CEU
Austria
One of the world's most international universities, a unique founding mission positions Central European University as both an acclaimed center for the study of economic, historical, social and political challenges, and a source of support for building open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. CEU is accredited in the United States and Austria, and offers English-language bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law, environmental sciences, management and public policy. CEU enrolls mo... 4 Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) Department: Department of Public Policy
Full-time/Part-time: Full-time
Location: Vienna, AT, 1100
Application Deadline: Review of applications starts June 1, 2026
The Department Networks and Data Science at Central European University invites applications for a postdoctoral position within the Horizon project "Networks and the Rule of Law: Uncovering Socio-Economic Outcomes (NET-ROL)" under the supervision of Profs. Janos Kertesz and Mihaly Fazekas. For more information on the project see: https://www.net-rol.eu/
Note: Review of applications starts June 1, 2026 and continues until the position is filled.
Duties and Responsibilities
Using state-of-the-art data techniques such as causal machine learning and multi-layer network analysis, the project generates original knowledge on causes of rule of law weakening and the impact on socio-economic outcomes such as productivity, inequality, and growth. Within this framework, the postdoc will work on complex analysis of large-scale company datasets, ownership networks, political-business networks, and matched data on the legislative environment. The analysis will concentrate on selected European countries following careful data quality assessment and considering scientific relevance. While the datasets have been collected, data wrangling and matching will be part of the postdoc's duties in addition to data analysis. The postdoc will also present at academic conferences and contribute to scientific and policy publications.
Qualifications
* Completed or soon-to-be-completed PhD in data science, network science, computational social science or related fields.
* Solid knowledge in network and data science, programming in Python or R, and experience in data wrangling as well as good academic writing, communication, and presentation skills in English are required.
* Knowledge of text mining techniques is a plus.
* Experience working with large scale administrative data, such as company data is an asset.
Strong interest in interdisciplinary research, in particular on corruption, favoritism, rule of law is expected. There are no teaching obligations but opportunities.
What CEU offers
We offer competitive remuneration of 60,000 EUR/year (gross).
The postdoctoral researcher will work in a dynamic, truly international environment as a member of one of Europe's leading centers in network science and corruption research within a large international project providing opportunities for further scientific interactions. The investigated topics are at the forefront of computational social science giving the young researcher a solid basis for her/his further career.
Vienna has been for years at the top in the list of most livable cities in the world.
Other benefits could be found https://careers.ceu.edu/content/Employee-Benefits/.
How to Apply
Kindly submit the following:
* CV
* Motivation letter
* Writing sample best demonstrating suitability for the position
* Name and contact information of two reference persons. Note: they will be contacted and asked to submit their letters of recommendation on an online portal. They should kindly submit these letters before June 1st, 2025.
Apply now: https://ams.at/su/xEclz Das Mindestentgelt für die Stellen als Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) beträgt 60.000,00 EUR brutto pro Jahr auf Basis Vollzeitbeschäftigung. Bereitschaft zur Überzahlung.
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