Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Communication (12 months)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 60 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The National University of Singapore invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Communications and New Media to work with Dr. Alisius Leong.

The role focuses on how social technologies, AI and social media shape environmental messaging and public engagement in Singapore's net-zero goals. You will design and execute independent and collaborative research using mixed-method and computational approaches to study messaging strategies, algorithmic influence, and audience

Qualificações

• PhD in Communication, psychology, computational social science, or related field.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed venues.
• Experience with experiment and survey design.
• Proficiency in quantitative methods and NLP.
• Strong academic writing skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design and execute independent and collaborative research projects.
• Investigate how social technologies (AI, social media) shape environmental messaging and public engagement in Singapore's net-zero goals.
• Leverage mixed-method and computational approaches to address research questions.

Conhecimentos

Publication record

Experiment design

Survey design

Quantitative statistics

NLP methods

Academic writing

Formação académica

PhD in Communication / related field

Ferramentas

SPSS

R

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

The Department of Communications and New Media in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position to work with the principal investigator, Dr. Alisius Leong.

The successful candidate will design and execute independent and collaborative research projects investigating how social technologies (i.e., artificial intelligence (AI), social media) shape environmental messaging and public engagement in the context of Singapore's net-zero goals. This includes examining topics such as: How have developments in social technologies changed environmental messaging strategies? How do social media algorithms influence what information the public encounter? How does AI reshape who and what audiences trust when forming opinions? You are expected to leverage on mixed-method and computational approaches to answer these questions.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Communication, psychology, computational social science, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong track record of scholarly activities including publication in reputable peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations.
• Experience with experiment & survey design.
• Proficiency in quantitative advanced statistical methods (e.g., SPSS, R), computational modeling, and/or NLP methods.
• Experience working on topics related to science, environmental, risk communication; public opinion and engagement
• Strong academic writing skills.