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Project Staff Member Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Vienna University of Economics and Business -Institute for the Environment and Regional Development

The Institute for the Environment and Regional Development/Prof. Sigrid Stagl is currently inviting applications for a 100% (40 hours/week) Project Staff Member position, (post doc employee pursuant to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement for university staff (Angestellte/r gemäß Kollektivvertrag für die Arbeitnehmer/innen der Universitäten); gross monthly salary: € 3.381,70. Duration: December 2012 toNovember 2015.
Responsibilities:Research including the generation of scenarios of possible economic futures on the basis of feedback mechanisms between macroeconomic policies and environmental constraints and policies, integration of resource and biophysical variables into macroeconomic simulation and optimisation models, the examination of barriers to and opportunities for a socio-ecological transition; participation in the organisation of EU FP7 project www4europe (http://www.foreurope.eu/).
Required skills and qualifications:
  • Doctorate in economics or related field or equivalent qualification.
  • Experience in macroeconomic modelling.
  • Working language is English; candidates need to proof their ability to communicate proficiently in English.
We expect candidates to demonstrate their willingness to work in an interdisciplinary mode.

Desirable skills and qualifications:Experience with agent-based modelling and multicriteria methods
Reference Number: 2138
Application materials can be submitted directly to Prof. Sigrid Stagl via the Apply button below (Sigrid.Stagl@wu.ac.at) or online (German version only) until December 5, 2012 
Equal opportunities:WU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks to increase the number of its female faculty and staff members, especially in management positions. Therefore qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference. 
WU has an Equal Opportunities Working Group (information in German).

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