Research Opportunities For Summer 1995

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) near Vienna, Austria, offers summer research opportunities for advanced students whose interests correspond with IIASA's commitment to the scientific study of global change. About 50 young people are selected each year to participate in the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP), which draws on universities and academic institutions mostly from its member countries. The young scientists pursue independent or supervised research in any of IIASA's 15 research projects on transboundary air pollution, energy strategies, land use, material balances, water resources, forest resources, radiation safety, population, economic transitions, technological and economic dynamics, effectiveness of international environmental commitments, optimization under uncertainty, dynamic systems, decision analysis, and risk policy analysis.

Since its beginning in 1977, over 700 scholars from 36 countries have participated in this international and interdisciplinary summer program. YSSP alumni, many of whom have gone on to high-level positions, praise the program for providing them with a broadened perspective on their research and with lasting international contacts.

Preference is given to applicants who are advanced in a doctoral or equivalent university program, who have a good knowledge of English (the Institute's working language), and whose interests correspond with IIASA's ongoing research. The program begins 1 June and finishes 31 August. In addition to independent and supervised research, the YSSP includes the opportunity for participants to attend a series of lectures by senior IIASA staff members and visiting scientists, to present their research results and to participate in trips to nearby cities such as Budapest and Prague. The majority of the YSSP participants are fully funded by IIASA's National Member Organizations.

IIASA was founded in 1972 as one of the few places during the cold war where researchers from East and West could work together. Today IIASA is expanding its East-West focus to global economic, environmental, and social issues. The Institute is nongovernmental: its members include scientific organizations in Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United States of America. IIASA is located in a former Habsburg summer palace in Laxenburg, Austria, approximately 20 kilometers south of Vienna.

To obtain a copy of the 1995 YSSP brochure (with application forms) or for further information contact: