University Stuttgart, Cluster of Excellence in Simulation Technology
Universität Stuttgart with its 20,000 students and 7,000 employees is one of the leading European Research Universities with a main focus on engineering and natural sciences. Universität Stuttgart is committed to excellent basic and applied research and interdisciplinary academic education. The excellence initiative of the German state and federal governments has approved the funding of the Cluster of Excellence EXC 310 Simulation Technology (SimTech) at Universität Stuttgart (www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de). In this context, the newly established Stuttgart Research Centre for Simulation Technology (SRC SimTech) is asking for applications for a
PhD Student position in the field of scenario analysis
to pursue research in future-orientated research fields.
The PhD student is expected to develop sociopolitical scenarios as an input into environmental simulations. The research consists of an assessment of scenario analysis as a tool to integrate social system analysis and natural science analysis, the development of improved scenario methods, and the preparation of case studies.
We are looking for a postgraduate student with a background in social sciences or economics. Experiences either in scenario analysis or in the modelling of social systems are favourable. The position with the designated salary bracket 50% TV-L 13 has a limited tenure of two years with a possible extension. The post is located at the Institute for Social Science, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. O. Renn, SimTech-project ACCESS (see http://www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de/forschung/abstracts/Antrag_Renn_Abstract.pdf). Applications should be sent to Dr. Wolfgang Weimer-Jehle, Seidenstraße 36, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany.
Postdoc and PhDs are expected to participate actively in the SimTech Teaching Programmes and Industry Transfer Concepts.
Applications with the usual documents (CV, degree certificates, references, publication list, letter of motivation) should be sent directly to the Professors/Junior Professors to arrive not later than April 30, 2009.
Universität Stuttgart wishes to increase the proportion of female academic staff and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications from women. Severely challenged persons will be given preference in case of equal qualifications.
For further positions and information please see: www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de
