Where am I? What is IIASA? What/Who is a YSSP?

About IIASA:

Founded in 1972, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization that conducts policy-oriented research  into problems that are too large or too complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline:

• problems like climate change that have a global reach and can be resolved only by international cooperative action, or
• problems of common concern to many countries that need to be addressed at the national level, such as energy security, population aging, and sustainable development.

Located in Austria near Vienna, IIASA is sponsored by its National Member Organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. It is independent and completely unconstrained by political or national self-interest. IIASA's Research
IIASA’s research investigates the critical issues of global environmental, economic, technological, and social change that we face in the twenty-first century. The researchers, some 200 mathematicians, social scientists, natural scientists, economists, and engineers, develop assessment and decision-support methodologies, global databases, and analytical tools to study the issues. IIASA concentrates its research efforts within three core research themes:

• Environment and Natural Resources;
• Population and Society;
• Energy and Technology.

Within these themes are programs that define the major research areas in which IIASA does its work. Other IIASA initiatives underscore the basic research program, i.e., Special Projects, and Cross-Cutting Activities.


About the YSSP:


IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute’s  Research Programsunder the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. The YSSP provides a unique opportunity for participants to

• advance their research under the direct supervision of an experienced IIASA scientist, and at the same time contribute to IIASA’s ongoing scientific agenda;
• broaden their research interests by working in IIASA’s interdisciplinary and international research environment;
• build contacts with IIASA’s worldwide network of collaborators and with other YSSP fellows.

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