ANNOUNCE POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY IN CASOS AT CMU

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John Sterman
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ANNOUNCE POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY IN CASOS AT CMU

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Ths may be a good opportunity for people with system dynamics background

John Sterman

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>NAACSOS - http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/naascos/
>POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY IN CASOS AT CMU
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>We are looking for a person for a PostDoc position at CMU in CASOS.
>PostDoc will work in the lab to run a series of simulation i.e. virtual
>experiments using multi-agent network models developed in the lab - in
>particular Construct and DyNet. The results will then be statistically
>analyzed, and written up. PostDoc will also be responsible for helping to
>evaluate and critique the theories on which the models are built and to
>suggest revisions to said theories and so engage in model development.
>When data on real groups is available PostDoc will simultaneously
>analyze simulation and real world data and so engage in model validation
>and theory testing. PostDoc will work as part of an interdisciplinary
>team on at least two different projects. It is expected that analyses
>will be conducted efficiently and the results written up promptly. We
>expect that approximately two papers or more will be developed per year
>on which the PostDoc will be a co-author. Topic areas for these
>analyses include team performance, organizational design,
>counter-terrorism, and epidemiology.
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>Note, the PostDoc will be focused on analyzing results from existing
>models not building new models. Experience in coding is welcome as you
>may wish to write special purpose scripts to collect data.
>
>Requirements:
>1) must have PhD
>2) must have some statistical training, and know how to use at least one
>common statistics package
> by some training we mean understand regression, bias in estimators,
>longitudinal analysis
>3) must be able to write scientific reports in English that are of
>publishable quality
>4) must have experience with Microsoft products under windows -
>particularly PowerPoint, msword, and excel; knowledge of mathematical and
>latex are a plus
>5) preferable if person knows C++ or Java
>6) preference will be given to those who also know either social
>networks or graph theory
>
>Interested individuals should send their vita and a short 2 page sample
>of writing to kathleen.carley@cmu.edu.
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