The ideal candidate will already have begun to establish an international reputation in this field and will have particular expertise in qualitative methods enabling them to contribute to developments in social science research methods. Preference may be given to those working on international labour migration and/or the effects of environmental change.

The salary is £30,747 – £35,646 pa

Closing data for applications is the 10th of May, 2010.

More information is available here.

More Information here.

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. The post-holder will have experience in at least some of the areas of statistical techniques, socio-economic spatial geography and political geography. Applications are particularly invited from candidates whose research complements one or more of the Department’s existing human geography research groups. Applicants should have a first degree and, ideally, a PhD in Geography or a cognate discipline (or equivalent experience), with experience of teaching, and conducting research. This post is fixed term for 22 months, anticipated dates from 1 September 2009 to 30 June 2011.

Website for details: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/academic.html

More details http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/academic.html

Royal Society, London

Thursday 14 May 2009

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Since Lord Chorley’s Report charted a course for handling geographical information 20 years ago, there have been huge advances in spatial data and the technology to process them: digital mapping, aerial photography and gazetteers, GPS, mobile and internet GIS, to name but a few. They play a key role in decision-making in government, public services, commerce, transport and utilities: in committee rooms, back and front offices and in the field. But familiar old problems persist with data duplication, access, pricing and licensing, boundary changes and compatibilities, and a general lack of coordination and direction. A Location Council has been set up to deliver the UK Location Strategy published in November and implement the EU INSPIRE initiative. This year’s BURISA Conference is the ideal opportunity to catch up with progress and issues in geographical information, demystify the jargon and look ahead to future developments.

Professor John Shepherd, Chair of Human Geography, Birkbeck, University of London, will chair the day.

Speakers will include (details subject to confirmation):
Dr. Robert Barr OBE, Tim Allen, Peter ter Haar, Jamie Justham, Giles Finnemore, Steven Brandwood, David Fry, Brian Higgs, Andy Tait, A speaker from the Association for Geographic Information

http://www.burisa.org/2009%20Conference.htm

More information is available from Hamza Anwar at the Royal Statistical Society
Phone: 0207 614 3933 Email: h.anwar@rss.org.uk Fax: 0207 614 3905

For directions to The Royal Society: http://royalsociety.org/downloaddoc.asp?id=657

TO BOOK simply complete and return the booking form

TWO ESRC Postgraduate Research Studentship Opportunities (1+3/+3), 2009 start

The Scottish Human Geography Consortium incorporates human geography delivery units at the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews, and Strathclyde. It provides ESRC-recognised specialist postgraduate training in the form of the Kindrogan Postgraduate Training Weekend and other activities, and has played a central role in cultivating a vibrant and meaningful Scotland-wide network of postgraduate scholars.
The Consortium studentships allow the successful applicants to draw on the rich range of resources offered by Scottish-based human geography programmes. The successful applicants will be registered in one university, and normally jointly supervised by staff from one other university in the Consortium. Applicants and potential supervisors will work together to establish which cross-institutional arrangement would best serve the student and project.
Applicants for +3 must hold an ESRC-recognised Masters (or equivalent). Students pursuing a 1+3 model are eligible to enter any of the ESRC-recognised Masters Research training programmes run by Consortium members.

UK Applicants receive full fees plus maintenance. Non-resident EU Applicants receive fees only. EU Applicants resident in the UK for at least three years are normally eligible for fees plus maintenance.
[For further details: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/Postgraduate%20Funding%20Guide%20-%20January%202009_tcm6-12067.pdf]

Applications must include 8 copies of the following: a letter of application stating which institution/s and supervisor/s the applicant would seek to affiliate with; a CV; a two page outline of the proposed research topic; and two sealed letters of reference (note: only 1 copy of references required).

Contact for enquiries and applications:
Dr Ed Hall,
Studentship Convenor,
Scottish Human Geography Consortium,
Geography, School of Social and Environmental Sciences,
University of Dundee,
Perth Road, Dundee DD1 4HN.
Email: e.c.hall@dundee.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1382 388073

Popfest is organised by postgraduates, for postgraduates, and is an event which aims to give researchers in Social Science, Demography, Human Geography, Social Anthropology, Social Statistics, Development, Health, Social Policy and other related fields, a relaxed and supportive forum to meet and present their research.

Popfest 2009 is now ready to accept abstracts for papers and posters. We welcome contributions from postgraduate students studying any aspect of population.

Please forward this on to anyone who you feel might be interested in participating in this event.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 20 April 2009
Deadline for registration: 08 May 2009

The conference registration fee for Popfest 2009 is £25 which covers all conference materials, lunches on 6th and 7th of July, refreshments, and a conference dinner.

For further information and on-line abstract submission please visit our conference website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/BSPS/postgraduates/PopFest.htm

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 of the following areas: demography and population geography; regional science and spatial economics; quantitative social policy (including health, deprivation, education and crime).

For more information, please see: http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/jobs/index.html

Informal enquiries to:

Prof John Stillwell, School of Geography, tel +44 (0)113 343 3315, email j.c.h.stillwell@leeds.ac.uk <mailto:j.c.h.stillwell@leeds.ac.uk>  or

Prof Adrian Bailey, Head of School, tel +44 (0)113 343 3322, email a.j.bailey@leeds.ac.uk <mailto:a.j.bailey@leeds.ac.uk> .

Closing date: Friday 20th February 2009

Interviews likely to take place: Thursday 19th March 2009