We are recruiting two Research Officers / PhD researchers (TV-L E13, 75%, for three years, starting 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter) at the Research Unit Comparative Public Policy, University of Tübingen, Germany. The positions are part of our externally funded project “Measuring the Past and Assessing Future Possibilities of Welfare State […]
The TUM ENERGISE Center is a partnership between the Technical University of Munich and four South African universities: the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Johannesburg, Tshwane University of Technology, and the University of Venda. It promotes interdisciplinary research combining engineering, entrepreneurship, and policy to advance a just energy transition in South Africa. The […]
As part of the Horizon Europe 2025 project “Reimagining Work and Care: Gender Equality, Couple Dynamics, and Policy Innovation in Europe (REWORC),” the Chair of Microsociology at the University of Tübingen is seeking a doctoral researcher for 4 years (pay grade 13 TV-L, 65%, starting date: 1 February 2027). You can find the full job […]
At the University of Göttingen -Public Law Foundation-, Geographisches Institut – Abt. Humangeographie, there is a position as Research assistant (PhD Position)(all genders welcome) Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L/70% to be filled. Starting date is as soon as possible. The position is limited to 3 years. The position in the research focus area “Regional Transformative Capacities and […]
We are looking for a (German-speaking) postdoc to join the research project ‘Radical Technological Change and the Welfare State: Consequences and Interactions Reflected in Public Opinion’ led by Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer at the University of Konstanz. The position lasts for 3 years and involves conducting qualitative case studies and designing and carrying out expert […]
The University of Wuppertal is a dynamic and research-oriented campus university. In accordance with its mission statement ‘Understanding, communicating, shaping’; it faces the social challenges of science, education, culture, economics, society, technology, and the environment. The university is an active member of networks in the region as well as in national and international cooperations. About […]
Researcher in Integrated Assessment Modelling PIK is offering a position as Researcher in integrated assessment modelling and climate change mitigation pathway analysis. Working within the EU Horizon NEWPATHWAYS project, the candidate will contribute strategically to PIK’s international climate policy analysis using and developing integrated assessment modelling. The position involves leading synthesis work, coordinating model comparisons for the second […]
Policy Research Analyst for SP-GET PIK is offering a position as Policy Research Analyst for the Science Panel for the Global Energy Transition (SP-GET) project. Working closely with SP-GET leadership and the Policy Unit, the role involves coordinating processes, synthesizing energy transition science, analyzing policy documents, and drafting briefing materials for climate policymakers. Start Date and Duration: […]
Dr. Carola Fricke Junior Professor in Human Geography with special focus on Europe Saarland University Department of European Social Research CEUS | Cluster for European Research
The Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights” at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany, is advertising five Postdoc positions (3 years, full-time). The application deadline is Friday, August 25, 2026. Please find further information on the positions and how to apply here: https://www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de/files/2026/06/2026-06_postdoc-call_EXC.pdf We particularly welcome applications from candidates with a background in Geography or Political Ecology […]
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 […]
Gernot Grabher Professor, Urban and Regional Economics HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board for Regional Studies and Regional Studies, Regional Science 2003 – 2019: RSA Regions and Cities Book Series Co-editor
Robert Hassink, Professor of Economic Geography Dept. of Geography, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany https://www.wigeo.uni-kiel.de/en/People/robert-hassink Visiting Professor at CURDS, Newcastle University, UK https://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/contact-us/people/visiting/profile/roberthassink.html International Editorial Advisory Board Member of Regional Studies (since 2022) International Ediorial Advisory Board of Regional Studies, Regional Science (since 2014) Guest editor of Special Issue/Collection in Regional Studies Emerging Industries: Institutions, […]
2026 ARL Congress | Cologne (“Maternushaus”) | 01 – 02 October 2026 Call for Abstracts EUROPEAN REGIONAL POLICY IN TIMES OF TRANSITION The ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association invites scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit abstracts for the upcoming ARL Congress 2026 on “European Regional Policy in Times of Transition”. […]
Staying in or Moving out? – Quality of Life, Interregional Migration Decisions and Covid-19 Although COVID-19 is a global health emergency, it is experienced in local contexts, which may not all be equally equipped to offer good quality of life in pandemic conditions. Exogenous shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and associated “lockdown” policies, may […]
We are delighted to share news about our sister organisation, the RSA’s European Foundation delivering the first Commissioner Seminar on Cohesion Policy in Brussels this month. This seminar series is an initiative by Dr Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms and a collaborative venture organised between Commissioner Ferreira and her Cabinet; the European Commission’s […]
September saw the final events of the 2022 CEE Programme on Bridging Old and New Divides: Global Dynamics & Regional Transformations, including the 2022 CEE Conference held in Leipzig, Germany. The programme, originally planned for 2021, had been delayed due to the pandemic and we were pleased to finally being able to work with our partners […]
Nadir Kinossian is Senior Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography in Leipzig, Germany. His research interests include territorial development, multilevel governance, cultural landscapes, and the post-socialist city. Recently, he has been working on the agentic and institutional aspects of change in old industrial regions in Europe and Russia. Currently, he is the Project […]
His prime scientific interests are within the fields of spatial planning instruments such as strategic spatial planning and place branding. His research involves also economic geography concepts and the embedding of these in evolutionary governance systems. His current research focuses on analyzing the effectiveness of strategic spatial planning instruments in supporting the social and economic […]
Spatial Foresight is a private consultancy and independent think tank in the area of European territorial policies and research. Most importantly, it is a multi-national and interdisciplinary team. It has its main office in Heisdorf (Luxembourg) and branch offices in Berlin (Germany) and Paris (France). The fields of activity bring together territorial development and policy […]
This article first appeared on ROBUST’s website and has been re-blogged with permission from the authors. Modern lives are increasingly multilocal – but rural-urban policies are often yet to catch up. ROBUST’s Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins, Ulla Ovaska and Theresia Oedl-Wieser reflect on what we know about multilocality, and what we should rethink as rural regions look ahead to futures beyond recovery. […]
Paula Prenzel is Assistant Professor of Regional Development at the University of Greifswald, Germany and leads a junior research group on the role of population structure in local economic development. She is particularly interested in how changes in population size and composition interact with regional disparities and innovation. Her research in economic geography engages with […]
Eduardo Oliveira is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (with the aim of Habilitation) at the Economic Geography Working Group of the Department of Geography at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany. He teaches evolutionary economic geography and the interlinkage between sustainability principles and economic geography paradigms. His prime scientific interests are within the fields of spatial planning instruments […]
Name of event: KOSMOS Conference – Navigating the Sustainability Transformation in the 21st Century, Humboldt University Berlin The RSA Travel Grant allowed me to attend the KOSMOS Sustainability Conference in Berlin, where I presented a paper and also participated in a cutting-edge public conference format displaying some of my PhD work on low-carbon energy transitions. […]