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Annual conference of Bangladesh Regional Science Association (BRSA), held in Dhaka during Oct. 25-26, 2018. 

RSAI has the great pleasure to announce that Roberta Capello is the 2018 recipient of the Hirotada Kohno Award for Outstanding Service to RSAI. Congratulations!

Roberta Capello is Full professor of Regional Economics at Politecnico of Milan, Faculty of Building Engineering. Congratulations!

Context

• SADF is a think tank with 4-5 staff based in Brussels, one part-time non-resident researcher. It works in cooperation with its main member, ARCHumankind, and with a consultancy LessMeansMore.
• Management will be supervised by the SADF director.

Tasks:

• Manage internal and external communications (writing press releases and reports, and manage social media pages)
• Manage the publications outflow of the think tank
• Develop website content and coordinate graphic design activities (SADF publication series, conference and seminars posters)
• Support the organisation of events/conferences/expert roundtables (concept and logistics)
• Carrying out daily administrative tasks (agenda setting, preparations of missions, business trip bookings, etc.)
• Carry out payments and accountancy tasks (follow up of invoices, salaries, trip expenses, etc.)
• Manage day to day issues of the office
• As far as the administrative tasks allow, to participate in research and news activities of SADF.

Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will possess at least three years of relevant work experience;
• The position requires native level of fluency in English (working-level French and/or Dutch are considered an asset);
• Knowledge of or interest in South Asia affairs is a plus;
• Time management and organisational skills;
• Trustworthiness and flexibility;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Master’s Degree in Political Science or Economics will be considered as preferential.
• Driving licence is a plus

When applying, please provide a detailed CV and a cover letter that explains 1) why you are interested in working for SADF; 2) when you would be available to start; 3) your salary expectations.

This position will start on 15 January 2019. To apply for this position please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.specifying in the subject ‘Manager Application’ before 7 December 2018 at 17:00 CET.

Call for Papers - NGM 2019 in Trondheim, Norway (June 16-19, 2019), for a paper session Regional development paths and critical junctures

Session organisers:

Dr Markus Grillitsch, Department of Human Geography & CIRLCE - Center for Innovation Research and Competence in a Learning Economy, Lund University;

Dr Nadir Kinossian, Department of Regional Geography of Europe, the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL)

This session will explore possible linkages between the current debates in (1) regional path development studies, and (2) critical junctures and window of opportunity studies. Structural factors such as industrial composition, the size of the economy, or the level of infrastructure can only partly explain regional development paths. Changes in politics, policy, and institutions can be explained by analysing the behaviour of actors. If we presuppose that the establishment of a new regional development path is an outcome of a critical juncture in economic or institutional development, we could use the critical juncture literature to explain the mechanism of such change.

This session invites contributions that i) disentangle the effects of structure and agency on regional economic change; ii) link institutional change and regional development, and iii) focus on the micro-level processes, agents and their networks.

Contributing to this line of inquiry, this session invites papers that address the following questions:

• To what extent, under which conditions, and how can agency contribute to regional growth paths beyond what could be expected due to structural preconditions?
• How can critical junctures and window of opportunity models be used to analyse regional path development?
• Which processes within and beyond firms underpin regional growth paths?
• What are the causal factors explaining new path development in (different types of) regions?
• How do different regional industrial paths interplay and shape regional growth paths?
• What is the role of policy in shaping regional growth paths?

Please send an abstract of around 300 words to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Deadline for abstract submission: December 15, 2018

Notification: January 15, 2019

More information from the conference web site: https://www.ntnu.edu/geography/ngm-2019

The Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for an open rank faculty position, to begin fall quarter 2019. We seek a scholar with research and teaching interests in urban and/or environmental policy, especially with expertise relevant to the multifaceted challenges of housing in metropolitan regions. We are particularly interested in candidates who focus on the relationship between housing and sustainability, broadly conceived. Examples of areas of desired emphasis include, but are not limited to, housing affordability, homelessness, green building and environmentally innovative infrastructure, collaborative governance, and social equity and justice. Expertise in a variety of methodological approaches is welcome. The successful candidate will direct our growing Master of Public Policy program beginning in the 2019-20 academic year, and will teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The department currently offers five vibrant academic programs including a Ph.D. in Planning, Policy, and Design, Master of Urban and Regional Planning (7-year PAB accreditation), a collaborative Master of Public Policy, an undergraduate program in Urban Studies and a collaborative undergraduate program in Environmental Science and Policy. The department has 19 full-time faculty members, 17 affiliated faculty, and a pool of adjunct instructors.  Full-time faculty members in the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy are high in scholarly productivity and possess research strengths in land use and transportation, housing and community development, environmental planning and policy, inequality and economic opportunity, design, and collaborative governance.  They also are active in a range of campus-wide research, education, and outreach efforts, including the Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, the Water UCI center, and the Institute for Transportation Studies.

For full consideration, candidates should apply by December 31, 2018. We anticipate that the successful candidate will start July 1, 2019. Candidates should apply online by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, the names and contact information for three academic references, 1-3 publications or writing samples, a statement of research interests, and a brief statement of teaching philosophy and interest. A separate statement that addresses past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion should also be included in the application materials. For more information, please contact the search committee co-chairs, Professors David Feldman and Victoria Basolo (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

UC Irvine, with over 35,000 students, is consistently ranked among the nation’s best universities, public and private. The campus is located in the heart of the diverse Southern California region, just a few miles from the Pacific Ocean and a relatively short distance to Los Angeles. The campus is approximately three miles from the John Wayne airport providing convenient domestic travel and about nine miles to the Irvine Amtrak/Metrorail station.  Many faculty members live in University Hills, an on-campus, faculty-staff residential community with affordable ownership and rental housing.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. A recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity, UCI is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, supports work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is dedicated to broadening participation in higher education.

The recruit link for this position is: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF05020

The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) seeks to fill a position for an Assistant or Associate Professor in International Trade and Food Security.

This position is part of an initiative in the College of ACES to contribute to the improvement of global human and environmental health via the food system. We intend to dramatically strengthen and expand our capacity in this arena through a seven-position cluster hire focused on Food and Agricultural Systems for Global Health. Faculty hired into these positions will lead collegewide efforts in food security and global health, and participate in related campus priorities, including the Nutrition and Food Security theme of the campus strategic plan (blogs.illinois.edu/view/7831/601847), the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, and Carle-Illinois College of Medicine, among others.

Primary Duties include:

• Develop a nationally prominent research program with publications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and extramural funding
• Contribute to the department’s undergraduate and graduate teaching programs through teaching (generally two courses per year) and student advising
• Collaborate with colleagues to address societal problems that require complex, multidisciplinary approaches.

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.

To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by November 15, 2018. The search will remain open until suitable candidates are identified. 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. with questions.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

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. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a tenured (Associate) or tenure-track (advanced Assistant) professor who will actively participate in our interdisciplinary Public Policy PhD Program. We seek candidates whose research applies data science methodology and advanced quantitative methods to the study of public policy. The area of research specialty is open, but we will give preference to candidates with interest in collaborating with faculty in a newly developing security and justice policy research cluster, broadly defined.  Candidates should have a record of research that utilizes advanced quantitative methods (e.g. causal inference, time series analysis, hierarchical modeling, simulations) and data science skills (e.g. data visualization, machine learning, computational modeling, natural language processing, network science) and be prepared to teach in graduate courses in these areas. 

Required qualifications include the following: (1) a Ph.D. in Public Policy or a closely related social science or data science discipline; (2) a strong record, appropriate to rank, of high quality peer-reviewed publications related to public policy; (3) a program of research likely to generate publications and extramural funding; (4) teaching experience, appropriate to rank; and (5) a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion as values in the program and college. Candidates at the Associate level should possess credentials and experience appropriate for a tenured associate professorship at UNC Charlotte. A track record of extramural funding is required for candidates at the associate professor rank.  We will give preference to candidates with experience working within an interdisciplinary environment, and who have experience in areas such as graduate recruitment, curriculum development, mentoring, and preparing students for an academic and applied job market. Applicants must submit a statement on diversity and inclusion and finalists will be asked during their screening interview how diversity and inclusion are incorporated into their teaching, service, and research. 

The Public Policy Program is an interdisciplinary PhD granting program that draws upon faculty and resources from seven departments and three colleges. The position will contribute to the development and integration of data science curriculum into our current PhD program and help develop new graduate certificate programs. At least fifty percent of the teaching and service expectations will be committed to the Public Policy Program. The position will have a tenure home in one of the following four departments: Criminal Justice, Geography and Earth Sciences, Political Science and Public Administration, or Sociology. Research active faculty at UNC Charlotte typically teach two courses per semester. The position begins on August 12, 2019.

The Public Policy Program is supported by over 30 core faculty drawn from departments and colleges throughout the university including Criminal Justice and Criminology, Economics, Geography and Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science and Public Administration, Public Health, and Sociology.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a doctoral, research-intensive university, located in one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas on an expanding modern campus. One of sixteen campuses in one of the oldest public university systems in the United States, UNC Charlotte offers over 28,000 culturally diverse students a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Charlotte's metropolitan area is rich in cultural and racial diversity (over 40% Hispanic/Latino and African-American) and our faculty strives to reflect and interact positively with that population. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences houses 20 departments in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, physical sciences, and military sciences, as well as 8 research centers and institutes and 13 interdisciplinary programs.

Applications must be submitted electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu (use position number #004161) and the following documents should be attached: cover letter describing your qualifications, teaching, and scholarship; a separate statement addressing commitment to diversity and inclusion; a recent CV, and the names and contact information for three references. Please contact Dr. Cherie Maestas, Public Policy Program Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions about the position.  Review of files will begin December 6 and continue until the position is filled.

As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups.  The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree and submit to a criminal background check.

Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning, Tenured Professor Position in Regional Science

The Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University invites applications for a tenured faculty appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to begin in July 2019.  Applicants at the rank of Assistant Professor with advanced standing will also be considered. 

Walter Isard defined regional science as a discipline concerned with “the careful and patient study of social problems with regional or spatial dimensions, employing diverse combinations of analytical and empirical research.”  Applicants for this position should hold a Ph.D. in regional science or an allied field—e.g., planning, urban and regional economics, agricultural or environmental economics, economic geography, civil engineering, demography, developmental sociology, transportation science, or spatial analytics. We seek applicants with strong publication records in regional science journals and experience teaching core courses in regional science—e.g., industrial location theory, economic impact analysis, CGE modeling, agent-based modeling, or spatial statistical analysis—as well as a course in methods of planning analysis.  Applicants should have a record of regular attendance at meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). It is expected that the successful applicant will become a member of the Graduate Field of Regional Science. The faculty of the Graduate Field includes 25 members from eight academic departments in five colleges of the University.   A successful candidate will provide leadership in, and help shape the future of, the Graduate Field of Regional Science at Cornell, and advise both graduate and undergraduate students. 

Cornell’s Department of City and Regional Planning (CRP) is a top-ranked planning department with a progressive mission. Our goal in teaching, research, and public engagement is to promote vibrant communities, urban sustainability, and social equity, especially giving attention to race, class, gender and sexual orientation.  The department has 130 undergraduate majors (BS-Urban and Regional Studies), 110 master’s degree students in programs in City and Regional Planning (accredited MRP), Historic Preservation Planning (MA), and Regional Science (MA and MS), and 35 Ph.D. students in City and Regional Planning and Regional Science. The Department, with a full-time faculty of 15, draws students from across the U.S. and the world and is one of the premier programs for U.S. and international planning. The Department is in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, which is committed to advancing scholarship in the art and science of place-making and urban design by providing a supportive, resource-rich context for collaborative studies both within the unit and across the university. Demonstrating this commitment, CRP supports dual degrees with Cornell programs in Landscape Architecture and Real Estate.

The Department of City and Regional Planning, and the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell embrace diversity and seek candidates who will create a climate that attracts students of all races, nationalities and genders. Cornell is a recognized employer and educator for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply. Cornell University also seeks to meet the needs of dual career couples, has a Dual Career program, and is a member of the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium to assist with dual career searches. Visit http://www.unyherc.org/home/index.cfm?site id=671 to see positions available in higher education in the upstate New York area.

Please submit your curriculum vitae, letter of intent, research and teaching statements, writing sample, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and the names of at least three references electronically to Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11824. The application materials should provide evidence of high-quality research and creative practice through publishing, grantsmanship, excellence in teaching and advising, as well as professional or consultative experience in urban or regional environments in the U.S. and internationally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning November 15, 2018 until we identify a pool of qualified candidates for the position.  Further information about Cornell, the department, and CRP students, alumni, and faculty may be found at http://www.crp.cornell.edu/