Two-year research Master’s programme Urban and Economic Geography Join the two-year research Master’s Urban and Economic Geography and benefit from small-scale, international and intensive education. We are looking for highly motivated and talented students to apply for this diverse and challenging programme. In this research Master’s programme, students will… • Study urban and economic challenges […]
The research centre in Urban Studies and Planning Lab’URBA invites applications for a PhD position (3 year contract with University Gustave Eiffel, France) on “Disney governance, sustainability and contestation of the growth model”. The position is open to international students and the laureate will be based in Marne-la-Vallée, Paris Region. The position also includes a […]
Researcher/ PhD position (m/f/d) Transnational contentious politics/situational publics in South- South relations (3 years) At European Research Council-funded research group “AFRICA’s INFRASTRUCTURE GLOBALITIES”, University of Bayreuth. Deadline: 10 February 2022 If you are interested, you can find more information here: https://uni-bayreuth.de/phd-position-infraglob-dc3f09ab179dcdcc and www.infraglob.eu
Lecturer/PhD position (m/f/d) Global Political Sociology with focus on the Global South (3 years +1) At the Chair for Sociology in Africa, University of Bayreuth, Deadline: 10. February 2022 The position contains to pursue a PhD and to contribute to teaching (one seminar/term) and research at the chair group in Global/International Political Sociology. If […]
Postdoc (m/f/d) (4 years) Peace and security interventions from the Global South At University of Bayreuth, BMBF-funded collaborative research network ‘Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace & Conflict’, , Deadline: 28. January 2022 A focus on external peace and security interventions in Africa from Asia, Latin America and/or the Middle East would be especially welcome. Start […]
2 year postdoc vacancy at Tilburg Law School on the regulation of local energy markets at Tilburg University. Please see the link https://tiu.nu/18921 for full details. The postdoctoral researcher will work on the Megamind project (Researchers pair artificial intelligence with regulatory reform to accelerate energy transition – MegaMind). MegaMind focuses on the so-called edges of […]
Tilburg University | Tilburg Law School is looking for an Assistant Professor (UD) in European and national regulation of the energy transition Original listing Department : Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) […]
We are calling for applications for a funded 4-year PhD position on our ‘VISION: Envisioning Convivial Europe’ project (funded by the Volkswagen Foundation). PhD Position on Labour Mobilities and (In)Justice in Peripherised Places in Europe (uva.nl) This position is based at the Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam. […]
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 […]
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2022/kwartaal-1/22-01210522assistant-professor-in-the-area-of-governance-of-sustainability The Institute of Public Administration of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs – Leiden University is looking for an Assistant Professor in the area of Governance of Sustainability (1 fte) Vacancy number 22-012 10522 The Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University is seeking a colleague for the position of Assistant Professor in the area of Governance of Sustainability. […]
The German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) e.V. in Berlin is looking for a Research Fellow (m/f/x/n.I.) at the Integration Department from the earliest possible date (part-time 75%, salary group E13 TVöD (Bund)). DeZIM is a non-university research institute devoted to migration and integration that was established in 2017. As a federal research […]
Our Research Training Group on Contradiction Studies at Bremen University welcomes applications for 12 doctoral and 1 postdoctoral positions: https://contradictionstudies.uni-bremen.de/en/home/ We are looking for enthusiastic, excellent, and creative individuals to join us. The closing date is 15 February 2022.
There is a job opening for a Research professor on migration and global mobility at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. The position is open to scholars from all relevant disciplines, including geography and urban studies. The candidate is expected to take a leading role in the further development of […]
PhD-position available at the University of Cologne, Economic Geography and the Global South Are you interested in joining our team? We are offering you an interesting opportunity for your PhD research within the project “Future in Chains – Socio-Economic Impacts of Growth Corridors“. Your task: » In depth analysis of established and emerging global […]
The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn is an international research university that offers a wide range of degree programs. Some 38,000 students and more than 6,000 employees study and work on the foundation of a 200-year tradition. Awarded the status of a University of Excellence, the University of Bonn is one of the leading universities in Germany […]
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. […]
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 […]
Heike Mayer is professor of economic geography at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Her research is in local and regional economic development with a focus on dynamics of innovation and entrepreneurship, place making and sustainability. Heike started her academic career in the United States, where she completed a Ph.D. in Urban Studies (Portland State […]
Chair: Leaza McSorley (University of Sunderland, United Kingdom) Speakers: John Bachtler (University of Strathclyde) Giancarlo Cotella (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Marcin Dąbrowski (TU Delft, Netherlands) Sonia de Gregorio Hurtado (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain) The session, chaired by Leaza McSorley (University of Sunderland) and organised under the banner of the RSA Research Network on EU […]
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. […]
The European Week of Regions and Cities – #EURegionsWeek is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement EU Cohesion Policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance. Over the years, the event has grown into the key event on […]