{"id":1473,"date":"2016-11-04T03:47:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T07:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ndl.gatech.edu\/?page_id=1473"},"modified":"2017-04-05T11:24:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:24:00","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ndl.gatech.edu\/?page_id=1473","title":{"rendered":"Open Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"2016\"><\/h3>\n<p><b>If you are interested in joining a dynamic\u00a0interdisciplinary team and you are a self-motivated, unusually creative, and highly competitive individual with excellent oral and written communication skills, then we hope you will apply to join the Network Dynamics Lab!\u00a0 Every year we add new researchers to the team that are seeking\u00a0an environment where they can be challenged and can push the envelope of research on engineering change in networks of industrial and societal importance. \u00a0PhD graduates of the\u00a0Network Dynamics Lab go on to do great things as faculty, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders; please check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/ndl.gatech.edu\/?page_id=95\">PhD &#038; Postdoc Alumni<\/a> page to learn more.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #eeb211;\"><strong>Current Openings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #eeb211;\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 A postdoctoral fellow position is currently available in\u00a0the Network Dynamics Lab of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering to perform research in the broad area of urban sustainability and resilience theory, development, and application. Qualified candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related analytical field, and have a strong background in large-scale data and\/or graph analytics, and data visualization, as well as a strong interest in applying these approaches to address significant urban sustainability and resilience issues (e.g., dynamics of energy efficiency in and across buildings or urban resilience perturbed by\u00a0extreme events). Candidates with interest and experience in analysis at the intersection of engineered, natural, and human networked systems are especially encouraged to apply. Strong candidates will have a demonstrated track record of publishing high-quality research in leading peer-reviewed journals. Additional\u00a0details about this position are available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ndl.gatech.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Postdoc-Fellow_2.0.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #eeb211;\">PhD Student <\/span><\/strong> \u2013 We are always seeking excellent PhD students and 1-2 new PhD students join\u00a0the Network Dynamics Lab every year. Successful candidates will either have strong interest and expertise in an existing research area\u00a0of the Lab or one of the following areas of emerging Lab activity in modeling and analysis of energy, communication, health, and social interaction systems across building, community, and urban scales with respect to sustainability or resilience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building, Community, and Urban Scale Modeling and\/or Visualization of Consumption (e.g., Energy, Water) and\u00a0Mobility to Achieve\u00a0Urban Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>Multi-scale Measures and Interventions to Understand, Model and Improve Urban Resilience<\/li>\n<li>Descriptive and Predictive Data Analytics of Urban Systems<\/li>\n<li>Quantifying Resilience and Robustness of Networked Systems<\/li>\n<li>Community Structure Discovery in Disease-Infected Networked Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Strong scientific programming, visualization, and database management skills are required for these positions.<\/p>\n<p>To express your interest in joining the Lab as a PhD student, please fill out and submit the form below.\u00a0We receive many expressions of interest and cannot respond to all requests. \u00a0To enable us to evaluate your fit as a potential team member in\u00a0the Lab, please complete the following form and submit the requested information, or email the same information to <a href=\"http:\/\/ndl.gatech.edu\/?page_id=248\"><strong>Dr. Taylor<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with &#8220;NDL Openings&#8221; in the title of the email. \u00a0Candidates must apply to Georgia Tech to be considered as a prospective member of the Lab.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity\/Affirmative Action employer, and applications from women and under-represented minorities are encouraged.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #eeb211;\"><strong>Prospective PhD Student Expression of Interest Form<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f1555-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F1473#wpcf7-f1555-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"1555\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"5.7.3\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f1555-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><label> Your First and Last Name*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Your Email*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Current institution*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-subject1\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-subject1\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Highest academic degree*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-subject2\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-subject2\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Provide examples that illustrate why you fit the profile of a researcher in the Network Dynamics Lab (i.e., dynamic, interdisciplinary, self-motivated, creative, competitive, communication skills): (<150 words)*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message1\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-message1\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Describe your ideal working environment. What do you seek from a supervisor? How do you interact with your peers? When do you feel most satisfied when completing a challenging project or research effort? (<150 words)*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message2\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-message2\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Describe a situation where you did something extremely difficult outside of your comfort zone. Why did you do it, what was the outcome, and what did you learn? (<150 words)*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message3\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-message3\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> What research area of the Network Dynamics Lab interests you and why? (<150 words)*<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message4\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-message4\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> What is your 5 year career plan and how would being a PhD student in the Network Dynamics Lab enable you to realize that goal? 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