JOB VACANCY: Agent-based modelling at the Macaulay Institute

[Gary Polhill]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Agent-based modelling job vacancy at the Macaulay Institute, 
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Apologies for cross-postings.)

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 (address@hidden) or Gary 
Polhill (address@hidden). 


Gary Polhill
Research Scientist
The Macaulay Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen AB15 8QH
UK
Tel: +(44) (0)1224 498200 Ext 2238
Fax: +(44) (0)1224 311556
e-mail: address@hidden
http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/
http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/fearlus/



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