The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, one of three national poverty centers, is seeking a postdoctoral scholar for a one-year term beginning either in January 2015 or August 2015 (with an option for renewal for a second year). The scholar will collaborate with PIs David B. Grusky and Michael Macy on a National Science Foundation project examining whether class barriers to interaction are less prominent in social media than in face-to-face networks. The analyses will draw on profile data, analysis of message content, and local housing valuations for geo-tagged Twitter users. The research may involve a combination of skills in computational social science, including knowledge of Python, API crawls, cloud computing (e.g., Amazon Web Services), large-scale data management, MapReduce, Hadoop, as well as data and network analysis. We will consider candidates with exceptional talent who are willing and able to acquire the necessary skills. Candidates must have received their doctorate by the start of the appointment. Please send a letter of application with curriculum vitae, a sample of relevant original work, and three letters of recommendation to inequ...@stanford.edu. To ensure full consideration, please apply as soon as possible. Stanford University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Contact: | Alice Chou |
Email: | inequ...@stanford.edu |
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