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Urban Geography has two editorial openings, both starting on 1 January 2025. Both posts are for an initial term of three years.
Please submit applications by 30 September (17 00 pm GMT).
About the Journal
Victor H Winston established Urban Geographyin partnership with the Urban Geography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers. Routledge/Taylor & Francis have published the journal since 2013.
The journal is ranked 15/77 in Urban Studies and 28/171 in Geography (2023, JCR classification), with an impact factor of 2.9.
Over four decades, Urban Geography has been at the forefront of urban scholarship. As the urbanization of our planet has deepened and extended, and as some of the older assumptions over the geographies of urban theory generation have been questioned, so the intellectual remit of the journal has evolved and expanded. This is reflected in the work we publish and in the editors of the journal. An international, peer reviewed journal, publishing high-quality, innovative and original empirical, methodological and theoretical research, Urban Geography remains first and foremost a geography journal but has a track record of publishing work from across the social sciences. The Editors of the journal encourage authors to think of the journal for their contributions to understanding the current and future global urban condition.
Urban Geography publishes 10 issues annually, each containing five to seven research manuscripts in addition to book reviews, editorials, and other special features. The submission and review process occurs online through the Scholar One system.
Please visit https://www.urbangeographyjournal.org/ for additional information.
1. Job Description - Debates and Interventions Editor
We are seeking a Debates and Interventions Editor to join the Editorial team at Urban Geography: Kevin Ward (Editor-in-Chief), Anne Bonds, Ayona Datta and Nathan McClintock (Front-line Editors), Yamini Narayanan (Special Issues Editor), Julie Ren (Book Reviews Editor and Joe Penny (Social Media Editor).
The role of the Debates and Intervention Editor is twofold. First, to respond to approaches from those proposing contributions to the section. Second, to seek out possible contributions. Thus, there is a reactive and a proactive element to this role.
The Debates and Intervention Editor will work collaboratively with the other editors, and the Publisher, to coordinate the publication process; overseeing all editorial aspects from submission to final publication.
Currently, we describe the Debates and Intervention Section thus:
“The Debates and Interventions section aims to create a space in the journal for provocative debate and discussion about timely issues and developments. These discussions will cover recent developments in theory, methods, conceptual perspectives, and emerging ideas relevant to Urban Geography.
This section will publish relatively short, concise pieces for reading by all kinds of urban geographers. At times, this section will feature debates focused on articles previously published in the journal. At other times, pieces will focus on emerging conceptual and empirical trends in the discipline. Occasionally the section editors will identify articles that are about to appear in the journal, which might prompt debate and controversy. Such contributions are typically commissioned.”
Candidate Specifications
Applicants should have recognised expertise and a record of scholarship in the context of urban geography and related subjects, and be actively involved with networks within the field. Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong organizational and managerial skills, an ability and willingness to work collaboratively on editorial tasks and a commitment to the mission of Urban Geography.
The successful candidate can be at any career stage.
Routledge will provide an annual contribution to expenses incurred by the Urban Pulse Editor.
2. Job Description - Urban Pulse Editor
We are seeking an Urban Pulse Editor to join the Editorial team at Urban Geography: Kevin Ward (Editor-in-Chief), Anne Bonds, Ayona Datta and Nathan McClintock (Front-line Editors), Yamini Narayanan (Special Issues Editor), Julie Ren (Book Reviews Editor) and Joe Penny (Social Media Editor).
The role of the Urban Pulse Editor is twofold. First, to respond to approaches from those proposing contributions to the section. Second, to seek out possible contributions. Thus, there is a reactive and a proactive element to this role.
The Urban Pulse Editor will work collaboratively with the other editors, and the Publisher, Routledge, to coordinate the publication process; overseeing all editorial aspects from submission to final publication.
Currently, we describe the Urban Pulse Section thus:
“Urban Pulse is a series of essays within the journal that focuses on new and innovative urban research on cities, with an opportunity to emphasize and highlight methodological experiments and innovations through short research articles. These should take the form of ‘research notes’ or ‘notes from the field’ – contributions that are beyond a project report, initial findings or a grant proposal but not as fully developed as a full scholarly article. Urban Pulse submissions could thus be focused on a particular conceptual issue, urban site, or approach that helps to demystify research in and on cities.
We are particularly interested in grounded research and approaches, as well as in creative methods. Community-based projects and interventions, the development of new tools and methods, or the reappraisal of existing orthodoxies would all be appropriate for this series. We would thus encourage contributors to submit short essays (up to 3000 words in length, following Urban Geography’s instructions to authors) to the journal directly, or to contact the series editor to discuss ideas you may have.”
Candidate Specifications
Applicants should have recognised expertise and a record of scholarship in the context of urban geography and related subjects, and be actively involved with networks within the field. Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong organizational and managerial skills, an ability and willingness to work collaboratively on editorial tasks and a commitment to the mission of Urban Geography.
The successful candidate can be at any career stage.
Routledge will provide an annual contribution to expenses incurred by the Urban Pulse Editor.
Application Procedure for Both Positions
We ask applicants for each position to submit a two-page C.V. along with a one-page covering letter, detailing their suitability for the role, by the closing date of 30 September 2024. This one-page should include plans for the future of the section, building upon its history to date. We will contact applicants for on-line interview by Monday 14 October and we will schedule interviews for the week beginning 21 October. We will make a final decision by the end of October, we hope.
To submit your application, please E-Mail your documents to Kevin Ward (kevin.ward@manchester.ac.uk) and Sarah Bird (Sarah.Bird@tandf.co.uk), using the subject line of, “Urban Geography Editor”.
If you wish to discuss the position informally before applying, please contact Kevin.
We will treat all applications as strictly confidential. Routledge and the Editorial Team will judge each on its merits without regard to the race, religion, nationality, or sex of the candidate.