COWAN CHAIR IN HUMAN SOCIAL DYNAMICS

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

We seek nominations and applications for the Cowan Chair in Human Social Dynamics. This is a full-time resident faculty position at the equivalent of the assistant or associate professor level.

We seek individuals conducting outstanding research in the social and behavioral sciences, broadly defined, who are deep thinkers, creative, catalytic, and risk-taking, and who are looking to break new ground in addressing some of science and society’s most challenging problems.

SFI is a unique research environment dedicated to investigating fundamental scientific questions that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries.  SFI research involves the science of complex adaptive systems. As such, we are open to applicants with an interdisciplinary focus from all scientific fields, with a preference for quantitative approaches. Collaborative research topics relevant to human social dynamics currently active at SFI include: the origin of prehistoric states; cities, scaling, and sustainability; social network structure and dynamics; economic inequality; market dynamics; altruism and cooperation; the coevolution of institutions and cultures; technology and innovation, and computational social science. New research topics are welcome.

The Institute serves as a research hub populated by 20 to 50 researchers in residence, including faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and visitors, integrated with a large off-campus network of external faculty, researchers, and corporate affiliates.

Resident faculty positions at SFI are for five-year terms, with the potential for one renewal. SFI does not have laboratory space, although faculty are welcome to collaborate with researchers at other institutions with such facilities. Positions involve no formal teaching and come with funds for travel, visitors, meetings, and non-laboratory equipment. Participation in proposal development, Institute governance, and other activities is expected.

Candidates are welcome from any country and should have a Ph.D. or expect completion of the doctorate prior to August, 2014. Successful non-U.S. applicants must acquire an acceptable visa as a condition of employment.

The Santa Fe Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Women and members of groups underrepresented in the sciences are especially encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The closing date for this call is Friday, November 1, 2013. All application materials should be emailed to .

Only complete applications will be considered. The following materials are required:

A statement of research interests and directions the candidate would pursue at SFI. The statement should mention any past participation with SFI through visits, collaborations, workshops, or working groups. The statement should also include a one-paragraph description of a transdicisplinary workshop or working group the applicant would be interested in organizing while at SFI. The entire statement should be less than 1,500 words.

A complete curriculum vitae.

Letters from three recommenders. Those letters should be requested by the applicant and emailed by the recommenders to . It is up to the applicant to ensure that the letters are received at SFI by Friday, November 1, 2013. 

Copies in .pdf form of not more than three papers (published or unpublished), chapters, or monographs the applicant believes best illustrate her/his suitability for a resident faculty position at SFI.

For further information, e-mail . 

Accommodation: If you currently have a disability and need an accommodation for the application process, please e-mail , fax your request to (505)982-0565, or call (505)946-2757.