The Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce two new opportunities for the BU community launching this Fall 2019:<\/p>\n
IOC Working Paper Series<\/strong><\/p>\n To help publicize and promote academic research on cities or urban populations<\/span>, the Initiative is launching a Working Paper Series<\/a>. This online repository of papers will help increase the visibility of academic work and provide a useful portal for reporters, scholars, and others seeking cutting-edge work on cities and urban issues.<\/p>\n All BU faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars are eligible to submit papers, and we strongly encourage recipients\u00a0of our\u00a0Early Stage Urban Research Awards<\/a>\u00a0to participate.<\/p>\nSubmit a working paper<\/a>\n IOC Faculty Affiliate Program<\/strong><\/p>\n The Initiative has launched a Faculty Affiliate Program<\/a> open to all BU faculty members, including tenured\/tenure-track faculty, non-tenured faculty, and lecturers.<\/p>\n Faculty Affiliates will represent a broad range of schools, departments, programs, and centers from across BU and will support or engage with the work of the Initiative, from urban research and policy development to community partnerships and education related activities. Faculty must apply to be an Affiliate (using a short\u00a0interest form)<\/a>\u00a0and will be asked to renew their affiliation with IOC every odd year.<\/p>\n Affiliates can take advantage of a range of benefits, including:<\/p>\n All BU faculty, including Affiliates, as well as graduate students can also apply for research funding support via our Early Stage Urban Research Award<\/a>, or submit work in progress to our Working Paper Series<\/a>.<\/p>\nApply to be a Faculty Affiliate<\/a>\n\n
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