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class="Apple-style-span" color="#00007f">I am writing to
ask for your help in publicizing IIASA's Postdoctoral
Program for 2013. <b>The application deadline is February
28</b>. Applications are invited from candidates in
natural and social sciences, mathematics, policy, and
engineering, within 5 years of their doctoral degree, or
who anticipate completing their degree in time to take up
the post in 2013. </font></span></p>
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margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span
style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font
class="Apple-style-span" color="#00007f">Please help by
forwarding the announcement to as many appropriate
graduate students, graduate department secretaries,
university careers offices, and listservs as possible. </font></span><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(55, 96, 146);
font-size: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span"
face="Times New Roman">Information on the eligibility for
and terms of the postdoc, which is fully funded for 1-2
years, can be found at the IIASA postdoc <a
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href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/postdoctoralProgram/Apply/Application-2012.en.html"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">website</a>.
The online application for the position is also available
there. </font></span></p>
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rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(55, 96, 146); ">A
list of IIASA's Global Problem Areas and Research Programs
is listed below, and much more information on the research
activities is available on the Website. Communication
with the relevant <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/postdoctoralProgram/Apply/Program_Representatives.pdf"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">program
representatives</a> is strongly encouraged at the
earliest possible stage, and before submitting an
application. This level of personal interaction is vital
not only to discuss research ideas and ascertain their
relevance to IIASA’s scientific agenda but it also allows
much more realistic formulation of research plans and
expectations on the part of both IIASA and the applicant.
An introductory e-mail to a representative is preferred as
a means of first contact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(55, 96, 146); ">Once
the selection procedure has come to a close, accepted
candidates are offered:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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type="disc">
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an allowance for relocation expenses to and from
Laxenburg;<o:p></o:p></li>
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support for monthly business travel;<o:p></o:p></li>
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a salary that is internationally competitive and
commensurate with experience and qualifications. It is
exempt from taxation in Austria, but subject to the
principle of income aggregation.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(55, 96, 146); ">In
addition, all appointees are eligible for either state or
private health insurance.</span></p>
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style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Please
contact the Tanja Huber, IIASA’s Postdoctoral Program
Coordinator, with questions about the program. She can be
reached at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:poor@iiasa.ac.at" style="color: blue;
text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 16pt;
color: rgb(0, 40, 249); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">huber@iiasa.ac.at</span></a><span
style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">.<span> </span></span></p>
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style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Very
truly yours,</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;
font-family: 'Courier New'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Maggie
Goud Collins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">Margaret
Goud Collins, Ph.D.</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">IIASA
Secretary</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">Schlossplatz
1</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">A-2361
Laxenburg</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">Austria</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d"><br>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">+43
(0)2236-807-354</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">+43
(0)676 83807-354 (mobile)</font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 4pt; "><b><span
style="color: rgb(44, 104, 7); ">WHAT IS IIASA AND WHAT
ARE ITS PROGRAM AREAS?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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IIASA is an international institution, supported by twenty
member nations, engaged in scientific research aimed at
providing policy insight on issues of regional and global
importance in the following fields:<o:p></o:p></p>
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GLOBAL PROBLEM AREAS<o:p></o:p></p>
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text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Energy
and Climate Change<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Food
and Water<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="color: navy; "><span>·<span
style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times
New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Poverty and
Equity<span> </span><span style="color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p>
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PROGRAM AREAS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Energy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Transitions
to<span style="color: navy; "> </span>New Technologies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Advanced
Systems Analysis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Ecosystem
Services and Management<span style="color: navy; "></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Mitigation
of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases<span style="color:
navy; "></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Evolution
and Ecology<span style="color: navy; "><span> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>World
Population<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Risk
Policy and Vulnerability<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right:
0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;
text-indent: -18pt; "><span>·<span style="font: normal
normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Water<o:p></o:p></p>
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0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span
style="color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Detailed information about each program is on the IIASA
Website: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/" style="color: blue;
text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.iiasa.ac.at/</a></p>
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