Job description: 

 

• Develop, validate, calibrate and apply (new) quantitative text / natural language processing models that can infer how politicians aim to represent citizens from legislative speech and social media data 

 

• Publish methodological and substantive research on politicians’ representation styles (together with other team members), aiming for manuscript placements in leading political science outlets 

 

• Share responsibility for data collection, data documentation and data management as well as the ethical implementation of research activities 

 

• Co-lead the development of an R software package providing easy-to-use access to calibrated models, overseeing and supervising research assistants as well as collaborating with PhD researchers 

 

• Starting date: Any starting date between January and August 2025 (please indicate preferred date in your cover letter) 

 

• Contract length: Contract will expire on 31 August 2028 

 

• Salary: from €66,500 to €75,000 p.a. gross, depending on relevant experience (Austrian take-home pay calculator) 

 

• Benefits: paid annual leave, social insurance (incl. healthcare, pension), flexible working hours, home office arrangements, funds to attend further methods trainings and collect large amounts of research data in the framework of the project 

 

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Application 

Applications should consist of: 

 

• Cover letter (incl. discussion of “desirable experiences and skills”) 

 

• Curriculum vitae (incl. list of publications where applicable) 

 

• Transcripts of record from undergraduate and postgraduate study 

 

• Contact details of two potential referees