Job Title:  Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d)

The Department of Network and Data Science of the Central European University (CEU) invites applications for the position of a Postdoctoral Researcher for the duration of 20 months starting on September 1, 2025, under the supervision of Prof. Márton Karsai.

Duties and Responsibilities   

We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join our DUT-FFG project on “COLINE – Complex Links of Neighbourhoods” (www.dut-coline.org) with the aim to explore the effects of the “15-minute city” concept on socioeconomic segregation patterns in terms of urban mobility and amenity access. The project builds on collaborations with local data providers and will be carried out through close interactions with the other international project partners. 

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates with a PhD in data science, computational social science, network science, computer science, urban science or similar quantitative fields. The project work is strongly data-driven with a special focus on Vienna and it will require skills in data combination, statistical data analysis, machine learning and computational modelling methods. Solid knowledge in Python programming as well as good academic writing, communication, and presentation skills in English are required. Strong interest in interdisciplinary research is expected. There are no teaching obligations but opportunities.

What CEU Offers

We offer competitive remuneration of 56,000 EUR/year (gross) plus pension and cafeteria benefits. The postdoctoral researcher will work in a dynamic, truly international environment as a member of one of Europe’s leading centres in network and data science within a large international project providing opportunities for further scientific interactions. The investigated topics are at the forefront of computational social science giving the young researcher a solid basis for her/his further career. Vienna has been for years at the top of the list of most liveable cities in the World.
 

How to Apply

Please submit

• a CV with publication list,
• a motivation letter demonstrating suitability to the job and
• the contact of two references.

Review of applications starts May 1, 2025 and continues until the position is filled.

CEU is an equal opportunity employer and values geographical and gender diversity, thus encouraging applications from women and/or other underrepresented groups. Since CEU strives to increase the share of women in professorial positions, given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. CEU recognizes that personal and family circumstances shape the trajectory of one’s career and working patterns. As such, and in line with CEU’s promotion of Equal Opportunities, we encourage applicants to detail periods of leave, part-time work or other such situations in their applications so that the Search Committee is able to assess an applicant’s academic record fairly in the context of their circumstances. Any declaration of personal and family circumstances is voluntary and will be handled confidentially and only considered in so far as it impacts on the academic career of an applicant.

About CEU

One of the world’s most international universities, a unique founding mission positions Central European University as both an acclaimed center for the study of economic, historical, social and political challenges, and a source of support for building open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. CEU is accredited in the United States and Austria, and offers English-language bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law, environmental sciences, management and public policy. CEU enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries, with faculty from over 50 countries.

In 2019, CEU relocated from Hungary to Austria as the Hungarian government revoked its ability to issue US-accredited degrees in the country. As a result, CEU offers all of its degree programs in Vienna, Austria; and retains a non-degree, research and civic engagement presence in Budapest, Hungary, through its CEU Democracy Institute, the Institute for Advanced Study, the CEU Summer University and The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA), and its Hungarian language public educational programs and public lectures.

For more information, please visit https://www.ceu.edu/.