Jobs & Appointments

There are 2 fully funded PhDs being advertised as part of the Europe’s Lost Frontiers project at the University of Bradford, UK. One is specifically focused on computer simulation while the other is mainly seismic mapping, but with an emphasis on using the results within simulations. Deadline is 17th June 2016 with the positions to start in October 2016. Details are available at

A three-year PHD scholarship starting from November 2016 is available at the University of Genova on agent-based computational macroeconomics with a particular focus on validation and calibration. Please, circulate this announcement among possible interested candidates. Interested candidates should contact me as soon as possible. The application deadline is June 10th https://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/XXXII/ENG/

Artificial Intelligence Economics Research Center (AI-ECON), Department of Economics, National Chengchi University (Taiwan) invites applications at the post-doctoral level to develop agent-based macroeconomic models (ABMs), geared towards computational policy experiments. The research will be conducted under the direction of Professor Shu-Heng Chen. The candidate is expected to work with a researchers at the lab to design, develop, simulate and analyze agent-based, behavioural […]

The LAMSADE team in Paris-Dauphine is looking for a PhD student to work on a formalization of « threats » : “A formalization of threat for dealing with natural and industrial risks - Integrating Sen’s capability approach in an evaluation of loss and protection within a population » The PhD is funded by Paris-Dauphine University for 3 years. Contact: Juliette Rouchier Detailed subject: attached Required Profile - Master in Computer Science, Mathematics or Economics - Minimal knowledge in […]

The Computational Epidemiology Laboratory seeks an exceptional postdoctoral researcher with interdisciplinary interests and a passion for using complex systems models (e.g., agent-based, microsimulation, system dynamics) to improve human health and well-being. The current focus of the group is on developing complex systems models in the following areas: 1. Food access, food insecurity and health 2. Pediatric asthma healthcare utilization 3. Predicting asthma attacks due to multipollutant […]

We seek a quantitative scientist to drive the development of an integrated computer simulation model that uses innovative generalized agent-based representations of coupled humans and natural system components across scales. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANG825/research-associate/ This work contributes to a broader project bringing together social and natural scientists from four major countries (Brazil, China, UK, and USA), with influential stakeholder organizations, to form the International […]

A vacancy has arisen in the Complex Systems Research Centre for a senior researcher on the STEPPING UP project, funded by the EPSRC. With experience of complex systems research methods and in particular agent based modelling tools, you will develop a UK model representing the Water Energy Food Nexus and showing its impact on the environment, economy and society. Working closely with the STEPPING UP project team, located from Exeter to Dundee, and Surrey to Glasgow, you will have […]

Postdoctoral fellowship in computational social sciences Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden http://lnu.se/about-lnu/jobs-and-vacancies?l=en We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher who will contribute to the establishment of a computational social science research group with a main (but not exclusive) focus on environmental issues. We are planning to both exploit the richness of existing data resulting from online interactions and to design and implement web-experiments. We seek candidates […]

The Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science (http://beyond.asu.edu), the School of Life Sciences (http://sols.asu.edu), and the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering (http://cidse.engineering.asu.edu) at Arizona State University invite applications for a postdoctoral research position investigating mechanisms of emergent computation in collectivedecision making by eusocial insects. The anticipated research will combine techniques from information […]

There are the following opportunities for phd Scholarships at the CPM in Manchester on the following topics: Integrating Data Mining and Agent-based simulation – applied to Manchester “Troubled Family” data Modelling the Dynamics of Town Centre Change This is a scholarship competition, so the positions will only give to the best students applying (regardless of the subject you apply for). For the process and conditions see Deadline 9am GMT 21st March 2016.