NYUAD hiring open-rank Computational Social Science faculty position. Anyone still on the market and interested, please apply. We start reviewing applications next week.
Application: https://apply.interfolio.com/160603
Application: https://apply.interfolio.com/160603
#PhD Candidate in Complex Networks with Structural Inequalities at Leiden University,
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2025/q1/15413-phd-candidate-in-complex-networks
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2025/q1/15413-phd-candidate-in-complex-networks
Leiden University
PhD Candidate in Complex Networks
The Faculty of Science and the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) is looking for a:PhD Candidate in Complex Networks (4 years, 1.0 FTE) About this positionAre you a passionate and committed young researcher well versed in social random…
#Postdoc Research Fellow Position in Digital Phenotyping / Smartphone Data Research
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13728
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13728
academicpositions.harvard.edu
Onnela Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in Digital Phenotyping / Smartphone Data Research
The Onnela Lab in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in biostatistics, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field for a two-year Postdoctoral Research…
How to choose a research question?
“Science is a network—to make discoveries, follow the links of that network!” Says Jari Saramäki in his new post.
https://jarisaramaki.fi/2025/01/29/how-to-choose-a-research-question/
“Identify impactful and highly cited papers and try to figure out why they are important. Then, use Google Scholar or some other tool to find out who cites them; just look at the abstracts of the citing papers to get the big picture and then dive into the details of those pieces of work that sound relevant to you. This is, in my view, a more useful way than trying to read all the literature in detail, in some random order.
Everyone knows about Einstein’s theory of relativity, but few are aware of all the earlier efforts that went into developing ways to synchronize clocks across countries and continents using electric cables. Yet Einstein was undoubtedly familiar with this!”
🎞 Bonus video: Jari on Crafting Questions & Linking Thoughts: https://youtu.be/HwdZS6Fy8X8
“Science is a network—to make discoveries, follow the links of that network!” Says Jari Saramäki in his new post.
https://jarisaramaki.fi/2025/01/29/how-to-choose-a-research-question/
“Identify impactful and highly cited papers and try to figure out why they are important. Then, use Google Scholar or some other tool to find out who cites them; just look at the abstracts of the citing papers to get the big picture and then dive into the details of those pieces of work that sound relevant to you. This is, in my view, a more useful way than trying to read all the literature in detail, in some random order.
Everyone knows about Einstein’s theory of relativity, but few are aware of all the earlier efforts that went into developing ways to synchronize clocks across countries and continents using electric cables. Yet Einstein was undoubtedly familiar with this!”
🎞 Bonus video: Jari on Crafting Questions & Linking Thoughts: https://youtu.be/HwdZS6Fy8X8
Jari Saramäki
How to choose a research question?
Choosing which problems to work on is perhaps the hardest and most crucial part of science. It is also an invisible and underrated part.
The Copenhagen ITU-wide #PhD Open Call 2025, deadline Feb 24th, is now open!
If you are interested in studying human behavior and understanding:
1) how climate change affects behaviors
2) how algorithmic systems shape human behaviors
3) understanding the limits of predictive systems
https://nerds.itu.dk/2025/01/31/phd-open-call-2025/
If you are interested in studying human behavior and understanding:
1) how climate change affects behaviors
2) how algorithmic systems shape human behaviors
3) understanding the limits of predictive systems
https://nerds.itu.dk/2025/01/31/phd-open-call-2025/
2025 International Conference on the
Science of Science and Innovation
June 16 - June 18, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark
The International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation (ICSSI) is an interdisciplinary event that brings together experts from various fields to explore the dynamics of scientific research and innovation. The conference serves as a platform for both producers—scientists from academia and industry—and consumers, including policymakers, publishers, funders, and administrators, to engage in meaningful dialogue. Our first European installment of ICSSI will feature science and technology policy environments, opportunities, and challenges in Europe and around the world. This interaction aims to enhance the global relevance and impact of research in the science of science and innovation.
https://www.icssi.org/
Science of Science and Innovation
June 16 - June 18, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark
The International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation (ICSSI) is an interdisciplinary event that brings together experts from various fields to explore the dynamics of scientific research and innovation. The conference serves as a platform for both producers—scientists from academia and industry—and consumers, including policymakers, publishers, funders, and administrators, to engage in meaningful dialogue. Our first European installment of ICSSI will feature science and technology policy environments, opportunities, and challenges in Europe and around the world. This interaction aims to enhance the global relevance and impact of research in the science of science and innovation.
https://www.icssi.org/
AI and science’s happy ending
Petter Holme
Central to the essay are the limits human language puts on knowledge acquisition. For example, how we will never take the time to get away from the messiness of the vernacular language (see below) in favor of logical and systematic language that could support our collective intelligence project called science. However, ML/AI could do, in principle, but would also have to overcome several language barriers.
https://petterhol.me/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ai_science.pdf
Petter Holme
Central to the essay are the limits human language puts on knowledge acquisition. For example, how we will never take the time to get away from the messiness of the vernacular language (see below) in favor of logical and systematic language that could support our collective intelligence project called science. However, ML/AI could do, in principle, but would also have to overcome several language barriers.
https://petterhol.me/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ai_science.pdf
Interested in using data on human behaviour to understand and predict epidemics? Come do a #PhD with us! Deadline 7 March
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/funding-scholarships/research-degree-funding/phd-studentships-health-analytics-modelling
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/funding-scholarships/research-degree-funding/phd-studentships-health-analytics-modelling
LSHTM
PhD Studentships in Health Analytics and Modelling | LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are pleased to invite applications for up to 11 PhD studentships in Health
A writing fellowship on scientific progress
We are looking for four to six writers who, over a six-month period, will produce richly detailed articles about a selected area of scientific progress. These could include writing on biotechnology, metascience, technology in China, the history of science, or just about anything in between. We will prioritize writers covering issues that are of interest to both of our organizations.
https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/a-writing-fellowship-on-scientific
We are looking for four to six writers who, over a six-month period, will produce richly detailed articles about a selected area of scientific progress. These could include writing on biotechnology, metascience, technology in China, the history of science, or just about anything in between. We will prioritize writers covering issues that are of interest to both of our organizations.
https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/a-writing-fellowship-on-scientific
www.worksinprogress.news
A writing fellowship on scientific progress
Works in Progress and Asimov Press are launching a paid six-month fellowship.
#Postdoc in innovative statistical models & methods for analyzing smartphone data in biomedical and public health research. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13728
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13728
academicpositions.harvard.edu
Onnela Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in Digital Phenotyping / Smartphone Data Research
The Onnela Lab in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in biostatistics, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field for a two-year Postdoctoral Research…
#phd student for our machine learning and causal modeling project on life course predictors of loneliness and social isolation
https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=163399
https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=163399
employment.ku.dk
PhD-positions
quantum-nets-NCSU-Feb2025.pdf
37.8 MB
Quantum Networks
Mason A. Porter
Reviews:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-019-0152-6
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1751-8121/ad41a6
Mason A. Porter
Reviews:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-019-0152-6
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1751-8121/ad41a6
Two #phd student positions in Theoretical Physics (Condensed Matter Theory and Statistical Physics)
https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=36375
https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=36375
Reachmee
Two Doctoral student positions in Theoretical Physics (Condensed Matter Theory and Statistical Physics)
The Department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg is located on the main campus
Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08564-w
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08564-w
Nature
Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics
Nature - This Perspective considers the application to infectious disease modelling of AI systems that combine machine learning, computational statistics, information retrieval and data science.
Dirk Brockmann: "Doing Science like a Fungus – Complexity Research in the 21st Century"
https://youtu.be/iwMYuq4np6Y
https://youtu.be/iwMYuq4np6Y
YouTube
Prof. Dirk Brockmann: "Doing Science like a Fungus – Complexity Research in the 21st Century"
Prof. Dirk Brockmann is founding Director of the Center Synergy of Systems (Synosys) and Chair of Biology of Complex Systems at TUD Dresden University of Technology. In his inaugural lecture, he discusses the science of complexity, how anti-disciplinary perspectives…
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Charting the Uncharted: Interview with Sune Lehmann
🎞 https://youtu.be/hbbjq54nQO8
🎧 Audio File
With Sune Lehmann, we explore his unconventional journey from traditional physics to the wild world of social data science and interdisciplinary research. We discuss the challenges of stepping into new fields, the process of unlearning and relearning, and the art of developing an instinct for meaningful research questions. Sune shares his thoughts on blending theory with real-world application, the evolving nature of the scientific inquiry, and what it takes to stay innovative in a rapidly changing landscape.
Sune is a Professor of Networks and Complexity Science at the Technical University of Denmark and a Professor of Social Data Science at the Center for Social Data Science (SODAS) at the University of Copenhagen. In this conversation, he reflects on the balance between deep analytical work and the hands-on excitement of experiments, all while mentoring the next generation of researchers.
Whether you're an early-career scientist or simply curious about how data shapes our understanding of human behavior, this discussion offers valuable insights and thought-provoking perspectives.
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🎞 https://youtu.be/hbbjq54nQO8
🎧 Audio File
With Sune Lehmann, we explore his unconventional journey from traditional physics to the wild world of social data science and interdisciplinary research. We discuss the challenges of stepping into new fields, the process of unlearning and relearning, and the art of developing an instinct for meaningful research questions. Sune shares his thoughts on blending theory with real-world application, the evolving nature of the scientific inquiry, and what it takes to stay innovative in a rapidly changing landscape.
Sune is a Professor of Networks and Complexity Science at the Technical University of Denmark and a Professor of Social Data Science at the Center for Social Data Science (SODAS) at the University of Copenhagen. In this conversation, he reflects on the balance between deep analytical work and the hands-on excitement of experiments, all while mentoring the next generation of researchers.
Whether you're an early-career scientist or simply curious about how data shapes our understanding of human behavior, this discussion offers valuable insights and thought-provoking perspectives.
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@sitpor | sitpor.org
instagram.com/sitpor_media
YouTube
Charting the Uncharted: Interview with Sune Lehmann
With Sune Lehmann, we explore his unconventional journey from traditional physics to the wild world of social data science and interdisciplinary research. We discuss the challenges of stepping into new fields, the process of unlearning and relearning, and…