Location
Leuven
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
July 06, 2026
Job Description
The ideal candidate:
• Holds a master's degree in communication sciences, political science, sociology, psychology or a related discipline (or will obtain it before the start date);
• Has a demonstrable interest in the intersections of digital media, AI, political communication and democracy;
• Has a strong foundation in quantitative research methods and data analysis (e.g. SPSS, R, Python);
• Is willing to further develop digital and computational methods (e.g. data donation, automated text analysis);
• Can combine academic writing with the formulation of societally and policy-relevant insights;
• Works independently but is also a team player within an interdisciplinary and international research environment;
• Has an excellent command of academic English; a good knowledge of Dutch is a strong asset given the data collection in Flanders.We are recruiting a motivated PhD researcher for an innovative project on the role of generative AI in how citizens access...
• Holds a master's degree in communication sciences, political science, sociology, psychology or a related discipline (or will obtain it before the start date);
• Has a demonstrable interest in the intersections of digital media, AI, political communication and democracy;
• Has a strong foundation in quantitative research methods and data analysis (e.g. SPSS, R, Python);
• Is willing to further develop digital and computational methods (e.g. data donation, automated text analysis);
• Can combine academic writing with the formulation of societally and policy-relevant insights;
• Works independently but is also a team player within an interdisciplinary and international research environment;
• Has an excellent command of academic English; a good knowledge of Dutch is a strong asset given the data collection in Flanders.We are recruiting a motivated PhD researcher for an innovative project on the role of generative AI in how citizens access...
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