Postdoctoral Fellow in Agent-Based Modeling

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 with the focus on agent-based models of social and political processes.

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, Computer Science 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 agent-based modeling (ABM) and other relevant areas of computational social science research (for example, social network analysis), 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 one of research projects with the School’s faculty such as:
   o  agent-based decision models embedded in a life-course, including education and career choices, fertility and migration decisions etc.
   o  agent-based models of educational choices and social (gender, ethnic, class/status) segregation in educational and organizational contexts;
   o  agent-based models for policy analysis in development and/or dynamics of socio-ecological systems.
● 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)in case of outstanding performance.

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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For more information:

• about Postdoctoral Fellowship -Frequently Asked Questions;
• about HSE university –official web-site;
• about the School of Social Sciences and Area Studies and its departments and research centers– official web-site of the School or contact Ksenia Tenisheva (ktenisheva@hse.ru) directly;
• about international specialists' life in Moscow -International Faculty Support .

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact the International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship@hse.ru