RAND
Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Study of Aging

RAND is accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships in the Study of Aging. This program enables outstanding scholars to sharpen their analytic skills and advance their research agenda in the field of aging. Scholars come from various disciplines including economics, demography, sociology, and psychology.

Housed within RAND's Labor and Population Program, the program blends formal and informal training and extensive collaboration with distinguished researchers without teaching obligations. One-year fellowships are renewable for a second year and provide a stipend and health insurance.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Fellows must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and must have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline before they begin the program. The program is open to new scholars, as well as individuals who have some research experience or are on leave from an academic position.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application review begins January 31, 2019.

Additional information and application materials are available at http://www.rand.org/labor/fellows/aging.html

or by contacting:

Cary Greif
RAND Corporation
1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
310-393-0411 x6219
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Economist or Senior Economist - Regional and Microeconomics

JEL Classifications:

R -- Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics

The Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia seeks an economist, at either the junior or senior level, to conduct research in urban and regional economics, real estate markets, state and local finance, local public goods, local labor markets, industrial organization, or innovation and technological change.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities include actively engaging in research for publication in top-tier academic journals, briefing the Bank's president on policy issues, and writing occasional nontechnical articles for Economic Insights, our quarterly publication.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Excellent research skills are vital, as are superior writing and speaking skills. Both established research economists and new Ph.D.s are encouraged to apply. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in economics or reasonably expect to complete all requirements for the degree by September 2019.

The Research Department offers an outstanding research environment and competitive salary and benefits.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications will only be accepted online via Econjobmarket at http://www.econjobmarket.org. (Your application should include your vita, at least one research paper, and three letters of recommendation, and must be submitted by November 18, 2018. The Bank is an equal opportunity employer.

CONTACT: Ms. Monica Wiley-Curtis, Recruiting: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Additional information about the Research Department may be found at http://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data

Economic Geographer, Assistant Professor of Geography, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Economic Geography. We seek a quantitatively oriented Economic Geographer with research related to the impact of global processes on urban economic growth and the environment. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, and community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to excellence and diversity. The position will begin August 12, 2019.

Required Qualifications: (1) a Ph.D. in geography, urban planning, or related field at the time of appointment; (2) a strong research and scholarly agenda; (3) expertise in applied quantitative methods; (4) prior success in obtaining, or the demonstrated potential to obtain, external funding; (5) a commitment to, and potential for, excellence in undergraduate and graduate education in a diverse classroom setting.

Desired Qualifications include: (1) evidence-based scholarship on globalization in urban settings; and (2) an understanding of the funding landscape of their disciplinary field and of interdisciplinary initiatives.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a robust and sustainable externally funded research program and to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful applicant is expected to actively engage in the academic community of the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, demonstrate leadership through advising and mentoring students, and contribute service at the Departmental, College, University, community and professional levels.

The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences (http://www.geoearth.uncc.edu/) is a diverse community of social and physical scientists composed of over 30 faculty members and more than 100 graduate students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. The Department’s mission is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge about the social and natural systems of the earth and their interactions through scholarly research, teaching and service. The Department is committed to rigorous high-level research and excellence in teaching. The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology, Environmental Studies, and Meteorology. At the graduate level, the Department offers an M.A. in Geography, a Ph.D. in Geography, and an M.S. in Earth Sciences. In addition, the department is a core participant in several interdisciplinary graduate programs on campus, including, Ph.D. programs in Public Policy (PPOL) and Infrastructure and Environmental Systems (INES), and the Master’s in Urban Design (MUD). The Department houses the Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS), a Cartography Lab, as well as many Earth Sciences Labs.

UNC Charlotte is a rapidly growing doctoral-granting urban university located in the largest metropolitan area between Washington DC, and Atlanta. The University is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement campus. Over 29,000 culturally diverse students currently are enrolled at the University. As the largest college at UNC Charlotte, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences houses 20 departments in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and military sciences, as well as 25 applied research centers and interdisciplinary programs. It offers eight doctoral degrees, 24 master's degrees, 12 graduate certificates, and 32 undergraduate degrees. 

Review of applications will begin November 30, 2018 and continue until the position is filled. Applications for women, minorities and other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged. Applications must be submitted electronically at http://jobs.uncc.edu (Position Number 006906) and include: (1) a letter of application; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) statement of current and future research; (4) a teaching and student mentoring statement; (5) A diversity statement reflecting on how the applicant integrates issues surrounding diversity into their teaching, research and/or services; (6) one to three representative writing examples or publications; and (7) the names and contact information of three references.

Please e-mail the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Robert Boyer (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any additional clarifications or questions about the position or the required application materials. Our departmental website is http://www.geoearth.uncc.edu/.

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.

Environmental Health, Assistant Professor of Geography, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Environmental Health. We are seeking a dynamic and broadly trained environmental health scholar with expertise in areas such as the built environment, environmental justice, environmental exposure/risk assessment, climate change, community resilience, socio-ecological systems, and/or place-based social determinants of health. This position will begin August 12, 2019.

This is part of an effort to hire four new faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to strengthen collaborative community-focused research around health disparities and to build on our existing capacity to address social, environmental and cultural factors that affect health and well-being (https://pages.uncc.edu/healthresearch/).

Geographic and topical areas of research are open, with preference given to individuals who will complement one or more methodological areas of expertise in our department such as community-based research, geospatial techniques (including big data analytics, geocomputation and technology-enabled methods), and/or mixed methods.

Requirements for this position are a Ph.D. degree in Geography, Planning or a related environmental field, in hand by the time of appointment, evidence of scholarly productivity, ability to secure appropriate external funding, and potential for engaging students in a diverse academic environment. As the hire will be part of a four-department hiring cluster focusing on health disparities, the candidate should also show evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Candidates should demonstrate the ability to (1) contribute to the department’s undergraduate and graduate curriculum, (2) build a successful, cutting-edge research program, and (3) develop coursework in their area of expertise. The teaching load for new faculty is two courses per semester in the pre-tenure period.

The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences (http://www.geoearth.uncc.edu/) is a diverse community of social and physical scientists comprised of over 30 faculty members and more than 100 graduate students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. The Department’s mission is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge about the social and natural systems of the earth and their interactions through scholarly research, teaching and service. The Department is committed to rigorous high-level research and excellence in teaching. The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology, Environmental Studies, and Meteorology. At the graduate level, the Department offers an MA and a PhD in Geography, an MS in Earth Sciences, and a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Science & Technology. In addition, the department is a core participant in several interdisciplinary graduate programs on campus, including, Ph.D. programs in Public Policy (PPOL) and Infrastructure and Environmental Systems (INES), and the Master’s in Urban Design (MUD).

UNC Charlotte is a rapidly growing doctoral-granting urban university located in the largest metropolitan area between Washington DC, and Atlanta. The University is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement campus. Over 29,000 culturally diverse students currently are enrolled at the University. As the largest college at UNC Charlotte, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences houses 20 departments in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and military sciences, as well as 25 applied research centers and interdisciplinary programs. It offers eight doctoral degrees, 24 master's degrees, 12 graduate certificates, and 32 undergraduate degrees.

Candidates should submit the following to https://jobs.uncc.edu [Position Number 006239]: (1) a letter of application responding to the required and desired qualifications listed above; (2) a statement of current and future research specifically addressing how these fit with health disparities; (3) a teaching statement including teaching philosophy, agenda and evidence of teaching effectiveness; (4) a curriculum vitae; (5) one to three representative publications, and (6) contact information (including email addresses) for at least three professional references. We ask applicants to reflect on how they integrate issues surrounding diversity into their teaching, research and/or services.

Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information contact Dr. Eric Delmelle, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., +1-(704) 687-5991.

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

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA) is the only social sciences research institute in a New Zealand university focussed specifically on demography, population economics, population health and population geography. NIDEA has a multidisciplinary team of researchers who are well known nationally and internationally for their research excellence.

Applications are invited for a continuing position focusing on population studies and demography. Candidates whose research aligns with or extends NIDEA’s current expertise in demography, Māori and indigenous population research, population health and migration are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should have a doctoral degree in a relevant social science discipline (e.g. demography, sociology, population health, geography) and have teaching experience and a research profile commensurate with the position applied for.

Current salary range for Lecturers is NZ$74,034 to $89,163 and Senior Lecturers $91,710 to $106,995 per year dependent on qualifications and experience. Note - the rank of Lecturer in the New Zealand university system is equivalent to the rank of Assistant Professor in the North American and some other systems.

Enquiries of an academic nature should be directed to Professor Francis Collins, Director of NIDEA, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Closing date: 15 November 2018 (NZ time) Vacancy number: 380417

For more information and to apply, visit www.jobs.waikato.ac.nz

The 2020 RSAI World Conference will be held from 2 to 5 June, 2020, in Marrakech, Morocco. It will be organized by the Moroccan Section of the Regional Science Association International. The meeting is open for 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 the spatial sciences in a broad sense. The themes addressed zoom in particular on the pressing challenges of meeting the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, in both developed and developing economies, and cover spatial dimensions ranging from local to global development. Such challenges relate to both people and places, and call for innovative and critical contributions from a conceptual-theoretical, statistical-modelling, practical evidence-based, or governance perspective.

Consequently, topics such as urban-rural development, migration, spatial and resources (al)location, border effects, urbanization, sustainable and circular cities, mobility, land use, environmental quality, disaster management, energy transition, culture, poverty, segregation, spatial justice, social justice, gender, social enterprises, policy and governance, entrepreneurship, spatial statistics and modelling are important ingredients of the 2020 World Congress. A new challenge to regional science research is formed by the emerging digital technology and its implications for analysis, monitoring, evaluation and forecasting spatial dynamics at all levels. Therefore, the potential of spatial and temporal big data, of social media information, and of the new spatial maps emerging from digitization and robotization will be addressed as well, as these forces will have far-reaching impacts on human behaviour and interaction in space.

The Mediterranean area and Africa are challenging realities on their own, and Morocco, named the most attractive investment destination in Africa according to the Africa Investment Index 2018, is the ideal venue for a conference that focuses upon the friction zones between developed and developing worlds in the Americas, in Eurafrica and in Asia.  The Ocher City Marrakech provides the perfect setting of a geographically varied and pristine landscape, well connected by air, suitable to accommodate, in high quality and modestly priced hotels, many scientists from all countries, and from where they can enjoy the images of the desert, the wisdom of the Mediterranean, and the challenges and opportunities of global routes and networks. Its historical setting and geographical location at the foot of the High Atlas M ountains and at less than one hundred miles either from the Sahara dunes or from the Atlantic beaches, is a guarantee for a creative and enjoyable regional science gathering.

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Main organizing institutions: Regional Science Association International and its Moroccan Section AMSR in collaboration with various public and private institutions

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA) is the only social sciences research institute in a New Zealand university focussed specifically on demography, population economics, population health and population geography. NIDEA has a multidisciplinary team of researchers who are well known nationally and internationally for their research excellence.

Applications are invited for a continuing position focusing on population studies and demography. Candidates whose research aligns with or extends NIDEA’s current expertise in demography, Māori and indigenous population research, population health and migration are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should have a doctoral degree in a relevant social science discipline (e.g. demography, sociology, population health, geography) and have teaching experience and a research profile commensurate with the position applied for.

Current salary range for Lecturers is NZ$74,034 to $89,163 and Senior Lecturers $91,710 to $106,995 per year dependent on qualifications and experience. Note - the rank of Lecturer in the New Zealand university system is equivalent to the rank of Assistant Professor in the North American and some other systems.

Enquiries of an academic nature should be directed to Professor Francis Collins, Director of NIDEA, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Closing date: 15 November 2018 (NZ time) Vacancy number: 380417

For more information and to apply, visit www.jobs.waikato.ac.nz

Sustainable Urban and Regional Development Conference: Research and Policy for the Asia Pacific Rim

December 7-9, 2018

Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China

This international conference is hosted by the Governments of Zhaoqing, China, Guangzhou Province, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, and The Regional Science Academy (TRSA). Zhaoqing, the host of the conference, is a city located in the Pearl River Delta about 40 miles upstream from Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province. The Pearl River Delta has nearly 100 million residents and is one of the top three economically productive regions in China. It offers the right environment for an international gathering on sustainable spatial development. We are seeking participants who would like to present a paper at the Conference.

This is the second conference hosted by this group, with the first conference held at and hosted by Renmin University of China in Beijing in 2017. Some 150 papers were presented at the first conference and a selection of these contributions formed the contents for a special edition in one of the top regional science journals. At the forthcoming conference in December 2018, authors from several Pacific Rim Countries including from North and South America and Europe as well, and of course, from China and nearby countries will attend and present papers centering on the above theme. We expect about 200+ attendees this year.

Those wishing to present a paper should contact: Roger R. Stough, Vice President TRSA, Peter Nijkamp, Vice President TRSA, or Karima Kourtit, Executive Director TRSA, at one of the following email addresses.

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Assistant Professor Position – Urban Inequality & Health Disparities – Department of Geography

The Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2019. The Department is looking for exceptional individuals with particular emphasis in the area of urban inequality and health disparities. Urban social inequalities are observed at the individual, relationship/network, community/neighborhood, and societal levels, and are embedded in life course dynamics. The successful candidate will have research and teaching expertise on the social and structural determinants and/or observable manifestations of urban inequality at any of these levels. Topics could include, but are not limited to, disparities in health, income, transportation, or residence relating to race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, or other characteristics. We are particularly interested in researchers using innovative theory and quantitative methods that account for social and spatial context. Applicants with perspectives from public health, demography, sociology, or other related fields in addition to geography are encouraged to apply. The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service as appropriate to the position. Applications received by December 1, 2018 will be given priority consideration, but the position will remain open until filled.  To apply please visit https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01334.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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