Hyderabad Urban Lab is seeking applications from young scholars, practitioners and students for a seminar series and Repair Café focused on repair, labor, and urbanism in South Asia. Ideas due June 11.
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Call for applications to study repair, labour, and urbanism. As part of 'Ordinary Ecologies of Repair: Youth, Urbanity and Environmental Change in South Asia', a seminar series supported by Urban Studies Foundation, we are organising a roundtable in Hyderabad as a Repair Café, making space for young scholars, practitioners, and students to work through their pieces. We are programming this through 'Marammat: Caring for our City', a call for young people to map, write, sketch, photograph, listen to, document, or otherwise work with the desire to repair. We are open to a range of submissions and welcome both scholars and practitioners into the programme. The dates for the Hyderabad programme are as follows: Deadline to submit ideas: 11 June 2026 Selected participants notified: 15 June 2026 Repair Café / Workshop and Roundtable: 13–14 July 2026 After submitting their ideas, selected participants will go through weekly online sessions with some field-based support over the course of a month, in preparation for the Repair Café in July. There, they will hone their work, engage with fellow participants and resource persons, and produce a piece for an open-access publication by August–September. Here are the links for the call: Call for Submission of Ideas: https://lnkd.in/gKDghhpU Application Form: https://lnkd.in/gVJBPRQW Prompts and Resources: https://lnkd.in/g4Ky8TNh For any questions, reach out to us at : [email protected]
The Urban Studies Journal has issued a call for papers for a special issue on “Operationalizing Southern Urbanism(s) in Uncertain Times,” inviting contributions that show what it means to operationalize southern urbanism 2.0 today. Abstracts are due Aug. 1.
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢 The Urban Studies Journal has an open call for submissions for a Special Issue on Operationalizing Southern Urbanism(s) in Uncertain Times, edited by Liza Cirolia, Sylvia Croese and Karen Coelho. This Special Issue invites contributions that creatively and ambitiously deploy the contemporary and diverse imperatives and impulses of southern urbanism, advancing a renewed project of southern urbanism 2.0 by showing what it means to operationalize it in today’s uncertain times. ✍ The editors encourage: 🔹Submissions from scholars based in the global south (working on any geography); 🔹Co-authored papers by teams working across southern contexts (teams could be composed of scholars working with activists, artists, or professionals); 🔹Careful attention to the politics of citation and authorship; 🔹Diverse and compelling writing styles (which we think is very hard to achieve using LLMs, so please resist this). Research Articles, Critical Commentaries and Debates Papers are also welcome. Authors interested in contributing to this theme must submit an extended abstract and paper outline, along with a cover letter. Those whose proposals have been approved will then be invited to submit the full paper. 📆 Deadlines: - For abstract/paper outline assessment: Saturday 1 August 2026 - For full papers (pre-approved submissions *only*): Friday 15 January 2027 👉 Visit the USJ website for details: https://lnkd.in/e5hGRGXk #UrbanResearch #AcademicPublishing #GlobalSouth #SouthernUrbanism #UrbanScholarship | 15 comments on LinkedIn
The Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project at the University of Toronto is seeking a graduate research assistantto lead a summer impact study on student careers, community partnerships and policy influence. $7,500 total compensation. Apply by June 5.
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Seeking at Graduate Research Assistant Are you a graduate student at the University of Toronto passionate about urban policy, experiential learning, and community-led change? The Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (MUCP) is looking for a Graduate Research Assistant to lead a summer impact study evaluating our program’s trajectory from 2022 to the present. Operating with a deliberately disruptive pedagogical style, the MUCP brings together advanced undergraduate cohorts to collaborate with community organizations, municipal actors, and NGOs to "push the needle" on deeply entrenched urban challenges. This summer, we are diving deep into how this work has shaped student alumni careers, enhanced community partner capacities, and influenced local policy. The Details: 🗓️ Term: June 15, 2026 – August 31, 2026 💰 Compensation: $7,500 total package 🎯 Ideal for: Current UofT Master’s or PhD students in Geography, Planning, Urban Studies, Public Policy, Education, or related social sciences. 🛠️ Key Skills: Program evaluation, mixed-methods research, qualitative interviewing, and a strong understanding of the Toronto urban policy landscape. If you have outstanding written communication skills and a knack for translating rigorous data into compelling civic narratives, I would love to hear from you. 📬 To Apply - Please submit the following materials directly to me at [email protected] by June 5th, 2026: * A cover letter detailing your relevant research experience. * Your CV. * A brief writing sample (maximum 2 pages, preferably demonstrating an ability to synthesize complex concepts or narratives). ⏰ Deadline to apply is June 5, 2026. Check out the full project framework and past annual booklets here: https://lnkd.in/gf8MGpYX Reach out if you have any questions. #UrbanPlanning #UrbanStudies #HigherEducation #ExperientialLearning #TorontoJobs #UofT #ResearchAssistant #Hiring
The Urban Studies Journal has issued a call for papers for a special issue on “Operationalizing Southern Urbanism(s) in Uncertain Times,” inviting contributions that show what it means to operationalize southern urbanism 2.0 today. Abstracts are due Aug. 1.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #SouthernUrbanism #UrbanStudies #CallForPapers
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢 The Urban Studies Journal has an open call for submissions for a Special Issue on Operationalizing Southern Urbanism(s) in Uncertain Times, edited by Liza Cirolia, Sylvia Croese and Karen Coelho. This Special Issue invites contributions that creatively and ambitiously deploy the contemporary and diverse imperatives and impulses of southern urbanism, advancing a renewed project of southern urbanism 2.0 by showing what it means to operationalize it in today’s uncertain times. ✍ The editors encourage: 🔹Submissions from scholars based in the global south (working on any geography); 🔹Co-authored papers by teams working across southern contexts (teams could be composed of scholars working with activists, artists, or professionals); 🔹Careful attention to the politics of citation and authorship; 🔹Diverse and compelling writing styles (which we think is very hard to achieve using LLMs, so please resist this). Research Articles, Critical Commentaries and Debates Papers are also welcome. Authors interested in contributing to this theme must submit an extended abstract and paper outline, along with a cover letter. Those whose proposals have been approved will then be invited to submit the full paper. 📆 Deadlines: - For abstract/paper outline assessment: Saturday 1 August 2026 - For full papers (pre-approved submissions *only*): Friday 15 January 2027 👉 Visit the USJ website for details: https://lnkd.in/e5hGRGXk #UrbanResearch #AcademicPublishing #GlobalSouth #SouthernUrbanism #UrbanScholarship | 15 comments on LinkedIn
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