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NUFFIELD COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD


Nuffield College intends to appoint, with effect from 1st September 2006, 
a number of Research Fellows (known as Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows, 
or PPRFs).

Applications are invited from graduates of any country wishing to undertake 
research in any area of the social sciences except Economics, for which there 
is a separate competition. (Those wishing to undertake interdisciplinary 
research which includes Economics may apply for either or both competitions.) 
The main interests of the College are in Economics, Politics and Sociology, 
but these are broadly construed to include, for example, social science 
approaches to history, social and medical statistics, international relations, 
social psychology and social policy.

PPRFs' main responsibility is to engage in independent scholarly research. 
They have no teaching or administrative obligations but are expected to 
participate in the intellectual life of the College. They will be expected 
to organize a seminar or workshop in their subject area during the
 three-year term of their appointment and the College can help finance and
organize these activities.

1. Postdoctorate salary starts at �18,601 p.a. (Pre-doctorate grant of
 �10,219 p.a.)

2. Research budget �2,173 p.a.

3. Free single College accommodation or �4,550 p.a. housing allowance

4. Free lunch and dinner in College

5. Child support funds available


The Fellowships are intended for scholars from any country, who at the 
time of taking up the Fellowships will have completed, or be very close 
to the completion of, a doctoral thesis, or be at a comparable point in 
a research career. To be eligible, candidates should not, by that date, 
have spent more than a total of eight years in postgraduate study, 
teaching or research in the social sciences, and should not have previously 
held a researc fellowship similar to that advertised. The Fellowships are 
equivalent to an Assistant Professorship in terms of academic standing, but 
they carry no teaching obligations.


The Fellowships are normally to be taken up on 1st September 2006. 
The appointment will be for up to 3 years.

Further particulars and the application form can be obtained from the 
College web page: http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk or from the Administrative 
Officer, Nuffield College, Oxford OX1 1NF. Email:justine.crump@nuf.ox.ac.uk. 
Applications must be received by Friday 4 November 2005.

The College exists to promote excellence in education and research, 
and is an equal opportunities employer.

CASE PhD Studentship in Novel Approaches to Logistics Network Optimisation

Applications are invited for a 3-year CASE (PhD) studentship in Novel
Approaches to Logistics Network Optimisation, to be co-supervised by
Eurobios, and the Machine Learning and Biological Computation group in
the Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol. The
studentship will seek to apply novel approaches to optimisation problems
in logistics networks, and is an exciting opportunity to work closely
with one of the world's foremost consultants in the application of
complexity science to business problems. The project will involve very
close co-supervision by Dr Vince Darley and Dr Proshun Sinha-Ray at
Eurobios, with the successful applicant spending on average two months
per year working in Eurobios' London office. The successful applicant
will have a background in a numerate discipline such as mathematics,
physics or computer science. The project will emphasise both application
to real-world problems, with industrial data and tools provided by
Eurobios, and advancing the state of the art and underpinning theory of
the optimisation approaches used. Therefore an ability to tackle both
practical and theoretical problems will be essential. Sound software
engineering abilities, particularly in Java, will also be required. No
particular optimisation approach will be prescribed for the project, but
investigations may include such areas as co-evolutionary algorithms,
ant-inspired algorithms, simulated annealing, etc.

Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for an EPSRC
studentship (UK or EU citizen). Financial support will be provided in
line with EPSRC support levels (currently �12,000 per annum for UK
citizens, EU citizens receive fees-only support). The anticipated start
date is on or around October 3rd 2005.

I am looking for a few Ph.D students.

The Ph.D program of the Cognitive Science department at RPI is accepting
applications. Graduate assistantships and other forms of financial
support for graduate students are available.

Prospective graduate students with interests in Cognitive Science,
especially in  learning and skill acquisition and in the relationship
between cognition and sociality, are encouraged to apply.  Prospective
applicants should have background in computer science (the equivalent
of a BS in computer science), and have some prior exposure to
psychology, artificial
intelligence, connectionist models (neural networks), multi-agent
systems, and other related areas.  Students with a Master's degree
already completed are preferred.

RPI is a top-tier research university.  This new CogSci department has
identified the Ph.D program and research as its primary missions. The
department is conducting  research in a number of areas:
cognitive modeling, human and machine learning, multi-agent interactions
and social simulation, neural networks and connectionist models,  human
and machine reasoning, cognitive engineering, and so on.

See the Web page below regarding my research:
   http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun

For the application procedure, see
   http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/
The application deadline is Jan.15, 2005.

If you decide to apply, follow the official procedure as outlined on
the Web page. Send me a short email (in plain text, ASCII) AFTER you
have completed the application.

--

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Professor Ron Sun
Cognitive Science Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street, Carnegie 302A
Troy, NY 12180, USA

1 year post doc position with an option for 2 years is available at
CASOS for individuals with a Ph.D. 
interested in dynamic social systems,social networks, or complex systems. The PostDoc will work with an
interdisciplinary team to code and analyze data on networks evolving
over time in diverse settings. This will result in several publications by
the team. In addition, the PostDoc will run virtual experiments using the
CASOS,simulation tools Construct and OrgAhead, analyze and write up the
results. Opportunities for conference presentations will exist.

Requirements:
Must be a native English speaker or exhibit ability to write and speak
fluently in English.
Must have finished the Ph.D..
Must have had one year in statistics.
Must be able to program in either Java or C++  (one course in either).

Desired but not required:
Having had a course in social networks or graph theory.
Ability to write HTML.

Start date:  Immediately  (August 20 at the latest)

Interested individuals should send their vita and a short 2 page sample
of writing to Kathleen Carley:  kathleen.carley@cmu.edu

For more information, please contact kathleen.carley@cmu.edu.

NAACSOS - http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/naacsos/
We have obtained funding as part of the Nania project (with Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and Manchester 
universities), as part of the EPSRC Novel Computation Initiative.

See the Nania web page at http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/nania

There are some beaurocratic delays, so we are informally advertising it now so as to give people reasonable 
notice.  The formal ad will be distributed as soon as we have the official paperwork.

The post will be an RA/post-doctaral position for 4 years starting
around October 2004 (!), with starting salary around 21K pa.

The job will involve creating and using agent-based social simulations (ABSS), in particular:

* re-implementing ABSS in java (including to run on a parallel machine), running the model, collecting 
results and analyzing them

* designing ABSS of their own to test hypotheses about the effects of inter-agent social mechanisms

* liasing with the other modeling teams in many areas (physics, ecology, genetics, planetary systems, risk, 
crops, seismology, etc.)

* generally participating in the research of the CPM, including developing one's own interests

The candidate must have the potential to program ABSS in java to given specifications and generally be 
interested and motivated in ABSS research.  The candidate should almost certainly has a PhD and be
highly computer literate (although it is possible that the candidate might be completing a PhD in parallel 
to this).

Anyone interested please contact:

Bruce Edmonds,
Centre for Policy Modelling,
Manchester Metropolitan University, Aytoun Bldg.,
Aytoun St., Manchester, M1 3GH. UK.
Tel: +44 161 247 6479  Fax: +44 161 247 6802
Email:  bruce@cfpm.org
Web:  http://bruce.edmonds.name

Our research group is part of the Bioinformatics department at the
Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Our group is also a member of
the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (maker of Swiss-Prot, Swiss
Model, T-coffee, Expasy, etc.). The research in our group is highly
interdisciplinary, involving application of methodologies from
theoretical physics and computer science to problems in molecular and
evolutionary biology. Most of our research centers around the
development of new mathematical and computational tools for the
analysis of large-scale biological data sets and the quantitative
modeling of biological systems and their evolution.

We are looking for PhD students with a strong background in
mathematics, i.e. with a master's in theoretical physics or applied
mathematics, that are interested in doing their PhD research in the
rapidly evolving field of bioinformatics, and the emerging field of
systems biology. The proposed research topic for this PhD position
involves comparative genomic analyses of large collections of
fully-sequenced genomes, and the development of mathematical models
for their evolution. Recent analyses of large genomic data sets have
uncovered intriguing quantitative laws in the organization of genomes
across all branches of the tree of life. At the moment, there are no
convincing theoretical models that can account for these observed
quantitative laws and the proposed research topic is the development
of mathematical models of genome evolution that can account for these
observed quantitative laws in genome organization.

Requirements for the PhD position are a master's diploma, or
equivalent, preferably in physics or applied mathematics, but
applications from students with a diploma in computer science or
biology that can demonstrate extraordinary mathematical knowledge and
experience will also be considered. Applicants should have a strong
background in mathematics, and a working knowledge of mathematical
techniques from dynamical systems theory, stochastic processes,
statistical mechanics, probability theory and Bayesian statistics is
highly desirable. Candidates should have experience programming in C
and/or C++. Finally, applicants should have familiarity with the
basics of molecular biology and should have a strong desire to learn
in this field.

Please send your application letter, CV and the names of two
references (preferably by email) to

Andrea Dornbierer Koch
andrea.dornbierer@unibas.ch
+41 61 267 15 75

or

Prof. Erik van Nimwegen
erik.vannimwegen@unibas.ch
Department of Bioinformatics
Biozentrum, University of Basel
Klingelbergstrasse 50/70
CH-4056 Basel / Switzerland

Phone: +41 61 267 1576
email:erik.vannimwegen@unibas.ch
http://www.bioz.unibas.ch/nimwegen.html
http://www.physics.rockefeller.edu/~erik

3 PhD positions in Theoretical Biology at the University of Groningen, the
Netherlands, Self-organization of social behaviour in animal societies.
In models of artificial societies it has been shown that complex social
behavior may arise from simple interactions between individuals and their
environment by self-organization. The PhD project addresses  all kinds of
social behaviour in animal societies (in particular of primates) ranging
from coalition strategies, reconciliation behaviour, exchange strategies,
maternal styles to migratory behaviour.
The aim is to study whether we can explain such complex social phenomena by
self-organization. The main method is a simulation study (computer models)
in which artificial individuals are supplied with behavioural rules and
social phenomena are studied at the level of relationships and of the
group. Behavioural rules of various degrees of complexity will be
implemented to examine their relation to patterns at a group level. Using
this procedure it will also be investigated to what extend such social
phenomena may arise as emergent properties from the interactions among the
individuals and environmental characteristics, such as the distribution of
food, the degree of predator pressure, and the competitive regime.

We are looking for a foreign (non-Dutch) student with:
- MSc in biology or other relevant discipline
- experience with computer programming
- knowledge about, and interest in self-organization
- knowledge of social behaviour of animals (preferably primates)
- ambition to obtain a PhD degree within 4 years

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application with
curriculum vitae, list of publications, summary of research interests and
two letters of reference by  March 10, 2004 to:

Dr. Charlotte K. Hemelrijk, Tel. 0031-50-3638084, 
Email: c.hemelrijk@biol.rug.nl, Theoretical Biology, Centre for Ecological and
Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN Haren,
The Netherlands (for more information www.rug.nl/biologie/theobio)


2. Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology
                                                                                                                                                             
I am looking for students interested in theoretical evolutionary ecology.
Successful applicants will be free to do research for 4 years in any area
they like in this field. Potential projects include kin selection, sex
allocation, life history theory, genetic conflict. Applicants must send a
short research proposal (no more than 3 pages) containing their favorite
research questions and an outline of their modeling approach to tackle the
questions.

Only non-Dutch students can apply and they must posses an MSc in biology or
mathematics or physics or any other relevant field. Please send your
application plus CV, proposal and 2 letters of recommendation before March
10th to Dr Ido Pen, Theoretical Biology, Centre for Ecological and
Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 14, 9750 AA Haren,
The Netherlands or email the complete application to i.r.pen@biol.rug.nl.
                                                                                                                                                             
For more information, check out www.rug.nl/biologie/theobio
                                                                                                                                                             
3. Causes and consequences of environmental sex determination.
                                                                                                                                                             
This is a combined theoretical and experimental project. In the theoretical
part of the project population genetic models will be developed to gain
insight in the evolutionary causes and consequences of environmental sex
determination. The experimental part investigates the dynamics of sex
determining mechanisms in laboratory and wild populations of the housefly,
a species in which several mechanisms of sex determination co-exist.
                                                                                                                                                             
We are looking for students with experience in mathematical/computer
modeling as well as modern molecular genetic methods. Note: ONLY German
students can apply. Applicants must have an MSc in biology or any other
relevant field. Please send your application plus CV and 2 letters of
recommendation before March 1st to Dr Ido Pen, Theoretical Biology, Centre
for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, P.O. Box
14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands or email the complete application to
i.r.pen@biol.rug.nl.
                                                                                                                                                             
For more information, check out http://www.rug.nl/biologie/theobio or
http://www.rug.nl/biologie/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/cees/jprog/unitemp/

The Ph.D program of the Cognitive Science department at RPI is accepting
applications. Graduate assistantships and other forms of financial
support for graduate students are available.

Prospective graduate students with interests in Cognitive Science,
especially in learning and skill acquisition and in the relation between
cognition and sociality, are encouraged to apply.  Prospective applicants
should have background in computer science (the equivalent of a BS
in computer science), and have some prior exposure to artificial
intelligence, connectionist models (neural networks), multi-agent
systems, and other related areas.  Students with a Master's degree
already completed are preferred.

RPI is a top-tier research university.  This new department has
identified the Ph.D program and research as its primary missions. The
department is conducting  research in a number of areas:  computational
cognitive modeling, human and machine learning, multi-agent interactions,
neural networks and connectionist models,  human and machine reasoning,
artificial intelligence, cognitive engineering, and so on.

See the Web page below regarding my research:
  http://wwww.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun

For the application procedure, see
  http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/
The application deadline is Jan. 15, 2004.

If you decide to apply, follow the official procedure as outlined on
the Web page. Send me a short email (in plain text, ASCII) after you
have completed the application.

Professor Ron Sun
Cognitive Science Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
email: rsun@rpi.edu
web:   http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun

A GSRA position for Winter 2004 is available for a research project on
human spoken word recognition. The project involves the development of a
quantitative model of spoken word confusability by combining empirical
perceptual data with an online dictionary. Minimum qualifications include
programming experience and a basic background in English phonology or
sound structure. Experience with MATLAB, text-to-phoneme conversion,
signal processing, and natural speech data are highly desired. To apply,
please send by email a resume or CV with references to Prof. Jose R. Benki
(benki@umich.edu).

Young Scientists Summer Program

Jobs at CASA

PhD Bursary: Evolution of Intelligent Agents that operate in simulated 3D physical environments

University of Portsmouth, UK
Faculty of Technology
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

The Intelligent Systems & Diagnostics Research Group is looking to recruit
a full time research student to join its rapidly expanding team.
An exciting opportunity exists for a postgraduate student to undertake
research into the Evolution of Intelligent Agents that operate in simulated 3D 
physical environments.

The candidate must be interested in achieving a postgraduate
qualification, initially for a M. Phil. and then leading to a PhD.
The candidate will be expected to perform leading edge research into
evolutionary and intelligent techniques, and will work alongside staff and 
other researchers in this dynamic research area.

Applicants should have or anticipate a first class or good second class
honours degree, and preferably a Masters degree, in computing or a relevant area. A 
background in Mathematics, Evolutionary Computation or Biology would be an advantage.

This post is offered for June 2003, or possibly October 2003 for a Masters
student, or as soon as possible. The bursary covers tuition fees for E.U. students with a
tax-free annual maintenance award of 7,500 - 8,200, dependent on age at the start of 
registration.

To apply send a CV including contact details of two referees, quoting the
reference below to alastair@channon.net. In the absence of e-mail write to: 
Dr Alastair Channon 
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
Anglesea Road
University of Portsmouth, PO1 3DJ. UK.

For further information about this appointment, or for an informal discussion prior to
application, please email alastair@channon.net

Reference: RTEC/Channon,

Closing date: 28th March 2003.
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Dr Alastair Channon
Senior Lecturer in Computer and Software Engineering
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
Anglesea Road, University of Portsmouth, PO1 3DJ. UK
http://www.channon.net/alastair

Graduate Research Assistant

The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research has an
opening for a graduate research assistant.  The assistant will participate
in an environmental history project examining the Great Plains.  Duties:
Assist project director and research team with analysis of agricultural,
population and climate research data, initially for up to twenty hours per
week.  Specific tasks include the generation of special purpose data sets
from a general database, design of regression analyses and analysis of
autoregressive processes (time and space).  Qualifications:  graduate
student with social science or natural resource training and relatively
advanced quantitative skills.  Knowledge of SAS is essential; experience
with SPSS, STATA and GIS are also relevant.  Interested students should
submit a letter of application outlining their experience, skills and
interests related to the position, a current resume, and the names,
addresses, email and phone numbers of three references.  Graduate Research
Assistant, Great Plains Population and Environment Project, ICPSR, 330
Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104.  

Please direct inquiries about the position to Ken Sylvester at 774-615-7852 
or kenms@icpsr.umich.edu.

Job at CIRAD

CIRAD, The French specialist in agricultural research for hot regions,
is recruiting an:
 - Ecological and social dynamics modeling specialist in arid and
semi-arid environments.

The position details are displayed on our web site at the following
address, where applications can be made directly on line :
http://www.cirad.fr/emploi/postesen/434.html

Could you please forward this information to your former students, or
anyone you know fitting the position who might be interested ?
With many thanks and best regards,

--
Isabelle Lecomte
Equipe recrutement
Direction des Ressources Humaines du Cirad
TA 174/04
Avenue Agropolis
34398 Montpellier c�dex 5
isabelle.lecomte@cirad.fr
t�l.:04.67.61.58.68.
fax.:04.67.61.57.87.

Graduate Research Positions

I have openings for two graduate research assistants to work on a
computer model of analogy-making involving visual images.  This work
will build on the "Copycat" model of Hofstadter and Mitchell and will
incorporate other approaches to high-level perception and image
understanding, including those inspired by the field of "complex
adaptive systems".

More information about the project can be found at
http://www.santafe.edu/~mm/analogy-vision.html.

A recent paper describing the Copycat model, "Analogy-making as a
complex adaptive system", can be downloaded from
http://www.santafe.edu/~mm/paper-abstracts.html#amcas.

Applicants must be willing to pursue a graduate degree in Computer
Science and Engineering at the OGI School of Science and Engineering,
Oregon Health & Science University, near Portland, Oregon, where I
will be joining the faculty.  The department web pages can be found at
http://www.cse.ogi.edu.

Proficiency in C, C++, or another high-level programming language is
required.  Background in cognitive science, psychology, computer
science, mathematics, image processing and computer vision, and/or
biology would be helpful.  The assistanceship will cover tuition and
stipend.

To apply, send a resume with your research interests, list of relevant
course work or experience, programming experience and languages, and
any other information you think would be relevant, and the names and
contact information of at least two professors or scientists who will
act as references.  Please send this information in electronic form to
mm@santafe.edu.

Applications will be considered until the positions are filled.
Students of any nationality may apply.  OGI is an equal opportunity
employer and particularly welcomes applications from women and
minority candidates.

-----------------------------------

Melanie Mitchell
Associate Professor 
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
OGI School of Science & Engineering
Oregon Health & Science University
20000 NW Walker Road 
Beaverton, OR 97006
E-mail: mm@santafe.edu

Complex Systems job in Spain

There's going to be a position open in Spain for a complex-systems 
related job in Spain attached to the COSI project (http://www.irit.fr/COSI). 
It's a full-time, onsite contract, for a project that has already started, 
and that will continue for ~1.5 years.

If there's anybody interested, or you know somebody who could be, please 
contact me.

Multi-Agent Modelling of Resource Management

The Stockholm Environment Institute's Oxford Office seeks to recruit a 
skilled modeller to develop multi-agent simulations.� We have several 
projects in the arena of water management, agriculture and ecosystems, 
involving understanding responses to climate outlooks at a variety of 
time scales.

The ideal applicant will have some experience of multi-agent simulation 
of social systems.� The minimum qualification is a high level of skill 
in programming (Java is likely to be our preferred environment) and 
acquaintance with existing multi-agent platforms (Swarm, RePast or 
others).� Please do not apply if you do not have these minimum 
requirements.

Additional expertise is desirable:
- Familiarity with social simulation, including cognition, decision 
making and social networks.
- Understanding of climate change, climatic hazards and risk management.
- Background in resource management-water, agriculture and ecosystems

The position is to support three existing projects and develop new 
proposals and projects.� The position is available immediately, 
initially for a one-year appointment.� The SEI Oxford Office is just 
getting established-we are confident that the right person will thrive 
with us and we will be able to extend the contract substantially.� The 
salary scale is likely to be equivalent to a post-doctoral university 
appointment.

More information on the SEI can be found at www.sei.se/oxford.

Please apply by sending a cover note of your career goals, current 
salary and short CV (two pages maximum).� The SEI Oxford Office will 
request further information if necessary; we regret that we cannot 
acknowledge receipt of applications or return any material sent.

Feel free to send your application by email to:
Tom.downing@sei.se
Or by post to:
SEI Oxford Office
10b Littlegate Street
Oxford OX1 1QT

PhD Studentship and Jobs in CASA at University College, London

We have a bunch of studentships here at CASA for next session and I am
anxious to get good scientifically literate graduates to work here with
us. We have many people from overseas but no Americans or Canadians and we
are anxious to try to attract peopel from North America to work in UCL
with us. Many of our projects are modelling based and in particular this
year we have one which is based on developing pedestrian models of local
movement building on a variety of physical ideas. here is the list and
please look at our web site. Please ask your students if they are 
interested.
   
The following seven openings are available at CASA commencing in September
2002. The ESRC CASE Awards are scholarships comprising a maintenance grant
and fees for full three year periods for UK students. We also encourage
applications from funded overseas students and prospective applicants for 
ESRC Competition Awards.

An ESRC CASE award, in collaboration with Ordnance Survey investigating 
3-D representations of urban form

An ESRC CASE award, working with ABM software, investigating the
geographical and temporal pattern of road traffic accidents using GIS.

An ESRC CASE award, working with the Police Foundation, to devise
geographically-sensitive performance measures for policing.

An ESRC CASE award, working with Intelligent Space, to develop
mathematical models of pedestrian movement.

An ESRC CASE award investigating the social and economic value of earth
observation data

Two Ph.D. studentships (maintenance grant and fees) to work in any area of
computer applications relevant to activity in CASA (or the
other areas of computer application in Geography: see
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/research/), 
each available for up to 3 years.

A three year fixed term lectureship, involving teaching and research in
CASA-related activities.

For all these jobs see

http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/jobs.htm

Thanks

Mike Batty

Swarm-based Assistantships at Utah State

I am looking for graduate students to work on two projects that I have 
funded at Utah State University.  One is for a Ph.D. student, fully funded 
for four years, and will involve modeling of grazing animals, diet 
selection, and plant succession in a GIS-based environment.  I have a dual 
appointment, and could direct a student through an  ecology, earth systems 
science, or human geography degree (human dimensions in natrual 
resources), depending on the interests of the student and the potential 
contribution to the project.

I also have funding for at least one masters student, to work on one of
several other projects (tratiditional fisheries in the Aleutian Islands,
insect infestations of vinyards, recreational management in the Caribbean,   
invasive weed spreading), again depending on the interests and abilities 
of the potential applicant.

Both projects will require use of swarm to support modeling efforts, with 
a heavy emphasis on GIS.  There is a wide range of tasks to be completed 
in these projects, and a wide variety of skills which could be used in 
completing them.

At USU we have a state of the art remote sensing GIS lab, with over 100 
Sun workstations, several terrabytes of data storage, and licences for 
most of the current RS/GIS software.  Logan is a small rural community 
some 100km north of Salt Lake City, nicely isolated from all the chaos of 
the olympics.  There is great opportunity for winter and summer outdoor 
recreation. USU is Utah's land grant college, a Carnegie 1 institution, 
with a strong tradition in range management, wildlife ecology, forest 
managemnt, and irrigation engineerning.

If you know anyone who is interested in an assistantship here, please 
contact me at paulbox@cc.usu.edu .  I will also be attending this year's 
swarmfest, and will be very eager to talk with anyone who is interested.

////////////////////////////////////////
// Paul Box
// Geography and Earth Resources
// Utah State University

Graduate Student Recruitment - Agent-based Modeling

I seek to recruit a talented graduate student to become involved in a
multi-year project, funded in part through the NSF Biocomplexity in the   
Environment Special Competition, for agent-based modeling of pre-Hispanic   
settlement systems in the context of dynamic natural and social
environments. The ideal candidate will be a very bright independent worker 
with training and interest in archaeology, preferably with emphasis on the
U.S. Southwest; a solid background in math and statistics; and some
experience in C, Objective C, Java, or Swarm.  The student will work with 
me and a team composed of hydrologists, computer scientists, and other
archaeologists on a family of models investigating the conditions of 
village formation in and the abandonment of the northern Southwest;
s/he may also work on other projects that utilize agent-based modeling in 
the context of thesis or dissertation research. Half-time research 
assistantship support is available (see details on web page below). 
Interested candidates should apply ASAP (for fall '02 admission; or next 
fall for fall '03 admission) to the graduate program in archaeology 
in the Department of Anthropology, Washington State University.
(http://libarts.wsu.edu/anthro/)

--Tim Kohler

PhD Student Recruitment - Agent-based Modeling

I seek to recruit one or more talented Ph.D. students to become involved
in an exciting new multi-year project on agent-based models of industrial
ecosystems.  The ideal candidate will (1) be passionately interested in
sustainable business practices, (2) have a previous degree in one of the 
social sciences that addresses organizational behavior, and (3) have
demonstrated facility in Java programming.  The student(s) will work with 
me and Robert Axtell of Brookings Institution to investigate behavioral 
and organizational questions associated with environmental regulation of 
firms, and to test specifically whether a bottom-up, multi-agent 
simulation modeling approach that highlights principal-agent problems
offers new insights and empirical validity.  Interested candidates should 
apply ASAP (for Fall02 admission) to the Ph.D. program of the Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
(http://policy.rutgers.edu/inquiries.html)

--Clint Andrews

Stats/Modeling Programming Job Opening in UM Epidemiology

A Statistical Analyst who is willing to do some causal modeling and model
simulation execution is needed for a project on modeling vaccine trials 
and other phenomena affecting infection transmission systems.  The 
applicant should understand how to implement maximum likelihood estimation 
methods. This will be done for parameters in statistical models that 
abstract essential elements of the causal models.  Participation in 
developing those statistical models and in elaborating and programming the 
causal models might also be part of this job, depending upon the skills of 
the applicant. The level of participation may range from part time to full 
time.  The project has funding through April 2003 but an extension is 
expected and work on other projects is also possible.  Please contact Jim 
Koopman MD MPH, Dept. of Epidemiology, 109 Observatory St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
Phone 734-763-5629, e-mail jkoopman@umich.edu.

Internships

Project:  Agent-based computer modeling of ecological community networks

Project summary: Animals have a profound ability to assess their 
environment, and change their phenotype (i.e. traits such as behavior and 
morphology) adaptively.  This "conditional" nature can have very strong 
effects on fitness, and on emergent properties of food web networks.  But 
this is a difficult issue to explore with conventional models.  We will use 
individually based models, genetic algorithms, and classifier systems, to 
evolve individual computation organisms to examine the evolution and 
consequences of conditional phenotypes.  The goal of this study is to 
uncover insights into evolutionary and ecological problems, but also 
networks in general.
Project team: Intern will work on a project that includes scientists from 
Michigan State University (Scott Peacor, Erik Goodman, Bill Punch) and The 
University of Michigan (John Holland, Mercedes Pascual, Rick Riolo).
We seek an enthusiastic individual whose tasks will primarily be related to 
building tools to organize and analyze data. For example, we have in mind 
building a database that is web based.  Experience working in a linux/unix 
environment needed. We are also hoping the applicant will be familiar with 
some of the following or equivalents: PHP + Apache, MySQL or PostgresSQL, 
C/C++ (Objective C a plus), Java. Please see 
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Task_rpts/2002/nspeacor10-1.html for a brief 
description of this project and list of collaborators.  Position will be 
located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dates: Start in Late May or June, for 3 months.
Pay: $5000.
Location: Ann Arbor

If interested, please send a resume and statement of interests, along with 
any questions, to Scott Peacor (Peacor@msu.edu).  Likely deadline - March 4.

International programs

Summer internship in a2 -- ecological modeling

Summer internship to model ecological issues with new "complex systems"
approaches.

Intern will work on a project led by Scott Peacor, John Holland, and other
computer scientists and ecologists at the U of M and Michigan State.
   
Project summary: We are embarking on a project to explore species
interactions and their consequences in a new way.  Animals have a profound
ability to assess their environment, and change their phenotype (i.e.
traits such as behavior and morphology) adaptively.  For example, if
predator density increases, many species change habitat or spend much less
time foraging to reduce risk.  This "conditional" nature can have very
strong effects on the species fitness, and on emergent properties of food
webs.  But this is a difficult issue to explore.  We will use individually
based models (based on an Echo-type framework), genetic algorithms, and
classifier systems, to evolve "digital organisms" to examine the evolution
and consequences of conditional phenotypes.  The goal of this study will
and consequences of conditional phenotypes.  The goal of this study will
lead to insights into ecological issues, but also networks in general.
We seek an enthusiastic student that would be excited by such a project.
While expertise in genetic algorithms or individually based models is not
required (and therefore there is the opportunity to develop these skills) 
some training and interest in these tools and in programming is necessary.

Dates: Start in May or June, 2002, for 3 months.
Pay: Stimulating project and $5000.
Location: Ann Arbor.
Application due date: March 11.

Please contact Scott Peacor (Peacor@msu.edu) with any questions.
If interested, please contact me and/or send a resume earlier enough 
before the March 11 deadline, so I can get back to you with further 
details to apply on time (also, please contact Scott if making deadline 
is a problem).

Post-Doc Openings and Fellowships

SFI anticipates several openings for postdoctoral fellowships
beginning in September 2004.   Candidates should have a Ph.D. (or
expect to receive one before September 2004), with an academic record
of scientific excellence, an ability to undertake independent
research, and a strong interest in interdisciplinary approaches and
collaboration.  Applications are welcome from candidates in any
country.  Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
Online applications accepted beginning September 4, 2003, at
http://www.santafe.edu/postdoc04.html.  The application deadline is 
November 14, 2003.

Postdoctoral Position: Applications of Agent-Based Modeling in Political Science

  Under the auspices of a three year grant from the National Science
Foundation, applications are invited for a one or two year post-doctoral
position for a political scientist to conduct research and teaching at the
University of Pennsylvania.  Terms are negotiable but will include research
and training in the use of agent-based modeling tools, including PS-I, a
computational modeling tool kit for non-programmers, as well as teaching
courses in the University of Pennsylvania's Political Science  Department.
Candidates must be in receipt of their Ph.D. by the fall of  2003.  Specific
topics of research are open but will be of particular interest to the extent
they may relate to the problems of ethnic conflict,  globalization, state
stability and/or terrorism.  For information on our agent-based modeling
work in these and related areas see http://www.polisci.upenn.edu/abir.
 Applications will be reviewed beginning April 15, 2003.  Applicants should
send a letter of interest accompanied by a description of their research
plans, substantive teaching interests, and names of three  references to
Professor Ian S. Lustick, Department of Political Science,  217 Stiteler
Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215;  or
electronically, to ilustick@sas.upenn.edu.

Dan Miodownik

PhD Candidate
Department of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania
217 Stiteler Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104

danm@sas.upenn.edu
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~danm
Office: 215 573 2688
Home: 215 574 2047

Postdoctoral and Senior Research Fellowships

Institute for Security Technology Studies
Dartmouth College

 The Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS) at Dartmouth College
is a national center for counterterrorism and cybersecurity technology
research, development and analysis. Now in its third year of operation, ISTS
seeks to expand the depth and breadth of its research program. This
expansion will be achieved, in part, through the creation of  both
postdoctoral and senior research fellowship opportunities.

  The institute currently invites applications for up to eight research
fellow positions. This call for proposals seeks to draw interest from both
postdoctoral researchers and senior scholars from academic, government,
research center and industry settings. ISTS fellows will be selected based
on two principal criteria: the quality and promise of their proposed
research and the extent to which the proposed work will advance the mission
of the Institute. A broad range of interdisciplinary research topics will be
considered, as long as they relate to one of the following core areas:
information infrastructure security, cyber forensic tools, first responder
technologies, technical analysis and technology policy studies, and exercise
and scenario development. More information about ISTS's existing work in
these core areas may be found at www.ists.dartmouth.edu. Given this range,
fellows may represent disciplines such as the following: biology,
biometrics, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, 
government, mathematics, medicine, physics, public policy, and sociology

  It is anticipated that the fellows selected through this national search
process will be appointed to one-year residential term, although longer and
shorter appointments will be considered. The selection process will be based
on the applicant's research experience and record of academic achievements,
the quality of the submitted proposal, and the prospect of the proposed
research projects making a significant contribution to security technology
studies. Salaries will range up to a maximum of $60,000 for postdoctoral
research fellows, and up to $90,000 for senior research fellows. A travel
allowance is provided and healthcare benefits are generally available to
fellows with appointments that exceed nine months.

  ISTS fellows will participate in colloquia, seminars and talks sponsored
by the Institute and interact with other ISTS researchers, Dartmouth faculty
and students. Each fellow will produce a paper of publishable quality based
on the research conducted during residency. Depending on their interest and
the agreement of the relevant academic school or department, they may also
teach one course during the fellowship term (to be negotiated at the time of
appointment). ISTS fellows who teach a course may also hold concurrent,
non-tenure track appointments with an appropriate faculty rank.

  Applications should include a cover letter and curriculum vitae plus an
abstract and a five-page description of the proposed research project to be
conducted during the fellowship period. Applicants who would like to teach a
course during their residency should state their interest and include a
proposed course syllabus. Applicants should also include the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of three academic and/or industry
references (whose letters must arrive under separate cover). Complete
applications will be reviewed as soon as possible following the receipt of
all documentation. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2003. The
selection of fellows will be made on a rolling basis through May 30, 2003.
Applications materials should be sent to Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
or Senior Research Fellowships, as shown below.
 
  Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
  Institute for Security Technology Studies
  45 Lyme Road, Suite 300
  Hanover NH 03755

  Senior Research Fellowships
  Institute for Security Technology Studies
  45 Lyme Road, Suite 300
  Hanover NH 03755

Institute for Security Technology Studies is committed to sustaining a
positive work environment that promotes productivity and enhances the
diversity of the Dartmouth community.

Opening for PhD Student Bursary

The Intelligent Computer Systems Centre <http://www.csm.uwe.ac.uk/icsc>  and
the Aerospace <http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/amrc.shtml>  Manufacturing
Research Centre in The <http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems>  Faculty of Computing,
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of the West of
England, Bristol <http://www.uwe.ac.uk/> , in cooperation with Airbus UK
<http://www.airbus.com/> , are pleased to solicit applications for a EPSRC
Industrial CASE bursary to support research leading to a PhD. The PhD
project will involve close liaison with the Airbus wing design team based at
Filton (near the UWE Campus). Airbus are currently developing the world's
largest civil aircraft, the A380, which is due to fly in 2005. The research
project will address some of the design challenges that currently face
Airbus in developing world class products in increasingly short timescales.

The successful applicant will conduct original research using computerized
modelling, inference, and learning techniques in relationship to monitoring
of complex aircraft subsystems. The research effort will range over 3 years,
including 3 months placement at Airbus, where techniques can be evaluated on
industrial models and test rigs.

Results of these efforts will bear on early design (subsystem design concept
selection), specification and procurement of functional systems, and actual
implementation and utilization of these systems. Relevant technologies
include causal and Bayesian networks, Bond graphs, machine learning, and
complexity theory. An ideal candidate would have experience with these all
technologies, and aerospace systems in general. However, candidates with
appropriately strong mathematical backgrounds and familiarity with many of
the relevant concepts will be considered.

Applications are welcome from candidates with appropriate backgrounds who
also meet EPSRC CASE eligibility requirements, which include relevant
connection with UK (usually established by UK residence), a degree at 2:1 or
better (or equivalent) , and ability to start PhD study by 31 March 2003.

Further information and electronic application forms are available from Dr
Robert E. Smith, e-mail: robert.smith@uwe.ac.uk.

See the ICSC web site <http://www.csm.uwe.ac.uk/icsc>
(www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/icsc) for more details.

Opening for Postdoctoral Scientist in Bioinformatics/Biophysics

We anticipate an opening in the fall of 2003 or earlier for
a Postdoctoral Scientist in bioinformatics/biophysics. The
position offers considerable freedom in selection of topics.
The appointment will be for one year, renewable for a second
year. Candidates are requested to send a curriculum vitae
and letters of recommendation to

  Dr. Chao Tang
  NEC Research Institute
  4 Independence Way
  Princeton, NJ 08540.

NEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H/V.

BISON (Biology-Inspired techniques for Self Organization in dynamic Networks) project Post-Doc Opportunities

The Computer Science Department at the University of Bologna has
openings for 2 outstanding candidates at the Post-Doc or Research Associate level
to work on a new EU-funded FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) project called 
BISON (Biology-Inspired techniques for Self Organization in dynamic Networks).  
Work involves development of foundations and tools for applying biology-inspired 
Complex Adaptive Systems ideas to the design of self-organizing and robust 
information systems for deployment in ad hoc and virtual networks, peer-to-peer 
and grid architectures.  BISON project partners include the University of
Bologna (Italy), Technical University of Dresden (Germany),
Telenor Communication (Norway), IDSIA (Switzerland) and the Santa Fe
Institute (U.S.A.).

Further information on BISON can be found at:
http://www.cs.unibo.it/bison

Interested candidates are invited to submit

(i) Detailed curriculum vitae
(ii) List of three references (and their email addresses)
(iii) Concise statement of research interests (two pages max)

electronically to:

        Prof. Ozalp Babaoglu
        http://www.cs.unibo.it/babaoglu

Sante Fe Institute PostDoctoral Fellowships in Complex Systems

The Santa Fe Institute anticipates possible openings for postdoctoral 
fellowships beginning in September 2003.

The Institute's interdisciplinary research program is devoted to the study 
of complex systems in a wide variety of fields, including biology (e.g. 
genomics, evolutionary biology, ecology, immunology), computer science 
(adaptive computation, novel forms of computation, simulation), physics 
(nonlinear systems, statistical physics, biophysics), mathematics, 
statistics, cognitive science, and the social sciences, including 
anthropology, economics, and political science.  Applications are also 
welcome from disciplines other than those listed here.

Postdoctoral Fellows work either on existing research projects or on 
projects of their own choosing.  Research at the Institute focuses 
primarily on mathematical and computational approaches, although 
applicants whose research will include an experimental or data-collection 
component in collaboration with off-site colleagues are also encouraged to 
apply.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. (or expect to receive one before September 
2003) in the mathematical, computational, physical, biological, or social 
sciences, with an academic record of scientific excellence, a demonstrated 
ability for independent research, and a strong interest in 
interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration.

Please be aware that openings for this position are subject to the 
availability of funds.

TO APPLY: Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, list of 
publications, and statement of research interests.  Arrange for three 
letters of recommendation to be sent to the address below.  These letters 
may be sent independently of the applications package but must be 
postmakred by the deadline date.

Online: Materials can be submitted using our online form at: 
http://www.santefe.edu/postdoc03.html.  
We strongly encourage you to apply online to expedite your application.

Postal Mail/Courier: Application packages sent via postal mail will also 
be accepted.  Include your e-mail address and/or fax number.
Mail applications materials to:

    Postdoctoral Committee
    Santa Fe Institute
    1399 Hyde Park Road
    Santa Fe, NM 87501  USA

Non-U.S. applicants are also eligible to apply.  Successful foreign 
applicants will enter the U.S. on a J visa.

DEADLINE: All application materials, including three letters of 
recommendation, must be postmarked or submitted online by Friday, December 
6, 2002.

If you have further questions, please contact Paul Brault by email at
paul@santafe.edu or by phone at 
(505) 984-8800, extension 235.

SFI is an equal opportunity employer.

NECSI Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity

A postdoctoral position is immediately available at the New England 
Complex Systems Institute in the group of Yaneer Bar-Yam. Candidates 
should be interested in pursuing research on a broad range of problems 
including multiscale representations and evolutionary theory in diverse 
contexts which could include physical, biological or social systems. 
Skills include: interest in performing literature reviews, effective 
writing, quantitative analysis and simulation (quantitative research 
background preferred). 

Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Send a current CV and cover letter describing interests to 
office@necsi.org

Position at LANL: Machine Learning, Knowledge Systems, Complex Systems

The Modeling, Algorithms, and Informatics research group at the Los
Alamos National Laboratory is seeking computer and information
scientists, postdoctoral candidates, and graduate research associates
in machine learning, knowledge networks, complex systems, and
computational and systems biology. Details below. To apply, or to see
the ad posting online, go to:

        http://www.hr.lanl.gov/FindJob/Index.stm

and search for Job # 202130.

Summary: CCS-3 is an interdisciplinary Computer Science research group
in the Computer and Computational Sciences Division of the Los Alamos
National Laboratory, which is run by the University of California
under contract to the Department of Energy.  Current areas of focus
relevant to this job include cybersecurity, intelligence analysis for
homeland defense, object/target recognition, document classification,
bionetwork identification and bio-ontology systems, knowledge network
analysis, and collaboration and recommendation technology for digital
libraries.  Responsibilities include active participation in the
research community, publication of results in high-quality refereed
conferences and journals, active participation in collaborations with
industry and academia, and program development and project leadership.
The Modeling, Algorithms, and Informatics Group (CCS-3) is seeking
Computer and Information Systems Scientists (including early-career
scientists) in the areas listed as follows. Machine Learning: Modern
foundations of learning theory, kernel machines, pattern recognition,
detection, estimation, prediction, regression, numerical optimization,
computational complexity and algorithm analysis; Knowledge Networks:
Massive distributed knowledge networks, digital libraries,
collaboration and recommendation technologies, ontology and semantic
exchange, text mining and computational linguistics, uncertainty
theories and representation, and human-computer interaction; Complex
Systems: Network analysis and modeling, social network theory,
adaptive systems and evolutionary computation, agent communities and
agent-based simulation; Computational and Systems Biology:
Bioinformatics, gene expression analysis, bio-network identification
and modeling, computational structural biology, biological information
representation and exchange.

Required Skills: Demonstrated record of superior performance as a
researcher in relevant areas through experience in academia,
government, or industry. Strong general analytical skills.  Experience
working effectively both independently and as a member of an
interdisciplinary team. Excellent oral and written communication
skills as demonstrated by publication and presentation record.
Effective interpersonal skills.

Desired Skills: Knowledge and experience in scientific software
design, algorithm development and optimization. Experience in database
engineering and optimization. Demonstrated experience developing and
maintaining successful working relationships with project
sponsors. Ability to obtain DOE Q clearance, which normally requires
US Citizenship.

Education: PhD in Computer Science or related fields (e.g. Computer
Engineering, Information Science, Systems Science, Applied
Mathematics, Computational Linguistics, Probability, Statistics) or
equivalent combination of education and experience.

Contact: For specific questions about the status of this job, call
(505) 665-1676.

CoLab Postdoctoral Program at the Computational Laboratory (CoLab) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

The CoLab at the SFI is looking for people for their post-doc program.

Here is a list of the basics they are looking for:

Qualifications

An applicant must have a Ph.D. or SC.D. degree granted in an area related 
to CSE within three years preceding the application date. We strongly 
encourage applications from women and minorities.

Criteria used in the selection of postdoctoral fellows are the applicant's 
scientific competence, their spirit of innovation and the capability of 
conducting original and independent research in a highly collaborative 
environment.

Stipend

Successful applicants currently receive a stipend of about 90,000 SFR in 
the first year.  These stipends are adjusted annually based on the 
governing guidelines of ETH Zurich.  

Numbers and terms of appointments

We anticipate 5 to 10 initial appointments. The fellowships have a one to 
three year term.  Review of applications will begin April 15, 2002 and 
will continue until the positions are filled.

Information on how to apply and more details about the CoLab at SFI and 
what they are looking for can be found here.

Inquiries and applications should be addressed to:

Dr. Sabine Attinger
CoLab Scientific Coordinator
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Weinbergstrasse 43
8092 Zurich, Switzerland
e-mail: sabine.attinger@inf.ethz.ch
Tel : +41 1 632 2920

PhD Studentship and Jobs in CASA at University College, London

We have a bunch of studentships here at CASA for next session and I am
anxious to get good scientifically literate graduates to work here with
us. We have many people from overseas but no Americans or Canadians and we
are anxious to try to attract peopel from North America to work in UCL
with us. Many of our projects are modelling based and in particular this
year we have one which is based on developing pedestrian models of local
movement building on a variety of physical ideas. here is the list and
please look at our web site. Please ask your students if they are 
interested.
   
The following seven openings are available at CASA commencing in September
2002. The ESRC CASE Awards are scholarships comprising a maintenance grant
and fees for full three year periods for UK students. We also encourage
applications from funded overseas students and prospective applicants for 
ESRC Competition Awards.

An ESRC CASE award, in collaboration with Ordnance Survey investigating 
3-D representations of urban form

An ESRC CASE award, working with ABM software, investigating the
geographical and temporal pattern of road traffic accidents using GIS.

An ESRC CASE award, working with the Police Foundation, to devise
geographically-sensitive performance measures for policing.

An ESRC CASE award, working with Intelligent Space, to develop
mathematical models of pedestrian movement.

An ESRC CASE award investigating the social and economic value of earth
observation data

Two Ph.D. studentships (maintenance grant and fees) to work in any area of
computer applications relevant to activity in CASA (or the
other areas of computer application in Geography: see
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/research/), 
each available for up to 3 years.

A three year fixed term lectureship, involving teaching and research in
CASA-related activities.

For all these jobs see

http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/jobs.htm

Thanks

Mike Batty

Agent Based Simulation Modeller

A modeller is  required to  join a team  working  on understanding the
interactions of  individual  and collective  interests  as an  aid  to
providing  guidance to policy makers.  The post-holder will extend the
FEARLUS (Framework for Evaluation and Assessment  of Regional Land Use
Scenarios, http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/fearlus/) agent-based  simulation
modelling system  and then  use  FEARLUS to  explore the   dynamics of
common-pool resource  dilemmas. This will be done  in the context of a
project entitled "Development  of socio-economic methods to synthesize
stakeholder  priorities using  implementation of the  Water  Framework
Directive as a case study".

The  successful  candidate  will be   educated to degree  level  in  a
relevant area, such as  computing, artificial intelligence, geography,
economics   or  sociology,  and should   ideally  have  experience  of
agent-based simulation  modelling in the  context of socio-economic or
environmental management  research.  He/she  should   have,  or expect
shortly to obtain a PhD involving research into agent-based computing,
artificial life, or related areas, or be otherwise able to demonstrate
that they have the research skills needed to conduct the work outlined
above.  Experience of programming  in Java  and/or  of using the Swarm
libraries or similar software is desirable.
(Contact: n.gotts@macaulay.ac.uk).

Starting salary, depending upon qualifications and experience, will be
normally within the range 20,200 - 24,000 per annum.
Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme.

The  Macaulay Institute receives  funding  from the Scottish Executive
Environment and Rural Affairs Department.

Further particulars   and application  forms   can be   obtained  from
Personnel, The  Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH
Tel 01224-498200, Fax 01224-311556, E-mail Personnel@macaulay.ac.uk to
whom completed application forms must  be returned  by 28 March  2002.

Post-Doc: Agent-Based Simulations in Fisheries

Ifremer is currently offering a post-doctoral position on the following
subject:

Modeling short-term fisheries dynamics: an agent-based approach
("Mod�lisation �conomique des dynamiques de court terme des
activit�s halieutiques : approche par simulation
multi-agents")

The research will be conducted within the team of economists of the
Institute, in collaboration with researchers involved in programmes
looking at the dynamics of French fisheries. Candidates should have
at least a good working knowledge of French. A brief description of
the project is attached.

Interested candidates must obtain an application form before the
end of March from the Institute, at the following address:

Ifremer, D�l�gation aux affaires scientifiques,
155, rue J.-J. Rousseau,
92138 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex

For more information on the contract and application form, see
http://www.ifremer.fr/francais/actual/postdoc.htm.

Olivier Th�baud

5-year Research Fellowship, Leeds Uni, England

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
School of Computing, University of Leeds, England.

URF/02/2 Computational Modelling of Complex Adaptive Systems

Closing date: by noon, 1 March 2002.

University Research Fellowships:

� are normally offered on Research Grade II (�24,435 - �32,537 p.a), but
may be more senior for particularly outstanding applicants;
� will concentrate on research for three to five years, normally leading 
to a permanent academic appointment;
� are exempt from teaching and administrative duties in the early stages.
� may be supported by development grants of up to �30,000

Appointees will have an excellent record of research achievement and
will be expected to make a significant contribution to the research
profile of their department and the University. Full support for career
development will be provided.

Closing date for applications is noon on 1st March 2002. For further
information and details of how to apply please contact Human Resources
(Research Fellows), University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; or
telephone: 0113 233 4153; or e-mail: urf@leeds.ac.uk; or see
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/jobadverts
Please quote the reference number URF/02/2.

Post Graduate Physics Position

University of Notre Dame

Albert Laszlo Barabasi Postdoctoral Positions in Statistical Mechanics and
Biophysics.

One or two postdoctoral positions available at the Department of Physics,
University of Notre Dame, in the group of Professor Barabasi. The research
will focus on modeling complex networks, with emphasis on metabolic and
other cellular networks. The ideal candidate will have a physics 
background, with experience in statistical mechanics and computer 
simulations. Candidates with a strong analytical background will also be 
considered. Familiarity with networks or biology is a plus, but not 
required. Candidates with other background (e.g. biology) will also be
considered. The project involves understanding and characterization of
complex networks, data analysis and modeling. This is a continuation of
the rather successful research program that the group pursued in the past
few years.  For more information on the research pursued in the group
see http://www.nd.edu/~networks 
and http://www.nd.edu/~networks/cell.
To apply, please mail a current CV and at least two letters of 
recommendation to Professor Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, :alb@nd.edu.
Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.

*****************************************************************
Jennifer S. Maddox
Departmental Administrator Office: (219) 631-4001
Physics Department
College of Science
Fax: (219) 631-5952
University of Notre Dame
225 Nieuwland Science Hall
E-mail:Jennifer.S.Maddox.2@nd.edu
Notre Dame, IN 46556

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION --- MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

The Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico seeks an
applicant for a postdoctoral position to study the evolution of large  
protein interaction networks. The project aims at understanding the
evolution of large-scale features, such as scaling relations and
clustering, in experimentally characterized protein networks, as well as
its relation to genome evolution. Collaboration with researchers at the 
nearby Santa Fe Institute is encouraged. The ideal candidate will be
familiar with the mathematical and statistical analysis of whole genomes,
large-scale gene expression data, and protein interactions. A Ph.D. in
biology or a related field, as well as fluency in computer programming
languages such as C and perl is required. Experience with complex 
statistical analysis and mathematical modeling of biological systems is
highly desirable.

Interested applicants should submit a brief cover letter indicating past
research experience, curriculum vitae, and three references. Please submit
materials to: Dr. Andreas Wagner, University of New Mexico, Department of
Biology, 167A Castetter Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1091. (Email:
wagnera@unm.edu; Phone: +1-505-277-2021; FAX: +1-505-277-0304). Review of
applications will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable
candidate is found.

The University of New Mexico is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer and educator.

----------------------------------------------------------
Dr. Andreas Wagner

Assistant Professor of Biology, Univ. of New Mexico
External Faculty, The Santa Fe Institute

Department of Biology
University of New Mexico
167A Castetter Hall   
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1091

Phone:  (505)- 277-2021
FAX:    (505)- 277-0304
Email:  wagnera@unm.edu
WWW:    http://samba.unm.edu/~wagnera

JOB VACANCY: Agent-based modelling at the Macaulay Institute

ANNOUNCEMENT: Agent-based modelling job vacancy at the Macaulay Institute,
Aberdeen, Scotland.

A post-doctoral research assistant is required for a two and a half year
contract as part of a multidisciplinary research project aimed at
understanding the interactions of individual and collective interests in
the context of the EU Water Framework Directive, potentially providing  
guidance to policy makers on possible implementation strategies. The   
postholder will take part in work on extending the FEARLUS (Framework for 
Evaluation and Assessment of Regional Land Use Scenarios) agent-based
simulation modelling system, then take the lead in using FEARLUS to
explore the dynamics of common pool resource dilemmas among agents with
multi-dimensional and contextually variable utility functions.

The postholder should ideally have experience of agent-based simulation
modelling in the context of socio-economic or environmental management
research. They should have, or expect shortly to obtain, a PhD involving
research into agent-based computing, artificial life, or related areas.
Experience of programming in Java or of using the Swarm libraries would be
desirable. Potential candidates can get further information about FEARLUS
at http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/fearlus/, or from Nick Gotts
(n.gotts@macaulay.ac.uk) or Gary Polhill ( g.polhill@macaulay.ac.uk).

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity

A post-doctoral position is available in the CS Division of the NEC
Research Institute in Princeton NJ, USA (http://www.neci.nj.nec.com).
This position is for work on machine and reinforcement learning.
One project will extend ideas of the Hayek Machine
(c.f. papers at http://www.neci.nj.nec.com/homepages/eric/)
to web search and automatically personalized computing.
The position is a one year term position, possibly renewable
subject to mutual agreement and funding. Candidates should have a Ph.D.
in computer science or related field, a strong background in
machine learning or genetic algorithms/programming or LCS,
programming experience in the Unix/C(++) environment, and should have a 
keen interest in building high performance AI systems.

If interested please contact Eric Baum by email (see below).
Include

- CV
- List of Publications
- Three selected papers
- Names & addresses of three scientists who could act as reference

(ascii, ps, or pdf files welcome, no MS-Word files please)

PhD and postdoc positions for ACO and other metaheuristics research

Within the Metaheuristics Network, a research network funded by the 
European Commission, there are still a few positions available (at 
Universite' Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and at Darmstadt University of 
Technology in Germany).

More information concerning the positions in Brussels can be found at:
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mdorigo/ACO/positions.html
More information concerning the positions in Darmstadt can be found at:
http://www.intellektik.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/~tom/TUD-Openings.html

PLEASE NOTE: There are a number of restrictions for a researcher to
be eligible. These are listed in the following:

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Conditions for EU grants
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The researcher must be 35 years old or less at the time of his appointment
(allowances are possible for special cases like child care and military
service).

The researcher must be a holder of a doctoral degree or of a degree in an
appropriate subject in Science or Engineering.

The appointment will be for a fixed-term.

The applicant must be a national of a Member State of the European 
Community or of an Associated State (a list of Associate States can be 
found at: http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/src/3rdcountries.htm) 
or have resided in the European Community for at least five years prior to 
his appointment.

The applicant must choose a Centre located in a state different from his 
national state and he must not have carried out his activities in that
state for more than 12 of the 24 months prior to his appointment.

We explicitly encourage female researchers to apply for the offered 
positions. We guarantee that the selection process, based solely on the 
research records, will give equal opportunities to female and male 
researchers.