Jobs & Appointments

Two five-year positions supported by the National Science Foundation and The Ohio State University for an interdisciplinary research project that examines the environmental conditions that lead to human territorial behavior in pastoral ecosystems as well as how territoriality shapes the environment. Based in the Dhufar highlands of Southern Oman, the project will provide new insights into whether the dynamics of woodland-grassland-woodland cycling are coupled with pulses in human […]

The Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt is seeking to make an appointment for a PreDoc Scientist at the Department of Controlling and Strategic Management, Institute of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Economics (100% employment, limited for 4 years). The desired starting date is Nobember 2nd, 2016. The deadline for applications is September 14th, 2016. The position will involve computer modeling and Agent-based simulation in the area of management accounting with the […]

The Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious research fellow to join a multidisciplinary research team of nutritionists, social scientists, computer modellers, environmental scientists and statisticians to work on a Scottish Government funded project modelling cultural, non-cultural and social influences on dietary choices in the context of healthy, environmentally sustainable diets. More details at […]

We are about to start a 3-year grant funded by the Qatar National Research Fund on modeling the adoption of residential solar photovoltaic systems in collaboration with the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh. The project will develop a decision-support software platform to test policy scenarios aimed at promoting the adoption of residential solar energy systems in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. We are looking for an expert on agent-based modeling with background in […]

Department of Communication - Quantitative Models of Human Communication Apply here: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF01069 DESCRIPTION Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) or Associate Professor, Quantitative Models of Human Communication. For this position, we seek a scholar with research interests focused on quantitative model building in communication. Human communication is an essential building block in the emergence of complex social systems. Models aimed at understanding and […]

The Deparmtne of Environment and Society at Utah State University is seeking highly qualified candidate who are commited to pursuing a PhD focused on understanding human-environmental interactions. More information can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/jacopobaggio/students ### Social-Ecological Networks and Agent Based Modelling Students should be interested in agent-based modelling (ABM), network analysis, and participatory modelling. The successful candidate will work under […]

The James Hutton Institute welcomes applications to one of three new TB Macaulay fellowships spanning our computational, social and environmental science areas. The fellowship is based at our Aberdeen (UK) site and comes with 3 years funding plus generous start-up costs. This is an exciting three-year Research Fellowship to expand our activities in sustainability science, with particular focus on investigating ways to implement the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) in Scotland and […]

A three-year PHD scholarship starting from November 2016 is available at the University of Genova on agent-based computational macroeconomics with a particular focus on validation and calibration. Please, circulate this announcement among possible interested candidates. Interested candidates should contact me as soon as possible. The application deadline is June 10th https://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/XXXII/ENG/

Artificial Intelligence Economics Research Center (AI-ECON), Department of Economics, National Chengchi University (Taiwan) invites applications at the post-doctoral level to develop agent-based macroeconomic models (ABMs), geared towards computational policy experiments. The research will be conducted under the direction of Professor Shu-Heng Chen. The candidate is expected to work with a researchers at the lab to design, develop, simulate and analyze agent-based, behavioural […]

The LAMSADE team in Paris-Dauphine is looking for a PhD student to work on a formalization of « threats » : “A formalization of threat for dealing with natural and industrial risks - Integrating Sen’s capability approach in an evaluation of loss and protection within a population » The PhD is funded by Paris-Dauphine University for 3 years. Contact: Juliette Rouchier Detailed subject: attached Required Profile - Master in Computer Science, Mathematics or Economics - Minimal knowledge in […]