Project Assistant with Doctorate: The University of Graz invites applications for a Project Assistant position with a focus on interdisciplinary research in the IDea_Lab. The successful candidate will engage in curating datasets, developing machine learning models, and investigating the relationship between societal actors and access to common goods. This is a temporary employment opportunity for three years, starting in July 2025.
Title: Project Assistant with Doctorate (M/F/D) at IDea_Lab, University of Graz
Designation:
Project Assistant with Doctorate (M/F/D)
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Salary Category | B1 with PhD |
| Salary per Year (Full Time) | €66,532.20 |
| Hours per Week | 40 hours |
| Duration of Contract | Temporary employment (3 years) |
| Employment Start Date | July 2025 |
| Application Deadline | 30.01.2025 |
Research Area:
Interdisciplinary Digital Transformation
Location:
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Completed doctorate/PhD degree in computer science, statistics, data science, natural language processing, or a related field.
- Excellent methodological knowledge of analyzing large text datasets.
- Strong understanding of modern machine learning methods.
- Proficient programming skills in Python or R.
- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English.
- Successful publication record in international scientific journals.
- Independent and goal-oriented working style.
- (Desirable) Experience with the use of large language models (LLMs), analyzing networks/graphs, collaborating with scientists from different disciplines, and managing scientific projects.
Job Description:
- Curate a dataset of societal actors in Europe from various data sources such as media and company reports.
- Extract interaction networks of societal actors from unstructured text data.
- Develop and validate a multilingual machine learning model tailored for classifying populist language from textual data.
- Collaborate closely with researchers from economic and social sciences to explore the correlation between populist social actors and access to common goods, including press freedom, education, and public infrastructure.
- Publish research findings in international scientific journals and present results at international conferences.
- Actively contribute to the Complex Social & Computational Systems working group led by Prof. Lasser.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit the following application documents in English:
- Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
- Academic curriculum vitae
- Complete publication list
- List of programming projects or link to a public GitHub/GitLab profile, if available
- Certificates and transcripts of doctoral and master’s degree programs
All applications must be submitted through the web-based applicant tool for this position.
Last Date for Apply:
30.01.2025
Contact Information:
For questions about the position, please contact Univ. Prof. Dr. Jana Lasser at jana.lasser@uni-graz.at.
The University of Graz encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities who meet the qualifications. We are committed to increasing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
