Short-Term Consultant on Global Urbanization - OECD (Paris)

Who: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The mission of OECD is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. We work with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change. We measure productivity and global flows of trade and investment. We analyse and compare data to predict future trends. We set international standards on a wide range of things, from agriculture and tax to the safety of chemicals.

What: The OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities is hiring a short-term consultant to contribute to a research project on global urbanization. The project aims at providing a comprehensive overview of global urbanization since 1975 using a new and innovative dataset of all cities across the world. Working in a team with several economists/policy analysts, the selected candidate will be expected to contribute to the project through:

• Conducting econometric analyses describing the evolution of cities across the world over time 
• Creating charts, figures and maps visualising the data 
• Drafting documents describing the results, including sections of the final report 
• Preparing presentations, talking points and speeches describing the analyses 
• Organising events related to the project 

Assistant Professor of International Development, Georgia Institute of Technology/School of City and Regional Planning - Atlanta, GA

Assistant Professor of International Development 

Georgia Institute of Technology/School of City and Regional Planning

Location: 

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professorship with an expected start date of August 2016, as a joint appointment between the School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs (The Nunn School).  The successful candidate will show great promise to make significant contributions to the advancement of international development scholarship; will contribute to the teaching programs of the schools; and will engage multi-disciplinary initiatives aimed at enhancing the role of global issues on the campus.  Applicants should have research interests and will be expected to teach in global development (including International Affairs 2050 for students enrolled in the joint global development minor), international affairs, and urban planning.  Focus within international development is open and could range within the umbrella areas of energy, environment, natural resources, infrastructure, sustainability, urbanization, and public health. Candidates should be fluent in the theories and practice of global political and economic development. All applicants should show promise or evidence of outstanding scholarly achievement. A doctoral degree in international affairs, planning, or a related field is required.  Joint appointment to the two schools is anticipated, with primary tenure home in the unit most closely aligned with the individual’s intellectual interests. 

Applicants should email the items specified below to Marilu Suarez at the following e-mail address:   scarp-dev@inta.gatech.edu.  The email subject line should read: International Development Search.

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Statement of teaching philosophy
4. Statement of research accomplishments and future research plans
5. Names and addresses (including email) of three academic/professional references.

Review of applications will begin 1 November 2015 and end on 1 December 2015, or until the position is filled