System Modeler-Developer I at the Josef Korbel School Int’l Studies, Denver University

The Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures is the home of long-term forecasting and global trend analysis at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. International Futures (IFs) is a large-scale, long-term, integrated global modeling system that represents demographic, economic, health, energy, agriculture, education, infrastructure, socio-political, environmental, and international politics subsystems for 188 countries interacting in the global system. The Pardee Institute works heavily on sponsored research projects with various government institutions, international organizations, NGOs, and to a lesser extent, private sector clients.

The Pardee Institute is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and staff who, in turn, are committed to working in a pluralistic environment.

Position Summary

The Pardee Institute seeks to hire a Modeler-Developer specializing in Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) with web interface capabilities. This individual will play an important role in the ongoing development of the International Futures (IFs) model system in support of a wide range of applications and users of IFs inside and outside of the Institute. IFs is an integrated assessment that is programmed in the .NET framework. (Pardee migrated from Visual Basic 6 mostly to VB.NET in 2023.) IFs has extensive connections to data files using SQL and MS Access. Its structure draws upon a wide range of modeling approaches including those typically used in its issue areas (e.g. general equilibrium in economics, partial equilibrium in agriculture and energy, and cohort-component analysis in demographics). Its development draws on hybrid logics as varied as econometrics/statistical analysis and systems dynamics.

The person we seek will have technical skills to implement models, often created by others on the IFs modeling team, within the IFs code or database framework (VB.net, SQL, and MS Access). Experience in .NET development is essential, ideally in both standalone and web applications. That individual must be willing and able to work productively within and across multiple substantive issue areas, understand dynamic model behavior, and implement extension of the system. The position will involve extensive interaction with other research team members developing and applying the model. Writing will include contributions to documentation and project-specific deliverables, with opportunities to participate also in papers for professional conferences and publications. Collaboration with modeling and project teams is an essential element of this role.

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Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) March 21, 2025.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.