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PhD student position on collective action, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Deadline: 15 May 2011

PhD position at the VU University Amsterdam

The project is on network effects on the outbreak and volatility of 
collective action -- as for example revolutions, spread of rumours and 
diseases, marketing, sentiment dynamics in financial markets. The 
candidate should have a background in applied mathematics or mathematical 
economics, ideally in dynamic systems or network theory, and should have 
some experience in programming. Further needed skills will be acquired 
during the PhD programme of our institutes.

Starting date: October 2011 at the latest. Deadline for applications is 15 
May 2011. For more information, see 
http://staff.feweb.vu.nl/ilindner/PhD%20project%20Cascade%20Dynamics%20on%20Interaction%20Networks.pdf