Jobs & Appointments

Postdoctoral Researcher in Land Use Change Modelling Vacancy Ref: : 012323 Closing Date : 02-May-2013 Contact Person : Professor Mark Rounsevell Contact Email : [email protected] We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of Land Use Change Modelling for a period of 2 years. Based within the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, you will join a team of researchers studying the effects of environmental change on land use at multiple temporal and […]

The College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida is seeking to make an appointment for the position of Florida Hospital Endowed Chair in Nursing Simulation. The holder need not be a registered nurse, but must have an established record of scholarship and experience in healthcare-related simulation. This position reports directly to the Dean. The Florida Hospital Endowed Chair in Nursing Simulation will forge and utilize collaboration opportunities to advance the use of […]

The Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig is offering several PhD positions on ecosystem services. One of the positions aims at an agent-based model on the relationship between residential mobility and urban ecosystem services (topic 4). Details regarding the positions and the application procedure can be found on the following website: http://www.ufz.de/escalate/

Applications are invited for a 3-year Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) PhD Studentship based at CoDE under the supervision of Professor James Nazroo, Dr Laia Becares, and Dr Nick Shryane. The studentship covers UK/EU tuition fees, an annual tax-free stipend at Research Council rates (£13,590 in 2012/13), plus the Advanced Quantitative Methods supplement (£3,000 per year) for a total of £16,590. Funding will be for three years of full-time study (+3 Scheme), starting in October […]

The Department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University has an open post-doctoral fellowship position in the areas of computational modeling, complexity, and social systems. The fellowship is for one year, with the possibility of an additional year renewal, and has a limited teaching load. The Department is interdisciplinary, including the fields of economics, engineering, history, neuroscience, political science, and psychology. It has particular research strengths in […]

This +3 ESRC PhD Studentship is attached to the new ESRC Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) at the University of Manchester. The studentship-holder will use agent-based models to examine the dynamic relationships between ethnicity, neighbourhood characteristics and health. The deadline for applications is January 31st 2013. Candidates may be called for interview in early February 2013. Details at: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/CoDE/CoDE_ABM_Studentship.pdf

The Public Research Center Henri Tudor (www.tudor.lu) is recruiting a Scientific Programmer (M/F) Reference : CRTE/EEM-12/039 Type of professional profile: Researcher (R&D Engineer) Type of contract: Temporary Duration: 2 years (with possibility of extension) Place: Esch sur Alzette - LUXEMBOURG The successful candidate will support the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) team on the development of a practical and comprehensive methodology for the integration of Multi Agent Systems (MAS) and LCA. […]

IRSTEA has just opened new research fellow positions. One is included relative to social simulation applied to social hydrological systems dynamics. This is a full position Forms should be uploaded, filled and sent by March 1st. More information is available on the following web page: http://www.irstea.fr/en/join-us/external-competitive-examinations Anybody interested might contact me for any question. Best regards O. Barreteau [email protected]

Professor of Marketing has a short term project which requires taking Netlogo code of another programmer and writing modifications to it. I understand it might just ‘be easier’ to rewrite the code but given this model has been verified with past studies, I prefer to use this model. Need to have revised model by mid-January. Original programmer has left academia and is no longer available for consultation. If you are up for the challenge, send me your CV and your hourly rate. I expect there […]

An Agent-Based Model approach to understanding changes in ethnic relations: applications to neighbourhood ethnic composition and health. Applications are invited for a 3-year Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) PhD Studentship based at the new ESRC-funded Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) under the supervision of Professor James Nazroo, Dr Laia Bécares, and Dr Nick Shryane. The project provides a studentship covering UK/EU tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend at […]