我院（Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich）教授Christoph Stadtfeld (Chair of Social Network)将要招收两名博士后、一名博士生，申请的截止日期为2016年10月15日。

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Postdoctoral research position studying «social network through time»

The postdoctoral research project will investigate the dynamics of social networks from a multidisciplinary perspective. Details of the project will be developed with the successful candidate. It may involve the development and testing of social network theory, planning and conducting of network data collection, development and application of statistical methods and scientific software.
We offer an inspiring research environment at one of the world's top universities and close collaboration in a small, young research team that is part of a leading international network of social networks researchers. The position is fully-funded for two years. Preferred starting date is early 2017.

Successful candidates will have strong interest in contributing to the social science literature and hold a PhD in sociology, political science, social psychology, statistics, or computer science (or a related field) and have experience in social network methods and their application to social science research problems. The applicant must be fluent in English. Experience in the following fields will be considered a plus: Social Network theory; Sociological Theory, Analytical Sociology; Advanced understanding and / or development of statistical network models; Survey-based or social sensor-based social network data collection; Advanced experience using R and developing R packages.

PhD position studying «social network through time»

The PhD project will investigate the dynamics of social networks. It may involve development and discussion of social theory, planning and conducting of network data collection, development and application of statistical methods and development of scientific software. The project's research design should be elaborated by the student in the first year of the PhD program together with the research group. Students will receive training in multiple sub-disciplines of social networks research. Potential domains of substantive research include, but are not limited to, fundamental principles of network evolution, social influence, change and origins of group performance, communication dynamics, the emergence of (inter-)group conflict and segregation. The research project may also focus on the development of statistical models and software solutions for social network dynamics and their application to relevant research questions in the social sciences.
We offer an inspiring research environment at one of the world's top universities, close collaboration in a small research team that is part of a leading international network of social networks researchers and advanced training in modern social networks research. The position is fully-funded for three years. Preferred starting date is early 2017.

Successful candidates will have an excellent master's degree in sociology, political science, social psychology, statistics, or computer science (or a related field) and will be motivated to incorporate elements of different disciplines in their research project. The applicant must be fluent in English and willing to work in an English speaking environment.

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