Postdoctoral Fellow - Cosmos

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas, US
Base: $48,000; bonus/equity: not specified; benefi...
Social media mining
Computational modeling
Social network analysis tools
The Postdoctoral Fellow will develop socio-computational models to advance our understanding of cyber campaigns run on social media grounded in the dynamics of various social and communication processes

Job Summary

  • The Postdoctoral Fellow will develop socio-computational models to advance our understanding of cyber campaigns run on social media grounded in the dynamics of various social and communication processes.
  • Leveraging cyber forensics and deep web search-based methodologies, the postdoctoral fellow will help extract relevant open-source information and develop predictive models of socio-technical behaviors.
  • This full-time provisional position offers opportunities to assist with research, write software modules, train stakeholders, mentor students, and contribute to publications and grant writing.

Matching Summary

The Postdoctoral Fellow will develop socio-computational models to advance our understanding of cyber campaigns run on social media grounded in the dynamics of various social and communication processes.

Salary

Base: $48,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Yes

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • social media mining
  • computational modeling
  • social network analysis tools
  • cyber campaigns on social media
  • multimedia-rich social media analysis
  • computer programming
  • data management

Nice-to-have

  • transitioning research to tools
  • training stakeholders
  • mentoring students
  • grant writing assistance
  • diverse ethnic backgrounds interaction

Key Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline
  • At least one year research experience in social media mining
  • At least one year research experience in computational modeling of social science theories
  • At least one year research experience working with social network analysis tools
  • At least one year research experience examining cyber campaigns conducted on social media

Work Rights

Proof of legal authority to work in the United States

Tailored Resume

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