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Post-Doctoral, Research Assistant Professor, and Self-funded research in residence positions at the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems and Data Science
The Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) at Northwestern University seeks multiple post-doctoral researchers and Research Assistant Professors interested in problems of far-reaching, broad ranging research on complex systems. Northwestern University is located in a culturally and socially diverse Chicago suburb on the shores of Lake Michigan under the direction of NICO faculty who are leading experts in complex systems in their respective scientific disciplines.
NICO is a university-wide research institute dedicated to advancing complex systems and network science research through interdisciplinary collaboration. Visit the NICO webpage for more information on NICO’s local and internationally hosted events, weekly seminar series, reading group, distinguished speakers, faculty, faculty associates, dedicated offices, publications, and media hits.
Placement: NICO enjoys membership of faculty from the physical, social, and humanity sciences. Our post-docs, fellows, and research assistant professors have experienced a wide range of employment opportunities in academia, both scientific disciplines and professional schools of medicine and business, industry, start-ups, research institutes, and successfully founded their own firms.
Ideal Candidate: The position may involve theoretical modeling, computations, experiments, and writing proposals. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in physics, engineering, network science, computer science, or information sciences with experience in areas such as statistical physics, time-series and nonlinear dynamics, simulations, or data science. Strong writing skills, demonstrated success in conducting high impact research, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills are mandatory. One, two, and longer term appointments begin immediately.
Applications: To apply, please 1) complete the intake form, 2) submit a curriculum vitae along with 3) a brief statement of how your research interests are related to the position you are applying to. Salary and research budget are highly competitive and includes full medical insurance. Applications are reviewed a rolling basis.Candidates must fill in this form prior to submitting applications: Intake Form
Applications may be submitted here: Application Site
Please contact us at nico@northwestern.edu if you have any questions.
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