Saarland University is a campus university that is internationally recognized for its strong research programmes.
Fostering young academic talent and creating ideal conditions for teaching and research are a core part of the . As part of the University of the Greater Region, Saarland University enables students and staff to . With over 17,000 national and international students, studying more than a hundred different academic disciplines, Saarland . [Saarland University is officially recognized as one of Germany’s family-friendly higher-education institutions and with a combined workforce of more than 4,000 it is one .] The political and social science research program of the Chair of European Integration and International Relations within the

SOUNDS transformation programme
is inviting applications for the following position commencing at the earliest opportunity.

Academic Postdoctoral Researcher for Computational Social Sciences (m/f/x) Reference number W2833
, salary in accordance with the German TV-L salary scal e1, pay grade:
E13 TVL, duration of employment:
3 years with the option of extension (upon successful acquisition of third-party funding), volume of employment:
100 % of standard working time.

Workplace/Department:

Professor Dr. Daniela Braun holds the Chair of Political Science with a focus on European Integration and International Relations.
Together with Professor Dr. Ingmar Weber (Computer Science), she leads the transformation project Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS), a pioneering interdisciplinary initiative that uses innovative . As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you will be part of the SOUNDS project at Professor Braun’s chair and conduct research .

Job requirements and responsibilities:
50% independent research at the intersection of the two research areas of Computational Social Sciences (CSS) and Political Science, with a focus on the chair’s research area o You will publish both independently and in collaboration with researchers from the chair’s team in relevant national and international journals and conference formats 1 TV-L = collective agreement on remuneration of public sector employees in the German Länder The pay grade assigned to an employee depends on their professional qualifications and the number of years of service.
Each pay grade is . Entry-level employees with no previous experience will initially be assigned a level 1 rating. After one year at . After a further two years, the employee will move to level 3, etc.

o You will design, conduct, and evaluate your own research questions at the intersection of CSS and political science o You will undertake further research tasks arising within the scope of the SOUNDS project at the chair o You will plan, apply for, and conduct your own research projects, including the acquisition of third-party funding 50% support for the chair in research, acquisition of third-party funding and teaching in the field of Computational Social Sciences o You will support the chair’s team in implementing scientific research questions using CSS data and methods o You will write academic publications in cooperation with the chair’s team . Dr. Weber’s team on innovative data sources o You will teach individual courses related to CSS; optionally you may plan and conduct your own CSS courses o You will assist with administrative and organizational tasks, as well as the organization of conferences and workshops

Your academic qualifications:

Doctoral degree / PhD in Political Science or a related social science discipline and wish to further develop your academic career as a postdoctoral researcher at the intersection of Political Science and Computational Social Sciences -- ideally in one or more of the following areas: