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“I came, but can I see?” XI: Fragile proposal, review with care… (#NWOVidi2025diaries)
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“I came, but can I see?” X: Feedback sandwich vs. Feedback salad… (#NWOVidi2025diaries)
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“I came, but can I see?” IX: Writing as the most impossible short distance in human history… (#NWOVidi2025diaries)
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“I came, but can I see?” VIII: Word ‘vomit’ and fighting the onset of imposter syndrome… (#NWOVidi2025diaries)
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“I came, but can I see?” VIII: “it’s [not] about the money, money, money”… (#NWOVidi2025diaries)
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This piece or that piece? The art of recruiting and puzzling an ERC FRICTIONS PhD research team together.
How do recruitment managers do this? How do they sort through CVs upon CVs of highly qualified candidates in order to shortlist the few that might proceed into the interview stage? How do they make the final decision after witnessing the brilliance of all the shortlisted candidates during the interviews? Flip a coin and hope … Continue reading This piece or that piece? The art of recruiting and puzzling an ERC FRICTIONS PhD research team together.
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Associate Professor: storytelling and the tourism geographies of slavery and colonial heritage
Today 1st January 2025 marks my official promotion to the position of Associate Professor in the Cultural Geography Chairgroup at Wageningen University and Research. This makes it is exactly 4.5 years since I entered the Tenure Track system at the Assistant Professor 2 level -and some 5.7 years since relocating from Sheffield Hallam University as … Continue reading Associate Professor: storytelling and the tourism geographies of slavery and colonial heritage
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Vacancy Notice: Three PhD positions for the ERC project, ‘The generative tensions of slavery and colonial heritage tourism’
I am excited to annouce that I am recruiting for 3 PhD positions on my ERC Starting Grant Project which are to start from September 2025. The vacancy details are below and have been published on the Wageningen University website and Academictransfer.nl https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/three-phd-positions-for-the-erc-project-the-generative-tensions-of-slavery-and-colonial-heritage-tourism.htm https://www.academictransfer.com/en/346580/three-phd-positions-for-the-erc-project-the-generative-tensions-of-slavery-and-colonial-heritage-tourism/ Check out the details if this is something for you or … Continue reading Vacancy Notice: Three PhD positions for the ERC project, ‘The generative tensions of slavery and colonial heritage tourism’
Call for papers: Tourism policy and planning in Brazil: the quest for development, sustainability, and other alternatives (_ Special Issue_)
This call for papers seeks contributions addressing the role of tourism policies in achieving sustainable development in Brazil, and invites interdisciplinary perspectives. The focus is on tourism policy and planning in Brazil, highlighting the country's diverse environmental and socio-cultural landscape. It discusses the challenges and prospects for sustainable development, especially in light of the impact of tourism on economic, environmental, and social aspects. The content emphasizes the need for incorporating sustainability into tourism policy, planning, and development in Brazil. It also invites research on various topics related to tourism, including indigenous tourism, heritage tourism, and community-based tourism. The submission details and key dates for the special issue publication are also provided.
Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong 