Archives by Tag 'geography'
Lectureship in Social Science for Medical Humanities, Durham
The position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Science for Medical Humanities is available at the University of Durham. The post is a joint appointment by the Department of Geography and Centre for Medical Humanities in Durham, with the first 3.5 years being based in the Centre for Medical Humanities and thereafter a permanent position in [...]
Lecturer in Quantitative Human Geography
Lecturer in Quantitative Human Geography (Fixed-term) Department: Department of Geography, University of Sheffield Ref No: R07432 Closing Date: 11th August, 2009 Salary: £36,532 – £43,622 per annum Summary: The appointee will cover teaching in quantitative areas of Human Geography, pursue an independent research agenda, contribute to departmental administration, and the expanding range of Masters teaching. [...]
ESRS Congress – Re-inventing the rural
RE-INVENTING THE RURAL: BETWEEN THE SOCIAL AND THE NATURAL XXIII European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) congress Vaasa, Finland 17-21 August 2009 Rural areas and people in Europe stand at a crossroads, caught between global and local flows and processes. The ESRS Congress will address this critical moment through the following five key themes: 1. [...]
Conference on Migration, Community and Ethnicity
Conference on Migration, Community and Ethnicity University of Manchester, 2 April 2009 Bookings are now open for a one-day conference on Migration, Community and Ethnicity on Thursday 2 April 2009 at the University of Manchester. There is an excellent programme of topics and speakers: Rob Ford, CCSR British attitudes towards immigrants and ethnic minorities: education, [...]
Well-being and Place – Int’l Conference, Durham
Well-being and Place: an International Conference 7th -9th April 2009, Durham University, United Kingdom *Places are still available at this conference- registration deadline extended to 28th February 2009* Keynote speakers Andrew Simms, Policy Director, New Economics Foundation Professor Tim Blackman, Director, Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University Overview Over the last ten years the targets of [...]
Call for Papers: National Social Maps
Call for Papers: National Social Maps Contributions are invited to a special edition of the Journal of Maps devoted to National Social Maps. The broad theme is mapping of value added social data covering a whole country. We are interested in maps which show clear and distinct socio-geographic patterns, we are especially interested in: The [...]
RGS Session: Migration, Mixing and Ethnic Integration
CALL FOR PAPERS Migration, Mixing and Ethnic Integration A session of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference Manchester, 26-28th August 2009 Sponsored by the Population Geography Research Group and the ESRC Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) programme To offer a paper to the session, submit your details (name, institution, email address) and [...]
Chair in Spatial Analysis and Policy – Univ. of Leeds
Chair in Spatial Analysis and Policy School of Geography, University of Leeds The School of Geography, rated sixth in the 2008 RAE Ranking, is seeking applications from individuals of international standing who will complement and strengthen existing expertise in the Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP), one of the School’s research clusters, in any [...]