PhD Assistantship in Sustainable Local Economic Development Planning, Georgia Tech - Atlanta, GA

2013 PhD Assistantship in Sustainable Local Economic Development Planning

                The PhD Program of Georgia Tech's School of City and Regional Planning is pleased to announce a three year research assistantship,  beginning fall 2013, with a focus on multiple aspects of sustainable local economic development  planning in the U.S.  The research may also incorporate comparative analyses between the U.S. and other countries depending on the successful applicant’s interests.   The assistantship covers tuition and a stipend.  A master's degree in planning is required.  Information about the PhD program and general admission requirements  may be found at: http://www.planning.gatech.edu/academics/phd/overview

                A separate 250 word essay outlining the applicant's research interests in sustainable local economic development must be submitted  to the PhD program director after completing the on-line application process for the PhD Program.  For more information, prospective Ph.D.  students  should contact Professor Nancey Green Leigh at: ngleigh@gatech.edu.

CUPPA Dean Seeks Research Assistants (Current Students)

Michael Pagano, Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public
Affairs, is working with the MacArthur Foundation on a project
(description below and attached) and is seeking 4 RAs. He is interested
in students from Urban Planning, Public Administration, Political
Science and Economics. The contact person for submission of resumes is
Laura Froehlich (lfroeh2@uic.edu).

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is supporting a
three-year project to examine cities’ fiscal responses and adjustments
to the Great Recession as part of its Fiscal Futures portfolio of
projects.  As a recipient of one of these awards, the College of Urban
Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) at the University of Illinois at
Chicago (UIC) is seeking to fund four (4) Research Assistantships for up
to two years beginning January 2013 or August 2013.  The RA will be
assigned 20 hours per week of work on the project and will report to Dr.
Michael A. Pagano, the project’s Principal Investigator.

Sustainable Econ. Dev, PhD Assistantship, Georgia Tech

2013 PhD Assistantship in Sustainable Local Economic Development Planning

                The PhD Program of Georgia Tech's School of City and
Regional Planning is pleased to announce a three year research
assistantship,  beginning fall 2013, with a focus on multiple aspects of
sustainable local economic development  planning in the U.S.  The
research may also incorporate comparative analyses between the U.S. and
other countries depending on the successful applicant’s interests.   The
assistantship covers tuition and a stipend.  A master's degree in
planning is required.  Information about the PhD program and general
admission requirements  may be found at:
http://www.planning.gatech.edu/academics/phd/overview

                A separate 250-word essay outlining the applicant's
research interests in sustainable local economic development must be
submitted  to the PhD program director after completing the on-line
application process for the PhD Program.  For more information,
prospective Ph.D.  students  should contact Professor Nancey Green Leigh
 at:  ngleigh@gatech.edungleigh@gatech.edu
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