School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia: Two faculty positions
The School of Community and Regional Planning is currently in the process of advertising two faculty positions as follows:
• Associate or Full Professor (tenure) – visit www.facultycareers.ubc.ca/34334
• Assistant Professor (tenure-track) – visit www.facultycareers.ubc.ca/34335
We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement or deepen our School’s strengths, but most importantly we are keen to appoint individuals who are committed to doing research that seeks to make an impact and enhance the well-being of communities and the natural environment. We’d also be pleased to receive applications from candidates in new fields of expertise for the School and/or emerging areas of scholarship. Evidence of innovation and/or new ideas in relation to the theory and practice of knowledge mobilisation would be particularly welcomed.
Informal inquiries about the positions are welcomed and should be addressed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Professor Heather Campbell via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The deadline for applications is 31 October 2019.
Post-Doctoral Researchers in regional economics and/or entrepreneurship
Jönköping International Business School
Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) is one of four schools at Jönköping University. We offer an international and team-oriented workplace with competitive education programmes, across Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels, as well as a thriving research environment and many opportunities for personal development. Our mission is to advance the theory and practice of business, with specific focus on entrepreneurship, ownership and renewal. Our guiding principles are; international at heart, entrepreneurial in mind and responsible in action. JIBS is double-accredited, by EQUIS and AACSB. Recent assessments of research productivity and impact ranks JIBS first in Sweden in economics and business administration and first in Europe and second in the world in entrepreneurship.
To further strengthen our position in entrepreneurship and regional science research, we are looking for a Post-Doctoral Researcher to our Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE). The position is for two years full time with a possible extension.
CEnSE is a multi-disciplinary research center that performs applied research relating to issues of entrepreneurship and business renewal, regional development and growth, and the interrelation between urban and rural areas. A substantial part of CEnSE research addresses policy relevant problems, for example how accessibility affects regional growth and the way entrepreneurial and innovative processes in business and society are dependent on knowledge and creativity. For more information please visit http://center.hj.se/cense.
WORKING TASKS / QUALIFICATIONS
The position requires a PhD degree in a relevant discipline, for example, economics, economic geography or business administration.
As a Post-Doctoral Researcher, we offer you full-time employment. Most of your time will be devoted to conduct research and take an active role in the continued development of CEnSE (80%). The remaining time is allocated for teaching (20%).
We seek candidates who have a strong wish to conduct high-quality academic scholarship on regional science and/or entrepreneurship. Since the main language of research and teaching at JIBS is English, you must be fluent in both written and spoken English to be an eligible candidate. Skills in other languages, including Swedish, are an advantage but not a requirement.
In making the selection, importance will be given to the applicants’ qualifications in the following areas:
- Capacity and interest to engage in academic research at the highest level.
- A record of publications, especially in journals ranked in the ABS list, or a promising pipeline of papers targeted for publication in such journals.
- Personal networks and collaborations with researchers in an international context.
- Openness to engage in joint projects and activities with colleagues at JIBS/CEnSE.
- Interest and ability to teach university courses at different levels and to communicate with academic and professional audiences.
For full eligibility requirements for Post Docs see Appointment Procedure at Jönköping University.
INFORMATION
Employment starts as soon as possible, to be agreed upon. The positions are full time (100%) and temporary for two years.
Your PhD degree should not be older than 5 years at the date you application is sent in.
For more information about the position, please contact Professor Johan Klaesson This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Director of CEnSE) or Associate Professor Mikaela Backman, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
APPLICATION
Your application must include:
- a letter-of-intent explaining why you are applying to the position and why you think you will be a good fit for JIBS and CEnSE;
- a description of yourself including your background and main interests;
- a research agenda (max. 1000 words), expressing your present and future research interest in the field;
- CV and attested documents (transcript, diploma), including a full list of publications and teaching experience;
- up to 5 of your most important scientific contributions as well as your doctoral dissertation;
- the name, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least 2 references.
Send in your application electronically before November 9, 2019.
Incomplete applications will not be processed.
| Type of employment | Temporary position longer than 6 months |
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| Contract type | Full time |
| First day of employment | Starts as soon as possible, to be agreed upon |
| Salary | Monthly |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Working hours | 100% |
| City | Jönköping |
| County | Jönköpings län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | 2019/3930-221 |
| Published | 09.Oct.2019 |
| Last application date | 09.Nov.2019 11:59 PM CET |
Applications should be sent electronically via this link: https://ju.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:293642/where:4/
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Post-doc position on the Economic Geography of Desertification
Dear Collegues,
at Bocconi GREEN (Centre for Geography, Resources, Environment, Energy and Networks) we have a post-doc position on the spatial economic and environmental impacts of desertification.
The post-doc researcher will be involved in the following 2-years programme:
"Climate change, soil vulnerability, biodiversity loss and growing anthropogenic pressure are putting the ecosystem of vast areas of Mediterranean countries at risk. The aim of the research project is to investigate a specific point of view of these threats, namely that of desertification and its interactions with the socio-economic system. In particular, the research will address how the vulnerability of soil to erosion and desertification phenomena is influenced not only by exogenous phenomena with respect to the location (for example, the rise of the seas as a result of global warming), but also by endogenous and local factors, and how this, in turn, influences the productivity of agricultural and manufacturing companies."
Further information can be found here:
Best regards,
Marco Percoco
Call for Papers | Regional Science and Tourism (NECTAR Special Session in PRSCO-WRSA-RSAI 2020)
Regional Science and Tourism (NECTAR Special Session in PRSCO-WRSA-RSAI 2020)
NECTAR Clusters 5-6 Special Session
Waikiki, Hawaii, March 18-21, 2020
Call for papers
As part of the 26th Pacific Conference of the RSAI, to be held jointly with the 59th Annual Meeting of the WRSA in Waikiki, Hawaii from March 18 to 21, 2020, Nectar clusters 5 and 6 are organizing a Special Session on “Regional Science and Tourism”.
The website for submission is now open (www.wrsaonline.org). Short abstracts as well as full papers (also in draft format) will be accepted for the Special Session. Full papers benefit from the traditional WRSA 45-minute per paper time slot. Submission deadline is November 15, 2019 for full length original papers (not previously published).
During your submission, do not forget to add that your paper is submitted for the Nectar Special Session on Regional Science and Tourism. Please, also send a copy of the submission to Juan Carlos Martin, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Luca Zamparini, University of Salento, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Selected full papers will be invited for publication in a special issue of the Regional Science Policy & Practice Journal, following standard review/revision procedures.
(https://rsaiconnect.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17577802).
Main topic
Christaller (1964) was probably one of the first regional scientists who analysed, after the conference held in Lund during 1963, the patterns on geographical location of tourist activity. Christaller found that “It is typical for places of tourism to be on the periphery. In this way, regions economically benefit from factors which cannot be utilized otherwise: high mountain chains, barren, rocky landscapes, heather, unproductive dunes.” (p.86). Since then, the tourism industry has changed dramatically, and Regional Science as a discipline needs to analyse multiple strategies, policies and trends that are critical for tourist destinations that aspire to position and to consolidate their image in the world-wide network of tourist destinations at different geographical levels, urban or rural, within a framework of tough global competition. For this reason, potential topics discussed at the Special Session include:
- How can tourism studies benefit from Regional Science?
- Quantitative methods of Regional Science applied to Tourism
- Consumer Behavior & Tourism Analysis
- From Well-Being and Happiness of tourists to Quality of Life of host residents.
- New Directions and Paradigms in Regional Science applied to Tourism
- From Decision Making to Travel Behavior
- Regional Science and Hospitality Research. The notion of industrial clusters.
- Tourism Infrastructure. Natural and Cultural Endowments
- Tourism Flows. Place, Time and Activities
- National and Regional Tourism and Travel Competitiveness
- Tourism Trends. Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism
- Tourism Demand: Demographic, Behavioral and Social Changes.
The abstracts/papers will be reviewed by the Organizing Committee and the notification of paper acceptance will be distributed by December 20, 2019.
Organizing committee For more information or questions please contact: Juan Carlos Martin, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Luca Zamparini, University of Salento, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Research and teaching position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor focused on Data Science in Agricultural Economics (apply by Nov 20)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Assistant/Associate Professor
The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) seeks to fill a 9-month research and teaching position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor focused on Data Science in Agricultural Economics. Applicants should have a demonstrated record of research using advanced quantitative methods and high resolution (temporal, spatial and/or other cross-sectional unit) data products (a.k.a. “big data”) to address topics dealing with the economics of agriculture. Applied research focused on topics such as precision farm management, risk management, land use, environmental dimensions of production agriculture, or agricultural supply chains is of interest. Strong quantitative skills and experience in a modern open-source programming language (e.g. R or Python) is desired. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the department’s courses and training in data science and data analytics.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.
Primary Duties include:
• Develop a nationally prominent research program with publications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and attract extramural funding
• Contribute to the department’s undergraduate and graduate teaching programs through teaching (generally two courses per year) and student mentorship
• Collaborate with colleagues to address societal problems that require complex quantitative data analysis and modeling
The UIUC offers access to world-class computational resources through the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (www.ncsa.illinois.edu) and a rich collaborative research environment in data science (DS) and statistical learning. UIUC and the State of Illinois are currently investing in a new campus-level DS initiative (https://idsi.illinois.edu) and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences launched a new Center for Digital Agriculture in 2019. Several leading agricultural and technology companies working on DS in agriculture are located in the UIUC Research Park.
All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in agricultural/applied economics, economics, or a related field by the time of appointment. Candidates must show potential for a strong research and teaching program, and have completed their doctoral degree before the start date of the appointment.
Salary is commensurate with experience. Start date is as soon as possible after the close of the search. This position is 100% full time, nine-month, tenure-track appointment.
To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by November 20, 2019. To apply, create a candidate profile at jobs.illinois.edu and upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, a research statement, a teaching statement, and contact information for three references. Applicants who are currently graduate students or post-doctoral fellows must submit transcripts from their graduate program(s). All requested information must be submitted for your application to be given full consideration. Questions about applications can be directed to Melissa Warmbier (//This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: none;">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and questions about the position should be directed to the search chair, Ben Gramig (//This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: none;">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
Position for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Economics of Sustainability (apply by Nov 20)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Position Announcement
The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) seeks to fill a position for an Assistant or AssociateProfessor in Economics of Sustainability.
This position builds on existing strength in the Department of ACE in environmental and natural resource economics, and is part of an initiative to build a center for the economics of sustainability that includes research related to the environment, agriculture, development, and consumer behavior. The department is particularly interested in hiring someone with methodological skills that are complementary to our existing capacity in econometrics, including methods such as optimization, simulation, or experiments.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.
Primary Duties include:
- Develop a nationally prominent research program with publications in leading peer-reviewed scholarly journals and extramural funding
- Contribute to the department’s undergraduate and graduate teaching programs through teaching (generally two courses per year) and student advising.
All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in agricultural/applied economics, economics, finance, or related field. Candidates should show potential for a strong research and teaching program in their area of specialization, and have completed their degree before the start date of the appointment.
Salary is commensurate with experience. Start date is as soon as possible after the close of the search. This position is 100% full time, nine-month, tenure-track appointment.
To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by November 20, 2019. Candidates may be interviewed before the closing date; however no hiring decision will be made until after that date. To apply, please create a candidate profile at jobs.illinois.edu and upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, a research statement, a teaching statement and three letters of reference. Applicants who are currently graduate students or post-doctoral fellows must also submit transcripts from graduate program(s). All requested information must be submitted for your application to be given full consideration. Please contact Melissa Warmbier at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 217-333-8859 with questions.
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
RSPP Call for Papers | Special Issue on New directions in regional development and spatial inequalities
RSPP Call for Papers
Special Issue on New directions in regional development and spatial inequalities
Dear Colleagues,
The originality in methodological contributions and empirical applications of the papers presented at the 16th European Union Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (EU REAL) Workshop, in Pescara (Abruzzo, Italy) in September 3-4, 2019, created the challenge to publish a special issue on the journal Regional Science Policy and Practice (Regional Science Policy & Practice - RSPP).
This special issue wishes to analyse the topics related (but not limited to):
- Regional economic growth and development;
- Regional, rural and urban policy;
- Infrastructure, transport flows and networks among regions;
- Input-Output (I-O) and Computable General Equilibrium models (CGEs);
- Tourism and regional development;
- Migration and regional labour markets;
- Regional healthcare planning and migration flows;
- Quantitative methods for regional sciences;
- Spatial concentration and spatial inequalities;
- Spatial econometrics and statistics;
- Natural environment, resources and sustainable development
Coordinators of this Special Issue Editor will be Mauro Ferrante (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Paolo Postiglione (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Authors are invited to send their abstract by the 31th of October, 2019 to Paolo Postiglione (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
The papers will be selected by the 25th of October, 2019 should be submitted to the regular review process of the journal until December 20th, 2019. With a regular review process, it is expected that the papers will be publish on the 4th Issue of 2020.
About Us
The Regional Science Association International (RSAI), founded in 1954, is an international community of scholars interested in the regional impacts of national or global processes of economic and social change.