[agents] postdoc position for 2 years at Utrecht University

[Frank Dignum]

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Postdoc position for Multi-Agent Based Simulation for the influence of 
culture and norms on agent behaviour
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The department of Information and Computing Sciences form the Utrecht 
University offers a two year postdoc position in the new European 
project SEMIRA that is part of the European Complexitynet framework.

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Project description
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SEMIRA is a European funded project, locally administered through the 
Dutch research
Council NWO. The SEMIRA project studies the interaction between emerging 
normative
behaviour and new regulations in different cultures and different 
countries. The goal is to
support the preparation of new regulations of different government 
bodies. A theoretical
framework will be developed based on work done on emerging norms on the 
one hand and
formal frameworks on norm enforcement on the other hand. Two types of 
agent-based
simulation tools will be developed based on it. One tool will validate 
the theoretical
framework with actual people. The other will do large scale simulations 
based on emergent
behaviour.
The project is a cooperation between world leading research groups in 
this area; Hofstede
(Wageningen), Conte (Rome), Paiva (Lisbon) and Dignum (Utrecht).
The postdoc in Utrecht will specifically perform research on the 
interaction between
emerging and imposed norms in individual agents. The postdoc will be in 
close cooperation
with the postdoc in Wageningen who will focus on the cultural influences 
in this interaction.

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Requirements
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PhD in Computer Science or AI.
An undogmatic, inquisitive attitude.
Perfect communication skills in the English language.
Knowledge of formal models for agents.
Knowledge of norms, norm formalizations and norm operationalization.
Affinity with implementation (at least some experience with agent 
programming).
Affinity with trait-based culture research.

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We offer
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You are offered a position for two years. The salary will be in the 
range between € 2,379
and € 3,755 gross per month (scale 10). The salary is supplemented with 
a holiday bonus of
8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year.
In addition we offer: a pension scheme, a partially paid parental leave, 
flexible employment
conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement 
Dutch Universities.

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Application
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Please send your application (including a letter of motivation, 
curriculum vitae before 8
November, 2010 to email: Science.PenO at uu.nl
Please mention vacancy number 64009.

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More information
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Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from: Dr Frank 
Dignum, tel. +31
30 253 9109, e-mail: dignum at cs.uu.nl.

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Frank Dignum                         *
Utrecht University                   * Knowledge is only one point,
The Netherlands                      * the ignorant have multiplied it
e-mail: dignum at cs.uu.nl              *
webpage: www.cs.uu.nl/people/dignum/ *                   (Baha'u'llah)
telephone: +31-30-2539109            *
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