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

  1. Please fill out the application form below (including your CV).
  2. You will get informed by April 1, 2019 about the status of your application.
  3. If you are selected as a participant, we will send you the bank details.
  4. 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).

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