Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Computational Complexity and Social Evolution
Quick Summary
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…
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…
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.
Responsibilities
~1 min readCollaborate 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
~1 min reado 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
~1 min readLocation & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- January 6, 2025
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- May 6, 2026
- Last seen
- May 6, 2026
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