The Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Environmental Economics. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. This position is part of the Canada Excellence Research Chair Network for Equity in […]
Date Posted: 10/27/2026 Closing Date: 01/11/2027, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 48727 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Department of Geography & Planning Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Existing Vacancy: Yes POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time […]
The International Studies Program, housed in the School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies (SPPAIS), offers several funded master’s degree opportunities. International Studies is an interdisciplinary program that brings together scholars from diverse academic backgrounds. Our faculty include three human geographers specializing in political geography, Latin American studies, feminist geography, regional geography, environment, urban […]
Job Posting – Mobility Justice: Equity & Mobilities Assistant Professor The Urban Studies Program (URB) at Simon Fraser University is a vibrantly interdisciplinary and collegial unit committed to engagements with critical urban studies through research, teaching, and connections with local and regional policy and practice. We are an established post-graduate program offering two credentials, a graduate […]
Job Overview The Department of Anthropology at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Sociocultural Anthropology. The position will conduct community-engaged research at the intersection of health and the environment and employ critical ethnographic and applied approaches to problem solving in urban or peri-urban communities. This hire will help […]
Position overview Salary range: The salary range for this position is $106,800 – $130,700 (annual). “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience. Application Window Open date: September […]
Date Posted: 10/05/2026 Closing Date: 12/03/2026, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 49399 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: University of Toronto Scarborough Department: University of Toronto Scarborough: Department of Health & Society Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) Existing Vacancy: Yes POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Department of Health and Society (DHS) at the University of Toronto […]
Adequate housing is not only having a roof over one’s head but living in security, peace, and dignity – it is a fundamental human right, as initially enshrined in article 25.1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To truly be adequate, housing must provide legal security of tenure, be in a suitable location with […]
The Department of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University is excited to welcome applicants to its MA and PhD programs with an expected matriculation of Fall 2027. Our faculty’s expertise spans the breadth of the discipline, including Cultural Geography and the Environmental Humanities, Environment-Society, GISciences and Geospatial Technologies, Physical Geography, Political Geography and Political […]
Following a strong storm, residents in two neighborhoods face different consequences. In one area, they experience minor disruptions, such as a flooded underpass and slow commutes, while in another, the main bus route is hampered by severe flooding, with serious repercussions, such as missed work shifts and clinic appointments. These contrasting experiences illustrate how urban […]
We are delighted to welcome Dr Betsy Donald, who is joining the RSA Board as Chair of the Research Committee. Betsy is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. She holds a PhD in Geography and Planning from the University of Toronto, alongside earlier degrees in environmental […]
Dr. Betsy Donald is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University. She earned her MSc.Pl and Ph.D. in Geography and Planning from the University of Toronto, with prior degrees in environmental studies and history from York University and McGill University. Dr. Donald’s work centers on urban development, regional economies, […]
Amy Glasmeier is a professor of economic geography and Regional Planning at DUSP. She is a staff member of LRISA, the lab on regional innovation and spatial analysis. Amy’s research focuses on economic opportunities for communities and individuals by investigating the role of geographic access and the effect of locational accidents on human development.
Dr. Grete Gansauer Assistant Professor, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, USA RSA Board Trustee 2023-2025 RSA Board Early Career Representative (Observer) Co-organizer RSA Research Network on Peripheries and Peripherality (EdgeNet) (2023-2026)
Professor Harald Bathelt Department of Geography & Planning, University of Toronto, Canada Zijiang Visiting Professor, Department of Geographical Science, East China Normal University (since 2011) Canada Research Chair in Innovation and Governance, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto (2006-2020) Editor, Journal of Economic Geography (2012-2020) Personal Website: https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/harald-bathelt and http://www.harald-bathelt.com Areas of Interest: relational economic […]
Dr. Zack Taylor Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science and Dept. of Geography and Environment University of Western Ontario, Canada RSA Board member Journals committee member Editor-in-Chief, Territory, Politics, Governance
Dayne Walling Doctoral Candidate, Department of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota, USA Participant in the RSA Research Network on Infrastructural Regionalisms (NOIR) Further information: Former Mayor, City of Flint, Michigan, USA Recent paper: “Governing Infrastructure, Development and Inequality around Deindustrialized US Cities.” Territory, Politics, Governance Special Issue on Water, governance, and the dynamics of […]
Dr. Jennifer Clark Knowlton School Distinguished Professor The Ohio State University, USA Editor-in-Chief, Regional Studies RSA Board Member (Trustee) RSA Executive Committee RSA Journals Committee 2022 RSA Best Book Award: Clark, Jennifer (2020) Uneven Innovation: The Work of Smart Cities. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN: 978-0231184977 2009 RSA Best Book Award: Christopherson, Susan and […]
Professor John Agnew Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and Italian, University of California, Los Angeles, USA President of the Regional Studies Association, 2021-2024. Founding Editor-in-Chief, Territory, Politics, Governance (2012-2019) Member of Editorial Boards of Territory, Politics, Governance and Regional Studies, Regional Science.
Dr. Joan Fitzgerald Northeastern University, Boston, USA Former Editor in Chief, RSA-Routledge Cities and Regions Book Series Former RSA Board member FeRSA
Dr Jean-Paul Addie Georgia State University Associate Editor, Regional Studies, Regional Science Co-Director (with Michael Glass and Jen Nelles) of the RSA Research Network on Infrastructural Regionalism (NOIR), 2019-2027. NOIR is a community of scholars working at the intersection of infrastructure and regional studies to foster innovative, interdisciplinary, and multi-scalar knowledge of how regional space […]
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, and Head, Sustainability Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA 2015 RSA Travel Grant Recipient Contributor to Regional Studies
Marcello Graziano SUNY at Binghamton, USA
Canada’s expansive Prairie region comprises the century-old provinces of Manitoba (est. 1870) and Saskatchewan and Alberta (est. 1905). However, this super-region, one-third the size of Canada (1.96 million sq. km.), faces three significant challenges: economic diversification, deteriorating infrastructure, and climate change. But do present-day decision-makers draw on insights from the region’s collective past? A past […]