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Fellowship opportunity for CEE and NIS computer programmers and social
scientists. For more information contact: [email protected]
More contact information is included at the end of this message.
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Research Fellowships - Computer Simulations of Social Systems
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Research Fellowship Opportunities at the Complex Adaptive Systems
Laboratory Central European University Budapest, Hungary
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The Complex Adaptive Systems Laboratory at Central European
University is seeking candidates to participate in our program of
research. Our focus is on agent-based computer simulations of
complex social systems. We study systems involving economics,
sociology, history, political science, legal studies, environmen-
tal policy and related fields.
We are seeking collaborators from Central and Eastern Europe and
the former Soviet Union. We have several possible ways to bring
candidates to our Laboratory:
Doctoral Support Program -- candidates for the PhD at Universi-
ties in the region who will carry out social system simulations
in the Systems Lab as part of their thesis research
Doctoral Fellowships -- for candidates who apply and are admitted
to PhD programs at CEU, who work jointly with the Systems Lab and
the particular CEU Department.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships -- candidates with recent PhD's who
participate in the Systems Lab's research program in Budapest
Visiting Faculty Research Fellowships -- faculty members at
Universities in the region who participate in the Systems Lab's
research program in Budapest
Independent Researcher Fellowships -- we have the flexibility to
bring outstanding researchers without current University affilia-
tion, who have a clearly demonstrated abilities in the applica-
tion of computation to simulation or visualization.
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We are looking for collaborators who can make effective use of
the resources of the Lab to contribute to its research program.
Our research is focused on
(1) developing user-friendly modeling environments for the crea-
tion of agent-based models of social systems, including web-
based interface with the simulation environment, very fast
simulation engines utilizing massively-parallel virtual
architectures, and advanced 3-D visualizations of the parame-
ter space of the simulations.
(2) collaboration with social scientists to work at the state of
the art in creating agent-based models of social systems.
These include systems of concern to economics, political
science, sociology, history, archaeology, international
relations, legal studies, environmental science and policy.
An appropriate research collaborator would fall into one of two
classes:
(1) must possess demonstrated outstanding computer programming
skills and experience along with education, interest and/or
experience in a social system science. Applicants in this
category must have strong abilities in C, C++ or Objective C,
Java, and operating systems including Unix (Linux), Windows
NT or Macintosh OS a plus. VRML and/or Silicon Graphics
Visualization software experience is necessary for those
interested in visualization.
OR
(2) must be currently active in social systems research, an
interest and/or experience in computer simulation, and have
good computer skills. Post-Doctoral and Independent Scientist
applicants in this category should have recent publications
of their work in social systems, PhD students should describe
their thesis proposal in one of the social sciences. Research
in this category explores the application of agent-based
simulation to social systems, including using insights from
cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, and related
fields.
We use the SWARM agent-based modeling environment in Objective-C.
(http://www.santafe.edu/projects/swarm/)
and aCe, an architecture-independent extension of C for massively
parallel computation. (http://newton.gsfc.nasa.gov/aCe/)
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Application Procedure: Applicants should send by email or fax:
1 - Cover sheet with Name, Address, Phone, Fax, Email and other
contact information.
2 - A Curriculum Vitae including educational background, descrip-
tion of past research projects, work experience and computer
experience.
3 - A two page (500 -750 words) statement describing your re-
search interests in general, and the sort of research ques-
tion you would like to pursue during your fellowship. Include
appropriate bibliographic references.
4 - The names of two or three professional references with their
contact information.
A full CEU application form will be sent by postal mail to candi-
dates who pass an initial selection.
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Stipends: The stipends for PhD students and Post-doctoral fellows
are equivalent to the normal student stipend at CEU. In the case
of Visiting Faculty higher stipends are provided.
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Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a revolv-
ing basis starting 15 January 1997. Applications are welcome
after that date; earlier applicants will have greater likelihood
of success.
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Submission of Applications:
Applications and supporting material may be submitted electroni-
cally to: [email protected]
They may also be sent to our fax machine: (36-1-327-3888) in
Budapest
Otherwise mail applications to:
Dr. John B. Corliss
Systems Laboratory - Fellowship Application
Central European University
Kerepesi ut 87
H-1106 Budapest, Hungary
Further information about the Systems Lab and this program is
available at: http://www.syslab.ceu.hu/fellowship.html
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Jack Corliss, Director
Complex Adaptive Systems Laboratory Tel: (36-1) 327-3886
Central European University Fax: (36-1) 327-3888
Budapest, Hungary E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.syslab.ceu.hu/fellowship.html
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