available at the following link: https://en.unimib.it/study/doctoral-research-phd-programmes/applying-doctorate/calls-application For more details about the PhD programme, please visit: https://www.asep.unimib.it/home
I am pleased to advertise the following *fully-funded PhD studentship* for the new PhD Geography by Practice at University of Manchester. Geography by Practice studentship | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester PhD Geography by Practice is a new programme that enables postgraduate students to undertake doctoral level research in innovative projects with a […]
As part of the “Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict” project, we offer two Postdoctoral Positions (m/f/d) at the Chair for Sociology in Africa, University of Bayreuth. F Postdoc 1: „South-South security arrangements and practices“ (100%, E 13, TV-L, 2 years) Posdoc 2: „Transnational Professionals in/from the Global South“ (75 %, E 13, TV-L, 1 […]
Convocatòria POL-TTPX-2026-08 Objecte de la convocatòria: Es convoca una plaça tenure track del Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socials en el perfil de Quantitative Sociology of Work & Labor Markets. Resolució de la rectora de convocatòria Bases de la convocatòria Data de publicació a la web del departament: 25/03/26 Enllaç Plataforma Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/183772 Enllaç a Euraxess […]
Please find below details of two fully funded PhD studentships at LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science. We would be grateful if you could share this with anyone in your networks who may be interested. 2 FULLY FUNDED PhD STUDENTSHIPS — ECONOMICS OF DIAGNOSTICS IN AFRICA LSE Health, London School of Economics […]
Fully Funded PhD Opportunity from September 2026, Dublin Ireland. Are you a health systems, policy or governance researcher or practitioner interested in a fully funded PhD opportunity? Applications are now being accepted through the SPHeRE Programme for a PhD protect focused on generating evidence to inform Health Region implementation and enhance outcomes in Ireland. What: […]
Tenure-Track Professorship in Development Economics Successful candidates will have a strong background in the theories, methodologies, and empirical research of heterodox and development economics. We expect research expertise in at least one of the following fields: postcolonial political economy, feminist economics, critical political economy, inequality, or financialisation and critical macrofinance. We are seeking excellent candidates […]