Jobs & Appointments

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.

We have a number of positions open in our Complex Systems research group at USyd the moment (below). I was hoping that you may have or know a soon-to-finish student, postdoc or ECR in your group who might be suitable, or could otherwise help to spread the word? 1. Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Complex Systems (Level B/C). Research areas including information theory and complex networks theory. Sits in our Complex Systems Research Group, led by Prof. Mikhail Prokopenko. This is for a 3 yr […]

Postdoctoral Research Assistant for agent-based modelling project Vacancy Reference: 121606 Grade: 7 Salary Range: £30,738 - £37,768 p.a. Appointment Term: 2 years Closing Date: Monday, February 8, 2016 - 12:00 Applications are invited for a 24 month postdoctoral research assistant for an agent-based modelling project in collaboration with Professor Doyne Farmer and the INET research team. The post is available from 1 April 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate […]

Closing date : 15/01/2016 Reference : HUM-07531 Faculty / Organisational unit : Humanities School / Directorate : Manchester Business School Division : Alliance MBS - IMP Division Employment type : Fixed Term Duration : 1 February 2016 until 31 January 2018 Location : Oxford Road, Manchester Salary : £38,896 to £47,801 per annum Hours per week : Full time We seek a highly skilled Research Fellow to work on a cutting-edge research project using agent-based modelling (ABM). This is a two […]

We are looking for really excellent candidates to apply to fill two Permanent academic posts at the School of Sociology, University College Dublin.I would especially encourage early stage scholars with strong data analytical skills, including analysis of large scale and complex data, to consider applying for these posts: Ref: 007851 UCD College of Social Sciences and Law UCD School of Sociology Lecturer (s) in Comparative Sociology and Sociology (2 Permanent Posts) Applications are invited […]

Applicants must be within 3 years of having completed their PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a closely related discipline. The successful candidate will have excellent English language communication skills (both written and verbal), with prior experience of writing scientific or technical articles. The successful candidate must possess a working knowledge of statistics and statistical methods. Applicants should have experience developing computational […]

This is a PhD position available at MAPIX technologies, UK & Utrecht University, The Netherlands, through the EU European Training Network SAF21. The candidate should have an MSc in Computational Linguistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Science, or Computer Science. Research domain: To uncover the potential wealth within unstructured and semi-structured textual data relevant to the multi-stakeholder fisheries market, this PhD research topic investigates the […]