Melanie Colón Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Summer Fellowships for Young Scientists at the International Institute forApplied Systems Analysis, AustriaFunding is available for PhD students interested in three months ofcollaborative research during June-August 2016 onEvolutionary and Ecological Modelingat the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) inLaxenburg, Austria.Young scientists from all countries are eligible for stipends provided byIIASA's Evolution and Ecology Program (EEP) that contribute to travel andaccommodation costs. Students from Australia, Austria, Brazil, China,Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine,the United Kingdom, USA, and Vietnam are furthermore eligible forfellowships that provide full coverage of travel, accommodation, and livingexpenses.Model-based summer research projects are invited in the followingindicative areas:Evolution of cooperationGovernance of common goodsSystemic risk and network dynamicsEco-evolutionary dynamicsEvolutionary community ecologyFood-web evolutionVegetation dynamicsAdaptive speciationDisease ecology and evolutionEvolutionary conservation biologyFisheries managementFisheries-induced evolutionAdaptive dynamics theory and modelsSpatial models in ecology and evolutionApplicants are encouraged to prepare a research proposal that correspondsto their scientific interests and to EEP's research agenda. Acceptedapplicants will begin work before the summer, by planning their research incollaboration with their IIASA supervisors. Previous experiences withimplementing and studying evolutionary or ecological models are importantassets for working in EEP. To improve chances of being selected, potentialapplicants are welcome to send informal inquiries regarding their specificresearch interests and plans to EEP's program director Ulf Dieckmann (dieckmann@iiasa.ac.at).Online applications will be accepted until Monday, January 11, 2016(24:00CET).Since 1977, IIASA's annual Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP), hasattracted 1750+ students from 80+ countries. The YSSP 2016 will take placefrom June 1 to August 31. IIASA is located in the former summer palace ofAustria's royal family, ca. 15 km south of Vienna. IIASA's summer programoffers exceptional opportunities for acquiring experience in aninternational and interdisciplinary research environment. Research trainingis based on regular personal interaction with advising scientists, andtypically leads to a publication in an international journal, as well as toa chapter in a candidate's PhD thesis.Some useful links:+ Details about the summer program, and online applicationhttp://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/yssp/Apply/ConditionsEligibility/Conditions-and-Eligibility.en.html+ Information about IIASA's Evolution and Ecology Programhttp://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/research/researchPrograms/EvolutionandEcology/New-page.en.html+ Examples of successful YSSP projectshttp://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/research/researchPrograms/EvolutionandEcology/AbouttheProgram/Student-Participation-in-EEP.en.html+ General information about IIASAhttp://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/about/whatisiiasa/what_is_iiasa.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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