PhD position in Computational Social Sciences 1151 views

The Chair of Systems Design at ETH Zurich invites applications for one PhD position in the field of Computational Social Sciences.

About the research:

• The research focuses on the structure and dynamics of complex social and economic systems.
• The research group statistically analyse data to test hypotheses; build, calibrate and validate large-scale agent-based models; and develop mathematical frameworks to analyse social and economic systems.
• The candidate will contribute to research on ongoing and new projects in the field of computational social science with a special focus on natural language processing (NLP).
• The candidate will work with our interdisciplinary team covering statistical physics, political and social science, economics, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering and computer science to formulate candidate’s research plan.

Starting date: 01.09.2020 (flexible)

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold Master’s degree in Computer Science (or a related field)
• Strong background in natural language processing (NLP), and excellent programming skills
• Interest in computational social science and the ability to formulate research questions
• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) is a plus

Applications:

Apply online with the following documents:

• CV
• Motivation Letter
• Grades