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Postdoc in Human Computer Interaction
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GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences is an internationally active research institute, funded by federal and state governments and member of the Leibniz Association.
Starting on the next possible date, our Department Computational Social Science (CSS), Team Transparent Social Analytics located in Cologne, is looking for a
Your profile:
Interested?
Please apply via our Online-application portal.
Our reference number is: CSS-82.
Postdoc in Human Computer Interaction
(Salary group 13 TV-L, working time 100%, initially for 4 years with possible tenure)
GESIS is strategically realigning and growing: Digital behavioral data will be a focus of our activities in the future. The goal across all GESIS departments is to build new tools and infrastructures to support the collection, processing, analysis and archiving of digital behavioral data and to conduct research on current societally relevant questions with new methods and new types of data.
The department Computational Social Science (CSS) is dedicated to the study of socio-cultural phenomena and digital society. For this purpose, we are using new approaches to data collection (e.g., smartphone apps, web tracking, web data collection) as well as different types of methods for analysis (e.g., machine learning, network analysis, text and data mining).
Your tasks will be:
- Contributing to an interdisciplinary team, which focuses on developing innovative open science services in the context of digital behavioral data, with consideration of the User Experience
- Developing in cooperation with other team members solutions that help to increase the accessibility, reusability and comprehensibility of computational methods for digital behavioral data (e.g., in Machine Learning or Network Science)
- Conducting application-based research in the area of human computer interaction and/or computational social science
- Acquisition of external funding with a focus on research and research-based services
GESIS offers an exciting work environment
for interdisciplinary research at the interface
between the social sciences and computer
science. As an infrastructure institution, we
promote social science research and
cooperate with renowned international
resea rch institutes.
GESIS supports your career development. We offer a wide range of career opportunities in an attractive and rewarding work environment that allows you to carry out your tasks in a creative and autonomous manner. You will work in an international environment in the heart of Cologne and benefit from our flexible working conditions as well as our extensive internal and external networks.
GESIS is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to disability regulations. The position is available on a full time or part time basis.
We are a family friendly employer and have been certified by the audit Work&Family sin ce 2010.
You will find further information here
GESIS supports your career development. We offer a wide range of career opportunities in an attractive and rewarding work environment that allows you to carry out your tasks in a creative and autonomous manner. You will work in an international environment in the heart of Cologne and benefit from our flexible working conditions as well as our extensive internal and external networks.
GESIS is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to disability regulations. The position is available on a full time or part time basis.
We are a family friendly employer and have been certified by the audit Work&Family sin ce 2010.
You will find further information here
- Completed doctoral degree in computer science, data science or related fields
- Experience in Human Computer Interaction, experimental design, and/or User-centered studies
- Experience in user interface design and empirical studies
- Very good command of written and spoken English and confident in communicating research results outside the field
- Desirable: visible activities related to open science (open methodology, open source or open access) e.g., by publishing methods/code on established platforms or the development of method-focused or tool-focused training activities
- An international and interdisciplinary working environment with a friendly and collegial atmosphere
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of up to 60% mobile working within Germany
- Very good conditions for reconciling work and family life, e.g. subsidies for childcare for children who have not yet attained the age of compulsory schooling
- Holistic company health management and discounted participation in the university's sports programme
- Generous support for your pension provision as a direct insurance policy
- Promotion of your skills through further training measures
Interested?Please apply via our Online-application portal.
Our reference number is: CSS-82.