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This workshop at the Santa Fe Institute (June 25-July 7, 2017, Santa Fe, New Mexico, US) will bring together a group of advanced graduate students and a small faculty for an intensive two week study of computational social science modeling and complexity. The workshop will consist of lectures by faculty, special topic seminars by members of the Santa Fe Institute, and presentations of work in progress by graduate student participants. The primary goal of the summer workshop is to assist graduate students pursuing research agendas which includes a computational modeling component. A [...]

The Complex Systems Summer School at the Santa Fe Institute (June 11- July 7, 2017 - Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA) offers an intensive four week introduction to complex behavior in mathematical, physical, living, and social systems for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals in the sciences and social sciences. The school is for participants who seek background and hands-on experience to help them prepare to conduct interdisciplinary research in areas related to complex systems. Application deadline: January 23, 2017 Who is eligible: Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in any discipline. [...]

1 Year Fixed term contract, 50% full time equivalent The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) and Department of Environmental and Geographical Science (EGS) at the University of Cape Town is seeking to appoint a convenor/lecturer for the interdisciplinary MSC/MPhil in Climate Change and Sustainable Development, that is convened by the ACDI, and hosted academically by EGS. The Lecturer/Convenor will teach on, and manage academic and administrative aspects of the MSc/MPhil, specifically, academic oversight of the students, teaching, and administrative tasks related to the ACDI MSc/MPhil.   The post-holder will work [...]

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) (www.tropicalstudies.org) seeks applicants for its field-based undergraduate programme in Savanna/Fynbos ecology, run in partnership with the Universities of Cape Town (UCT) and Witwatersrand (WITS) and South African National Parks. This course, based in Skukuza, Kruger National Park, accepts students from both South Africa and the USA. We are seeking to fill the post in January 2017. It is a five-year grant-funded contract with probation, and contracts are renewable based on performance. The successful applicant will work closely with other staff and the Programme Director [...]

ecoSERVICES, a research project of Future Earth, is committed to co-designing a research agenda aimed at deepening our understanding of the governance of ecosystem services. ecoServices aims to bring together the variety of voices present in the global ecosystem services knowledge community in order to shape governance research in this area. In order to achieve this, a short 5-minute survey has been developed that asks participants to identify, based on their own experience, what they feel are the 3 most compelling research questions related to the governance of ecosystem services. To participate in this important survey, please follow this link. The survey [...]