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2013-3-19 Mise au concours d’un poste d’assistant(e) en Géographie humaine (70 %) Plus d‘informations

Assistenzstelle (Doktorat, 70 %) in Humangeographie zu besetzenMehr Informationen

2012-12-7 TEMPS/C2SM Workshop: Regional climate model data for climate impact research For more information: http://www.unifr.ch/geoscience/geographie/acag/doku.php?id=projects:temps.

2012-04-02 Associate Professor The Department of Geosciences of the University of Fribourg/Switzerland invites applications for a tenured position of an Associate Professor in Human Geography. For more information:www.unifr.ch/science/positions

2011-11-29 50% PostDoc position available (3 years) within the TEMPS project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (for more information, click here).

2011-08-25 Bachelor and Master course timetable and programme update! (go to Bachelor or Master)

2011-08-17 First Jean Brunhes Conference “Re-conceptualizing the Social�

The first Jean Brunhes conference on re-conceptualizing the social in Human Geography will be held at the Geography Unit of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland on 28. and 29. October 2011.

More informations, click here!

2011-02-15 Camp de terrain 2011

Une séance d'information obligatoire se tiendra le 1 mars 2011 à 15:15 dans l'auditoire 0.26. Eine Informationsveranstaltung findet am 1. März 2011 um 15:15 im Hörsaal 0.26 statt. Teilnahme ist Pflicht. Le camp de terrain se déroulera du 16 au 20 mai 2011. Das Camp de Terrain findet vom 16. bis 20. Mai 2011 statt.

2011-03-01 Olivier Graefe, professor of Human geography is organizing an excursion in Namibia for Master students from September 4th to 18th. More information under http://moodle.unifr.ch/course/view.php?id=7394 or per email

2010-12-06 Conférence scientifique: The Third Rhone Correction Project par Olivier Overney, le 7 décembre 2010, 17h15, Pérolles, auditoire 0.26 (ch. du Musée 4, Fribourg). Link: http://www2.unifr.ch/memento/detail.php?id=10937.0

2010-09-21 Scéance d'information cours de Bachelor en Géographie le 28 et le 29 septembre 2010. Plus d'info: PDF

2010-09-21

Opening position for PhD Student-Assistant SNF: “Modelling archaeological potential of high altitude passes and trails in the Pennine Alps using GIS tools (Valais and Italian borders)�.

Application deadline: 1rst of October 2010.

More information about the project: Application (english) - candidature (français) - Lay summary.

2010-09-07

We are looking for a tutor (6 hours/week during autumn semster). Fore more information, click here (PDF).

Contact: Prof. Martin Hölzle (martin.hoelzle@unifr.ch) or Prof. Christian Hauck (christian.hauck@unifr.ch).

2010-07-14

New Project within the Targeted Research Program of the Swiss National Science Foundation (NFP65)

Urban Events: problems and prospects for promoting urban quality in Swiss suburban municipalities

The national research programme «New Urban Quality» aims at (further) developing concepts and strategies for new urban quality and testing the feasibility of the research findings.

Our project is a collaboration between the disciplines Human Geography (Prof. Van Wezemael, Fribourg, Leading House), Political Science (Prof. Kübler, Zürich) and Architecture (Prof. Eberle, Zürich).

New Directions in Planning Theory Ashgate Book Series Listings Series Editors: Gert de Roo, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Jean Hillier, Newcastle University, UK and Joris Van Wezemael, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=4004

Ashgate's series, New Directions in Planning Theory, develops and disseminates theories and conceptual understandings of spatial and physical planning which address such challenges as uncertainty, diversity and incommensurability.

Planning theories range across a wide spectrum, from questions of explanation and understanding, to normative or predictive questions of how planners should act and what future places should look like.

These theories include procedural theories of planning. While these have traditionally been dominated by ideas about rationality, in addition to this, the series opens up to other perspectives and also welcomes theoretical contributions on substantive aspects of planning. Other theories to be included in the series may be concerned with questions of epistemology or ontology; with issues of knowledge, power, politics, subjectivation; with social and/or environmental justice; with issues of morals and ethics. Planning theories have been, and continue to be, influenced by other intellectual fields, which often imbue planning theories with awareness of and sensitivity to the multiple dimensions of planning practices. The series editors particularly encourage inter- and trans-disciplinary ideas and conceptualisations.

2010-04-09

Olivier Graefe, professor of Human geography is invited speaker in the Geography Colloquium of the University of Georgia in Athens. Title of is talk is 'Scarcity, Water and Power Relations in Africa'.

2010-02-23

Geocolloquium: Every Tuesday, 17.15-1815, Geography auditorium 0.26. Look at the program in the EVENTS section.

2010-01-04

TRP: The last version of the editorial guidelines for scientific research papers is available in the Bachelor section.

2010-01-01

Intressé-e-s par des mesures de terrain en montagne? Contactez sebastien.morard@unifr.ch!

2010-01-01

The new version of the Geography Unit website is online.

2009-11-26

PhD Position in Human Geography

Applications : deadline December 30, 2009.

More information: PDF

2009-11-17

Seminar in Global Change, Development & Ethics (GG.0473)

Information Meeting : December 10th in Room 226 at 17h15.

This information meeting is compulsory for all Master students of the MSc. in Global Change and Sustainability and the M.A. in Économie Politique who want to attend this seminar. The seminar topics will be presented and the work assignments distributed.

More information: click here

2009-10-22

Four PhD and one Post-Doc researcher (80%) positions in hydrology, water management, social and human geography research

Project AQUA MONTANA - Approaching Water Stress in the Alps – Water Management Options in the Crans-Montana-Sierre Region (Valais, Switzerland)

Applications : deadline November 15 for PhDs; December 13 for Post-doc.

More information: PDF

2009-10-08

Fribourg goes Copenhagen - Conference on Architectural Competitions - Call for Papers:

The 'Geographies of Architecture' section (group Van Wezemael) of the Geography Unit at the University of Fribourg convenes a conference on Architectural Competitions. It will take place 5-7 May 2010 and be embedded in a major conference event of the Center for Management Studies of the Building Process (Copenhagen Business School): 'Constructions Matter - Managing Complexities, Decisions and Actions in the Building Process'.

The cfp is now open. Please submit your abstract before 15. December 2009.

Read more and register here:

http://www.clibyg.org/en/for_researchers_and_students/conference_2010_constructions_matter/index.php?sub_id=7