Building bridges in regional science

2016 conference participation support

The RSAI will facilitate the participation of researchers from low-income and lower-middle-income economies (as defined by the World Bank:  http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income) at the three largest Regional Science Conferences in 2016: World Congress (May), PRSCO( July),  ERSA (August) and NARSC (November).

The RSAI will provide a subsidy of USD 500 (or the equivalent in other currencies) to selected researchers. This is likely to cover the conference registration fee and some local travel costs. Alternative means of financing will have to be sought for international travel and accommodation.

Only one author of a submitted paper presentation proposal can apply for a subsidy.

Interested researchers should upload a two-page CV plus a one-page motivation –  including a budget with proposed sources of funding of the conference-related registration, travel and accommodation costs – within 30 days of receiving confirmation of the acceptance of the researcher’s abstract by the conference organizers.

Applications can be uploaded using the following link.

Applicants should have had a paper accepted for presentation at the conference.

All applications will be reviewed by the RSAI Executive, who will make a decision on the candidates to fund. Their decision will be final.

Dear NECTAR friends,

Please find enclosed a call for papers for a Joint Cluster 2 and Cluster 3 International Workshop on “The role of planning towards sustainable urban mobility”, to be held at the Transport Research Centre, Brno, the Czech Republic. This meeting is scheduled for the 17^th and 18^th of May 2016 and abstracts are expected by the 31^st of January 2016.

Best regards

Ana Condeço-Melhorado

The deadline for Abstract submission to the Special Issue "Urban Agriculture: Fostering the Urban-Rural Continuum" that will be published by Challenges in Sustainability was extended to 1st November 2015.

The Special Issue will consist of contributions selected from the 5th Rencontres Internationales de Reims on Sustainability Studies, hosted by the International Research Center on Sustainability at the Rheims University, France. The event will occur on October the 15th and 16th 2015, focussing this year on urban agriculture. For more information, please visit the website of the event at:

http://www.sustainability-studies.org/rencontres/5th-international-rencontres-october-2015-en/

For aditional information, plese visit the website of the Special Issue:

http://www.librelloph.com/challengesinsustainability/pages/view/specialissues

We are looking forward to hearing back from you.

Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology
Applications are invited for a tenured position as Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at IIT. We seek a methodologically engaged scholar in any social science discipline (except history and psychology) to help us develop a degree and build capacity in the broad area of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and to contribute to an established program in Social and Economic Development Policy (SEDP).
We seek a scholar with an established record of research employing both quantitative and qualitative methods. The successful candidate will come with experience in teaching courses in advanced quantitative methods and one or more of the following topics: science and technology policy; economic development; technology transfer and adaptation; science, technology, innovation, and social change; and/or the economics of innovation.
A PhD in a related social science discipline or interdisciplinary program and a record of research, teaching and service commensurate with appointment as a tenured associate professor are minimum requirements of all applicants. A competitive salary and start-up package will be offered to the selected candidate.
IIT is a mid-sized, private, PhD-granting university with an international student body. IIT is recognized for its research and education in engineering, science, architecture, law, design, computer science, psychology, and business, and the strategic plan of the university encourages collaborations across the colleges (2006 Carnegie Classifications: Research University/High; Doc/STEM graduate instructional program.)
Jointly with other departments in the Lewis College of Human Sciences, the department also offers a BS in Applied Analytics as well as a BS/JD with Chicago-Kent College of Law and a BS/MPA co-terminal degree with the Stuart School of Business. A medium-term goal is to add an interdisciplinary graduate program. The department is located on the main campus, south of Chicago’s downtown Loop area. Additional information about the university and the department can be found at http://humansciences.iit.edu/social-sciences.
Email a letter of interest, an up-to-date CV, contact information for three references, a research statement, a teaching statement, three representative publications, and syllabi from courses taught that are relevant to this position to: Gwen Murphy, Social Sciences Department Coordinator, Lewis College of Human Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3301 S. Dearborn St., Siegel Hall 116, Chicago, IL 60616; email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Review of applications begins October 26, 2015, and continues until the position is filled.
Illinois Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Abstracts welcome on any area, including transport, service analysis and planning, economic geography, urban and rural planning, crime, tourism etc: please send to Graham Clarke; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 31st December 2015

Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Tenure-Track Positions in Urban and Regional Planning
September 2015
The Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IIT) is seeking to expand its program with a tenure-track faculty position. The position is open-rank – both junior and senior academics may apply. The appointment can start in October 1, 2016 or later. Salary and compensation are compatible with Israeli university standards.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have demonstrated exemplary scholarship and teaching in his/her field (as compatible with his or her academic rank). Applicants must hold a
Ph.D. degree in economics, urban planning or in a related field with an academic background and focus on economics.
We are especially interested in candidates specializing in:
- Urban and regional economics
- Housing and real estate economics
- Spatial statistics, spatio-temporal and data-driven analyses of decision making in spatial planning
Successful candidates will be expected to teach graduate-level economics courses for planners, supervise Master’s theses and Ph.D. dissertations, conduct cutting-edge research, and participate in Faculty (school) and university-wide activities. The rank will be determined in accordance with the candidate's record and accomplishments.
Prior knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary and teaching may be conducted in English.
About the Technion and the Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning The Technion is the leading university of science and technology in Israel and is
regarded among the top institutions of its kind worldwide. In the past decade, three of its faculty members won two Nobel prizes. The Graduate Program in Urban and
Regional Planning (within the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning) was founded in 1969. It is the only planning program in Israel offering a Master’s and PhD planning
degrees accredited by the Council for Higher Education. The Program was the first program to join the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) as a
corresponding member, and the first non-European program to join the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). Currently there are 140 M.Sc students and 30
Ph.D. students at the program.

The Technion is located in Haifa in the green Mount Carmel area in the northern part of Israel with breathtaking views. The city offers excellent housing, education and
other public services and high quality of life. The City is the locus home of much of Israel’s renowned high tech industry.
For more information about our graduate studies, please see the faculty web site at: http://architecture.technion.ac.il/en/ 

Applicants should submit the following materials in both electronic and hard copy:
1. Letter of interest describing the research areas, teaching experience and future interests.
2. Curriculum vitae including list of publications.
3. Names and contacts of three potential referees.
The review process will start on January 1, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications should submit to Dr. Pnina Plaut Program Chair
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Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, 32000 Israel

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite researchers, scientists and experts to participate in the 15th Ernestas Galvanauskas’ International Scientific Conference„RETHINKING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS“, which will be held on 26th – 27th November, 2015 in Siauliai, Lithuania. Please find more information in the attached invitation.

Registration deadline – November 2, 2015. (http://smf.su.lt/registracijos/galvanausko)

We kindly ask you to forward this information to other colleaguesthat may be interested in the conference.

We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this mail.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Best regards,

Conference Organizers 

Vol 45, No 1 (2015)

Co-edited by Michael L. Lahr, Amanda Ross,  and Mark L. Burkey

Table of Contents

Articles

http://journal.srsa.org/ojs/index.php/RRS/index