Within the Marie Curie ITN project “Socio-economic and Political
Responses to Regional Polarisation in Central and Eastern Europe”
(RegPol²) we're looking currently for 

13 Early Stage Researchers (PhD) and 3 Experienced Researchers
(PostDoc).  

The project RegPol² (www.regpol2.eu) coordinated by the Leibniz
Institute for Regional Geography focusses on new patterns of regional
disparities between metropolitan core regions and the remaining parts of
Central and Eastern European countries. 16 subprojects will be dealing
with the socio-economic forms of regional polarisation, their wider
impacts on society as well as the responses conveyed by social, economic
and political actors.

RegPol² trains 16 young researchers for careers in academia, public
administration, NGOs and the private sector. It aims (1) to educate
self-reflexive specialists in complex multi-agent decision making for
regional policy under uncertain framework conditions; (2) to train young
researchers in better understanding regional polarisation and
interrelated policymaking processes in different contexts and in
communicating relevant information for decision making; (3) to raise the
employability of trained researchers due to better knowledge of
different disciplinary and cultural planning and policy traditions in
the EU.

All fellows will have the unique opportunity to work in
interdisciplinary and multinational teams with excellent links to
national and international research networks. 

We are now looking for highly motivated candidates for 13 PhD positions
(36 months) with the starting date 01 September 2014 and 3 PostDoc
positions (10 months) with the starting date 01 July 2014. 

PhD-projects:
1. Territorial mobility and socio-spatial polarisation in Romania and
Hungary (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
2. Fuzziness and softness in spatial patterns of regional policies. The
example of the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Germany
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
3. European and national regional and innovation policies reproducing
peripheries? – A critical analysis (Tartu, Estonia)
4. Production of core-periphery relations through the social nexuses of
economic agents settled in backward regions (Békéscsaba, Hungary)
5. Development perspectives of village communities in rural Estonia
(Tartu, Estonia)
6. Leadership and institutional change in peripheralised municipalities
(Tartu, Estonia)
7. Path-contingency and path-innovation of regional policies in old and
new economy locations. The examples of Czech Republic, Hungary and
Estonia (Prague, Czech Republic)
8. The role of policy paradigms for the governance of core-periphery
relations in Germany and Romania (Leipzig, Germany)
9. Multilevel governance for balanced development between core and
peripheral spaces. A regional comparison between the Czech Republic,
Slovakia and Germany (Bratislava, Slovakia)
10. Everyday practices of adaption and resistance to peripheralisation
at household scale (Békéscsaba, Hungary)
11. The role of social innovation, social entrepreneurship and social
business in regional development. A comparative study between Germany
and Hungary (Potsdam, Germany)
12. The role of business innovation in the development of “peripheral”
and “backward” regions” in East Germany and peripheral Estonia (Leipzig,
Germany)
13. The role of renewable energy in the development of peripheral rural
areas in North-West Romania (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

PostDoc projects:
1. The formation and (re-)production of spatial social and economic
polarisation (Békéscsaba, Hungary)
2. Theoretical foundations for transnational comparative research on
the governance of core-periphery relations (Tartu, Estonia)
3. Theoretical and conceptual thoughts around the ways of adaptation,
the formation of strategies and the potentials for new developments
(Leipzig, Germany)

Full information about the RegPol² project, the individual positions
available and the eligibility criteria of Marie Curie ITN actions can be
found by visiting our project website www.regpol2.eu. 

We only accept online-applications via the project website. The closing
date for receipt of applications will be 18 February 2014. 

In case of any questions regarding the project, eligibility or the jobs
available please contact Ms. Franziska Görmar at the Leibniz Institute
for Regional Geography ([log in to unmask]). 



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Franziska Görmar
Project Management Assistant

Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde
Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography
Schongauerstr. 9
D-04328 Leipzig
Germany
 
fon: +49 (0)341 60055-190
fax: +49 (0)341 60055-198
e-mail: [log in to unmask]  
www.ifl-leipzig.de 
 
13 PhD and 3 PostDoc positions open in Marie Curie project RegPol² 
 
Applications possible via the project website www.regpol2.eu until 18
February 2014

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