Two doctoral research opportunities at San Diego State University

[Azam Bahrehdar]

salaam,

I hope that someone find these positions interesting.

Cheers,
Raha

Subject: Two doctoral research opportunities in data analytics, social 
media, and human dynamics modeling at San Diego State University

Dr. Atsushi Nara and Dr. Ming-Hsiang Tsou are seeking two motivated 
students to pursue doctoral degrees in Geographic Information Science 
in the Department of Geography at the San Diego State University. The 
successful applicants will work on the projects hosted by the new 
Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age (HDMA) 
http://humandynamics.sdsu.edu/ related to data analytics, social 
media, and human dynamics modeling starting in Fall 2015.

The preferred candidates should have strong interests in Geographic 
Information Science, data analytics, machine learning, agent-based 
modeling, and scientific visualization applied to human dynamics in 
the contexts of urban geography, social behavior, social media, 
disaster mitigation, public health, and/or epidemiology. Strong 
quantitative skills (e.g., computer modeling, statistics), programing 
experiences (e.g., C++, Java, .Net, or python), excellent written and 
verbal communication skills, and ability to work in an 
interdisciplinary team environment are desirable.

The salary and benefits include:

·A teaching associate position with a salary of about $17,000/year

·Full medical, dental, vision and life insurance for family

·Possibility of summer and winter break salary of close to $10,000/year

·Fully paid tuition which can range from $4,000 - $13,000/year

·Possibility of travel awards ranging from $500/year to $1,000/year

The ideal starting date will be the 2015 fall semester. A complete 
application for the graduate program in the Department of Geography is 
due in *December 15, 2014*. More information about the Department of 
Geography, the PhD program, and application instructions are available 

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