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PhD Fellowships/Assistantships, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University

Fellowships/assistantships are available for self-motivated students to pursue PhD degrees and conduct innovative and high-impact research in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University (http://csis.msu.edu).
Applications are welcome from students with a variety of backgrounds and in a wide range of disciplines, such as anthropology, behavioral science, biology, computer science and engineering, conservation, data science, demography, ecology, economics, environmental science and engineering, geographic information science, geography, geosciences, land science, mathematics, remote sensing, sociology, statistics, sustainability science, and other related fields.
Research topics may include telecoupling (telecoupling.org),  sustainability science, UN Sustainable Development Goals, coupled human and natural systems, systems integration (e.g., integration of natural sciences such as ecology with social sciences such as economics, policy, and technology), biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, food-energy-water-climate nexus, human well-being, forest and landscape ecology, global change, wildlife ecology and conservation, land change science, and computer modeling and simulation (e.g., agent-based modeling). Studies on these and other related topics by faculty and students at CSIS have been published in journals such as Science and Nature. With flexible start dates (e.g., spring, summer or fall of 2021), successful candidates can build on previous studies and explore new frontiers.
Application materials include: (1) letter of application, (2) CV or resume, (3) academic statement, (4) personal statement, (5) transcripts, (6) GRE scores, (7) TOEFL scores (for non-native English speakers only), (8) list of 3 references (names and contact information), and (9) up to three representative publications if any. Unofficial copies of GRE, TOEFL and transcripts are OK initially.  Applicants are encouraged to submit their application materials as soon as possible.  Applications and questions about these opportunities should be emailed to:
Professor Jianguo (Jack) Liu
Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823-5243, USA
liuji@msu.edu (email)

Faculty Position in Computational Social Science, University of Notre Dame

The Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for one open rank (tenured or tenure-track) position set to begin in the fall of 2021. We seek a candidate with expertise in computational social science. Qualified applicants should have research and teaching experience in at least one of the many areas covered by the emerging field of data science and computational social science. These may include: working with “big data,” relational data, social network analysis, computational text analysis, machine-learning, agent-based modeling, or geospatial analysis techniques, among others. Candidates are expected to have an ambitious sociological research agenda with expertise in quantitative methodology, with the substantive field of specialization open. Review of applications will begin on October 1st, 2020, and will continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter of application, CV, at least three letters of reference, a research statement, a teaching statement, course evaluations (if available), and writing samples to http://apply.interfolio.com/78115 <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__apply.interfolio.com_78115&d=DwMFaQ&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=yQQsvTNAnbvDXGM4nDrXAje4pr0qHX2qIOcCQtJ5k3w&m=Ni32MNV2WrhO_pDIMSFjpVlzG-kDRmtOcw8exPflWW0&s=zasUJC7b-hYZFu6iH11btgWp5h2_V2_Su5pWWDHYgsg&e=> .