Job Title: Assistant Professor, Spatial Statistics and Quantitative Methods, School of Geography and Development, The University of Arizona

Link to Apply: https://uacareers.com/postings/33736

Review of Applications Begins: January 14, 2019

Job Description:

The School of Geography and Development seeks a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in spatial statistics and quantitative methods who will advance the School’s research in the use of such methods to address pressing social, political, and economic issues in cities. Research priorities are for a scholar using data science and/or modelling to analyze complex, large data sets, such as population or Census, Smart Cities, finance, policing and emergencies, transportation, logistics, communications, energy or sustainability. We may show preference for applicants whose research aligns with the School’s cross-cutting initiatives in Future Geographies or Environmental and Social Justice.

Please note that if invited to a campus interview, candidates will be asked whether it is permissible to video or audio record their research talk and to post it on a limited-access account to ensure that voting eligible members of the relevant unit have access to information in the event they are unable to attend the presentation(s). Any recordings that are made will be subject to the university retention schedule and will be accessible only to authorized university personnel.

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As an Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

The University of Arizona has been listed by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers in the United States and WorldatWork and the Arizona Department of Health Services have recognized us for our innovative work-life programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Assistant Professor will teach a mix of undergraduate and graduate courses in quantitative methods and in topical areas to support our programs in Urban and Regional Development and Geographic Information Systems and Technology. Instructional duties may involve a mix of in-person and on-line offerings. The appointee will also participate in the activities of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Statistics. The distribution of effort will normally be 40% Research, 40% Teaching, and 20% Service.

Minimum Qualifications:

We seek a scholar with a strong research record and a promising agenda for future work. A Ph.D. in Geography or a related field is required by the time of appointment. Applicants in related fields should demonstrate that their research is sufficiently geographical to fit within a multi-faceted Geography department.

Please contact the hiring department if you have any questions about the recruitment:

David Plane Professor and Chair of the Search Committee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Volume 10, Issue 4

Pages: 249-410

November 2018

ISSUE INFORMATION

Issue Information

Pages: 249-250

SPECIAL SECTION: WALLED TERRITORIES

Introduction

Andrea Székely

Pages: 251-252

Italy as a gateway to Europe for African migration: How to deal with the Doll's House effect?

Alberto Brugnoli, Matteo Matteini

Pages: 253-268

From fence to wall? Changes in the mental space of border zones in Eastern Europe

Andrea Székely, Balázs Kotosz

Pages: 269-282

Border permeability and socio‐spatial interaction in Turkish and the EU border regions

Cigdem Varol, Emrah Soylemez

Pages: 283-297

Physical walls, invisible barriers: Palestinian women's mobility in Jerusalem

Tamara Kerzhner, Sigal Kaplan, Emily Silverman

Pages: 299-314

Characteristics and effects of twin cities integration: The case of Reggio Calabria and Messina, ‘walled cities’ in Southern Italy

Dario Musolino

Pages: 315-334

OTHER ARTICLES

Spatial aspects of devolution in the UK: The case of England

John B. Parr

Pages: 335-346

Performance within a recession: The converging trajectories of retail centres in the UK

Vassilis Tselios, Dionysia Lambiri, Les Dolega

Pages: 347-365

Urban preferences, amenities and age: Exploring the spatial distribution of age in Stockholm from 1991 to 2011

Martin Andersson, Johan P. Larsson, Joakim Wernberg

Pages: 367-381

How public participation could improve public decisions on rail investments?

Francesca Pagliara, Irina Di Ruocco

Pages: 383-403

BOOK REVIEWS

Hastening slowly: India's industrial growth in the era of economic reforms Suresh M. Babu Orient BlackSwan. New Delhi, India. 2018. Rupees 800.00, Hb, 237pp, ISBN 978‐93‐5287‐078‐3

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal

Pages: 405-406

A research agenda for shrinking cities. J. Hollander Edward Elgar. Cheltenham/Northampton, MA 2018. 144pp. ISBN 978 1 78536 632 1 , ISBN 978 1 78536 633 8

Marco Bontje

Pages: 406-408

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO REFEREES

Acknowledgement to referees

Pages: 409-410

SYMPOSIUM 2019

22nd Uddevalla Symposium 2019 on "Unlocking the potential of regions through entrepreneurship and innovation"

The 22nd Uddevalla Symposium 2019 will take place on June 27-29 2019, in L'Aquila, Italy with the Gran Sasso Sience Institute (GSSI) as local host.  

THEME

The theme of the 22nd Uddevalla Symposium 2019, is "Unlocking the potential of regions through entrepreneurship and innovation".

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Martin Andersson
Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Karlskrona, Sweden 

Prof. Ron Boschma
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Assoc. Prof. Simone Ghezzi
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Prof. Maureen McKelvey
University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Prof. Maria Minniti
Syracuse University, USA

PhD. Raquel Ortega-Argilés
University of Birmingham, UK

PhD. Simon C. Parker
Western University, Canada

Prof. Olav Sorenson
Yale University, USA

Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany

Prof. Elin Wihlborg
Linköping University, Sweden

Ass. Prof. Ting Zhang
University of Baltimore, USA

CALL FOR PAPERS

Call for papers will be announced in the end of November 2018.

More information at: https://symposium.hv.se/symposium-2019/

Dear colleague:

We have just published a new issue of the journal Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (Issue Nº 41). 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 Q2 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:

• Desigualdades y políticas regionales en América Latina: una visión actual - Julieta Llungo-Ortiz
• Redistributive effects of regional transfers: a conceptual framework - Julio López-Laborda, Antoni Zabalza
• Crecimiento Económico Regional. El caso de la Provincia de Río Negro (Argentina) - Pablo Tagliani
• Los niveles de eficiencia técnica y el cambio productivo en la gestión tributaria de las regiones españolas - Blanca Avellón Naranjo, María José Prieto Jano
• Regional differences in the Okun’s Relationship: New Evidence for Spain (1980-2015) - Roberto Bande, Ángel Martín-Román
• Forced displacement and Multidimensional Poverty in Antioquia, Colombia: an assessment by means of a Seemingly Unrelated Regression - Osmar Leandro Loaiza Quintero, Guberney Muñetón Santa, Juan Gabriel Vanegas

Methodological and Research Notes:

• Aplicación SIG-Web SADE-MC para verificar la percepción de las edificaciones presentes en el entorno rural extremeño - Jin Su Jeong, David González-Gómez
• Crecimiento empresarial y políticas públicas de desarrollo regional en EUROACE - María del Mar Miralles-Quirós, José Luis Miralles-Quirós, Julio Daza-Izquierdo

European Regional Policy:

• El Fondo FEDER (2014-2020) en las Regiones Españolas - Javier Escribá, María José Murgui

Books reviews:

• Knowledge and Institutions - Simón Sánchez-Moral

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.

The article will be sent through the portal Open Journal System (OJS) of the Spanish Repository of Science and Technology (RECYT): https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/IR/login . 

Yours sincerely,

Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research

2nd Intensive Course Program

Urban and Regional, Transportation, and Environmental Economics

Depok – West Java, Indonesia, 14 January – 8 February, 2019

Visit https://spatialeconomics.nl/id/kursus-intensif/ to learn more about the intensive course program.

Our Intensive Course is a fantastic opportunity to learn about transportation economics, environmentalOur Intensive Course is a fantastic opportunity to learn about transportation economics, environmentaleconomics, as well as urban and regional economics. This course is one part of long-term collaborationagreement between School of Business and Economics, VU Amsterdam (SBE-VU) and Faculty ofEconomics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (FEB-UI). The course will help the adjustment processfor prospective students who have the potential to continue master's (S2) and doctoral (S3) programmesat SBE-VU and FEB-UI.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application by email to:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages)

Motivation Letter (max 2 pages)

Copy of Academic Transcript (optional)

Copy of TOEFL-ITP/IELTS certificate (optional)

IMPORTANT DATES

Registration Deadline :21 December 2018

Announcement of Participant :24 December 2018

Payment Deadline :28 December 2018

ERSA Winter School 2019
Spatial Productivity for regional and local development
21 – 25 January  2019, Trento, Italy

The European Regional Science Association is pleased to announce in collaboration with the OECD Trento Centre  the 2nd ERSA Winter School which will be held from 21st to 25th  January 2019 at OECD Trento Centre in Italy. The ERSA Winter School 2019, in collaboration with the OECD Spatial Productivity Lab, aims to provide PhD Students and young researchers with the very latest advances in regional sciences on the topics of spatial productivity and local development.

Link to Winter School Website

The European Regional Science Association is pleased to announce in collaboration with RSAI, ERSA Polish Section and Faculty Economics at the University of Economics in Katowice for the organisation of the 32nd ERSA Summer School. 

ERSA Summer School features
Cities and regions in the process of transformation 
In pursuit of prevailing research concepts: geography of innovation, economic resilience, smartness, 
specialisation … What else?

The summer school will be held from 16 - 22 June, 2019 
at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

Link to Summer School website

keynote speakers will be: Eric Maskin (Nobel laureate, 2007), Oliver Hart (Nobel laureate, 2016), Olivier Blanchard (Peterson Institute for International Economics), Edward Glaeser (Harvard University), Koen Pauwels (Northeastern University), Debora Revoltella (EIB's Chief Economist)  and Sergei Guriev (EBRD’s Chief Economist).

More details you may find at: https://conference.efst.hr/