This full-time position is part of Dr Milena Tsvetkova's ERC-funded project "HUMANET: Human-Machine Social Systems" in the Department of Methodology at LSE. The project will employ virtual-lab and field experiments, agent-based models, and web data mining and analysis to investigate how humans interact with intelligent machines such as algorithms and bots and how these interactions affect collective outcomes such as cooperation and social contagion in networks and online communities. More information about the project is available at .
The postdoc researcher will design and conduct research in close collaboration with other project team members, identify and review relevant literature, design and develop research tools and applications, collect and analyse data, and write up, publish, and present research findings. The position is for two years with potential to extend an additional year.
The successful candidate will:
Have successfully completed or be close to completing a PhD in computer science, information science, data science, social psychology, sociology, psychology, computational social science or a related field by the post start date
Have research experience with mining and analysing web data, developing interactive web applications such as games and bots, designing and conducting online experiments, and/or working with agent-based models and simulations
Have a research interest in human-computer interaction, AI, and/or bots
Have a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration