Jobs & Appointments

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 […]

We are looking for PhD candidates on Modelling Values Attributed to Smart Energy System Platforms. More information: http://www.tudelft.nl/index.php?type=a&lang=nl&id=11974&fid=557880. The position is open until July 30th. The Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management contributes to sustainable solutions for technical challenges in society by combining the insights from engineering with the humanities and the social sciences. This research project is part of the NWO programme on […]

Please check the project(s) and the job announcement here: http://www.biomove.org/. Many of the project include modelling, and much of the modelling will be agent-based. Volker Grimm, Leipzig

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The Chair of Human-Environment Relations at the Department of Geography is recruiting a PhD Researcher in the transdisciplinary research project INOLA (Innovations for a Sustainable Land- and Energy Management on a Regional Scale) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The project’s main aim is to support the transition towards a more sustainable land use- and energy system in a region south of Munich within a transdisciplinary framework. Responsibilities: […]

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of Socio-Ecological Systems Modelling for a period of 2 years. Based within the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, you will join a team of researchers studying the effects of environmental change on land use, the impacts of climate change on rural and urban environments and how people will adapt to these changes. We explore these themes at multiple temporal and spatial scales using different methods such as […]

Detailed ad: http://abm-lab.yorku.ca/files/PDF2014.pdf As part of the strategic direction for expansion of the research areas at the Agent-Based Modelling Laboratory (ABM-Lab) at York University, applications are invited for two postdoctoral positions in Disease Modelling for Understanding Health Benefits and Cost Effectiveness. Successful candidates will be expected to play a major role in trans-disciplinary projects applying modelling tools and simulation techniques, data analysis […]

Detailed ad: http://abm-lab.yorku.ca/files/postdoc.pdf Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in Computational Modelling of Vaccination at the Agent-Based Modelling Laboratory (ABM-Lab). The successful candidate will be expected to play a major role in trans-disciplinary projects involving university-industry partnership. The research will apply computational techniques and simulations, data analysis and visualization, and health economics to develop novel agent-based models […]

PhD-candidate MODELLING COMBINATIONS OF STRATEGIES FOR HIV PREVENTION at the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands Job number: AT I&V-EPI-273/OIO-04 The project In the Netherlands, the majority of new HIV diagnoses occurs among men who have sex with men (MSM). Despite the availability of successful treatment for HIV infection and the employment of numerous interventions, the risk of HIV transmission remains high among MSM. Recent efforts […]