Postdoc: Media Analytics & Political Discourse

Complex Systems Society; Portugal; Teletrabalho; EUR 32 000 - 42 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência invites applications for a postdoctoral position focusing on political discourse and media analysis. The appointee will study how media influences political decisions and agenda setting, using computational methods.

Candidates should have a PhD in CS/physics/mathematics, strong programming skills in Python, and experience in data/text mining, NLP or sentiment analysis. English is required; Portuguese knowledge preferred.

Qualificações

• PhD in computer science, physics, mathematics, or similar.
• Experience in data/text mining and NLP or sentiment analysis.
• Working knowledge of English; Portuguese knowledge preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Study the role of media in political decisions and agenda setting within an ongoing project.
• Extract and analyse data from political institutions and media sources.
• Collaborate with junior and senior researchers in Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência.

Conhecimentos

Python

NLP

Data mining

Sentiment analysis

English

Formação académica

PhD in computer science/physics/mathematics

Ferramentas

Matlab

R

Mathematica

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência invites applications for a postdoctoral position focusing on political discourse and media analysis. The appointee will study how media influences political decisions and agenda setting, using computational methods.

Candidates should have a PhD in CS/physics/mathematics, strong programming skills in Python, and experience in data/text mining, NLP or sentiment analysis. English is required; Portuguese knowledge preferred.