Postdoc in Computational Social Science, Uni Salzburg
Department of Political Science / Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS)
Paris Lodron University Salzburg
Deadline: 08.01.2025
Postdoc (f/m/d; 40 hours/week; up to 5 years) in Computational Social Science at the Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Austria. The position is offered in the project Intangible and Invisible Interests, Concealed Constituents and Excluded Electorates: Understanding the Politics of Absence (INCONEX) funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (March 2025 – February 2030), led by Dr. Lucy Kinski. The project aims to understand who is made absent by whom, how, when, and why in the process of political representation. More information on the project is available here: https://sites.google.com/view/inconex/home
The position is initially for 3 years, with the possibility of extension for an additional two years (3+2) and involves developing cutting-edge computational text analysis tools to examine parliamentary speech across languages, collaborating on innovative research, and contributing to methodological and substantive publications. Salary is competitive and conference funds/career support are provided. Applications are due by 8 January 2025, end of day.
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