We are pleased to announce the 2016 NECTAR Cluster 4 meeting on “Travel, migration, housing and labour market in a context of crisis. Lessons for the future”, to be held in Toledo (Spain) 6-7 October, 2016. Abstracts can be submitted until 15 February, 2016. More detailed information can be found here.
Job vacancy: Post-doc position in Twente
The Centre for Transport Studies at the University of Twente is looking for a postdoc researcher. The research will be part of the project “Accessibility, social justice and transport emission impacts of transit-oriented development”, coordinated by the University of Twente. We are looking for a researcher with a PhD degree (or who will receive a PhD degree mid-2015 at the latest) in the fields of civil engineering, geography, urban/regional economics, or related disciplines. The candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic by working in a multidisciplinary environment, and have proven experience with quantitative travel behaviour research, transport modelling, GIS analysis, accessibility analysis and/or stated choice analysis. Good skills in written and spoken English are required, and Portuguese language skills are desirable. We offer a very challenging full-time position for three years in an inspiring multidisciplinary and international environment. Further information can be found here: https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UT/vacancy/28187/lang/nl/
Job vacancy: Transport Analyst – Railways (OECD)
The OECD is recruiting a transport analyst with a focus on rail transport. More information can be found here: https://oecd.taleo.net/careersection/ext/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=09805
Job vacancy at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Job vacancy at University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg now recruits a Professor in Business Administration with a focus on Urban Freight Transport and Logistics with closing date for applications on 28th of April. Please read the advertisement at:
Special session at WCTR 2016: Call for abstracts
The NECTAR Cluster 7 (Transport and security) and the WCTR interest group G5 organize jointly a special session at the 14th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR). The conference will take place in Shanghai (China) 10-16 July 2016. Abstracts for the special session can be submitted until 15 March 2015. More information can be found here: CFP – SIGG5
Call for papers for the 2015 IGU Moscow Conference
The IGU Transport and Geography Commission are organising three thematic sessions of research papers for the 2015 IGU Moscow Conference
- Andrew Goetz (University of Denver, USA) and Becky Loo (University of Hong Kong) are co-convening a session on the theme of Geographical Impacts of Transport and Regional Development, including the study of economic, social, and environmental effects of transport infrastructure investment.
- Yves Boquet (University of Bourgogne, France), Anastasia Lomakina (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia), and Vladimir Shuvalov are co-convening a session on the theme of Transport Development in Regions of High Latitudes or High Altitude.
- Yves Boquet (University of Bourgogne, France), Anastasia Lomakina (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia), and Vladimir Shuvalov are co-convening a session on the theme of Russian Transport Issues: Cities, Regions and Neighboring Countries.
For more information please see here.
Extended deadline workshop Cluster 1
The deadline for abstracts for the Cluster 1 workshop “Enhancing the network efficiency: air transport and sustainability” to be held during the days 7-8 of May 2015 in Cranfield, United Kingdom, has been extended until the 15/1/2015.
Please find here the new call for papers.
Call for sessions and papers for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference
The call for sessions and papers for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference is now open and we would like to invite suggestions for sessions sponsored by the Transport Geography Research Group. The conference will take place at the University of Exeter from the 2nd-4th September and will be chaired by Professor Sarah Whatmore (University of Oxford). The conference theme is Geographies of the Anthropocene
If you would like to have your session sponsored by TGRG, please submit your session proposal to angela.curl@glasgow.ac.uk by Monday 5th January. We will confirm sponsorship the same week and you will then have until Friday 20th February to send out your Call for Papers, choose your presenters and submit your full session proposal to RGS. Continue reading “Call for sessions and papers for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference”
Special Session at the AAG 2015, Chicago
A special session is organised at the AAG 2015 in Chicago with the following theme: “The choice for housing, working and its impact on mobility – unpacking the black box. Theories, concepts and methods for the interdependent choice of residence, workplace and mobility behavior in metropolitan regions.”
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