ETH Zurich

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ETH Zurich Department of Social Sciences invites applications for a Postdoctoral Position in Economics and Data Science. The Postdoc would work primarily with Prof. Elliott Ash (elliottash.com), in a group that conducts empirical research in political economy with a focus on text-as-data, bringing in methods from machine learning and natural language processing.

Postdoc applicants should hold a PhD in empirical social science (e.g. economics, political science) or data science (e.g. computational linguistics, computer science, machine learning). We have special interest in interdisciplinary candidates who have done social science analysis using both causal inference research design and unstructured data (especially text).

The postdoc will be involved in all aspects of the research. Postdocs have the opportunity to co-author papers with lab colleagues and develop independent projects related to these research areas. Organizational and teaching duties are limited to a few hours per week. Our offices are located in downtown Zurich, and the working language is English.

The appointment will be for at least one year and up to three years, with flexible starting date beginning July 2022.