Planners Network Conference - New York City, June 6-8, 2013

[Norma Rantisi]

Hi All:
The deadline for abstracts for the Planners Network Conference has
been extended to March 15, 2013. Please see information below and
please circulate to potentially interested colleagues, students,
friends.
Thanks, Norma
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Beyond Resilience: Actions for a Just Metropolis, a conference
co-sponsored by Planners Network and Architects, Designers, and
Planners for Social Responsibility, will be held June 6-8, 2013, in
New York City. We invite your proposals for community-based workshops,
panels, speakers, and discussions. Deadline for proposals extended to
March 15. Please visit http://justmetropolis.org/ for conference
information and updates. Hope to see you there.


Norma Rantisi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Geography, Planning & Environment
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8
Tel.: 514-848-2424, ext. 2018
Fax: 514-848-2032
E-mail: norma.rant...@concordia.ca OR norma.rant...@gmail.com
Webpage: http://gpe.concordia.ca/faculty-and-staff/nrantisi/

ON SABBATICAL UNTIL JULY 2013.

PhD position in Economic Geography at CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden

[Roman Martin]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

Open PhD position in Economic Geography at CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden

CIRCLE announces at least one PhD position in Economic Geography within the 
research area concerning innovation, entrepreneurship and development in 
regions of varying economic density.

Type of employment: Limit of tenure, 4 years
Extent: 100 %
Location: Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning 
Economy, CIRCLE, Lund
First day of employment: after agreement
Last Day of Applying:  2013-03-24

The Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy 
(CIRCLE) is an interdisciplinary research centre spanning several faculties at 
Lund University, Sweden. Since its creation in 2004, CIRCLE has established 
itself as the leading national centre for research on R&D, innovation, 
entrepreneurship and economic growth. In spring 2010 CIRCLE was evaluated by 
international peers, and ranked as number one of nine Swedish centres doing 
research on innovation/innovation systems/innovation policies, research on 
entrepreneurship/SMEs and research on the organization, economics and policy of 
R&D. Read more about CIRCLE: http://www.circle.lu.se/about-circle

The PhD research will be developed in connection with the research project 
R-ARE, which is a long-term project focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and 
development in regions of varying economic density. R-ARE is placed at CIRCLE 
and is led by Professor Martin Andersson at CIRCLE. The project is carried out 
in collaboration with the Jönköping International Business School, and includes 
several international research partners in Europe and US. More information 
about the R-ARE project may be found at 
http://www.circle.lu.se/research/ongoing-projects. The accepted candidate or 
candidates will get access to extensive research databases, such as 
longitudinal matched employer-establishment-firm databases for Sweden that are 
linked to firm-level Community of Innovation Surveys as well as patent and R&D 
data. These databases may be used for empirical research in the dissertation 
work.
For more information and instructions on how to apply, please see: 
http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24914&Dnr=527363&Type=E


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Roman Martin, PhD
CIRCLE, Lund University
P.O. Box 117, SE-22100 Lund
Phone: +46.46.2223930
Email: roman.mar...@circle.lu.se
Website: www.circle.lu.se