Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Computational Social Science

**About the role**



This is a postdoctoral position on the Digital Gender Gaps project led by
Professor Ridhi Kashyap and supported by the Gates Foundation. We are
recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to advance scientific understanding and
inform policy on the impacts of digital expansion on gender equality and
women’s social and economic opportunities. The post holder will develop
research using computational, statistical and social data science approaches
to expand knowledge on gender inequalities in digital connectivity, as well as
the impacts of digital gender inequalities on social, demographic, and
economic domains in low and middle-income countries, with a particular focus
on Africa and South Asia.





The post holder will be responsible for developing and maintaining existing
data infrastructures as well as developing methodologies to collect and
integrate novel sources of web, social media, and geospatial data with
secondary survey datasets for analysing gender inequalities. The post holder’s
research areas will include: (1) creation of real-time indicators of digital
connectivity by gender at granular spatial resolution using social media,
population and survey datasets, and statistical and machine learning
approaches; and/or (2) analysis of the social and demographic impacts of
digital expansion, especially from a gender perspective, using quasi-
experimental methods. The research outputs from the project will inform
knowledge exchange with various stakeholders for generating an evidence-base
for policy, and the post holder will also directly contribute to these impact
and partnership building activities.





The post holder will report directly to PI, Professor Ridhi Kashyap, and work
together within an interdisciplinary research project involving social and
computational scientists. The post holder will also be embedded within an
interdisciplinary research environment within the Department of Sociology and
affiliated also with the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science.





The post is fixed-term for a period of up to 24 months, commencing as soon as
possible and preferably by July 2025, but with some flexibility.





**Application process**



The closing date for applications is 12:00 midday UK time on 09 May 2025, with
interviews expected to take place in the w/c 26 May 2025.





You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement,
including a brief statement of research interests (describing how past
experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), CV and the
details of two referees as part of your online application.





Further details for this position, including how to apply, are outlined in the
job description. For informal enquiries about the posts, please email:
ridhi.kashyap@nuffield.ox.ac.uk.