Dear RSAI members, 

We are particularly glad to invite you all to join the global regional science community for the 14^th edition of the World Congress of the RSAI in Kecskemét, Hungary, from Apr. 8 through 11, 2024. The congress' main theme is "Sustainable regional economic growth: global challenges and new regional development trajectories" 

The conference is jointly organized by the RSAI and the Hungarian section of ERSA (MRTT), and hosted by John Von Neumann University, courtesy of the LOC, chaired by Prof. József Kárpáti and Prof. Balázs Forman. 

The meeting is open to the world-wide regional science community and aims to bring together the key elements of multidisciplinary regional science research and to provide a scientific platform for presenting and discussing research at the frontiers of spatial sciences.  

Topics such as agglomeration economies, urban-rural relations, migration, spatial and resources allocation, border effects, urbanization, sustainable cities, mobility, land use, environmental quality, disaster management, energy transition, cultural heritage, poverty, segregation, spatial modelling are some of the important issues covered in the 2024 RSAI World Congress. In addition, we welcome special sessions on a number of other topics. 

The congress will host countless exciting events, including special sessions and semi-plenary policy sessions. Also, we have four confirmed keynote speakers: Prof. Özge Öner (Cambridge University, UK; ERSA), Prof. Eduardo Haddad, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; LARSA); Prof. Hee-Jung Jun, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea; PRSCO; and Prof. Sarah A. Low (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA; NARSC). 

If you are interested in organizing one or more special sessions at the World Congress, please do get in touch with the Program Chair, Andrea Caragliu (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and the congress secretariat (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) as soon as possible. 

The submission portal will open on Oct. 15 and the deadline for submitting both papers and special sessions is Nov. 30, 2023. Decisions concerning the acceptance of papers and sessions will be announced by mid December, 2023. Once accepted, presenters will be able to register on the same platform used for submitting your abstracts. You will find all information related to the congress, and the link to the submission platform, at the congress website:  https://regionalscience.org/2024RSAIcongress/index.html.

Thank you in advance for your attention,

We look forward to seeing you in Kecskemét!

ROMANIAN REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (RRSA)

XIVth International Conference of the Romanian Regional Science Association

UNLOCKING REGIONAL POTENTIALS THROUGH COHESION POLICY - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

23 - 24 November 2023 │ Bucharest, Romania

CALL FOR PAPERS: https://rrsa.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Call-for-Papers-Romanian-RRSA-2023-Conference.pdf

Details at www.rrsa.ro

The Department of Geography at The Ohio State University is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the field of transportation geography. 

The department is primarily interested in applicants whose research and teaching are focused on transportation geography in an aviation context. The successful candidate will have research and teaching expertise in human and/or freight mobility at regional, continental, and/or global scales. This can encompass such areas as economic geography, the geopolitics of mobility, transportation systems and development, system resilience, weather and meteorology, climate change and climate-related hazards, as well as environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

More details can be found here: https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job/Columbus-Campus/Assistant-Professor_R86656-1

The College of Law and Public Service at The University of La Verne invites applications for Assistant Professor position. 

The College is seeking individuals who will demonstrate a deep commitment to teaching excellence, service to the institution and community, as well as further developing its national reputation in scholarly research. Successful hires are expected to participate actively in the College’s activities and meetings, as well as in relevant community and professional activities that enhance and promote the best interests of the programs and the College. Faculty in the department regularly attend and make presentations at professional conferences and maintain memberships in appropriate professional organizations.
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate and maintain a strong research agenda. Primary responsibilities for this position will be in both our Master of Public Administration and Doctorate in Public Administration programs (including service on dissertation committees), other responsibilities will be dependent upon candidate background and interests. Prior service in public sector or non-profit organizations is a particularly desirable qualification, as is a Juris Doctorate. We are especially interested in candidates who hold a PhD or DPA (completed by the time of appointment) in Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, or other closely related fields. Candidate should demonstrate strong teaching and research potential. Curriculum may be taught across multiple campuses and classes are delivered through various modalities that include in-person, online and/or hybrid. As such, some travel between campuses may be required. Candidates need to possess strong skills and pedagogical acumen in the virtual environment.

Please click this link for more details.

The University of Montana invites applications for Director for the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER). 

The position directs a high-visibility applied economic research program with a focus on the regional economy.  The broad areas of research would include, but not be limited to, industries relevant to Montana and the mountain west, such as tourism, manufacturing, high tech, energy, and health care. The incumbent is expected to conduct peer-reviewed and client-specific applied research and to communicate findings to the public in non-technical language, including presentations at the Montana Economic Outlook Seminars.

The University of Montana is a flagship, research-intensive R1 institution with approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. It is located in Missoula, a culturally vibrant community of about 75,000, surrounded by mountains and three rivers converge. Abundant recreational opportunities in surrounding state and national forests and nearby Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park complement a thriving intellectual atmosphere.

The Bureau’s purpose is to serve the general public, as well as people in business, labor, and government, by providing an understanding of the economic environment in which Montanans live and work.

Please follow this link here for more details.

RSPP Special Issue Award

For the Best Special Issue Editors in Regional Science Policy and Practice

RSPP Special Issue Award aims to stimulate the quality of an enlarged editorial team focused in the edition of Special Issues.

RSPP Special Issue Award prizes the special issues with more than seven papers, published two years before based on their citations per paper and the judgement of a jury composed by three Fellows, the President and the Immediate Past President.

Winners 2023

Following the rules of the RSPP Special Issue Award the recipients of the RSPP Special Issue Award in 2023 based on the special published in 2021 and approved by the Jury composed by Hans Westlund, Eduardo Haddad, Gordon Mulligan, David Plane and Phillip McCann are:

1st Place Neil Reid for the Special Issues on “Effects and Policies of Covid-19” with 8 papers and 44 Cite Score citations (ratio 5,50) in September 2023.

2nd Place Eveline S. van Leeuwen and Solmaria Halleck Vega for the Special Issue “Voting and the rise of populism: Spatial perspectives and applications across Europe” with 10 papers and 50 Cite Score Citations (ratio 5,00) in September 2023.

3rd Place Paolo Postiglione for the Special Issue “New directions for regional analysis: Methods and applications” with 11 papers and 49 Cite Scores citations (ratio 4,45) in September 2023.