UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, Department of Geography, invites applications for a tenure-track, open rank position in Human Geography.  We seek a scholar who has made foundational contributions to the domains of urban, economic, hazards/adaptation, or health geography, or to any other domains of human geography that link to or complement the department’s existing topical strengths, as well as its method strengths in spatial modeling, optimization, simulation, human-subjects experimentation, structured surveys, and GIScience. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to attract and manage a robust extramurally funded research program. Current human geography faculty members are active participants in the Broom Center for Demography, the Center for Spatial Studies, the Big Data and Network Science IGERT and graduate emphases in Cognitive Science, Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, and Environment and Society as well, as systemwide initiatives such as the University of California Transportation Center (UCTC), the UC Global Health Institute, and Multicampus Research Program Initiatives on Modeling and Simulation. We welcome candidates who are willing to collaborate with departmental faculty in spatial science and physical geography, and with faculty from other research units and departments across campus. To learn more about the department, visit our website at www.geog.ucsb.edu. The application deadline is October 20, 2014; the effective date is July 1, 2015.

To apply, please log in to https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00363 to submit your cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, and names of three referees with their contact information. For more information, please contact the search committee co-chairs Dr. Stuart Sweeney (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Dr. Richard Church (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in the 14th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM) which will be held at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, July 7-10, 2015. This call and additional conference information are available online at: http://cupum2015.mit.edu

Novedades 05/09/2014

• VII CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE ORDENACIÓN DEL TERRITORIO - 27/29 Noviembre de 2014
• Conferència sobre Revisió del model de finançament autonòmic per Montserrat Colldeforns, Antoni Zabalza i Albert Carreras
• Boletín-Butlletí sobre la UE (03 de septiembre de 2014) - Centre de documentació Europea (UAB) - Núm. 150

Asocia ción Española de Ciencia Regional
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The European Policies Research Centre, in the School of Government & Public Policy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant or Research Associate to contribute to the comparative European policy research undertaken in the Centre. The appointee would participate in academic and policy research programmes on regional development, particularly with respect to  the design and regulation of national regional policies, EU Competition policy and regional aid, and the implementation of  European Structural and Investment Funds. The post would suit an applicant with a relevant first degree and subsequent work experience on regional development or potentially a post-doctoral researcher in a relevant discipline. Applicants will need to be completely fluent in both English and French. Knowledge of another European language would also be desirable. The post would be for two years in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter.

Further information: http://www.mis.strath.ac.uk/Personnel/open/r862014.pdf

Application deadline: 5 October 2014

The ERSA conference (August 2014) in Saint Petersburg was another highlight in the rich history of RSAI. This venue featured also the baptizing of a new book on ‘Regional Science Matters’, devoted to commemorate the seminal scientific contributions of the late Walter Isard to regional science. The editors (Adam Rose, Peter Nijkamp and Karima Kourtit) brought together in this volume a series of original studies of various scholars all over the world, whose work has been decisively influenced by Walter Isard. The volume contains also an article by Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman. For more details see:
http://www.springer.com/economics/regional+science/book/978-3-319-07304-0 

The Chair of Forestry Economics and Planning at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany (Prof. Dr. Marc Hanewinkel) is seeking a PostDoctoral Researcher in Forestry Economics, Risk Analysis and Planning.

Beginning October 1st, 2014 or the earliest date thereafter. The position is full-time, remunerated under state salary scheme TV-L E13 and limited to a term of five years.  The research of the chair focuses on the following topics: (1) economics of multifunctional forestry; (2) forestry economics and Global Change; (3) uncertainty and risk of forest management; (4) forest planning/strategic planning

Responsibilities:

cutting-edge research in one of the chairs research areas publication of research results in international peer-reviewed journals and presentation at international conferences teaching in Master (and if applicable Bachelor) courses, supervision of students theses, writing of research proposals

Ideal profile:

PhD in forestry with emphasis on forestry economics or planning or another relevant field keen research motivation in one the chairs research fields excellent method-based competence and experience preferably in one or more of the following research areas:

forestry economics (incl. economic modelling), risk-analysis and modelling, operations research, multi-criteria decision making, econometrics, strategic planning under uncertainty ability and willingness for interdisciplinary cooperation very good English language proficiency, German language proficiency is an asset independence, reliability and good communication skills

We offer:

collaboration within an interdisciplinary and internationally successful team at one of the most renowned and attractive universities of Europe support for building your own independent scientific career (networking, mentoring, projects, habilitation, leading a junior research group, etc. )

Further information:

http://www.ife.uni-freiburg.de or http://www.wsl.ch/info/mitarbeitende/hanewink

Questions to: Roderich von Detten +49 (0)761 2033686, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Marc Hanewinkel This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please send your application until 1st Oct.2014 (including cover letter,  CV, transcripts, list of publications/conference presentations, names and contact information of three academic references, short description of research interests) as one single (!) pdf via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Screening of application begins 1st of September 2014.

To whom it may concern

I'm writing to inform you that Professor Henk Folmer has recently been appointed academic dean at the College of Economics and Management, Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, Yangling, China. Henk Folmer is also renowned Overseas Scholar under the Chinese Ministry of Education. In June, 2014, Professor Folmer was elected board member of the Chinese Economic Society.

CALL FOR PAPERS

RAMIRAN 2015

16th International Conference Rural-Urban Symbiosis

8 – 10 September 2015

Hamburg, Germany

Dear Colleague,

Agriculture produces bioresources for food and increasingly also for material and energy provision. The majority of agro-products are used in urban areas where they are connected with waste and wastewater generation. On the one hand, these residues are actually disposed or inefficiently treated, on the other they have value for agricultural production.

RAMIRAN 2015 is focusing on closing the loop linking rural production and urban consumption systems and on the development of more sustainable solutions for the handling of residues.

Topics

•Fertilizers from residues

•Soils for the future

•Advances in emission prevention

•The bioresource challenge

•Agro-products for the biobased economy

•Smart concepts for rural development

•Towards zero waste settlements

•Rural-urban sustainability cases studies world wide

Abstract submission

Deadline for abstract submission is 15 December 2014. We invite you to prepare abstracts according to the information given at:

http://ramiran2015.de/abstract-submission/

All abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committe and the authors will be notified of the decision by 28 February 2015.

For more information, please visit http://ramiran2015.de

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Hamburg!

Sincerely,

Congress Chair

Ina Körner

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany

Scientific Organisation

Ina Körner, Ralf Otterpohl

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany Institute of Wastewater Management & Water Protection

Network Coordinators

Harald Menzi, Agroscope, Switzerland

Tom Misselbrock, Rothamsted REsearch, United Kingdom

RAMIRAN 2015 conference office

Gerlinde Löbkens

TuTech Innovation GmbH

Harburger Schlossstrasse 6-12

21079 Hamburg, Germany

Tel.: +49 40 76629-6551, Fax: +49 40 76629-6559

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