Application
Please apply to the course by filling out the form below (and attaching a CV) by February 28, 2019. The number of participants is limited to 18 in order to ensure adequate supervision. The participants will be selected among all applicants in order to bring together a diverse, motivated group of modellers interested in food-security related topics. The course fees are 350 € per participant. For more information on items covered, see Logistics.
Requirements
- PhD student, postdoc, or comparable status
- Research focus on food security or closely related fields
- Strong experience in modelling (in a high-level programming language, e.g. C++, Java)
- Strong competence in R
- High interest in interdisciplinary team work, readiness to engage with new perspectives
- Willingness to prepare a poster about your own work, and to spend some time on reading assignments before the Summer School
Procedure
- Please fill out the application form below (including your CV).
- You will get informed by April 1, 2019 about the status of your application.
- If you are selected as a participant, we will send you the bank details.
- Only when we receive your fee payment, your registration will be definitive.
Contact
If you have any question, please write us: modellingsummerschool-at-ufz.de
Application form for the Summer School on “Modelling Food Security”
I would like to apply for the Summer School (September 8-14, 2019).