Jobs & Appointments

Centre for Research in Social Simulation University of Surrey, Guildford, UK 2 Research Fellows for the Whole System Energy Modelling Consortium: (a) Agent-based modelling of household energy demand (b) Social practices of energy consumption (Ref: 9385) Posts available from July 2013 Salary: up to £37,382 per annum Two positions are available in the Centre for Research in Social Simulation to work with Professor Nigel Gilbert in the new four-year, £5.7 million WholeSEM (Whole Systems […]

AI-Econ Research Center (www.aiecon.org) is an interdisciplinary research and professional service unit at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. Our aim is to support research and provide policy and strategy analytical services based on agent-based simulation and human experiments to the society. We are looking for a highly enthusiastic and fully devoted expert in experiments to operate and expand the functions of our experimental economics laboratory (EEL, http://eel.nccu.edu.tw/ ). This […]

Postdoctoral Researcher in Land Use Change Modelling Vacancy Ref: : 012323 Closing Date : 02-May-2013 Contact Person : Professor Mark Rounsevell Contact Email : mark.rounsevell@ed.ac.uk 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 olivier.barreteau@irstea.fr