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PhD student position on collective action, THE NETHERLANDS

http://staff.feweb.vu.nl/ilindner/PhD%20project%20Cascade%20Dynamics%20on%20Interaction%20Networks.pdf

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