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[Pit Schultz <pit@icf.de>]

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 16:51:41 +0100
From: SysLab Fellowship Announcement <fellow@syslab.ceu.hu>
Subject: CEU Systems Laboratory Fellowship-Please Post

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT --  PLEASE DISTRIBUTE

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RESEARCH IN COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF SOCIAL SYSTEMS

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, environmental 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 Universities 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 affiliation, who have a
clearly demonstrated abilities in the application 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 creation 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 parameter 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, description of
past research projects, work experience and computer experience.
3 - A two page (500 -750 words) statement describing your research
interests in general, and the sort of research question 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 candidates 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 revolving 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 electronically to:
<fellow@syslab.ceu.hu>

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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Central European University (CEU) is an internationally recognized
institution of post-graduate education in the social sciences.  It seeks to
contribute to the development of open societies in Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union by promoting a system of education in
which ideas are creatively, critically, and comparatively examined.  CEU
serves as an advanced center of research and policy analysis and
facilitates academic dialogue while preparing its graduates to serve as the
region's next generation of leaders and scholars.

Central European University was established in 1991 as a pan-regional
university committed to promoting educational development throughout
Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (CEE/fSU).  CEU is
a unitary institution, under a common Board of Trustees and Senate, with
teaching sites in Hungary and Poland.  Its primary administrative offices
are in Budapest.

CEU has an absolute charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New
York (USA).

Non-Discrimination Policy
Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of --
including but not limited to -- race, color, national or ethnic origin,
religion, gender or sexual orientation in administering its educational
policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic
and other school-administered programs.

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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: fellow@syslab.ceu.hu
http://www.syslab.ceu.hu/fellowship.html