Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Policy and Complex Systems (LINCoS Project) University of Exeter - University of Exeter Business School (UEBS)
Location:       Penryn, Truro
Salary: From £35,211 to £37,345 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Hours:  Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type:  Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On:      4th January 2019
Closes: 4th February 2019
Job Ref:        P65498

Subject to final funding confirmation, this full time post is available from 1 June 2019 to 25 February 2022 with the potential to a permanent lectureship at the end of the contract (subject to performance) and is part of our recently funded Lifelong Inclusive Growth in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (LINCoS) project involving the University of Exeter, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, Age UK (Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly) and disAbility Cornwall. It is funded through the European Regional Development Fund and forms part of the European Strategic Investment Framework for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (LINCoS) project.

LINCoS is a new research and innovation project aimed at supporting the growth of the eHealth and eWellbeing small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Cornwall through the identification and support for products, processes and services that will improved the recruitment, retention and workplace opportunities of older, disabled and chronically ill workers. This is a partnership project involving the University of Exeter, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, Age UK (Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly) and disAbility Cornwall.

LINCoS is supported by funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and as such business support and engagement is fundamental to the delivery of the project and a key aspect of all posts within it. In addition, funding has also been received from the South West Academic Health Science Network.

The Project, and this post are based at the internationally regarded, European Centre for Environment and Human Health in the College of Medicine and Health in Truro and with the UEBS Circular Economy team on our Penryn Campus.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced applicant to fill this role, which is key to the successful delivery of this project, with the potential to become a permanent lecturer post at the end of the contract (subject to performance).

You will:
- Undertake literature reviews and reviews of policy, map and visualise the system(s), sub-systems and networks of interest.
- Work with large data sets, analyse, synthesise and communicate findings to diverse audiences, and create toolkits.
- This requires a combination of quantitative analysis and soft system modelling tools (e.g. rich picture visualisation), interviewing skills and an appreciation of case study research, and an ability to work with stakeholders.
- Be expected to attend and run workshops with SMEs and other relevant participants.
- Participate in “in residence” and other collaborations with local businesses, and with other Knowledge Exchange support.

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Prof Peter Hopkinson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Dr Emma Jeanes (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BPG421/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-policy-and-complex-systems-lincos-project/

SECOND CIRCULAR

Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (IEHE), Bhopal; Madhya Pradesh Private University Regulatory Commission (MPPURC), Bhopal and Regional Science Association of India (RSAI)

Invite you

To participate in the Golden Jubilee Annual Conference of Regional Science Association of India on the theme  EMERGING REGIONAL ISSUES AND SUSTAINABILITY

(February 20 - 22, 2019)

Scholars working in the area are invited to submit their abstracts (not more than 500 words) in any of the broad issues listed below. Based on the relevance and merit of the abstracts, participants will be selected. Only selected and registered participants will be permitted to present their paper in the technical sessions of the conference. However, conference is open to all the registered participants.

Focal Theme: Emerging Regional Issues and Sustainability

Concept Note:

United Nation publishes Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) which aims at the High Level Political Forum. Science-policy interfaces refer to the many ways in which scientists, policy-makers and other stakeholders link up to communicate, exchange ideas and jointly develop knowledge to enrich policy and decision-making processes and research (Young, J.C., et al.). The 2015 GSDR underlined the importance of utilizing these linkages to identify emerging issues across the whole spectrum of sustainable development, including its social and economic dimensions (United Nation). This whole spectrum of sustainable development comprises of issues such as social and environmental paradigm of sustainability, expansion of urbanized regions, changing composition of informal sector of economy and many others.

The exercise of emerging issues identification is the complexity and inter-disciplinarily of sustainable development issues. Scientific expertise can shed new light on the complexity and interconnectivity of emerging issues, in the process strengthening the science policy interface and possibly leading to more timely responses to emerging threats or the exploitation of new opportunities. The regular scanning and multidisciplinary analyses of emerging issues from different levels and perspectives is important and should be maintained as a necessary and useful early warning system for the science policy interface. There is scope for enhanced dialogue between scientists, social scientist and policy-makers in considering both the processes by which emerging issues as well as the substantive character of issues that – out of the plethora of emerging issues (UNGSDR). Which could usefully be considered by the forum of the association (RSAI).

More over the term ‘emerging’ is based on ‘newness’, but not necessarily issues that are unheard of or that come as a surprise. Newness could be the result of 1. New scientific knowledge, which could be in form of new data, evidence, theory or model; 2. New technological development; 3. New scales or accelerated rates of impact; 4. A heightened level of awareness; and, 5. New ways of responding to a known issue.

For more details one may refer, Young, J.C., A.D. Watt, S. Van Den Hove, and the SPIRAL project team (2013): Effective interfaces between science, policy and society; the SPIRAL project handbook and Global Sustainable Development Report July 2015.

Last date of early bird registration has been extended up to 31st January 2019

More information at: http://iehe.in/PDF/Seminar/2018/Second_Circular_for_RSAI_Conference_081218.pdf

Master of Public Informatics NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2019!

Training Big Data Professionals

About the Program

The big data revolution has arrived in the public sector. Become a leader in this new field.

A revolution is underway in the fields of city planning, policy, operations, and management; public policy and public administration; and health administration. We now have ubiquitous sensors, telecommunications networks, and advanced data analytics to make evidence-based decision making more feasible.

The limiting factor to successful use of big data is the skill set of traditionally trained analysts and administrators who are not familiar with advanced computational tools and data management techniques. Public informatics is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data in various forms, either structured or unstructured. Cross-trained professionals with skills in public applications of information science are needed to address this training gap.

The Bloustein School’s Master of Public Informatics provides the vehicle for educating professional student cohorts in the competencies needed in public informatics: statistics, programming, data management, data analytics, visualization, spatial analysis, applications and the integration of these skills. Graduates of the program will bring a critical voice and a deep understanding of context to an emerging field.

https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/graduate/public-informatics/mpi/

AERUS 2019

12^th Annual Midwest Graduate Student Summit

April 13-14, 2019

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

https://sites.google.com/view/aerus-2019/

AERUS 2019

12^th Annual Midwest Graduate Student Summit

April 13-14, 2019

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

https://sites.google.com/view/aerus-2019/

16th PRSCO Summer Institute 

July 25-26, 2019, Bangkok, Thailand 

http://www.th-rsai.org/prsco-2019/

16th PRSCO Summer Institute 

July 25-26, 2019, Bangkok, Thailand 

http://www.th-rsai.org/prsco-2019/

15th Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) International Conference

July 22-23, 2019

Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia

http://aceh2019.irsa.or.id

The Department of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream appointment in Urban Public Policy and Governance. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor and will commence July 1, 2019. Applicants must have must have a Ph.D. in Geography, Planning, Urban Studies, or a cognate discipline at the time of appointment or shortly thereafter. Applicants will have a research focus in one or more of the following areas: urban public policy, local government institutions and policy-making, municipal finance, and city and regional planning and governance. Candidates must have a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching, and be able to communicate effectively as an undergraduate and graduate teacher. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, externally funded research program. The successful candidate must have an emerging record of scholarly accomplishment and provide evidence of excellence in research, as demonstrated by publications in leading academic journals and/or with leading academic presses, or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades for work in the field, and strong endorsements by referees of high international standing. They also must demonstrate excellence in teaching and emerging excellence as a graduate supervisor through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier including a teaching statement, teaching materials including sample course syllabi, and the teaching evaluations submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference. Demonstrated commitment to experiential learning is an asset. The successful candidate will be expected to teach large introductory and senior undergraduate courses in the City Governance Concentration of the interdisciplinary City Studies programs in the Department of Human Geography. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. For more information about the Department of Human Geography, please visit http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/geography/ The appointment is in the Department of Human Geography at UTSC. The successful candidate also will become a member of the Tri-campus graduate department best suited to their area of scholarly focus, and will teach and supervise graduate students in that department. The University of Toronto Scarborough is a research-intensive institution with an interdisciplinary commitment, a multicultural student body, and a modern campus. The University offers the opportunity to conduct research, teach and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world. The University also offers opportunities to work in a range of collaborative programs and centers of research. All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking https://utoronto.taleo.net/…/jobdetail.ftl;jsessionid=MUbRh…

Applications must include a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, a research statement outlining current and future research interests, up to three representative publications; a teaching dossier (including a teaching statement, sample course syllabi and other course materials, and teaching evaluations). Applicants must also arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly by the referee via email (on letterhead and signed) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the closing date. All application materials, including reference letter, must be received by the closing date of January 29 2019. Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have questions about this position, please contact Sue-Ann Hicks at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority

The Department of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) invites applications for a full-time, tenure stream appointment in the area of Quantitative Social Science and GIS. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor and will commence on July 1, 2019. Applicants must have a Ph.D in Geography or a related field at the time of appointment or shortly thereafter. Candidates must also have a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching and be able to communicate effectively as an undergraduate and graduate teacher. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program. Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence as demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees of high standing. Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier, a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course syllabi, and the teaching evaluations submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference. The Department maintains research and teaching focuses in urban, social-cultural, and environmental geography as part of a broader commitment to research excellence within the social sciences at UTSC.

Applications are invited from social scientists with research contributions based on geographic information science and potentially combined with spatial statistics, computational approaches, or other quantitative methods. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in data collection and verification, data analysis, modelling, visualization, and/or computational methods using geographic information. Candidates with research interests across the social sciences are welcome, but candidates must conduct research with an emphasis on urban, health, population, social, or economic geography. We seek candidates who value influencing policy, public opinion, and decision-making processes via outreach and research partnerships. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The candidate’s undergraduate appointment will be at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), a research-intensive institution with an interdisciplinary commitment, a multicultural student body, and a modern campus. The University offers the opportunity to conduct research, teach and live in Toronto, one of the most diverse and opportunity-rich cities in the world. The University also offers opportunities to work in a range of collaborative programs and centers of research. Applicants may in particular be interested in opportunities to engage with industry and researchers in one of the fastest growing tech-clusters in the world. For more information about the Department of Human Geography at UTSC please visit our home page: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/geography/. The successful candidate will teach core undergraduate courses in the Minor Program in Geographic Information Science in the Department of Human Geography They also will be a member of the Tri-campus Graduate Department of Geography and Planning, and will engage in graduate teaching, supervision, and service in that Department. UTSC is strongly committed to maintaining a research-intensive home for its faculty and students. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a program of research that furthers the academic mission of the Department of Human Geography at UTSC. Competitive research funding is available both internally and through Canada's SSHRC and other research funding organizations (http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/). All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersecti…/10050/jobdetail.ftl… Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research statement outlining current and future research interests, up to three representative publications and a teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course syllabi, and teaching evaluations). Applicants must also arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly by the referee via email (on letterhead and signed) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the closing date. All application materials including the reference letters must be received, by the closing date, January 28, 2019. Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Sue-Ann Hicks at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.