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*The McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University invites
applications for a tenure-line assistant professor in computational
social science. *
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Candidates are expected have the following:
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strong interests in public policy, ideally indicating interests or
participation in public policy administration, design,
implementation, evaluation, and/or how governments use computational
social science methods in public policy;
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expertise in new computational methods such as machine learning,
deep learning, text as data, spatial data, computation using
large-scale data, network analysis, visual analytics, and privacy
enhancing technologies;
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have completed – or plan to complete – a Ph.D. in economics, public
policy, political science, sociology, statistics, information
science, computational social science, computer science or a related
field by August 1, 2024.
The person hired in this search will be expected to do research at the
intersection of data science and public policy and teach computational
social science courses using Python and/or R for McCourt’s Data Science
for Public Policy (DSPP) program. The DSPP program is a two-year MS
degree program that trains students to use modern computing power to
understand important issues in public policy. DSPP courses include
topics such as programming, machine learning, statistics, data
visualization, databases, project management and ethics.
To apply, applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, teaching
statement, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. We will
begin reviewing applications October 15, 2023.
Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual
orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran
status, disability or other categories protected by law.
*We will provide an interfolio link shortly. Please feel to reach out
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Michael Bailey <https://michaelbailey.georgetown.domains/>
Walsh Professor
Department of Government and McCourt School of Public Policy
Georgetown University
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