The James Hutton Institute
Information and Computational Sciences
Social Systems Simulation Modeller
Salary Band E £35,282-£37,534 or Band D £27,792-£29,566 *
Applications are invited for a Social Systems Modeller to join a small team of researchers applying agent-based social simulation to lifestyles, renewable energy and the low carbon economy. You will be developing and working with agent-based social simulation model(ler)s to feed into policy deliberation and complex multi-stakeholder management issues. You will contribute to an ongoing research programme funded through the Scottish Government, and the GLAMURS FP7 project exploring sustainable lifestyles and the green economy in Europe, due to start in January 2014.
Candidates must have a PhD in a relevant interdisciplinary topic and a background in social and computational sciences (e.g. social simulation, generative social science, artificial intelligence). You will have published your work in academic journals, have experience in knowledge elicitation, working with stakeholders and/or policymakers in a modelling context and applying for research funding. Experience visualising complex results and presenting to diverse audiences is desirable.
This post is located on our Aberdeen site but there may be a requirement for occasional travel to our Dundee site.
Further particulars are available from http://www.hutton.ac.uk/careers/social-systems-simulation-modeller. To apply, please send a covering letter and CV, including the names and addresses of three referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer, by e-mail to [email protected] or by post to HR Office Dundee, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA by Friday 6 December 2013. Please quote reference number JHI-58-13 in all correspondence.
Gary Polhill
Human-Natural Systems Research Scientist
The James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen
AB15 8QH
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