[alife] Graduate Research Assistant Positions in Complex Systems Science at Binghamton University

[Hiroki Sayama]

Graduate Research Assistant Positions in Complex Systems Science
Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA

Two Graduate Research Assistant positions in complex systems science
are available in the Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems (CoCo)
Research Group at Binghamton University, State University of New York
(http://www.binghamton.edu/). The successful applicants will work with
Dr. Hiroki Sayama, Director of the CoCo Research Group, as well as
other faculty members and graduate students in the Group, on either of
the following NSF-funded research projects:

Project 1: Evolutionary Perspective on Collective Decision Making
(http://coco.binghamton.edu/NSF-HSD.html)
Knowledge and skills in the following areas required:
- evolutionary theory in interdisciplinary contexts
- complex dynamical systems
- basic IT skills, preparing and setting up IT tools for experiments
- data analysis, multivariate statistics, time series analysis
- conducting social experiments with human subjects
- literature review, paper writing and presentation

Project 2: Modeling and Predicting State-Topology Coevolution of
Complex Adaptive Networks
Knowledge and skills in the following areas required:
- network science and complex dynamical systems
- discrete mathematics, including graph theory and automata theory
- algorithm development and evaluation
- software development in Python, Java and/or Mathematica
- collection and analysis of social network data
- literature review, paper writing and presentation

Potential applicants should contact Dr. Hiroki Sayama
(sayama at binghamton.edu) prior to their application. Application
materials should be submitted through the Binghamton University's
Graduate Admission Office
(http://gradschool.binghamton.edu/ps/applicationprocedure.asp).

Members of underrepresented groups (women, ethnic minorities, etc.)
are strongly encouraged to apply. These positions are subject to
availability of funding.

For more information, contact:
Hiroki Sayama, D.Sc.
Director, Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems Research Group
Assistant Professor, Departments of Bioengineering &
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
Binghamton University, State University of New York
Affiliate, New England Complex Systems Institute
P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Tel 607-777-4439, Fax 607-777-5780
Email: sayama at binghamton.edu, sayama at necsi.edu
http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~sayama/
http://coco.binghamton.edu/