Postdoctoral Research Associate

The lab of Professor Alexander Gates, the Connected Data Hub, together with the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia, is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the area of science of science, network science, and natural language processing.

As part of a small research team, the postdoc will help lead efforts to provide a quantitative model of global competitiveness of national research infrastructures.

The ideal candidates will have a PhD in a discipline closely related to computational social science by date of appointment (e.g. network science, computer science, data science, engineering, sociology, economics, management, or related fields). We seek applicants with strong computational and statistical skills, experience with managing large datasets, and fluency with commonly used scientific scripting languages (e.g., Python, SQL, or R). We also seek candidates with good communication skills in spoken and written English, and an ability to produce state-of-the artresearch.

This position is only open to current U.S. citizens.

This is a one-year term limited position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and satisfactory performance.

The selected applicant will be required to complete a background check prior to their first day of employment per university policy.

Review of applicants will November 29, 2024, and the position will remain open until filled.

***Please note that you MUST upload ALL documents into the CV/Resume box. Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration.***

For questions about the application process, please contact Rhiannon O'Coin, Senior Academic Recruiter, at rmo2r@virginia.edu or Professor Gates at hgt6rn@virginia.edu.

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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