Researcher in Quantitative Methods for Politics

17 hours ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom University of Reading Full time
Join Our Team as a Computational Social Scientist

The University of Reading's Department of Politics and International Relations invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research position. We seek a talented researcher with expertise in computational social science to join our team and contribute to a UKRI-funded project exploring inequality and polarization prevention.

About the Project:
  • The project 'DIVIDED: Inequality and Polarization Prevention' aims to develop new methods for analyzing economic inequality and social networks;
  • The researcher will work closely with the PI and industry partners to design and execute experiments testing the impact of gamification on survey responses;
  • The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers in the field and contribute to high-impact publications.

Requirements:
  • A PhD in Political Science, Data Science, Economics, or a related field;
  • Advanced knowledge of R and experience using it;
  • A strong track record of publication in top-tier journals and presentations at international conferences.

This is a full-time, temporary post (36 months), tenable soon after interview. To apply, please provide the names and contacts of 2 academic referees and send in your CV (including a section with working and published academic papers) and a cover letter outlining how you meet all criteria in the Person Specification.

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