The “Communication, Networks and Contention” research group led by Nils B. Weidmann at the Department of Politics and Public Administration (University of Konstanz) has one
Doctoral Position in Political Science/Computer Science (Salary Scale 13 TV-L/65 %)
available as part of a project studying the political impacts of modern information technology. The project is funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation under a Sofja Kovalevskaja Award. The research group works at the intersection of political science and computer science. The working language is English.
The start date is July 1st, 2013 or by agreement. The position is initially limited to one year, but can be extended by two years.
We are looking for candidates either with a background in the social sciences and strong programming skills, or with a background in computer science and an interest in social science questions. The successful candidate will work on the remote measurement, analysis and interpretation of Internet coverage using Internet Background Noise (IBN). Depending on the qualification of the candidate, the research can lead to a PhD in Political Science (main supervisor: Prof. Nils B. Weidmann), or to a PhD in Computer Science (main supervisor: Prof. Marcel Waldvogel).
More details:
http://cnc.uni.kn/
http://www.uni-konstanz.de/stellenangebote/?cont=stellausw&seite=2013/070&id=1
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Nils B. Weidmann
Professor of Political Science
University of Konstanz
http://cnc.uni.kn
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