PhD Researcher in Agent-based Modelling for Cultural Evolution

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Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland Universiteit Utrecht Voltijd
About the Project

This PhD project aims to understand and quantify the roles of sociocultural and biophysical factors in the evolution of linguistic diversity using an agent-based modelling approach. The spatial agent-based model will simulate how and where languages change, merge, and split over time, using large datasets of environmental, demographic, sociocultural, and linguistic variables to define the model rules.

Key Responsibilities
  • Analyse data on biophysical and demographic variables across South America since 20,000 years ago;
  • Develop a spatial agent-based simulation model of language evolution;
  • Use this model to quantify the relative role of biophysical and sociocultural factors in shaping language diversity in South America.
Requirements
  • MSc in geoinformatics, computer science, (spatial / geographic) data science, or alternatively in a thematic domain, such as geography, linguistics, ecology, social science, with a considerable component of computational science or data science;
  • Interest in the historical dynamics of culture and language;
  • Experience in handling spatial data;
  • Programming and modelling experience, preferably in Python;
  • Proficiency in English;
  • Strong communication skills;
  • Ability to work independently as part of an interdisciplinary research team.
About the Team

You will work in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of modellers, data scientists, research software engineers, linguists, and geographers from the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University. You will closely cooperate with a PhD candidate in linguistics at Leiden University.

What We Offer
  • A position for one year, with an extension to a total of four years upon a successful assessment in the first year;
  • A working week of 36 hours and a gross monthly salary between €2,872 and €3,670 in the case of full-time employment;
  • 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
  • A pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.


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