Jobs & Appointments

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.

The Modeling Religion in Norway project invites applications for a full-time, three year post-doctoral position. Expertise in computer modeling and simulation is required, with knowledge of AnyLogic and/or NetLogo preferred. The ideal candidate will also have expertise in one or more of the following areas: mining big data, predictive analysis, cognitive or social scientific study of religion. Click here for a link to a detailed position announcement and online application website. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) offers a three-year Post-doctoral COFUND grant (part of the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions programme) in the area of agent-based simulation of socio-cognitive systems. Research theme The applicant is expected to contribute to the development of conceptual and technological foundations for agent-based simulation of socio-cognitive systems (i.e., systems where the interplay between the behaviour of the individuals and […]

We are seeking two post-doctoral researchers for a three year ESRC funded project that aims to make it easier and more productive for social researchers to use the fixed and mobile digital sensors (including energy and ambient fixed sensors, and sensors in mobile phones) that are becoming available from the Internet of Things and ubiquitous computing. The project, ‘HomeSense: digital sensors for social research’ has recently been funded under the National Centre for Research Methods’ call […]

The Industrial Engineering Department of the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) is seeking applications for several faculty positions. Researchers interested in computational modeling of social and organizational systems and its link to social systems design are invited to apply. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Industrial Engineering Department of the Universidad de los Andes seeks applications for faculty, visiting scholar, and postdoctoral […]

1. Uses a high degree of concentration to plan, develop, build, test, validate and operate multiscale agent-based simulation models for a variety of nonlinear, time-based problems within ALSAC, drawing on a current inventory of predictive models as well as exploratory work. Multiscale agent-based simulation models for strategic and/or tactical applications in Java or C++ produce system-level financial and other outputs (metrics, forecasts) based on (a) consumer econometrics, algorithms, […]

The Laboratory of Urban Complexity and Sustainability (LUCAS) at the University of Nottingham has advertised a number of Ph.D opportunities for outstanding students. The following might be of interest: - PhD Studentship in Computer Modelling (Ref: ENG884) - PhD Studentship in Computer Modelling – Social Modelling (Ref: ENG886) This is an exciting opportunity to join LUCAS, to contribute to the research programme supported by the prestigious Leverhulme Research Programme Grant “Sustaining […]

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