Research Associate in Psychology

University of Virginia•Charlottesville, VA

9d•$59,000 - $63,000•Onsite

About The Position

Dr. Eric Shuman at the University of Virginia invites applications for a post-doctoral research associate with expertise in the social psychology of social protest, social change, and/or in big data, computational methods, social network analysis, and natural language processing. The position will begin Fall of 2027. Dr. Shuman’s lab focuses on understanding how social protests drive social change. The postdoctoral research associate will be responsible for overseeing and advancing primary research projects in this areas with a preference for candidates who can work with large social media datasets from recent social movements. Primary responsibilities will include leading data analysis and writing papers for publication under his supervision and collaborating with and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Psychology, Political Science, Computer Science, Data Science or closely related discipline by the start date.
Proficiency in R or Python, and SQL programming.
A record of high-quality research as demonstrated by publications in top-tier journals and external presentations.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in the social psychology of social protest, social change, and/or in big data, computational methods, social network analysis, and natural language processing.
Experience with an emphasis on computational methods, analysis of social media data, natural language processing, social network analysis, and/or social movements.

Responsibilities

Overseeing and advancing primary research projects in the social psychology of social protest, social change, and/or in big data, computational methods, social network analysis, and natural language processing.
Working with large social media datasets from recent social movements.
Leading data analysis.
Writing papers for publication under supervision.
Collaborating with and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.