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Postdoctoral Researcher in Political Communication at the University of Zurich (3+1 years)

University of Zurich

Lampertheim, Hesse, Germany Full-time June 27, 2026
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Opportunity Description

Your responsibilities

  • Interest in advancing communication research on the role of political social media influencers
  • Take a leading role in the project's work package on the influence of PSMIs on political discourse and engagement. This includes applying computational social science methods using large multi-lingual and multi-modal social media datasets, and working with donated social media data.
  • Develop your own research agenda within the broader scope of the project
  • Conduct and publish high-quality research in leading communication journals and at presentations at international conferences
  • Collaborate with other project members and research assistants
  • Provide support for project-related management and administrative tasks
  • Your profile

  • A very good doctoral degree in communication science (or close to completing) or an adjacent field (e.g. political science, sociolog...
  • Full-time Social Scientists and Related Workers

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