Postdocs and Partnerships: Opportunities for Capacity Development Cooperation with IIASA Maggie Goud Collins Director IIASA Capacity Development and Training Program

IIASA‘s Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) 50 international students working under the supervision of IIASA staff 1 June - 31 August, in Laxenburg, Austria Open to advanced graduate students whose interests (and dissertation) correspond to IIASA‘s research Goal: publishable journal article Funding available from IIASA‘s national member organizations On-line application Next application deadline: 11 January 2016 IIASA‘s Postdoctoral Program Up to 8 postdoctoral fellowships Typically 2 years duration Applicants submit proposed research that fits or cuts across IIASA’s agenda Applications are accepted continually online at Reviews and selection of scholars occur twice yearly, in April and October. Next application deadline: 1 April 2016

Postdocs: Externally Funded Peter E. DeJánosi Postdoctoral Fellowship -for application of systems analysis to policy and management issues Academy of Finland Mobility Postdoctoral Fellowship -for Finnish nationals and permanent residents CONACYT-IIASA Postdoctoral Fellowships -for Mexican nationals

IIASA’s Models and Methodologies training for collaboration Demographic Analysis with Applications to Aging Societies 23 November - 4 December 2015 Bangkok, Thailand IIASA and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia Screening Workshop September 2015

Capacity Development Strategy Build NMOs’ national capacities in areas of IIASA’s expertise Strengthen formal and informal academic networks and affiliations Develop capacity in systems analysis training, in cooperation with network Partnerships with NMO institutions International School of Excellence

Questions, and discussion of strategies to build Mexican cooperation in capacity development! Thank you.