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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 1d

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026)
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025

Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 1d

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION /// Intensive Short PhD/ECR Course “DISCLOSE”, 27-30 October 2025, Pavia (Italy): De-commodifying cIties towards SoCiaL and envirOnmental juSticE (DISCLOSE). Deadline for registration: 10 October 2025. Link for registration: forms.gle/TqZpfHJ9RR7t... #urban #sociology

RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 1d

Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m) in Social Sciences at The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) on cross-border housing governance. jobs.liser.lu/job/Esch-sur... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 2d

Lecture series of the DFG Research Training Group 'Societal Transformation and Spatial Materialization of housing' in the winter semester 2025/26. Topic: How does war affect housing? On site (Frankfurt) and online attendance. gewohnter-wandel.de/veranstaltun... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 13d

New book: ‘Collaborative Housing, Ageing and Social Care Lessons from Europe' edited by Melissa Fernandez Arrigoitia, Aimee Felstead, Jim Hudson, Misa Izuhara, Kath Scanlon and Karen West. policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/collaborativ... #urban #sociology

Collaborative Housing, Ageing and Social Care

Collaborative Housing, Ageing and Social Care - Lessons from Europe; As ageing populations continue to grow worldwide, the increased need for adequate housing and social care comes into stark focus. T...

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ijurresearch.bsky.social @ijurresearch.bsky.social · 19d

📢 The September Issue of IJURR is out!

Explore cutting-edge research on urban politics, housing, mobility, inequality, and resistance from across the globe.

🔗 Read the full issue here: www.ijurr.org/issue/vol-49...

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 13d

Two open posts: Assistant/Associate Professor in Urban Planning in the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE. Deadline: 26 October 2025. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 13d

Fully-funded 3.5 year ESRC PhD studentship at the University of Cambridge on the topic “Climate urbanism: sustainability for the affluent?” Deadline to apply: 2 Dec., 2025. www.geog.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 13d

Postdoctoral position to investigate whether subsidized affordable housing promotes social integration across the United States, using large-scale cell phone mobility data. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara. Deadline: Oct 6, 2025. recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03012 #urban #sociology

Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Geography

University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 14d

Open Access book edited by Claire Cameron: Urban Childhoods. Growing up in inequality and hope. uclpress.co.uk/book/urban-c... #urban #sociology

Urban Childhoods

Urban Childhoods puts children’s and families’ voices centre stage while investigating ways of bringing children’s wellbeing to the fore in planning for urban life. The book explores themes that start...

uclpress.co.uk

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 14d

@isa-sociology.org Webinar: Global Cities, People and Crises, on the reactions to several crises through alternative ways of knowing and organizing in urban communities. October 10, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 GMT. Organized by RC20, RC21 and RC26. www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc... #urban #sociology

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urbanfutures.bsky.social @urbanfutures.bsky.social · 16d

⏰ Don’t miss your chance to contribute to the RC21 Conference 2026!

📅 Deadline: 6 October 2025
👉See the guidelines and details: rc21-vienna2026.org/call-for-ses...

#rc21 #rc21vienna2026
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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 20d

Call for applications to the Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE) two-week residential workshop in Sofia (Bulgaria), June 3-19, 2026. Apply by: December 2, 2025. www.acls.org/competitions... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 20d

Seminar: Managing ordinary life: (Im)predictability, Violence and Solidarity in Latin American Urban Margins, by Ana Beraldo de Carvalho, on 2 October 2025 – 5-6:30 pm (online). Sciences Po. www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology

2025-2026 Programme

Full programme of the Cities are Back in Town seminar series

www.sciencespo.fr

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 22d

PhD position on urban studies at the University of Barcelona. Deadline to apply: 7 October 2025 seu.ub.edu/ajutsPublic/... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 22d

New open access book: "Co-production of Knowledge in Action: Emancipatory strategies for urban equality", edited by Cassidy Johnson, Vanesa Castán Broto, Wilbard Kombe, Catalina Ortiz, Barbara Lipietz, Emmanuel Osuteye and Caren Levy. uclpress.co.uk/book/co-prod... #urban #sociology

Co-production of Knowledge in Action

Co-production of actionable knowledge as a development strategy entails working in partnership with different institutions and sharing power so that communities can participate in planning urban futur...

uclpress.co.uk

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 28d

The Nuffield College Sociology Group invites applications for a Visitorship at the College during the 2026-27 academic year (between early October 2026 and late June 2027). Deadline: 29 September 2025. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research... #urban #sociology

Sociology Visitorships - Nuffield College Oxford University

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 28d

CfP: Cartographies of Platform Labour in the Digital City
5th–7th November 2025. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Madrid, Spain). Deadline for submission: 30th September 2025. estudioscriticosurbanos.com/2025/09/04/i... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 28d

One-year scholarship program sponsored by the Free State of Bavaria for graduates of Central, Eastern and Southeastern European states for the funding year 2026/27. Deadline: December 1, 2025. www.uni-regensburg.de/bayhost/engl... #urban #sociology

RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · Sep 4

Funding opportunities for ECRs to develop and lead high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research: CIFAR Global Scholars Program (Canada). Apply by Nov. 5, 2026. cifar.ca/next-generat... #urban #sociology

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program - CIFAR

Support and training for the research leaders of tomorrow.

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · Sep 3

Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 Academic background in Middle Eastern studies, Asian studies, or East European studies
🏫 Charles University
⌛ Tuesday 30 September
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Vacancies

We’re pleased that you’re interested in working at the University for Continuing Education Krems. All job advertisements can be found here.

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · Sep 3

CfP: Portuguese/Global Urban Studies, Estudos Urbanos Portugueses/Globais, Lisbon, 22-24 April 2026. Submit abstract by: October 15, 2025. urbantransitionshub.org/events/portu... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · Sep 3

Submit a Manuscript to the Journal of Urban Affairs for a Special Issue on "Platform Gentrification: New Urban Inequalities in the Age of Digital Capitalism". Abstract deadline:
15 November 2025. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #urban #sociology

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fully funded PhD position in the project “The Role of Urban and Rural Contexts and Time Dimensions Related to Non-Growth and Sustainability Transitions”, Tallinn University (Estonia). Apply by: 28 Sept. 2026. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/370424 #urban #sociology

RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor Spatial Planning. Deadline to apply: 21 September 2025. www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... #urban #sociology