荷兰马斯特里赫特大学数据科学研究所2021年招聘博士后职位

Post Doctoral Researcher At Maastricht University: Institute Of Data Science

Maastricht University

Description

Job description

The Institute of Data Science at Maastricht University, the Netherlands, is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to work on projects related to computational social sciences/network science.

Specific problems include modeling information diffusion in online social environments, addressing the spread of disinformation, measuring polarization and adoption of behavior, reassessing the conflict between data privacy and the need for accountability on social platforms. Of particular interest are topics that acknowledge multi- and cross-platform processes and the interplay between offline events and online interactions.

The full-time position is offered for a period of 2 years, with yearly evaluations.

The successful candidate will:

1. Support the R&D activities of the department in the field of computational social sciences.

2. (Co-)author scientific, peer-reviewed papers, submitted to top conferences and journals in related areas.

3. Provide support and/or manage funding acquisition activities and proposal writing (national and international, e.g. Horizon Europe).

4. Support the department in teaching activities.

Requirements

1. A Ph.D. degree (already completed or to be completed shortly) in computer science or a closely related field.

2. Strong computational and data science skills and solid knowledge of network science.

3. Excellent English language skills.

4. Very good presentation, communication, and organization skills.

5. Interest in grant proposal preparation and coordination.

6. Interested in collaborative research and open to interdisciplinary work

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 2 years.

The intended starting date of this position is November 1, 2021.

The salary will be set in scale 11 (between