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Systems ranging from the brain and society to ecosystems and the climate can have tipping points where even minor perturbations can invoke a critical transition to a contrasting state. Mathematical theory suggests that the vicinity of a tipping point for such transitions may be inferred from generic features of fluctuations and spatial patterns. The PhD positions offered will elaborate this exciting new idea further, and search for ways to detect such early warning signals in data. The work will be done in close collaboration with our highly interdisciplinary community of [...]

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM - NRF SOUTH AFRICA DESMOND TUTU DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS   Background The Desmond Tutu Doctoral Training Programme (DTTP) was established in honour of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s lifetime struggle against inequality and his quest for reconciliation. The National Research Foundation (NRF) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) entered into a partnership in 2009 to co-fund South African students carrying out doctoral studies in a Joint Degree (split-site) mode.   Aims of the DTTP The rationale of the DTTP is that VUA joins forces [...]

Statistics South Africa is proud to announce that several high profile speakers have been lined up for the Annual ISIbalo symposium taking place at Stellenbosch University on 29 June 2015. They include Mr Jeff Radebe, Minister in the Presidency, Rector and Vice Chancellor of Stellenbosch university, Professor Wim de Villiers, Mr Pali Lehohla, Statistician General and member of UN Secretary General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on Data revolution for Sustainable Development (IEAG), Professor Manie Geyer, Director of the Centre for Regional and Urban innovation and statistical exploration(CRUISE) and Professor Sabina [...]

The social-ecological systems laboratory of the Autonomous University of Madrid is offering a 4-year PhD position on ‘Assessing ecosystem services flows along rural-urban gradients: applicability to social-ecological landscape planning’. Details of the position are outlined in the following document: Call_PhD_Socialecological-systems-lab.pdf

PROFESSIONAL OFFICER ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability - Africa is expanding its multi-disciplinary professional team through offering exciting new opportunities to experienced practitioners and technical experts in the field of urban development and sustainability at Africa's Head Office in Cape Town. These professionals will provide advanced technical services and support to our growing network of cities, sub-national governments and local government associations across Africa. As part of our multi-disciplinary teams they will engage with national governments, international development partners, and the private sector and our other ICLEI officers around [...]