Call for Applications

2019 The Stan Czamanski Prize 

Deadline:  March 31, 2019 (contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

The Stan Czamanski Prize is awarded by the Regional Science Association International in memory of Professor Stan Czamanski, an early recipient of a Ph.D. in regional science (1963), a member of the University of Pennsylvania regional science faculty (1963-1966), a member of the regional science faculty of Cornell University (1966-1988), and a past-president of the Regional Science Association (1975-1976).

 The annual prize is awarded to author of the best Ph.D. dissertation proposal judged to exemplify the philosophy and approach of Professor Czamanski, as described below.

1. The US$1,000 prize is awarded to the student and a plaque to the student’s advisor.

2. The selection will be made by a panel of three persons: a senior and long-standing member of the regional science community, a representative of the field of Regional Science at Cornell and a member of the RSAI Council. 

3. Students writing dissertations on problems in regional science from around the world are invited to enter the competition, in the spirit of Stan’s all-embracing philosophy.

To be eligible, the dissertation proposal must have been defended and approved during the past 12 months.

Each applicant will submit the following:

1. A statement in six pages or less that clearly sets out the research question(s) and issues to be addressed, approach to be used, and product expected from the dissertation research. The six-page limit is exclusive of references, tables and figures. This text and references should be in 12 point or larger font and single-spaced. In addition, a summary (maximum one page) describing the intellectual merit of the proposed research and why the proposed approach may be regarded as implementing Professor Czamanski’s philosophy and approach, as described below.

2. A curriculum vita of no more than two pages.

3. Copies of the candidate’s transcripts for all graduate study. Unofficial copies are acceptable.

4. A separate, confidential letter from the dissertation supervisor assessing the quality and significance of the proposed dissertation research.

Philosophy and Research Approach of Professor Stan Czamanski

In his Introduction to Regional Science (Prentice-Hall, 1975, p. 2), Walter Isard wrote:

“In brief, regional science as a discipline concerns the careful and patient study of social problems with regional or spatial dimensions, employing diverse combinations of analytical and empirical research.”

Professor Czamanski’s research exemplified the analysis of social and economic problems with regional and spatial dimensions. In doing so, he chose judiciously the right combination of analytical and empirical research methods from his tool box to address the specific issue at hand.  

Dissertation proposals submitted for the Stan Czamanski Prize will be judged with regard to how the student proposes to bring an appropriate combination of analytical and empirical methods to bear on a social and economic problem with spatial or regional dimensions, and how this combination of methods is expected to deliver greater insights into the problem in question.

2019 Southern Regional Science Association Meeting – Arlington, VA
(Washington, DC Metro)

Call for Papers

Join us for the 58th Annual Southern Regional Science Association Meetings at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, April 4 – 6, 2019

For more information on submitting organized sessions, individual abstracts, undergraduate poster abstracts, and Moriarty and Miernyk award applications can be found by clicking on the conference link at www.srsa.org.

2019 Deadlines
Organized Sessions/Individual Abstracts: January 18th
Moriarty Graduate Student Paper Award: February 15th
William H. Miernyk Research Excellence Medal: February 15th
Undergraduate Poster Abstracts: February 15th

Senior Lecturer (closing: 18 February 2019), School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol

The School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol wishes to appoint a talented and motivated scholar to the position of Senior Lecturer or Reader in Quantitative Human Geography. The successful candidate will join the Quantitative Spatial Science Research Group, bringing expertise in the development, application and teaching of geographical data analysis and/or the statistical modelling of large and complex datasets ...in substantive areas of quantitative social science.

These will include areas of urban, social, medical, political and/or economic geography, all broadly defined.

Applicants will have an international reputation for research commensurate with the level of appointment, a background in geography or a cognate discipline, and be driven by a curiosity to develop, to apply and to teach innovative methods of spatial and statistical analysis to understand the causes and outcomes of spatial processes and their impacts on society.

For further information please contact Professor Richard Harris (Spatial Modelling Group lead), E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on 18th February 2019. To apply, consult the application website: https://goo.gl/3iP7BF

We appreciate and value difference, seeking to attract, develop and retain a diverse mix of talented people that will contribute to the overall success of Bristol and help maintain our position as one of the world’s leading universities.

Job title: Professor In Economics

Reference: AC03305

Link: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/details.php?nPostingId=34358&nPostingTargetId=49593&id=QHUFK026203F3VBQB7VLO8NXD&LG=UK&mask=suext

Job title: Associate Professor in Economics

Reference: AC03306

Link: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/details.php?nPostingId=34378&nPostingTargetId=49633&id=QHUFK026203F3VBQB7VLO8NXD&LG=UK&mask=suext

Job title: Senior Lecturer in Economics

Reference: AC03307

Link: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/details.php?nPostingId=34398&nPostingTargetId=49752&id=QHUFK026203F3VBQB7VLO8NXD&LG=UK&mask=suext

Job title: Lecturer In Economics

Reference: AC03308

Link: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/details.php?nPostingId=34458&nPostingTargetId=49692&id=QHUFK026203F3VBQB7VLO8NXD&LG=UK&mask=suext

Call for Papers

Workshop RED in Mexico: Challenges of a New Era

Universidad Panamericana & CIDE-RC

Aguascalientes, AGS, Mexico, June 14-16, 2019

The Universidad Panamericana and CIDE-RC invite research paper submissions for the “Regional Economic Development (RED) in Mexico: Challenges of a New Era”.

The deadline for submissions is April 14, 2019.

The workshop will be held on June 14-16, 2019, at the Universidad Panamericana, Campus Aguascalientes.

This workshop seeks to gather a group of researchers, academics, and students working in regional economy development topics to discuss research done in the field. It will also contribute to build a network of Latin American economists interested in regional economic development.

Scholarly articles focus on policy issues in Latin America are especially encourage, but any work with focus on RED is welcome. Papers can present the results of research, discuss conceptual approaches to policy implications, describe work in progress or raise issues for debate.

Structure of the sessions:

The Workshop includes four invited speakers who will open and close the sessions of each day.

Presenters of selected papers will have 30 minutes to discuss their work and take questions. Presentations are intended to identify pressing public policy issues and emerging research themes in regional economic development.

At the Young Researchers Session (YRS) new entrants in the field will have their papers discussed by senior colleagues.  The papers in the YRS will be assigned extra time (45 minutes including discussion). PhD students or recent PhD holding their degree for at most 3 years may qualify as Young Researchers. Full Papers should be submitted via the conference’s website, choosing the Young Researchers’ option.

The workshop will also provide networking and professional development opportunities for faculty and graduate students who are interested in pursuing research in Latin America´s regional economic issues.

Keynote Speakers:

In addition to selected paper presentations there will be four keynote speeches by:

Antonio Álvarez Pinilla (confirmed)          Universidad de Oviedo       

Patricio Aroca                                           Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Sandy Dall'Erba (confirmed)                     University of Illinois

Geoffrey J.D. Hewings (confirmed)           University of Illinois         

Costs:

There is no fee, but registration to the workshop is required by May 10, 2019.

Language:

All Workshop sessions will be held in English.

Submissions:

Prospective participants should submit a full version of the paper in English NLT April 15^th, 2019 to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Authors will be notified of the final decision by April 30, 2019.

Please feel free to make any inquiries about the event at the above email address or visit our website https://realmexico.com.mx/

Tentative Program:

1^st Day

Opening Ceremony – Keynote Speaker Keynote speaker Patricio Aroca

Coffee Break

Young Researchers Session I

Lunch

Paper Session I

Closing day session: Keynote Speaker Sandy Dall'Erba: "Regional science and the economic impact of climate change"

Dinner

2^nd Day

Opening Session Keynote Speaker: Antonio Álvarez-Pinilla: The Contribution of Efficiency to Regional Growth.

Coffee Break

Young Researchers Session II

Lunch

Paper Session II

Opening ceremony of the Regional Economic Analysis Laboratory (REAL-Mexico)

Closing Keynote Speaker Geoff Hewings: Regional Economics Going Forward.

3^rd Day

Guided Visit to Vineyard “Casa Leal”

Workshop RED in Mexico: Challenges of a New Era

Universidad Panamericana & CIDE-RC

Aguascalientes, AGS, Mexico, June 14-16, 2019

The Universidad Panamericana and CIDE-RC invite research paper submissions for the “Regional Economic Development (RED) in Mexico: Challenges of a New Era”.

The deadline for submissions is April 14, 2019.

The workshop will be held on June 14-16, 2019, at the Universidad Panamericana, Campus Aguascalientes.

This workshop seeks to gather a group of researchers, academics, and students working in regional economy development topics to discuss research done in the field. It will also contribute to build a network of Latin American economists interested in regional economic development.

Scholarly articles focus on policy issues in Latin America are especially encourage, but any work with focus on RED is welcome. Papers can present the results of research, discuss conceptual approaches to policy implications, describe work in progress or raise issues for debate.

Structure of the sessions:

The Workshop includes four invited speakers who will open and close the sessions of each day.

Presenters of selected papers will have 30 minutes to discuss their work and take questions. Presentations are intended to identify pressing public policy issues and emerging research themes in regional economic development.

At the Young Researchers Session (YRS) new entrants in the field will have their papers discussed by senior colleagues.  The papers in the YRS will be assigned extra time (45 minutes including discussion). PhD students or recent PhD holding their degree for at most 3 years may qualify as Young Researchers. Full Papers should be submitted via the conference’s website, choosing the Young Researchers’ option.

The workshop will also provide networking and professional development opportunities for faculty and graduate students who are interested in pursuing research in Latin America´s regional economic issues.

Keynote Speakers:

In addition to selected paper presentations there will be four keynote speeches by:

Antonio Álvarez Pinilla (confirmed)          Universidad de Oviedo       

Patricio Aroca                                           Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Sandy Dall'Erba (confirmed)                     University of Illinois

Geoffrey J.D. Hewings (confirmed)           University of Illinois         

Costs:

There is no fee, but registration to the workshop is required by May 10, 2019.

Language:

All Workshop sessions will be held in English.

Submissions:

Prospective participants should submit a full version of the paper in English NLT April 15^th, 2019 to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Authors will be notified of the final decision by April 30, 2019.

Please feel free to make any inquiries about the event at the above email address or visit our website https://realmexico.com.mx/

Tentative Program:

1^st Day

Opening Ceremony – Keynote Speaker Keynote speaker Patricio Aroca

Coffee Break

Young Researchers Session I

Lunch

Paper Session I

Closing day session: Keynote Speaker Sandy Dall'Erba: "Regional science and the economic impact of climate change"

Dinner

2^nd Day

Opening Session Keynote Speaker: Antonio Álvarez-Pinilla: The Contribution of Efficiency to Regional Growth.

Coffee Break

Young Researchers Session II

Lunch

Paper Session II

Opening ceremony of the Regional Economic Analysis Laboratory (REAL-Mexico)

Closing Keynote Speaker Geoff Hewings: Regional Economics Going Forward.

3^rd Day

Guided Visit to Vineyard “Casa Leal”

We would like to remind you that the second edition of our Workshop Series on Migration, Globalization and the Knowledge Economy is soon approaching (May 16-17, 2019). This is part of our series of 4 workshop  we launched in 2018 on the topic of migration and its relationship with knowledge creation, diffusion, entrepreneurship, international business, innovation, and more. The 4 workshops are commonly organized by CEPII, EPFL, PSE, Utrecht, ICRIOS-Bocconi, and GREThA-Université de Bordeaux.

This second edition of the workshop si organized by Utrecht University, and the call for papers is now open (until March 31) and available here.

The workshop will consist of a 2-day plenary session with presentations and discussions, and two keynote speakers. The keynote speakers of the Utrecht workshop will be Ina Ganguli, from University of Massachusetts, and Ufuk Akcigit, from the University of Chicago.

We aim to attract both senior and junior scholars dealing with research topics such as the role of high-skilled migration in fostering innovation in receiving countries, the relationship between diversity and innovation, the role of skilled diasporas and return migrants in diffusing knowledge back to their home countries, the emerging role of MNC in shaping scientists’ and engineers’ migration flows as well as temporary migration and knowledge sharing, migration and innovation-based start-ups formation, regions and mobility, and so forth.

We'll be delighted if you can join us in Utrecht this May, as well as in the forthcoming cities.

European International Conference on Transforming Urban Systems (EICTUS-2019)
26 – 28 June 2019
Université de Strasbourg - France
https://eictus-2019.sciencesconf.org/

CALL FOR PAPERS – Submission deadline for abstract:    15 March 2019

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the “Zone Atelier Environnementale Urbaine (ZAEU)” and the Organizing Committee of EICTUS-2019, we are highly delighted to invite you to submit your abstract and participate in the European International Conference on Transforming Urban Systems (EICTUS-2019), which will be held from 26-28 June 2019 at Université de Strasbourg, France.

Major conference themes are as under:
Sustainable cities
Urban metabolism and sustainability
Urban ecology and eco-services
Urban land-use, development and planning Energy resources, sustainable urban energy productions and supplies Urban mobility, sustainable and innovative urban transport systems Urban pollutions (air, water, soil) and reduction strategies Urban risks, remediation and protection strategies Urban economy and cost-effectiveness strategies Other inter-disciplinary topics related to urban transition

Abstract submission:
You are warmly invited to submit a 300 to 500 words summary of your work, clearly depicting the brief introduction, objectives, material and methods, results, by 15 March 2019 (https://eictus-2019.sciencesconf.org).

Submission of travel grant form:
Submit your travel grant application form by 05 February 2019 (https://eictus-2019.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8).

For daily updates and information about the conference, please join our facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/806236229719268/

We warmly invite you in the incredibly diverse city of Strasbourg for a stimulating and enjoyable EICTUS-2019 to share the knowledge and to learn and develop the network for future research.

Conference host:
https://zaeu-strasbourg.eu/
Conference partners:
https://eictus-2019.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/13

Conference Secretariat
Laboratoire Image Ville Environnement (LIVE) Faculté de Géographie Université de Strasbourg
3 rue de l’Argonne
67000 Strasbourg
France

Scientific committee and Organizing team
EICTUS-2019
https://eictus-2019.sciencesconf.org

Open Call for a post-doctoral researcher

We invite applications for a Post-Doctoral position, funded by the Portuguese Research Council (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia-FCT), to work on a 3-year joint-project between 1) UECE research centre, based at ISEG-UL and 2) CERIS/CESUR, based at IST-UL. The post holder will work with Professor Patricia Melo (ISEG-UL), Professor João de Abreu e Silva (IST-UL) and other project researchers.

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS & DEADLINE:

- Required documents: Motivation letter, CV, copy of PhD award certificate, copy of identification document, 3 most relevant publications for TiTuSS with brief justification, two letters of reference..

- The required documents must be sent to Patricia Melo (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with the reference “UECE/02/SAICT/2019-TiTuSS/PD/applicants surname”.

- The closing date for applications is 15/02/2019.

Please see attachment for more information.

OPEN CALL FOR A POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPOPEN CALL FOR A POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPUNDER THE EU H2020 PROJECT RELOCAL

“Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development” – BPD-RELOCAL-ISEG/2019The Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG-ULisboa) is recruiting a Post-Doctoral researcher (Bolsa de Pós-Doutoramento, BPD) funded by the EU H2020 Project RELOCAL - “Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development” (www.relocal.eu), Project Grant No. 727097. This is a full-time fellowship for 18 months. The post holder will work with Professor Patricia Melo, based in Lisbon, Portugal.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE

Applications must be sent by e-mail to Patricia Melo (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with the reference “BPD-RELOCAL-ISEG/2019-applicants surname”.All applicants will be informed about the final selection decision by e-mail.

Important dates:

- Closing date for applications: 01/02/2019

- Interview date: To be determined

Required documents:

- Cover letter

- CV

- List of the three most relevant publications for the job description with brief justification 

Please see attachment for more information.