The George Washington University Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) seeks exceptional candidates for a full-time, academic research position at the rank of Postdoctoral Associate. The mission of IDDP is to help society understand critical challenges that arise at the intersection of digital technology, media and democracy, in turn informing sound policy solutions. IDDP is committed to supporting rigorous, evidence-based research that advances democratic values. The position is for a one-year term, with the possibility to extend.

The Postdoctoral Associate will work closely on topics related to IDDP’s mission. The researcher will have deep expertise in computational approaches to social science, including but not limited to the collection and analysis of large amounts of data. The applicant will be intimately familiar with sophisticated analytic and computational tools and will have a demonstrated record of their use. This position is located at GW’s Foggy Bottom campus in Washington, DC, and will report to the Institute’s Co-Faculty Director Dr. Catie Bailard.

This postdoctoral associate will participate in the planning of original research, will analyze and interpret data, will publish results, will represent the university at conferences and meetings, and may develop new theories and methodologies. Extensive experience using R, Python or similar tools are a key requirement for the position, and successful candidates should show potential to excel in tasks related to computational social science research. This position may also help lead and direct the work of research assistants and other staff. This role performs work under the supervision of experienced researchers.

Applicants must have fulfilled all requirements for the award of a PhD or equivalent qualification in a relevant field by the date of employment.

• Collaborate with affiliated researchers and faculty pursuing more narrowly specified projects in addition to the pursuit of individual project interests.
• Conceptualize, design and analyze computational social science research related to IDDP’s mission
• Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

This position has a desired start date of August 4, 2025. But there are options to be
flexible.

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for designing and conducting experiments in a controlled laboratory setting. Duties may include performing experiments, collecting, analyzing and reporting data.

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.