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From: Stefano Ghirlanda [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thu 15/02/2007 22:11
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: postdoc position available
dear prof. chattoe-brown,
i would be grateful if you could circulate the announcement below
among your colleagues and coworkers.
thanks,
stefano
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CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND ADAPTATION
A three-year post-doc position is available at the University of
Bologna, Italy, for theoretical research on the dynamics of cultural
evolution, with particular emphasis on the accumulation of cultural
information and its adaptive value, and on the contact between
cultures. The position is available immediately and will be filled as
soon as a suitable candidate is found.
The fellowship is sponsored by European Commission through the
CULTAPTATION project (NEST initiative of FP6), comprising the
University of Bologna, Stockholm University, the University of
St. Andrews and Mälardalen University (Sweden).
The project goal is to develop and analyze mathematical models
relevant to the above-mentioned topics, under the supervision of
experienced researchers. Applicants are required to hold a PhD and to
have a strong interest in two or more of the following fields:
anthropology, archaeology, individual and social psychology and
behavior, sociology, economics, theoretical biology, mathematics and
physics, and related fields. Computer programming and mathematical
skills are highly appreciated.
Applications will be evaluated based on their record of research in
the above mentioned fields. The position recipient will work at the
University of Bologna (http://www.eng.unibo.it <http://www.eng.unibo.it/> ), a leading Italian
university with international standing in many scientific and
humanistic fields. The Psychology and Mathematics Department
participate in the project.
For more information, please send a CV and a letter of interest to
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Stefano Ghirlanda (http://www.intercult.su.se/~stefano)
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna
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Stefano | Department of Psychology, University of Bologna
Ghirlanda | Interdisciplinary cultural research, Stockholm University
http://www.intercult.su.se/~stefano
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