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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Computational Complexity and Social Evolution

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Overview

The Santa Fe Institute—a private, not-for-profit research and education facility—has an opening for a two-year full-time postdoc. We are seeking a highly motivated scholar with expertise in Computer Science and a desire to apply their expertise to analyze the evolution of human social systems from…

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with PIs Kyle Harper and David Wolpert along with other team members to advance this project through research, publication, workshop organization, etc.; Collaborate with social scientists to model social systems as computational…

Requirements Summary

o Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Social Science, or a related field (by start date). o Experience with natural language processing, machine learning, or network analysis.

Technical Tools
machine-learning

Responsibilities

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Collaborate with PIs Kyle Harper and David Wolpert along with other team members to advance this project through research, publication, workshop organization, etc.;

Collaborate with social scientists to model social systems as computational processes;

Collaborate with social scientists to apply theoretical computer science tools to develop understanding of how the intrinsic computational limitations of human social systems depend on the sizes, communication networks, technologies, etc., of those social systems.

Requirements

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o Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Social Science, or a related field (by start date).

o Experience with natural language processing, machine learning, or network analysis.

o Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration with historians, archaeologists, and social scientists.

o Strong programming skills and familiarity with handling large, diverse datasets.

What We Offer

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CV
1-page research statement
The names, email addresses, and phone numbers for three references

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Cowan Campus
On-site at the office
Who can apply
Same as job location

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Posted
January 6, 2025
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May 6, 2026
Last seen
May 6, 2026

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santafeinstitutePostdoctoral Research Fellowship: Computational Complexity and Social Evolution