MDI Post Doctoral Associate
Georgetown University: Main Campus: McCourt School of Public Policy: Massive Data Institute

Location: Washington, DC
Open Date: Apr 03, 2024
Deadline:

Description
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) and the McCourt School of Public Policy seek a postdoctoral fellow with research interests at the intersection of social media, generative AI, computational methods, and politics. As a postdoc, you will work solely on research, focusing on the prevalence and effects of generative AI on the 2024 US elections. We expect this position to render multiple co-authoring publications. We seek candidates with a Ph.D. in Information Science, Computer Science, Political Science, or a related social science field.

This position will encompass only research.

Research

The Postdoc Fellow is expected to engage only in research. The postdoc will be part of a project led by Professor Lisa Singh (Computer Science & McCourt School of Public Policy), Tiago Ventura (McCourt School of Public Policy), and Leticia Bode (Communication, Culture, and Technology) titled Generative AI, Humanness, and Misinformation in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. The project will focus on assessing 1) the veracity and 2) the humanness of election-related content shared on various social media platforms. The postdoc is expected to provide support for large-scale data collection from social media platforms, develop detection models to identify AI-produced misinformation, and design experiments to assess the humanness of election-related content spread on social media. The postdoc should be knowledgeable about natural language processing, recent developments in generative AI models, and machine learning pipelines.

The Massive Data Institute

The Massive Data Institute is an interdisciplinary center focusing on key public policy and analytic issues involving high-dimensional data. It is the expectation that its postdoctoral fellows will assist in building relationships across disciplines and departments within the University. Further, MDI has budding partnerships with numerous external agencies and the fellows will be involved in conversations and interactions with potential partners. 1 of 2

Fellowships are for one academic year and summer (August 1, 2024- July 31, 2025), with the possibility of renewal. Fellows will receive a stipend (around $70,000) plus health insurance coverage and will be provided working space.

Application Materials:

To apply, submit the following items through Interfolio. The deadline for the first review of applications is May 1, 2024. After that date, applications will be reviewed on an as-needed, rolling basis.

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  Cover Letter indicating interest in and fit for the position
  
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  Curriculum Vitae
  
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  Illustrative publication(s)
  
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  Linkfor Github profile
  
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  Two Reference Letters (to be submitted by the reference writers at this site)
  

Qualifications


Application Instructions


For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/143997

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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