Postdoctoral Associate in Human-Computer Interaction, Community-Engaged Research, and Civic Technologies Massachusetts Institute of Technology in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is advertising a Postdoctoral Associate position in Urban Studies & Planning . The post highlights candidates with backgrounds in Human–Computer Interaction , Computer Science , and Information Science , making it a strong fit for researchers interested in the intersection of urban systems, digital technologies, and computational/social research. The opportunity is being shared on LinkedIn and points to the official MIT careers portal for full details and ap...

Postdoctoral researcher opportunity at the Politics, Identities, and Communication Lab (PICL) at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania . This post is for a postdoc starting in early 2027 and is aimed at researchers working at the intersection of politics , computational methods , and social identity . The lab’s work is described as bridging computational social science , platform studies , political communication , and diverse approaches to identity . The post highli...

PhD opportunity in social data science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , linked to Jon Roozenbeek’s Vidi project, The economy of digital influence operations . The project studies the market infrastructure behind influence operations in online environments, including the buying and selling of fake accounts, engagement, and bot services. The successful candidate will work on a fully funded four-year PhD and investigate the “online manipulation economy” through a mix of interviews with key actors ...

Yale University’s Institute for Foundations of Data Science (FDS) is inviting applications for postdoctoral positions in Data Science , with a strong emphasis on the mathematical, algorithmic, and statistical foundations of data science and applications across disciplines. These are generously supported postdoctoral fellowships expected to last 2–3 years . FDS postdocs can work with multiple mentors from among institute members and may change mentors during the fellowship, making this a flexible...

Stanford University is advertising an open postdoctoral position with faculty mentor Jason Yeatman in the area of operational psychometrics and educational data science . The postdoc will work with the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR) , a research-practice partnership focused on open, scalable, and evidence-based assessment tools for education. The project bridges the lab, community, and classroom, with applications to reading development, learning differences, and equitable access to h...