Jobs & Appointments

The Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity (http://csid.asu.edu/) at Arizona State University invites applications for an exciting post-doctoral position in collective action and social networks. This postdoc will conduct research within a NSF funded project (http://csid.asu.edu/tipping-collective-action-social-networks-0). The research is computational and the ideal candidate has training in (agent-based) modeling, network analysis and data mining. Furthermore, the ideal […]

The Chair of Systems Design in ETH Zurich, and the Centre for Research on Direct Democracy in Universität Zürich offer a position for a PhD student working in the project “The Role of Emotional Interactions in the Polarization of Opinions in Participatory Media” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), starting as soon as possible. This project brings together the fields of social science, computer science, and statistical physics to advance in the understanding of the […]

The Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS) at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Complex Systems. The appointment will begin September 1, 2014. This is a university year appointment. Information about the Center can be found here: www.cscs.umich.edu. Required Qualifications Candidates must have a demonstrated interest in complex systems, broadly construed, with a doctoral degree in a related field such as computer […]

School of Psychology, University of Sussex 3.5 year EPSRC PhD studentship available for September 2013 Project title: Physical crowds and psychological crowds: Applying self-categorization theory to computer simulation of intergroup events Project supervisors: Dr John Drury and Dr Andy Philippides This project will examine the behaviour of different psychological crowds within the same physical crowd. It will apply concepts from social psychology to crowd modelling, using a combination of […]

Details on the labexMER web site The Lab-STICC (CNRS UMR 6285) is seeking an enthusiastic PhD candidate with a strong scientific knowledge background. The Computer Science thesis aims at modeling/simulating the biological pump in the mesopelagic domain : it intricates models from marine biology, biophysics and geophysics. The biological pump is the set of processes that generate and transport the […]

The Center for Complexity in Business at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. The position will provide salary and benefits for at least one year, but potentially longer contingent upon performance and funding availability. Applications will be reviewed starting immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates will be expected to work primarily on an NSF-funded interdisciplinary project that […]

The Center for Complexity in Business at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. The position will provide salary and benefits for at least one year, but potentially longer contingent upon performance and funding availability. Applications will be reviewed starting immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates will be expected to work primarily on an NSF-funded interdisciplinary project that […]

Postdoctoral Researcher in Land Use Change Modelling Vacancy Ref: : 012323 Closing Date : 02-May-2013 Contact Person : Professor Mark Rounsevell Contact Email : [email protected] 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 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. […]

A 1+1 years postdoctoral position is available at IFISC. The candidate is expected to work within the framework of the EC project EUNOIA with the aim of analyzing and modeling urban mobility patterns. The partners participating in EUNOIA include academic institutions: UCL, ETH and CEA as well as IFISC, the city hall of Barcelona and companies as Nommon. Other industrial partners participating as external collaborators include BBVA and Telefonica. We are looking for a strongly motivated […]