Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Social Science

St. Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies

St.Petersburg, Russia

 
School of Social Sciences and Area Studies of the HSE University at St.Petersburg (Russia) invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of computational social / political science and social data analysis.

Requirements

The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:

● Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of Political Science, Sociology, Information Science, Communication Studies or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
● Candidates should have a strong background in quantitative social science with the relevant skills (R or Python, data mining and data analysis, computational text analysis, etc), and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams;
● Fluent English is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
● Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.

The position involves:

● working under the direct supervision of Prof. Daniel Alexandrov and/or other faculty members depending on the particular research focus;
● participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along with working on research projects with the School’s faculty such as:
   o  computational studies of political processes and governance in Europe and Asia;
   o  digital research on migration processes, transnational communication, digital diasporas and their discourses;
   o  mass-media and social media discourses globally during the covid pandemic;
● writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the faculty members and students;
● participation in the events of the relevant department or laboratory and other contribution to the School’s development;
● teaching one quarter-length course and participating in the seminars in the new MA program and supervising collective students’ projects – the program is fully taught in English with international students; the program “Data Analysis for Politics and Society” (see https://spb.hse.ru/en/ma/daps) has a double-degree and the exchange of faculty with the University of Milan (https://dapsco.unimi.it);
● public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community.

Conditions

Appointments are made for one year. Postdoctoral fellows have an opportunity of renewal of the contract (no more than two times).

HSE University offers postdoctoral fellows a competitive salary, the standard medical insurance plan, a working space equipped with a computer and free Internet access at the University.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted online. Please provide a CV, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper submitted via an online application form. At least two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship@hse.ru before the application deadline. Please note that direct applications to the hiring department may not be reviewed.

Read more about the application process here.

The deadline for the applications is January 31, 2022.

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