Assistant Professor, Computational Social Science with AI

London School of Economics and Polital Science; City Of London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Occupational pension

Research incentive scheme

Sabbatical leave

Professional development

Job summary

London School of Economics and Political Science seeks an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science in the Department of Methodology. The role emphasizes conducting and publishing research, teaching, and developing innovative courses in computational social data science.

Applicants should have completed a PhD (or be near completion) with a strong record in quantitative methods, programming, data wrangling, and education in this area.

Qualifications

• PhD or near PhD in a relevant field.
• Strong publication record in social science methods.
• Experience applying computational methods to social data.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and publish high-quality research in computational social science.
• Teach and supervise courses in computational social data science.
• Develop new courses and contribute to existing offerings in AI-assisted methods.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the Department of Methodology and across the School.

Education

PhD or near PhD

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

London School of Economics and Political Science seeks an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science in the Department of Methodology. The role emphasizes conducting and publishing research, teaching, and developing innovative courses in computational social data science.

Applicants should have completed a PhD (or be near completion) with a strong record in quantitative methods, programming, data wrangling, and education in this area.