Job Description

Post Doc Position: Political Trust: Big Data and Thick Narratives

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore is looking for a Post Doc with an earned PhD in Political Science, Sociology, Social Science or related disciplines. He / she will be part of a research team on a project on Political Trust: Application of Big Data and Narratives funded by the Ministry of Education. He/she should have publications related to the conceptualization, measurement and comparison of political trust using quantitative methods and/or big data analytics. He/she should be active in academic communities (political science, social science, sociology, etc) with interest in the study of political trust.

The appointment is for an initial 1 year renewable for another 2 years based on performance. Competitive remuneration awaits the successful candidate.

Note:

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