The Climate Accountability Lab headed by Prof. Geoffrey Supran at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science is seeking a full-time Senior Software Engineer in the area of computational social science focused on social media. The researcher will work on interdisciplinary research projects computationally analyzing textual and audiovisual data on social media and other digital platforms, with a focus on climate change narratives and social networks.

Required: - Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or similar. - Strong capabilities in relevant research methods, which could include social network analysis, statistical analysis (such as multinomial logistic regression, structural equation modeling, vector autoregression, and cross-lagged panel analysis); open-ended data mining; applied machine learning including Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, and image recognition; web scraping; and API interaction.

Preferred: - Proficiency in using cloud-based platforms for data storage and computation. - Familiarity with climate change misinformation, obstructionism, politics, and/or communication. - Experience working with and managing interdisciplinary research teams, projects, and cross-sector collaborations (for example between academia and NGOs).

For more details and to apply: https://careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R100081256/Sr-Software-E...

Prof. Geoffrey Supran:https://people.miami.edu/profile/19dbd62ef7e2e5fcd155ef0c53f...

For more information, please email me at gsupran@miami.edu.

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