Remote Postdoc: Data-Driven Political Communication

University of Vienna; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 51.000 - 61.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Internal training & coaching

Good public transport connections

Remote work option (part‑time by Arr.)

Zusammenfassung

University of Vienna invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in Journalism and Communication Studies. The role focuses on building and coordinating research infrastructures for political communication and elections, with emphasis on content analysis and reproducible data pipelines.

You will contribute to national and international research networks, publish in international journals, supervise assistants, and teach according to university policies.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in Political Science or Communication Studies is required.
• Experience in managing quantitative social science data is required.
• Proven research output in peer‑reviewed journals or publications is expected.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to development and coordination of MEDem, a national/international research infrastructure for political communication and election research.
• Coordinate and integrate international research networks in political communication and election research.
• Organize data collection and linking activities in political communication and electoral research (panel surveys, content analyses, experiments).
• Standardize and improve methods in manual and automated content analysis.
• Publish and present internationally on media, elections, and democracies with a focus on content analysis.
• Supervise student assistants and provide teaching as required under the collective agreement.
• Engage in supervision of PhD students and participate in science communication activities.
• Participate in evaluation measures and quality assurance.

Kenntnisse

Computational social sciences

German and English

Ausbildung

PhD in Political Science or Communication Studies

Tools

R

Python

Jobbeschreibung

University of Vienna invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in Journalism and Communication Studies. The role focuses on building and coordinating research infrastructures for political communication and elections, with emphasis on content analysis and reproducible data pipelines.

You will contribute to national and international research networks, publish in international journals, supervise assistants, and teach according to university policies.