Postdoctoral fellowship in computational social sciences
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hela Sverige Linnaeus University is a modern, international university with Småland as its base and the world as its stage. We combine curiosity, creativity and utility with an entrepreneurial thinking in education and research. Seeing possibilities and believing in the future is part of what we do every day.
We now strengthen our prominent research by recruiting 21 postdoctoral fellows.
The position is based at the Department of Social Studies, which is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The research activities will be conducted within the Sociology unit. The research group seeks one Post Doctoral researcher in computational social sciences.
Field of subject for the position
Project- Large-scale collective action in a rapidly changing environment (LARCH).
Placement
Växjö
Extent and period
The position is for 2 years, 100 %
Context of position
The rapid development in population, affluence and technology that occurred in the last two centuries has dramatically increased the scale of human impact on natural systems. Most issues related to global environmental change - from climate change mitigation, to biodiversity conservation and population control - can be understood as public-good or commonpool resource management problems, both requiring successful collective action for their solution. The resulting "cooperation games" are currently faced by millions, if not billions, of people across all continents. Achieving a better understanding of their dynamics and of the factors that can be successfully manipulated is hence crucial to face current global environmental challenges.
The new post-doc will contribute to establish a computational social science research group having a main focus on environmental issues. Her/his main tasks will be to analyse existing "big data" on "green" attitudes and behaviours from online interactions and to help the development and deployment of a platform to conduct online experiments on resource-related problems. The post-doc will also help to create a stronger research environment in relation to the activities of the Doctoral Programme in Sociology , allowing for a further development in the direction of computational and environmental social sciences.
The post-doc is expected to actively participate in the department's environment and network both internally and externally.
The new position will provide an important contribution to the setup of the international master in Applied social analysis, which will run starting from the Fall semester 2016, first in terms of improved scientific environment and, more practically, with a maximum of 20% teaching.
Qualification requirements:
Qualified for appointment is the one who holds a PhD, or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD, and who have completed their degree no more than three years before the application deadline.
Applicants must not have previously been employed as a postdoctoral fellow for more than a year in the same or related subject area at Linnaeus University.
To be eligible for this position good knowledge of English is also required.
Assessment criteria
A good expertise in experimental methods, social simulation or network analysis is clearly an advantage.
The work is performed in a research group why teamwork and flexibility is accorded great importance.
In its overall assessment of skills gives particular importance to an assessment of the applicant's potential for a successful career as a teacher and researcher
Further information
For further information please contact:
Giangiacomo Bravo,
giangiacomo.bravo@lnu.seHead of department Per Dannefjord,
per.dannefjord@lnu.se , +46 470 70 82 24
HR consultant Helena Birath,
Helena.birath@lnu.se , +46 480 44 73 81
Union representatives may be contacted via the university switchboard at
• 46-772-288000.
Application
The application (in English) should contain a CV, documentations of exams and grades, the name of two references (with telephone number and e-mail), a description of motivation and experience relevant to the research project and any other documentation that the applicant would like to present. Application should arrive no later than March 31, 2016.
Please apply by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application.
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Publiceringsdatum2016-02-19ErsättningIndividuell lönesättning
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2016-03-31
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