Jobs & Appointments

The CASCADE project, funded by the US National Institutes of Health, aims to develop calibrated and validated agent-based models of alcohol use behaviours in the populations of the UK and US. The project has a new vacancy for a Research Scientist available at the Public Health Institute in California. Further details of the vacancy, including how to apply, are available here: http://phi.org/work-with-us/employment/position-description/index.php?id=18126

Summary: The Carter Lab in the Human-Environment Systems Center at Boise State University invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Research Assistant. The postdoc will synthesize human behaviors and land use, animal behaviors and ecology, and policy scenarios in the design and application of an agent-based model. The focus will be on the conceptual and methodological aspects of the model design and the application to the conservation of the globally-endangered tiger (Panthera […]

The Imperial Centre for Energy Policy and Technology (ICEPT) and the Centre for Process Systems Engineering (CPSE) at Imperial College London are looking for candidates for the position of Research Associate to join us in a project on the implementation of an agent-based model of bioenergy stakeholders (e.g. farmers, biorefinery operators, service providers) which will be used to study policies that can stimulate the development of a bioenergy value chain in the UK. Details of the job, […]

Position Description: The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured position at the assistant, associate or professor level, commencing autumn semester 2017. We are looking for a scholar whose research and teaching focus on how culture and institutions shape the resilience and sustainability of social-ecological systems. We are particularly interested in scholars who combine evolutionary […]

Two five-year positions supported by the National Science Foundation and The Ohio State University for an interdisciplinary research project that examines the environmental conditions that lead to human territorial behavior in pastoral ecosystems as well as how territoriality shapes the environment. Based in the Dhufar highlands of Southern Oman, the project will provide new insights into whether the dynamics of woodland-grassland-woodland cycling are coupled with pulses in human […]

The Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt is seeking to make an appointment for a PreDoc Scientist at the Department of Controlling and Strategic Management, Institute of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Economics (100% employment, limited for 4 years). The desired starting date is Nobember 2nd, 2016. The deadline for applications is September 14th, 2016. The position will involve computer modeling and Agent-based simulation in the area of management accounting with the […]

The Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious research fellow to join a multidisciplinary research team of nutritionists, social scientists, computer modellers, environmental scientists and statisticians to work on a Scottish Government funded project modelling cultural, non-cultural and social influences on dietary choices in the context of healthy, environmentally sustainable diets. More details at […]

We are about to start a 3-year grant funded by the Qatar National Research Fund on modeling the adoption of residential solar photovoltaic systems in collaboration with the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh. The project will develop a decision-support software platform to test policy scenarios aimed at promoting the adoption of residential solar energy systems in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. We are looking for an expert on agent-based modeling with background in […]

Department of Communication - Quantitative Models of Human Communication Apply here: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF01069 DESCRIPTION Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) or Associate Professor, Quantitative Models of Human Communication. For this position, we seek a scholar with research interests focused on quantitative model building in communication. Human communication is an essential building block in the emergence of complex social systems. Models aimed at understanding and […]

The Deparmtne of Environment and Society at Utah State University is seeking highly qualified candidate who are commited to pursuing a PhD focused on understanding human-environmental interactions. More information can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/jacopobaggio/students ### Social-Ecological Networks and Agent Based Modelling Students should be interested in agent-based modelling (ABM), network analysis, and participatory modelling. The successful candidate will work under […]