Jobs & Appointments

The Resilience and Adaptive Management Group (http://ram.uaa.alaska.edu/) at the University of Alaska Anchorage invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scientist in the area of computational social science and social-ecological systems. The position is for two years, with the likelihood of an additional year renewal. The successful candidate will work in one or more of the following areas: text analysis and text mining, social data collection, social and spatial analysis, and/or the […]

The Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK, invites applications for three PhD studentships associated with the interdisciplinary research project ERIE (Evolution and Resilience of Industrial Ecosystems), a joint venture with the Departments of Mathematics and Computing and the Centre for Environmental Strategy . The doctoral students will be part of the ERIE team that is using two case studies to explore a crucial aspect of the UK economy: the […]

Centre for Environmental Strategy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey Fully Funded PhD Studentship on the Role of Social and Physical Networks in Promoting Sustainable Industrial Systems The Centre for Environmental Strategy invites applications for a PhD studentship on the EPSRC-funded interdisciplinary research project ERIE (Evolution and Resilience of Industrial Ecosystems), a joint venture with the Departments of Mathematics, Computing and Sociology […]

NEW FACULTY POSITIONS IN COMPLEXITY SCIENCE University of Miami, Florida, USA The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami seeks applicants and nominations for four faculty appointments in Complexity Science, including complex networks and complex systems, from disciplines across the physical, biological, computational, mathematical, statistical, medical, economic and social sciences. Successful candidates will join a vigorous research program already underway across […]

Profile The chair of Human-Environment Interactions at the Department of Geography, University of Mu­nich, has an inter- and transdisciplinary orientation and studies the question of transition towards sustainability. Key issues thereby are the processes in Human-Environment Systems which are at the interface of individual decision-making, social structure, governance, and environment. The research fields tackled include sustainable resource management (e.g., energy, water, phosphorous); […]

TWO POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS IN QUANTITATIVE FINANCE Two post-doctoral positions in Quantitative Finance at the SEFEMEQ Department - University of Rome Tor Vergata are announced. TITLE: Quantitative Analysis of Sustainable Investments QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT GROUNDS FOR APPOINTMENT: The candidate should have completed, or be near to complete, a PhD in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics, or related fields. JOB DESCRIPTION The research is part of SIRP […]

Postdoctoral Scientist (social-ecological spatial analysis, modeling, and visualization) – Alaska The Resilience and Adaptive Management Group at the University of Alaska Anchorage invites applications for a Post Doctoral Fellow for interdisciplinary research related to spatial analysis, modeling, and visualization of social-ecological systems. The successful candidate will work with social and environmental scientists in analyzing and visualizing social and ecological data as part of an […]

The Center for the Study of Complex Systems (cscs.umich.edu), in collaboration with the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (www.sph.umich.edu/cseph), is seeking applicants for a Research Computer Specialist for a computational modeling and analysis position as part of the newly formed Network on Inequality, Complexity and Health program (www.sitemaker.umich.edu/nich), an interdisciplinary group of researchers at multiple Universities who together will establish the […]

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Job Opening: Economic/Demographic Research Analyst http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?jobid=226&fuseaction=jobs.detail Close Date: 3/12/10 With its suite of highly-sophisticated tools, including the Demographic and Economic Forecasting Model (DEFM), the Interregional Commute Model (IRCM), the Urban Development Model (UDM), TransCAD, and ESRI’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the Regional Models team supports numerous research and planning […]

The School of Economics (SOE) and the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine invite applications from social scientists for a tenure-track faculty position in SOE at the assistant or associate professor level. The successful candidate will join a new Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) funded by a 5-year, $20 million NSF EPSCoR grant. The position is one of four new hires supported by SSI, an innovative program in sustainability science. The successful candidate […]