Chair, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications and nominations for the Chair of the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, effective July 1, 2018. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and rank. Candidate requirements include: 1) a doctoral degree in a field in or related to one of the Department’s academic programs (Geography, Geology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies and Meteorology); 2) credentials and experience appropriate for a senior‐level appointment at a growing, urban doctoral university classified as having high research activity; 3) demonstrated ability and experience in administration and leadership of multidisciplinary groups; 4) a record of securing external funding; 5) and a demonstrated commitment to promote diversity as a value in the department, college and university.
The selected candidate will have the ability to oversee the continued advancement, success, and reputation of the Department. They will demonstrate that they can: creatively and strategically manage the Department’s budget; encourage and mentor faculty in securing external grants and in achieving excellence in research, teaching and service; lead and support a large staff whose duties range from academic administration to technical lab support; sustain the growth, health and success of degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; support interdisciplinary programs and centers; and attract and retain top‐tier faculty.
The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is currently comprised of 34 full‐time faculty, notably from a broad array of disciplinary backgrounds, and 8 full‐time staff. We house a student population of over 350 undergraduates, 70 masters students, and 25 doctoral students. Our mission is to create, extend and
disseminate applied and theoretical scientific knowledge of the Earth’s physical, natural, and human systems, and their interactions, through scholarly research, teaching, and service. The Department houses a Ph.D. program in Geography, and participates in two other interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree programs, Infrastructure and Environmental Systems and Public Policy. The Department also hosts the Center for Applied Geographic Information Sciences (CAGIS) and an MA in Geography, an MS in Earth Sciences and several undergraduate degree programs in the Geographic and Earth Sciences.
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. Close to 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, and natural sciences, as well as 25 applied research centers and interdisciplinary programs. It offers eight doctoral degrees, 36 master’s degrees and graduate certificates, and 34 undergraduate degrees.
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences advances the ethical discovery, dissemination, and application of knowledge and creativity, and – by building the academic programs for tomorrow – educates students to be informed, critical thinkers and competent communicators, to work successfully in a world of increasing diversity and change, and to be engaged citizens in a global society 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, UNC Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants are subject to criminal background check.
Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu (position number 004987). We are asking applicants to submit a letter of interest including your vision for the department, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three referees. Screening of applications will begin January 2, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact the chair of the search committee, Dr. Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Chairs of Economics and Social Policy, Sociology and Empirical Social Research (Friedrich-Alex-ander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)) and Economic Geography and Location Research (Philipps-Universität Marburg), are very pleased to announce their joint interdisciplinary conference, which will take place in Marburg in March 2018. The conference aims to bring together researchers from various academic fields to present and discuss their current empirical and theoretical research regarding regional inequalities.

Keynote Speakers:
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (London School of Economics)
Jens Suedekum (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)

Objectives of the conference:
European regions show remarkable differences in living conditions in general, and particularly in eco-nomic and social conditions. The main objective of the conference is to share new research in the fields of economics, sociology, regional science and geography on this special topic. In the context of the current research project “Equal Living Conditions” of FAU (Nürnberg) and Philipps-Universität (Mar-burg), the conference aims to foster the scientific exchange on the perception, patterns, causes, effects and policy aspects of regional inequality, also across disciplines. To this end, current empirical and theoretical contributions of the several fields of research are welcomed. Contributions on the following issues, but not limited to, are particularly invited:
- Regional economic growth
- Convergence and divergence
- Regional and structural policy
- Intergovernmental grants
- Interregional fairness and justice
- Interregional migration
- Place-based policies
- Spatial dimensions of social and economic inequality
- Perceptions and beliefs about regional inequality
- Acceptance of regional redistribution policies

Participants:
The conference is open for any scholar in the field. Additionally, practitioners are also most welcome. People interested in participating without presenting should also register on the internet page of the conference.

Scientific Committee of the Conference:
Martin Abraham (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Thomas Brenner (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Deadlines:
Submission of abstract: November, 30, 2017 (300 words per paper, via
http://regional-inequalities.econgeo.de/
Notification of acceptance by December, 15, 2017
Registration until February, 15, 2018
Submission of full paper until March, 1, 2018

There has no conference fee to be paid with the registration.
Presentations should be about 20 min. The conference language will be English. The conference will begin and end around lunch time.
The program and further information will be available on the conference website (http://regional-inequalities.econgeo.de/) as soon as possible.

Contact:
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Professor Arthur Getis, a Professor Emeritus of Geography at San Diego State University, received the RSAI Jean Paelinck Award 2017. 

The Jean Paelinck Award recognizes and honors the truly outstanding scholarly achievement of a senior and internationally recognized regional scientist in the field of Regional Science Methods and it is awarded with the nomination of five RSAI Fellows, with the selection of the Jury and with the approval by the RSAI Council.

RSAI has the great pleasure to announce that Juan Ramón Cuadrado-Roura is the 2017 recipient of the Hirotada Kohno Award for Outstanding Service to RSAI. Congratulations!

Cuadrado-Roura is Founder Director of the Institute for Economic and Social Analysis (IAES) and Applied Economics Professor at the University of Alcalá. 

Dear colleague:

We have just published a new issue of the journal Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (Issue Nº 38). It is now available both on line and print version.

About Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research:

The founding aim of Investigaciones Regionales–Journal of Regional Research was to create a prestigious journal through which to disseminate quality research carried out in the broad academic and professional field of regional, urban and territorial studies. The review process of the papers submitted to the Journal follows international standards.

Investigaciones Regionales-Journal of Regional Research is ranked as Q3 by Scimago JRC (Scopus), in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and indexed in other scientific and academic international databases (Emerging Source Citation Index (ESCI), EBSCO, ProQuest, EconLit, RePec, DOAJ, Redalyc, Latindex, Fuente Académica, …).

The Journal has a multidisciplinary approach, welcoming submissions from fields such as Economics, Geography, Sociology, Land Planning and Political Science, whose scientific focus, originality and added value contribute to the dissemination of new ideas and methodological approaches, strengthening and improving the quality of the publication, via its This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The contents of this issue are:

Articles:

• Progreso tecnológico y divergencias regionales: evidencia para Colombia (1980-2010) - Segundo Abrahán Sanabria Gómez
• Patterns and drivers of cultural economy in Spain’s extra-metropolitan small towns - Ana Isabel Escalona Orcao, Luis Antonio Sáez Pérez, Belén Sánchez-Valverde García
• La demanda turística internacional: recuperación de la crisis y turismo de lujo, una primera aproximación al caso español - Mercedes Jiménez García, Antonio Rafael Peña Sánchez, José Ruiz Chico
• El conocimiento local como factor de innovación social: el caso del distrito municipal de Quito - Carlos M. Jardon, Klaus Gierhake
• La participación de los agentes económicos y sociales en la revitalización de los municipios rurales - Pedro Benito Moyano Pesquera, Belén Miranda Escolar, Pablo Gordo Gómez
• Hacia una primera tipología de los sistemas regionales de innovación en Argentina- Andrés Niembro

Surveys and debates:

• Medición económica del capital y depreciación endógena: una aplicación a la economía española y sus regiones - Javier Escribá-Pérez, María José Murgui-García, J. Ramón Ruiz-Tamarit

European Regional Policy:

• Evaluation of the Cohesion Policy Operational Program 2007-2013. The case ofExtremadura- Enrique López-Bazo, Rosina Moreno, Vicente Royuela, Jordi Suriñach

Books reviews:

• The New Geography of Jobs - Ernest Reig

To contact Us and Submit Manuscripts:

Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Yours sincerely,

Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research

Dear  Member of the Uddevalla Symposium Network,

We are now planning for the 21^st Uddevalla Symposium 2018. It will take place in Luleå Sweden 14-16 June 2018  and be hosted by Luleå University of Technology with Prof. Joakim Wincent as local host. Congratulations Luleå!

The overall theme is: Diversity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship –  Regional, Urban, National and International Perspectives. The following eleven excellent keynote speakers will contribute with different perspectives to the overall theme:

We invite you to suggest a proposal for a special session at this upcoming 21^st Uddevalla Symposium. The proposal should include:

1. Title of the proposed special session
2. A short description of the special session
3. Name and affiliation of a suggested chair (or chairs) for the special session.

N.b. that at least four papers have to be presented in each special session.

We will need your proposal at the latest on November 16^th, 2017 in order to market the Call for Papers. You may submit the proposal for a special session to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Organizing committee then decides on which proposal(s) will be accepted.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Iréne Bernhard

2-year post-doctoral research position funded by the EU H2020 Project RELOCAL “Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development” (www.relocal.eu). The post holder will be based at ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon.

For full details see the job advert attached. To apply please follow the link: https://goo.gl/rgkJ6k

24th APDR Congress  

July 2017, Covilhã

ISBN: ISBN 978-989-8780-05-8
N. Páginas: 1271
Formato: Online

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