Reference: 539_24_DIR_CSS_R2 Job title: Postdoctoral researcher Digital Media and Politics (R2) - AI4S About BSC The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain.
It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe.
The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress.
BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.
Context And Mission The Computational Social Science and Humanities program envisions preparing the social sciences and humanities for the era of data, artificial intelligence (AI), and Exascale supercomputing.
Our mission is to foster collaboration between social scientists and computer scientists, making high-performance computing (HPC) accessible to all researchers in the field.
Through innovative approaches, we aim to apply social science research to contribute valuable insights for informed policymaking.
As a postdoctoral researcher for the Digital Media and Politics lab you will play a pivotal role in advancing cutting-edge research on social media and public opinion by use of novel computational methods, and will report to Dr Laia Castro, Professor of Political Science BSC-UB, and Dr Mercè Crosas, Head of the Computational Science Programme at BSC.
Key Duties Conduct original research on the impact of digital media use on political attitudes, cognitions and behaviors.
Coordination and assistance of data collection and analysis.
Guiding other team members in applying computational methods to their grants proposals and research papers.
Leadership in writing grant proposal applications and co-authorship and lead authorship of research papers.
Assistance in team coordination and PhD supervision.
Communication of projects' results in conferences and workshops.
Organization of expert workshops, conferences, seminars.
Collaboration with members from other departments and disciplines (Political Science, Communication Science, Computer Science, Sociology, Economy, among others) will be encouraged.
Travel internationally to engage with relevant scientific communities.
Requirements Education: PhD in the social sciences or computational (social) science.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience: Experience in quantitative empirical analysis and computational methods, familiarity with at least one of the following: online experiments, machine learning and text analysis, network analysis, agent-based modeling.
Some experience in collecting online behavioral data via APIs, data donations, web-tracking.
Some experience in analyzing and integrating large datasets from diverse sources (social media, web-browsing, survey).
Programming skills and eagerness to work in multiple languages and code (e.g.
R, Python), with different statistical softwares, packages, notebook environments.
Interest in researching social media use and public opinion, political communication or comparative media research.
Competences: A scientific mindset, the capacity of working independently, strong affinity for cooperative collaboration and project management skills, analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Conditions The position will be located at BSC within the Computational Social Sciences Program.
We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance.
Duration: 4 years Salary: 45.000,00€ Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024.
Applications procedure and process All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain a full CV in English, including contact details, and a cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English.
Deadline The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired.
Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity BSC-CNS is committed to diversity and inclusion.
We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.
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