Neil Lee is a Professor of Economic Geography at the LSE. He is also Professor II at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and theme convenor at the LSE’s International Inequalities Institute. His research has been funded by international and private sector organisations including the World Bank, OECD, the EIB, and Barclays Bank, and cited in […]
Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University SOFI is an internationally leading research institute in the field of social policy, welfare, inequality, and labour markets and has about 100 employees. (Please visit www.sofi.su.se for more information.) The postdoc position involves full-time employment for two years (with the possibility of extension under special circumstances). […]
The University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is currently advertising a position as Researcher in Practical Philosophy with a focus on Financial Ethics. The position is full time and permanent. The researcher is expected to spend most of his or her employment on research within the projects currently active in the Financial Ethics Research Group, which primarily […]
At Renewable Energy Systems group, University of Geneva, we have several PhD or PostDoc positions in the field of renewable energy systems, especially with a focus on energy systems modeling or socio-technical analysis. The successful PhD or PostDoc candidate(s) will have an opportunity to work on research questions that are designed based on their backgrounds […]
RECRUITMENT / JANUARY 2025 POSITION AVAILABLE AT SCIENCES PO / ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (TENURE TRACK) IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, IMMIGRATION & DEMOCRACY / POLITICAL THEORY Deadline August 23 In collaboration with the Department of Political Science at Sciences Po, The Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF) is seeking an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Theory/Philosophy, with a […]
The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) bundles top-level research and transfer at an international level, thereby creating an interdisciplinary innovation network and an excellent science and technology location. Together with its renowned partners, the BTU forms the Lausitz Science Network – an alliance of research institutions that together want to further develop the strengths […]
🌟 PhD Opportunity: Water Scarcity Governance 🌟 📍 Location: Wageningen University 📅 Apply by: August 12, 2024 Are you passionate about the social science dimensions of climate change and water scarcity? Do you want to contribute to knowledge on how everyday citizens, policymakers and water service providers are responding to Ground Zero Day situations where […]
Visiting Research Fellowships, 2 weeks – 2 months, 2025 Linköping University, Tema T – Technology and Social Change, Sweden Travel and accommodation provided Application deadline: 30 September 2024 After a very successful first round of fellowships we would like to announce a new call for visiting research fellows. We would like to give both junior and senior researchers […]
For more related to this blog, check out the full article recently published. Legal geography as a subdiscipline of human geography has been progressively gaining momentum across geographic and legal fora. Legal geography examines the co-constitutivity of law, power, and place, and has been employed to explore issues of spatial justice across contexts and […]
We are seeking to fill the position of a Junior Research Group Leader on the topic of “Value and Valuation in Structural Change Processes” at the Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space. The position is afilliated with a Juniorprofessorship (W1 tenure track W2) at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg on “Urban and Regional Sociology”. Full […]
Heike Mayer is Professor of Economic Geography in the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern in Switzerland. She is also a member of the University of Bern`s Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED). As a member of the University of Bern executive board, she holds the function of Vice-Rector Quality and Sustainable Development […]
The Spanish and Castilian-La Mancha Associations of Regional Science cordially invite you to participate in the XLVIII International Conference on Regional Science, which will be held from the 16th to the 18th of October 2024 at the Campus of the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Cuenca. Find full details here. As with previous editions, the […]
Full details and Job Description: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/10364 The School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint two full-time Lecturers in Physical Geography on open-ended contracts. We are seeking highly motivated individuals who can join our community of geographers, and sustainability and data scientists, to undertake research and teaching in Physical Geography. The School of GeoSciences […]
UCLouvain is advertising 3 fully funded PhD positions (sociology, management, and human geography) for a transdisciplinary research project on “Analysing and Identifying the Circular Economy’s contribution to a just Transition”. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/236430 Please feel free to circulate widely to interested candidates. Deadline for applications is 19th of August 2024, with interviews to be held in September. […]
Our Corporate member, the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL), is an independent, non-partisan institution for the spatial sciences, offering knowledge-based analysis and advice on current sustainable spatial development issues. The ARL operates a Knowledge and Communication Platform (www.arl-international.com) that provides access to the Academy’s work internationally and serves as an information, […]
We would like to introduce our new Corporate member, Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL) The ARL offers knowledge-based analysis and advice on current sustainable spatial development issues. Complex social challenges require integrative and thus interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives. The specific working method of the ARL, which is transdisciplinary and network-based, allows […]
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European landscape has been completely transformed by Ukrainian migrants fleeing their homeland. According to the European Union, around 4.2 million Ukrainians currently receive temporary protection in EU countries, which entitles them to residence permits, […]
The 11th edition of the Milan Summer School on Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of Investment Projects will be held in Milan on 9-13 September 2024. The course offers an intensive and interactive learning experience focused on CBA as a tool supporting the decision-making process of public investments. It allows participants to acquire a solid background in different aspects: Understanding the […]
Logistics warehouses, hubs, and freight villages are spreading rapidly in European metropolitan peripheral areas. They sustain local economies, but as an adverse effect, they increase traffic, pollution, land consumption, and, sometimes, migrant workers’ exploitation. Policy and planning by public administrators and decisions by private logistics stakeholders have essential and controversial roles in logistics development, which […]
2nd International Conference Centrality in the Age of Dispersion 25-27 September 2024 Wrocław, Poland Human settlement have always developed around centres. Whether it is the ancient Greek polis or the 20th century neighbourhood, each has concentrated different human activities and formed a specific node in geographical space. Today, the natural mechanisms of concentration are being […]
Sciences Po is recruiting an Assistant Professor (with tenure track) in sociology – organizations and inequalities, https://www.sciencespo.fr/cso/en/news/recruitment-assistant-professor-tenure-track-sociology-organisations-and-inequalities.html GENERAL PROFILE The contemporary increase in inequalities requires studying the organisational fabric of classification, hierarchies, and subordination. The recruitment of an assistant professor specialising in organisational approaches to inequalities is intended to strengthen Science Po’s capacity to address these […]
Do rural banks help women’s microenterprises? [A case from Indonesia] The low value and number of loans extended to women entrepreneurs in micro sectors is often associated with societal gender inequality. Previous studies have shown that in patriarchal societies, where gender bias against women is stronger, women tend not to apply for loans, relying instead […]
Governing Diverse Polities: How Regional Language Shapes Political Attitudes Research on democratization, state-building and community formation stresses the importance of language and identity for building cohesive polities and fostering democratic legitimacy; and research shown that regionalism and regional identity have consequences for people’s political behavior and attitudes, including anti-democratic sentiment. Language is a major aspect of […]
Effective Project Appraisal and Regional Development In some countries EU Cohesion Policy (ECP) serves as the main source of policy investment for regional development. Consequently, the Project Appraisal effectiveness of ECP is crucial to fostering their regional development trends. However, our experience in analysing wide sets of ECP approved projects’ databases, in countries such as […]