COSMOS – Postdoctoral Fellow III Job Little Rock area,Arkansas USA,Research/Development

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Type of Position:

Researchers

Workstudy Position:

Job Type:

Regular

Sponsorship Available:

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Department:

COSMOS - Provisional Positions

Summary of

Job Duties:

The Postdoctoral Fellow position is a full-time, provisional position with the COSMOS Research Center (cosmos.ualr.edu) at the University of Arkansas and is funded through a grant or contract. The position renewal is contingent upon continued grant funding and satisfactory job performance. Postdoctoral Fellow will develop socio-computational models to advance our understanding of cyber campaigns run on social media, grounded in the dynamics of various social and communication processes such as group formation, activation, decentralized decision-making, and collective action.

Postdoctoral Fellow will help extract relevant open-source information in a guided snowball data collection manner by leveraging cyber forensics and deep web search-based methodologies. Postdoctoral Fellow will work with the research team in developing predictive models of various socio-technical behaviors on different social media platforms (including multimedia-rich platforms), and usable tools/software to identify key actors and key groups responsible for coordinating cyber campaigns and disseminating propaganda.

This is an on-campus position. This position is governed by state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy.

The position reports to Prof. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal), Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair, Distinguished Professor, and Director, COSMOS Research Center at UA-Little Rock.

Qualifications:

Required Education and/or

Experience:

The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline;
The candidate must have 3+ years of research experience in social media mining, computational modeling of social science theories, working with social network analysis tools, and examining cyber campaigns conducted on social media. The research experience must be demonstrated through published research articles in leading journals and conferences relevant to the topics mentioned above; and
The candidate must have 1+ years of experience in grant writing and management. Grant writing experience must be demonstrated through a successful grant acquisition and management record.

Preferred Education and/or

Experience:

Candidates with extensive research experience in computer programming and data management will be given preference.
Candidates with successful grant-writing experience and a strong publication record will be given preference.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepare and submit grant applications for external funding;
Project management (e.g., setting and tracking deadlines and progress of team members, providing reports to the supervisor);
Lead and coordinate project meetings, including agenda setting and minute-taking;
Assist in developing new research initiatives aligned with the Center’s mission;
Manage complex research projects, offering strategic direction and oversight;
Conduct…