Open jobs in the United States

Save this search

Added 2 hours ago
NSF-RTG Postdoctoral Position in Applied Analysis (AY27/28)
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 2 hours ago
Assistant Professor of Statistics & Data Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 19 hours ago
Assistant Director for Pre-College Programs - Division of Student Affairs
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 23 hours ago
Research Scientist - College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 23 hours ago
Postdoctoral Research Associate - College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 23 hours ago
Enabling Mission Capability at Scale Intern - Summer 2027
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 23 hours ago
Postdoctoral Research Associate - College of Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 23 hours ago
Executive Assistant, University Advancement
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 23 hours ago
Undergraduate Investment Analyst Intern (Summer 2027) - Investment Office
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 23 hours ago
Assignments Coordinator, Department of Housing Services and Housing Operations Team
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Adjunct Instructor of Piano, Music Preparatory School
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Assistant Teaching Professor of Musicology
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor in Public Policy and Governance
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Executive Assistant, Advancement Information Systems - University Advancement
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Social Media Specialist - Dietrich College
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Learning Engineering Intern
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Agentic Development Intern
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Cyber Range Development Intern
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Full-Stack Software Development Intern
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 1 day ago
Classroom Facilities Coordinator – University Registrar’s Office – Division of Enrollment Management
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 2 days ago
Teacher's Assistant position for Live Music: Touring & Revenue Streams
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 2 days ago
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Armbruster Lab
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 2 days ago
Research Assistant - Robotics Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Added 2 days ago
Senior Software Acquisition Innovation Specialist
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VA
Added 2 days ago
AI Safety Lead
Carnegie Mellon University
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University

Post-Doctoral Associate

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Apply About employer

Applications open in a new tab.

Job details

Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 5, 2025

Original job description

Description

The Software and Societal Systems Department, in the School of Computer Science, at Carnegie Mellon University is looking to hire two Post-Doctoral Associate who are interested in applying computational social science approaches to the study of online harms. Ongoing projects in which these postdocs will be involved include – assessment of influence campaigns and measuring their impact, meme analysis, online threat detection, assessment of techniques for countering information maneuvers, differences in online harms and influence campaigns across countries, geo-spatial differences in online harms. Successful applicants will need experience in either or both agent-based modeling and social network analysis/network science. The ideal candidate should be able to program in C or C and have experience working with tera-bytes of data. Preference for those who can also program in Python and know standard network analysis techniques and metrics such as community detection and centralities. Prefernce for those with experience in geo-spatial analysis, assessment of images, or assessment of memes. Preference for those with experience working with large scale data, millions of actors and messages. Successful candidates will work on at least two related agent-based simulation and empirical analysis projects, develop and run virtual experiments, analyze existing social media data, document results, write papers with Dr. Carley and possibly relevant PhD students, and present those results in the IDeaS conference. Candidates should be interested in studying behavior where the media posts are in non-English languages i.e. Chinese and Russian.

Qualifications

Must have a PhD in STEM Field (including computational or mathematical social science).
Ability to program in C and Python.
Must know basic statistics.
Experience in social network analysis.
Experience using, building, validating and working generally with ABM's.
Excellent writing skills for academic writing.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition, family status, marital status, parental status, religion, ancestry, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders.