IIASA job openings in Forestry, Technology, and Greenhouse G

[John Sterman]

Some modeling jobs at IIASA of potential interest.

John Sterman

>From: "Margaret Goud Collins" <margaret.g.collins@verizon.net>
>To: Friends of IIASA
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has
>openings for 3 research scholar positions related to its interdisciplinary
>Greenhouse Gas Initiative, one each with the Forestry Project (FOR), the
>Transitions to New Technologies Project (TNT), and the Greenhouse Gas
>Initiative (GGI). A brief description of the 3 positions is given below;
>more details can be found on the IIASA website at the links provided.
>
>IIASA is a nongovernmental, international research institution located just
>outside Vienna Austria, which engages in scientific research aimed at
>providing policy insight on issues of related to global change. The
>Institute is supported by the U.S. and sixteen other governments. More
>information about IIASA and its projects can be found at the Institute’s
>website, http://www.iiasa.ac.at.
>
>The U.S. Committee for IIASA has placed a top priority on increasing U.S.
>involvement at IIASA, and recruiting good candidates for jobs at IIASA is
>one of the most immediate and direct ways of accomplishing that. Were
>asking you, therefore, to both forward these announcements to people you
>know of who might be appropriate, and personally encourage people to apply.
>Please also post the announcements anywhere that possible applicants might
>see them, whether on listservs or departmental bulletin boards. If you have
>any questions, please contact me at the address below, or contact IIASA
>directly.
>
>The person hired in the Forestry (FOR) position will be responsible for the
>execution of coordination and implementation of research tasks between
>IIASA-FOR and IIASA-GGI, specifically working on 1) expansion of a global
>and spatially explicit forestry model of joint production of GHG benefits,
>biomass for energy, and timber; 2) collection of new information for the
>above mentioned model, in particular forest growth information and
>engineering type cost functions; and 3) integration of model results with
>other IIASA models
>
>The person hired in the TNT position will work on the development of models
>of technological choice and diffusion under existence of innovation
>uncertainty, presence of increasing returns, and heterogeneous agents.
>Candidates should hold an advanced university degree or PhD in computer
>sciences, mathematics or operations research or in the fields of (applied)
>mathematics or mathematical economics. Demonstrated skills and experience in
>mathematical programming, statistics, probability theory and optimization
>are required.
>
>The person in the GGI position will have responsibility for assisting the
>GGI team with various aspects of model development and quantitative
>analysis. Tasks could include modifications of the IIASA energy systems
>model MESSAGE for use in country specific analysis, developing methods for
>linking different models, modeling support for uncertainty analysis, and
>contributing to the development of methodologies for downscaling
>socioeconomic information from regional to the national and grid cell level.
>He/she will be expected to cooperate closely with GGI team members from
>various disciplinary backgrounds. Requirements include substantial
>experience in computer modeling and quantitative analysis, as well as the
>ability to work well with an interdisciplinary team. Experience with
>optimization and energy systems models is highly desirable.
>
>
>Details about the job openings can be found on the IIASA web site at
>http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PE/Jobs/20 ... gi-rs.html
>and
>http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PE/Jobs/20 ... t-srs.html
>and
>http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PE/Jobs/20 ... gi-rs.html
>respectively.
>
>Successful candidates will be offered initial fixed-term contracts for 12
>months, beginning in the first half of 2004, with the possibility of
>extension. The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. It is
>exempt from taxation in Austria, but subject to the principle of income
>aggregation. The appointment includes moving and settlement allowances.
>
>Many thanks for your help.
>
>Warm regards,
>
>Maggie Goud Collins
>
>
>
>
>Margaret R. Goud Collins, PhD
>Program Director, US Committee for IIASA
>The National Academies
>Board on International Scientific Organizations
>Policy and Global Affairs
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>
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>email: mcollins@nas.edu
> margaret.g.collins@verizon.net
>
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