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Elisabete Martins
The New Issue of Regional Statistics is already Available! (2024, VOL 14, No 5)
THE NEW ISSUE OF REGIONAL STATISTICS IS ALREADY AVAILABLE!
We are pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Regional Statistics has been released and now it’s available online.
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REGIONAL STATISTICS, 2024, VOL 14, No 5.
STUDIES
Dear Readers,
We are pleased to say that the 5/2024 issue of Regional Statistics has been published and available online!
CONTENT
Trung Ngo Minh - Zoltán Gál: Determinants of foreign direct investment in South East Asian countries: the role of infrastructure, human development, and economic freedom
http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140501.pdf
Jalil Mujib Tan Ismail - Rezzy Eko Caraka - Prana Ugiana Gio - Rung Ching Chen - Bens Pardamean: Exploiting the leading potential of Indonesia through strategic alliances with the G20 and SDG-aligned policy making
http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140502.pdf
Gama Putra Danu Sohibien - Setiawan Setiawan - Dedy Dwi Prastyo: Threshold spatial vector autoregressive with metric exogenous variables (TSpVARX) for regional inflation and money outflow prediction
http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140503.pdf
Sven Maertens - Wolfgang Grimme: The discontinuation of domestic flights in Austria: a case study on the impact on passenger routings, regional airports and the environment
http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140504.pdf
Péter Kovács - Miklós Lukovics: Statistical analysis of Hungarian cities’ autonomous vehicle preparedness: correlations, ranking and neural network http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140505.pdf
Mostafa Ghaderi Hajat: Examination of the welfare indices of Iran’s border and central regions from the perspective of spatial justice
http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140506.pdf
Sonu T. S. - Mohammed Firoz C. - Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan: Assessment of regional flood vulnerability: a case of Kuttanad Wetland System, Kerala, India
http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140507.pdf
Dorottya Szemere - Imre Dobos: The impact of residence location and the accessibility of alternative electric micro-mobility vehicles on electric scooter usage patterns in Hungary
http://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/regstat/2024/2024_05/rs140508.pdf
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New Issue: Regional Science Policy & Practice | Volume 16, Issue 11 , November 2024
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Post-Doctoral position Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Post-Doctoral position
Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Project: Fapesp 2024/01097-2, CCD -Centros de Ciências para o Desenvolvimento
The research project: The post-doc researcher will participate in a multidisciplinary research project involving the areas of Economics, Urban Planning, and Transport Engineering on the consequences of urban sprawl on the cities of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The project is funded by the São Paulo State Science Foundation (FAPESP – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) and the State Secretary of Urban Development (Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Urbano do Estado de São Paulo).
Skills requirement: The specific task of this post-doc position is in the economic part of the project. The candidate must have concluded his/her Ph. D. program after 2019, be fluent in spatial econometrics, causal inference and machine learning, be familiar with large-scale databases using R, Python, Stata, and similar software, and be familiar with SQL. Using satellite imagery to identify the evolution of the spatial distribution of population and jobs is also required. The idea is to associate the rapid development of analysis techniques and ways of obtaining information via artificial intelligence with the growing availability of massive and detailed databases. The objective is to apply innovative sources of information about people's movements with recent methods of analyzing large masses of data.
Participation: The tasks will be developed at the University of Sao Paulo Urban and Regional Economics Lab – NEREUS (Núcleo de Economia Regional Urbana da Universidade de São Paulo), at the USP main campus in Sao Paulo. The candidate will have a workstation at the NEREUS Lab and must participate physically in all the Lab’s academic activities, such as seminars, conferences, etc.
Language: Interactions could be both in Portuguese or English, but all documentation and research material will be in Portuguese. Therefore, ability to reading in this language is a necessary condition.
Location: USP Campus, Cidade Universitária, Sao Paulo
Duration: 24 months
Remuneration: BRL 12.000,00 per month
The candidate must have concluded her/his Ph. D. program after 2019
The proposals must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.between October 20 and November 20, 2024. They must include a diploma or certificate of conclusion of a Ph. D. program, a detailed CV, and a statement of interest.
Details on the FAPESP Post-doctoral fellowships at https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc
Post-Doctoral position at the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Post-Doctoral position at the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Project: Fapesp 2024/01097-2, CCD -Centros de Ciências para o Desenvolvimento
The research project: The post-doc researcher will participate in a multidisciplinary research project involving the areas of Economics, Urban Planning, and Transport Engineering on the consequences of urban sprawl on the cities of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The project is funded by the São Paulo State Science Foundation (FAPESP – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) and the State Secretary of Urban Development (Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Urbano do Estado de São Paulo).
Skills requirements: The specific task of this post-doc position is in the economic part of the project. The candidate must have concluded his/her Ph. D. program after 2019, be familiar with input-output analysis, CGE modeling, and integrated modeling, and have previous experience with R. The objective is to contribute to the development of integrated macro-spatial simulation models to forecast sectoral employment and sectoral activity in different cities across the state of São Paulo. The research will focus on analyzing different economic scenarios, incorporating spatial and macroeconomic dynamics, and generating insights that can support regional development policies. By simulating employment trends in specific sectors, the results will be used to feed microsimulation models at a finer spatial scale We expect the candidate to demonstrate a strong ability to work effectively in teams, contributing to the collaborative development of complex macro-spatial simulation models.
Participation: The tasks will be developed at the University of Sao Paulo Urban and Regional Economics Lab – NEREUS (Núcleo de Economia Regional Urbana da Universidade de São Paulo), at the USP main campus in Sao Paulo. The candidate will have a workstation at the NEREUS Lab and must participate physically in all the Lab’s academic activities, such as seminars, conferences, etc.
Language: Interactions could be both in Portuguese or English, but all documentation and research material will be in Portuguese. Therefore, ability to reading in this language is a necessary condition.
Location: USP Campus, Cidade Universitária, Sao Paulo
Duration: 12-24 months
The candidate must have concluded her/his Ph. D. program after 2019. Applicants must send an email 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. between October 15 and November 14, 2024, with the following documents:
- Curriculum summary in the FAPESP model (maximum 4 pages), according to https://fapesp.br/sumula;
- Cover letter with a brief description of your research interests and experience, and a statement of interest.
The vacancy is open to Brazilians and foreigners. The selected candidate will receive a monthly FAPESP Post-Doctoral Scholarship of R$ 12.000,00.
More details on the FAPESP Post-doctoral fellowships are at https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc
Job Position | Assistant Professor in Sustainable Cities (University of North Carolina)
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (https://geoearth.charlotte.edu/) in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social 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 Sustainable Cities (broadly understood) to begin on August 11, 2025. This is a joint appointment between the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (75%) and UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science (25%). The salary range for the position is $79,500-$82,500 plus stipend. We seek a dynamic and broadly trained urban geographer who can theorize about the spatial dimensions of critical sustainability issues facing cities today, including but not limited to urban inequalities, housing affordability, transportation accessibility, clean energy/energy efficiency, and/or sustainable urbanization and land use.
The successful candidate will have the ability to use mixed methods, i.e., qualitative and quantitative, including data science techniques, to address their research questions. Requirements for this position include a Ph.D. degree in Geography awarded by the date of appointment. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their ability (1) to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in geography, data science, and their area of specialization; and (2) to build a cutting-edge, externally funded research program in the area of sustainable cities that is theoretically grounded and utilizing mixed methods including data science techniques. Finalists will be asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage students of different ages, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, identities, and abilities, helping to remove barriers in order to ensure the success of all students regardless of their entry pathway into the university.
Candidates should submit the following to https://jobs.charlotte.edu/ [Position Number 4983]: (1) cover letter; (2) research statement; (3) teaching statement; (4) a curriculum vitae; (5) one to three representative publications, and (6) contact information (including email addresses) for at least three professional references. Items 2, 3 and 5 should be combined in a single document. Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information, contact search committee chair Dr. Isabelle Nilsson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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#ERSA2025 Call for Special Session Proposals is OPEN
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Job Position | School of Environmental Sustainability, Dean
Position Details
| Job Title | School of Environmental Sustainability, Dean |
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| Position Title | School of Environmental Sustainability, Dean |
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| Job Category | University Faculty |
| Job Type | Full-Time |
| FLSA Status | Exempt |
| Campus | Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus |
| Location Code | SCH OF ENVIRO SUSTAINABILITY (03250A) |
| Department Name | SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY |
| Is this split and/or fully grant funded? | No |
| Duties and Responsibilities |
Loyola University Chicago invites applications for the position of Dean of the School of Environmental Sustainability (SES). We seek an innovative leader who can take a successful and growing school to its next level. The preferred candidate will have strong administrative experience and excellence in research, teaching, and service in any discipline associated with Environmental Sustainability. SES is an interdisciplinary school whose core identity lies within the environmental sciences, inclusive of ecology, earth sciences, environmental chemistry, biogeochemical science, atmospheric science, and geography. It also has interdisciplinary expertise that draws on the social sciences, most notably environmental economics, land use management, environmental politics and policy, and anthropology, as well as the humanities (theology/ethics and history) and sustainable business. We are searching for a Dean who will further expand the interdisciplinary reach of our expanding school, ensure outstanding academic support and career success for our students, support the faculty’s collaborative and interdisciplinary research and teaching endeavors, promote a staff culture that values community and work-life balance, and enhance the school’s reputation as a regional, national, and international leader in environmental sustainability. As a school situated in the world-class City of Chicago that is dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from under-represented and under-served populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from under-represented groups. The position will start in July 2025.
Loyola University Chicago
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities (https://ajcunet.edu/) and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago’s north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center – the John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) – in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020).
The School of Environmental Sustainability
The School of Environmental Sustainability (SES) was founded in 2020 when the Institute of Environmental Sustainability (2013-2020) was elevated to school status. SES is structured in five interdisciplinary units or focus areas to facilitate collaborative problem-solving as concerns: (1) energy and climate; (2) food systems and sustainable agriculture; (3) biodiversity and conservation; (4) environmental health and toxicology; and (5) environment and society. Through its range of degree and programmatic offerings, SES develops ethical professionals with the knowledge, skills, and dedication to make lasting contribution as society transitions to a more just and sustainable future. SES graduates pursue careers in diverse fields, advancing sustainability and making a difference in business, government, and non-profit sectors.
SES comprises a dynamic faculty and staff of thirty-eight fulltime members in a broad range of disciplines and roles. Collectively, the faculty and staff promote excellence in teaching, research, co-curricular activities like urban agriculture and biodiesel internships and student clubs, student academic and career success, and administrative management. The faculty includes seventeen tenure-track and tenured professors, ten non-tenure-track lecturers, and five part-time instructors from myriad sustainability-related fields in the biophysical sciences, social sciences, and humanities. All faculty teach and many facilitate high-impact learning experiences, such as service-learning courses, field courses, study abroad courses, and course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). Research-active faculty conduct research that advances scholarly knowledge and informs policy and practice. They regularly publish, mentor graduate students, and obtain external grants to fund their work. Several conduct research in the Great Lakes Region and others in countries around the globe. The staff consists of eleven members with specialized expertise in campus sustainability, urban agriculture, renewable energy, student engagement, experiential learning, administrative management, and marketing and communications. Staff facilitate extensive student engagement opportunities through internships, student clubs, and applied research that supports environmental sustainability on campus and in local communities. Together, SES faculty and staff provide robust teaching, learning, internship, guided co-curricular opportunities, and research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as other supports that lead to student success. Faculty and staff also engage with students in activities on campus and in the Chicago region that promote environmental justice and sustainability.
SES offers eight undergraduate majors, three undergraduate minors, one graduate degree, and three graduate certificates. Our growing school currently enrolls 521 students in SES programs with over 400 undergraduates and over 100 graduate students. SES launched the Master of Science in Environmental Science and Sustainability program in 2019, in which students can pursue a professional track or a research track. Additionally, Loyola’s accelerated bachelor’s/master’s programs allow students to complete both their undergraduate degree and master’s degree in just five years. We aspire to launch PhD programs in the future.
Environmental sustainability is a university-wide priority at Loyola that fosters enriching educational experiences for SES students that extend beyond the conventional classroom. Many SES students make the most of enriched educational opportunities to learn through applied research, internships, volunteer activities, and student-driven sustainability projects. SES faculty make use of the opportunities presented by Chicago’s role as a global leader and our location on the shores of Lake Michigan at the confluence of the Great Lakes, the Northwoods, the agricultural Heartland, and the Great Plains. Faculty have active research sites throughout the region as well as locations domestically and internationally. SES has several facilities that make student enrichment possible. The Urban Agriculture program is housed in a 3,100 square foot greenhouse and provides students with hands-on experiences via the Winthrop Community Garden, the Food Recovery Network, and area farmers markets and non-profit organizations. In 2013, SES started the Searle Biodiesel Lab, where students gain valuable real-world circular economy experiences, such as transforming used cooking oil into renewable biodiesel fuel for Loyola’s inter-campus shuttle and into environmentally friendly soap. The Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Center (LUREC) is a 98-acre facility located in Woodstock, Illinois – the only such facility in the Chicago region – where students can take immersive field-based courses and engage in hands-on research. LUREC also provides a backdrop for service projects and community engagement with SES student clubs, such as the Ecological Restoration Club and the Student Environmental Alliance.
SES oversees Loyola’s University-wide Office of Sustainability, which plays a major role in implementing Loyola’s Climate Action Plan, Zero Waste Plan, and hosts over two dozen events each year advancing a culture of sustainability for all Ramblers. Students are involved in a variety of sustainability events, such as themed weeks, regular research presentations, awards programs, and conferences, to learn from sustainability experts and to expand their professional networks within the field. The Office of Sustainability partners with all academic and operational units to support the faculty, staff, students, and alumni across Loyola in advancing sustainability through our campuses, curriculum, and community. The Office of Sustainability’s programs and Loyola’s commitment to sustainability have led to multiple recognitions and stand as a differentiator for students seeking the value of sustainability in their educational experience.
SES values and is committed to environmental sustainability as it intersects with environmental justice and anti-racism. The next SES Dean is expected to continue aligning SES’s work with its Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including partnering with faculty and staff in other units such as the Institute for Racial Justice and the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. SES has fostered efforts to increase dialogue across the University around indigenous rights and acknowledgement of the impacts of systemic oppression on the environment. The University’s Strategic Plan includes objectives to diversify its faculty, staff, and students. Loyola is committed to providing support and structure so everyone can succeed and strongly encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply to become the next SES Dean.
Leadership and Mission at Loyola University Chicago
The Dean will join Loyola at an exciting time under the leadership of President Mark C. Reed, EdD, MBA, who joined Loyola in October 2022. He is working across the university to actualize a strategic plan based on the alignment of research, scholarship, and mission; the promotion of racial justice; and the institution’s ability to address complex societal challenges. Provost Douglas W. Woods, PhD, who joined Loyola in July 2024, is a strong advocate for an integrated educational experience that provides students with a foundational liberal arts and sciences core curriculum, complemented by knowledge and skills developed across a range of disciplines to prepare students for successful careers and lives.
Loyola has always been guided by our identity as Chicago’s Catholic, Jesuit institution of higher learning. We embrace Catholic Social Teaching (CST) in our prioritizing social justice and Ignatian Pedagogy in our daily work. Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical on Ecology, Laudato Si’, ignited and reinforced this work and is a guiding framework for Loyola’s approach to sustainability and climate action. In 2021, Loyola committed to the “Laudato Si’ Seven Year Challenge” issued by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and was recognized as a “U.S. Laudato Si’ Champion” in 2023. Loyola’s 2015 Climate Action Plan has been recognized for awards by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and the US Green Building Council. It is consistently listed as a leader in higher education sustainability by the Princeton Review and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
Loyola University Chicago’s strategic plan, To the Greater Good, was formally approved by the Board of Trustees in June 2021. It provides the framework for the evolution of Loyola to a more research-intensive institution with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to complex and urgent social problems. The plan outlines six enduring values that define Loyola:
Each enduring value encompasses various priorities and goals that support the development of the University as a whole, while also embedding and highlighting important ideas around anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. The University’s strategic plan identifies Care for Our World as a core enduring value, and our students, faculty, and staff collaborate across departments to put this value into action in our educational programs, campus operations, and daily activities. Loyola University Chicago engages with the great and diverse city of Chicago in teaching and research to benefit student learning and local communities. Additional priorities include aligning graduate education, linking global and community engagement, evolving the Core curriculum, reimagining the libraries, reorganizing centers, and strengthening enrollment management to best serve the students of today. While the plan is built around the faith and values that have fueled Loyola’s work over the past 154 years, the plan’s success metrics will evolve to meet the changing needs of today’s students and an interconnected world.
As a Catholic, Jesuit institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
The annual U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Loyola among the top national universities in the country (#132 in the 2023-24 edition), and many of Loyola’s schools and programs rank among the best in the nation. Loyola is among a select group of universities recognized for community service and engagement by prestigious national organizations such as the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and over 1,800 classes each year address a sustainability learning outcome. The University has received the Presidential Award for Community Service (out of more than 800 colleges and universities) and was designated with the Carnegie Community Engagement elective classification in 2008 and again in 2015. Loyola students have logged more than 100,000 volunteer hours throughout the Chicago area, many of which are through the University’s 867 community partners.
The Dean will help uplift and define the next era of the School of Environmental Sustainability and will address key strategic and operational priorities.
To be successful in this role, the Dean will:
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| Qualifications |
The Dean will have a doctorate and a record of administrative, research, and teaching excellence in any discipline pertaining to Environmental Sustainability.
Specific qualifications include:
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| Physical Demands | None |
| Working Conditions | None |
| Minimum Education and/or Work Experience |
The Dean will have a doctorate and a record of administrative, research, and teaching excellence in any discipline pertaining to Environmental Sustainability.
Specific qualifications include:
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| Open Date | 10/01/2024 |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants |
Candidates should submit a current Curriculum Vitae and a letter of interest to www.careers.luc.edu. They also should provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position. References will not be contacted immediately but may be consulted at subsequent points in the review process.
Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the until the position is filled.
Inquiries, nominations, and referrals should be submitted via email to:
Gina S. Lopez, MBA
Director, Operations and Events
Office of the Provost
Loyola University Chicago
Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity – including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment – is critical to achieving the University’s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual’s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.
Loyola University Chicago Land Acknowledgement Statement
The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize that descendants of these and other North American tribes continue to live and work on this land with us. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.
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| Diversity and Inclusion Statement |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.
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| Quick Link for Posting | https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/29307 |
| Job Number | 8102215 |
| Organizational Location | PROVOST |
Posting Details
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
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| Desired Start Date | 07/01/2025 |
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| Open Until Filled | Yes |
Applicant Documents
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Other Document
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
More info at: : https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/29307
New Issue 60 of Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research
Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research has published the 60th Issue, the third volume corresponding to 2024.
Below you will find the summaries of the papers published in this volume, which can be accessed at https://investigacionesregionales.org/en/revista/issue-60/
We invite authors to submit papers at https://investigacionesregionales.org/en/envio-de-articulos/submission-of-papers-and-others-contributions/
Special Issue 2024 Issue 60
Editorial
Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver, Silvia Rita Sedita
Uncovering business and spatial dimensions of industrial districts, clusters and learning regions
The article analyzes the trajectory of industrial districts in recent decades, outlining the main lines of research and their advances, as well as the key work of Dr. Fiorenza Belussi.
Keywords: Industrial districts; clusters; innovation; regions
Articles
Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver, Carles Boronat-Moll, María Eizaguirre, Juan Antonio Márquez García
Extending the marshallian industrial districts framework: reframing types of multinationals
Recently, scholars have begun to show a reorientation of the Marshallian Industrial District (MDI) framework towards addressing topics that were not central to the mainstream, such as multinationals and their different sub-lines of research. In this study, we reflect on multinationals and their challenge to the established MID boundaries. By reviewing literature, we elaborate on, integrate and discuss types and effects of multinationals in districts, highlighting a new type of actor that has recently become more prominent: multinational private equity funds in MIDs. We elaborate on different types of multinationals in MIDs, reviewing and integrating extant evidence about private equity funds as new established realities. The study proposes new sub-lines of inquiry to extend and strenghten the MID framework.
Keywords: Multinationals; industrial districts; innovation
Philip Cooke, Rafael Boix-Doménech
A global assemblage of tax haven clusters: profit shifting, tax dodging and money laundering
In this paper, we examine tax haven clusters considering them as diverse but recognizable examples of about fifty phenomena worldwide rarely studied from an economic geography perspective. Three canonical but diverse examples of tax haven clusters are used for the analysis: Wilmington in Delaware (United States), Ireland (European Union), and Gibraltar (former European Union, now post-Brexit British Overseas Territory). The objects of study are not treated as being almost perfect expressions of the classical, canonical cluster configuration. On the contrary, we focus on the ‘agentic’ impulses of ‘desire’ motivating human action and use ‘pattern recognition’ to identify the features explaining these clusters and the ‘agentic’ actors motivating them. It is concluded that the characteristics of this type of clusters – tax haven clusters – require more recognition of the interactive and often innovative communication networks through which cluster members interact globally, given they exist within a global system akin to an ‘assemblage’. Unlike other types of clusters, we confirm their extreme dependence on the legislation on which they are based as well as their fragility in the face of legislative changes imposed from the outside.
Keywords: Clusters; assemblages; tax havens; agency; desire
Marco Bettiol, Greta Buoso, Eleonora Di Maria
Sustainability Strategies in Clusters and The Role of Communication
Environmental sustainability impacts on industrial districts and their lifecycle evolutionary processes. Nevertheless, research in this direction is scant, suggesting on the one hand, the role of lead firms of global value chains and, on the other hand, potential contributions of suppliers. The paper explores how district firms have invested in sustainability by analyzing sustainable-oriented communication strategies (certification, web, exhibitions) of Italian leather and jewelry clusters. Results show that districts are evolving by including sustainability in their strategies. A variety of sustainability strategies emerge among district firms, with differences also between firms in B2B and B2C markets.
Keywords: Communication; sustainability; jewelry; leather; cluster; certifications
Luiz Fernando Câmara Viana, Valmir Emil Hoffmann, Hugo Pinto, Isabel Diez-Vial
This study examines innovation as a shock reaction in the process of regional economic resilience, focusing on a footwear industrial district in southern Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that innovation, a mechanism of adaptability, emerged in the industrial district not only to support economic recovery, but also to mitigate the adverse effects. Firms implemented novel marketing and sales processes, and some also had to change their information and communication systems or organisational structure to support e-commerce. As such, this study highlights the influence of adaptability on economic resistance.
Keywords: Regional resilience; innovation; adaptability; shocks
Marco Bellandi, Maria Della Lucia, Erica Santini
Humanistic place leadership, cultural enhancement, and change in industrial districts
Drawing inspiration from the works of Fiorenza Belussi on multiple paths of development in local productive systems, the essay contributes to the ongoing debate on factors facilitating such transformations, focusing primarily on industrial districts (IDs) as open learning systems. With specific reference to the Italian context, this paper recalls the delicate balance between socio-cultural and economic elements within IDs transitioning towards new paths of development, crucial for facing the current technological and societal challenges. The essay proposes to look at the possible diffusion of humanistic management (HM) and cultural enhancement of economic strategies, as new triggering factors against lock-in conditions and tendencies toward degradation during phases of ID transformation. HM prioritizes the well-being of individuals and ethical decision-making, aligning with a broader societal purpose. Cultural enhancement, rooted in a common heritage, supports place identity, and suggests bases for multiple specializations. The convergence of HM and cultural enhancement within IDs may offer to renewed place-leaderships levers for strategies of transition pointing to sustainable paths that align with broader societal goals in an era of disrupting challenges.
Keywords: Industrial districts; humanistic management; cultural-based development; place leadership
Simone Carmine, Valentina De Marchi, Roberto Grandinetti
Industrial districts, multinational corporations, and their local/global paradoxes
Over the past fifteen years, several studies have used the organizational theory of paradoxes to understand some typical organizational tensions, including that between global and local dimensions typically faced by multinational corporations. These studies analyze paradoxical tensions at the organizational or even intra-organizational level, while the paradox lens has not yet been applied to study systems such as industrial districts. This paper attempts to do so by analyzing and comparing the local/global paradox in multinational corporations and industrial districts. For the latter, the analysis rests on some empirical studies conducted on Italian districts. Moreover, as the presence of multinationals in these districts has become stronger in the recent phase, an attempt has been made to understand if and how this phenomenon impacts the local/global tension at the district level.
Keywords: Organizational paradoxes; local/global paradox; multinational corporations; industrial districts; Italy
Michaela Trippl, Simon Baumgartinger-Seiringer, Jannik Kastrup
Challenge-oriented regional innovation systems: towards a research agenda
In this letter, we reflect on recent modifications of the regional innovation system (RIS) approach that have been prompted by persistent environmental, social, and economic problems. Scholars have begun to advocate a reorientation of the RIS framework towards addressing territorial sustainability challenges and have introduced the notion of challenge-oriented regional innovation systems (CORIS). While the CORIS approach holds promise given the challenges of our time, several unresolved issues remain. We elaborate on and discuss three themes that demand further research. Firstly, there is a need for in-depth studies of the geographies of problems. Systematic analyses of the origins and interrelations of territorial challenges are high in demand. Secondly, the geographies of challenge-oriented innovation-exnovation dynamics warrant more attention. We argue that future research should delve into questions around the development, testing and upscaling of innovative solutions, as well as the unlocking and destabilisation of unsustainable practices in various spatial contexts. Lastly, we contend that a better understanding of the geographies of RIS reconfiguration is necessary. This entails shedding light on various forms of system-level agency involved in reorienting or transforming historically-grown real-world RIS in different types of regions.
Keywords: Challenge-orientation; regional innovation systems; CORIS; challenge-oriented regional innovation systems; research agenda
Silvia Rita Sedita, Amir Maghssudipour
From fashion to sustainability: the key role of industrial districts
Sustainability issues are increasingly influencing firms’ decision making, leading to the creation of new business models for finding solutions to environmental and societal challenges. This work aims to explore what is the role played by industrial districts in firms’ orientation towards sustainability. It implements a Propensity Score Matching technique on a novel datatabase with information on 1300 Italian fashion firms. Their sustainability orientation is measured using the Quantitas Intelligent Business Analyzer (QIBA), an original Natural Language Processing-based data mining technique, which allows scraping firms’ websites and analyzing their content adopting a Term Frequency–Inverse Document Frequency weighting scheme. Findings suggest the existence of a sustainability-driven industrial district effect, i.e. a positive association between the sustainability orientation of fashion firms and their localization in industrial districts.
Keywords: Fashion; Environmental sustainability; Social sustainability; Natural Language Processing; Industrial districts; Made in Italy
Bjørn T. Asheim
Will the post-neoliberal era represent a renaissance of industrial districts as we knew them?
We have now entered a post-neoliberal era, characterised by deglobalisation and reindustrialisation to obtain resilience and security in value chains and increase manufacturing capacity in Europe and the US.
Europe has not to the same extent suffered from deindustrialisation as the US. Typical examples of the industrial structure in Europe are the ’hidden champions’ of Germany and the industrial districts of the Third Italy. The industrial districts have been exposed to globalisation, resulting in the brake up of the original complete regional value chains through outsourcing in some sectors. However, in general the industrial districts have been surprisingly resilient during the 40 years period of neo-liberalist globalisation illustrating the ‘many possible world view’ of Sabel and Zeitlin (1985). In this contribution we ask what will the new tendencies of deglobalisation, regionalisation and Industry 4.0 digital technology mean for the future of the industrial district model? Will it imply a strengthening of the original form of industrial districts so that this model of (re)industrialisation once again takes on a position as a role model for developed economies. The intention of this letter is to introduce a discussion about this fascinating topic.
Keywords: Industrial districts; post-neoliberal era; deglobalisation; regionalisation; industry 4.0
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