Hi all, See 2 new posts in Econ Geog at Newcastle. Danny MacKinnon has encouraged me to circulate to Minnesota PhDs. Note in the UK they tend to think of Econ Geog in a more inclusive way than perhaps in the US.
Dear all, Please see below for details of 2 post in economic geography at Newcastle University. Apologies for cross-posting. We'd be happy to discuss the posts with any interested candidates at the Global Economic Geography Conference in Oxford later this week. Danny B890A - Lecturer in Economic Geography and B891A - Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography Geography, Politics & Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Newcastle University Salary: Lecturer post: Lecturer F: £33,242 (with progression to £37,394); Lecturer G: £38,511 - £40,847 (with progression to £45,954) Senior Lecturer post: £47,328 - £50,200 (with progression to £54,841) Closing dates: 13 September 2015 The School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University seeks to appoint a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography tenable from January 2016. Geography at Newcastle University includes the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) and aims to deliver world-leading, agenda setting, and societally engaged research and to apply this to our relevant and high quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes. We are open to applications from any area of economic geography broadly defined, but would particularly welcome applicants with interests in one or more of the following areas - cities and urban economies, digital and creative economies, finance, global production networks, emerging economies in the Global South, innovation and knowledge processes, labour geographies, the nature and practice of economic geography, quantitative spatial analysis and sustainability transitions. Appointees will be expected to make a contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and to undertake supervision of postgraduate students. You will hold a good first degree and PhD in economic geography. You will have the ability to engage in high quality research that commands international recognition as well as highly rated teaching skills. Informal enquiries may be made to the School Director of Research, Dr Alex Hughes (tel: 0191 208 5176, email [email protected]) or the Head of the Economic Geographies cluster, Prof Danny MacKinnon (tel: 0191 208 8604, email [email protected]). Click below to find further details. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/jobs/ -- Dr. Kate Driscoll Derickson Assistant Professor McKnight Land-Grant Professor Department of Geography, Environment & Society University of Minnesota
