University of Central Florida: Post-Doctoral Research Position Multilayer networks, text analysis, and coastal systems

Post-Doctoral Research Position Multilayer networks, text analysis, and coastal systems The Sustainable Coastal Systems Cluster, together with the Department of Political Science and the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, is offering a post-doctoral research position for a research project related to text mining under the supervision of Dr. Jacopo Baggio. The project broadly consists of identifying and analyzing key policies and regulations affecting the food-water-energy nexus as well as the coastal systems. The research will be initially bounded to the United States. The ideal candidate will be interested in the relationship between the policy process, policy outcomes and their effect on coastal sustainability and the sustainability of the food-water-energy nexus. Methodologically, the ideal candidate should possess knowledge of machine-learning algorithms applied to text-mining, being able to build web-crawlers / scrapers and being familiar network analysis (knowledge of multilayer networks is a plus) The position includes a competitive salary plus benefits. This position is funded for two years. However, renewal for the second year is contingent to satisfactory performance during the first year. Expectations Actively engage with colleagues at the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research at the University of Central Florida. Devising specific algorithms to classify and extract information from text related to policies, laws, regulations and beyond. Contribute to computational models and data analysis Lead and contribute to peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations as well as potential non-academic publications (e.g., websites or web-services) Qualifications A PhD in computational social science (or a social science discipline with strong computational training and qualifications), complex systems science or related field (i.e. computer science, physics, computational ecology etc.) is preferred. Prior experience in working in a highly interdisciplinary research environment is a plus. Application Process To apply, send 1) a cover letter, 2) a current CV, 3) a 1-page statement of research and 4) Contact information for 3 reference letter writers by March 15th 2019. The position will start in August 2019. Please send you application directly to Jacopo Baggio: jacopo.baggio@ucf.edu Jacopo A. Baggio, PhD Assistant Professor, Department. of Political Science National Center for Integrated Coastal Research Core member of the Sustainable Coastal Systems Cluster University of Central Florida Email: jacopo.baggio@ucf.edu webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/jacopobaggio/ Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jacopo_Baggio