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<div>Applications are being accepted for postdoctoral fellowships
at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
(IIASA), located just outside Vienna, Austria. Applications
should be submitted on-line at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PDOC/apply_iiasa.html"><font
color="#0000ff"><u>http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PDOC/apply_iiasa.html</u></font></a>,
where you can also find detailed information on the program’s
goals, conditions and eligibility, application procedure, etc. <b>The
application deadline is February 28, 2011.</b></div>
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<div>IIASA is an international institution, supported by eighteen
governments, that supports international teams of researchers
engaged in studies aimed at providing policy insight on issues
of regional and global importance.
<br>
<br>
Candidates for the IIASA Postdoctoral Program can apply to work
with any of IIASA’s research programs on projects related to
driving forces of global change, advanced systems analysis, or
IIASA’s 3 global problem areas -- Energy and Climate, Food and
Water,
and Poverty and Equity. (Link to an <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/research_overview_2011.html"><font
color="#0000ff"><u>overview of IIASA’s research activities</u></font></a>.)
An essential part of the on-line application is a research plan
outlining
the intended work at IIASA and a discussion of the relevance of
the planned research for IIASA's agenda. Applicants are
encouraged to contact the leader of the IIASA program of
interest as they prepare their applications. (Link to a list of
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PDOC/program_contacts.html"><font
color="#0000ff"><u>Program
contacts</u></font></a>.)</div>
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<div>Applicants must have an advanced university degree equivalent
to a Ph.D at the time of taking up the post-doc position, a
proven record of research accomplishments, and a solid working
knowledge of English. The typical period for IIASA-funded
postdoctoral
support is 12-24 months. <br>
<br>
We want to spread the word about this great opportunity as
widely as possible. Please help by forwarding this announcement
to as many appropriate colleagues, graduate students, graduate
department secretaries, career service departments, and
listservs as possible,
and post it on appropriate websites. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>To learn more about IIASA, consult the IIASA Website (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/"><font
color="#0000ff"><u>www.iiasa.ac.at</u></font></a>). A flyer
advertising theour program is available <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/pdocs/IIASA_postdocs_poster_lowres.pdf?sb=14"><font
color="#0000ff"><u>here</u></font></a>.
Please post or distribute it as appropriate.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Very truly yours,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Maggie Goud Collins</div>
<div>Program Director, US Committee for IIASA</div>
<div>National Academy of Sciences/Board on International
Scientific Organizations</div>
<div> </div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">phone: (508)548-2502</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">email: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:mcollins@nas.edu"><font
color="#0000ff"><u>mcollins@nas.edu</u></font></a></font></div>
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