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.

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/