PhD position to study social network through time 1355 views

The Chair of Social Networks at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich, invites applications for a Doctoral position to study social network through time. The project will study the dynamics of social networks.

About the project:

• The project may involve development and discussion of social theory, planning and conducting of network data collection, development and application of statistical methods and development of scientific software.
• The project’s research design must be explained by the scholar in the Ist year of the Doctoral program together with the research group.
• Recipient will receive training in multiple sub-disciplines of social networks research.
• The research project may also focus on the development of statistical models and software solutions for social network dynamics and their application to relevant research questions in the social sciences.
• The preferred starting date is early 2017.

Duration: 3 years; fully-funded

Eligibility:

• Applicant must hold an excellent master’s degree in sociology, political science, social psychology, statistics, or computer science (or a related field)
• Applicant must be motivated to incorporate elements of different disciplines in the research project.
• The applicant must be English proficient and keen to work in an English speaking environment.

Application requirements:

• Letter of motivation
• CV
• Description of research project ideas and how they relate to prior and ongoing work of the research group (one-page)
• Grade/academic transcripts
• Contact details of 3 referees
• Applications to be submitted online to: ETH Zurich, Mr. Olivier Meyrat, Human Resources, CH-8092 Zürich.

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