King's College London
Lecturer in Computational Social Science
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About us
Established in 2025, the Methods Centre in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy is dedicated to advancing research with novel and interdisciplinary methods. It aims to sustain methodological innovation and foster collaboration across and beyond established boundaries between qualitative and quantitative methods, analogue and digital devices, and explanatory and interpretive approaches.
About the role
The Methods Centre in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Computational Social Science to strengthen our research capacity and leadership in this area. We are looking for candidates who combine methodological expertise in cutting-edge computational techniques, including Artificial Intelligence, with an understanding of pluralistic and interdisciplinary social science research.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Undertaking high-quality research in this area individually and collaboratively through grant applications and dissemination.
- Building research collaborations within the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy and beyond, including with non-academic partners.
- Developing relevant teaching and training provision in the area of computational social science together with colleagues.
- Working with the Methods Centre Director and the Faculty Research Team to locate new research and funding opportunities.
A commitment to collegiality is essential.
The postholder will play a key role in the institutional and intellectual development of the Methods Centre and undertake other administrative Centre duties as required.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed-term contract for 2 years.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
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Essential criteria
- PhD Degree in computational social science or another relevant field
- Excellent knowledge of computational social science
- Understanding of pluralistic social science research and interdisciplinarity
- Experience of designing and/or delivering modules in the relevant area
- Commitment to methodological innovation to address social science questions
- Experience with diverse data across social sciences, including born-digital data
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Collegiality and willingness to work as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of grant applications
- Developing record of high-quality publications in the relevant field, appropriate for career stage
- Experience of research impact
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge, and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information on what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further information
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Interviews are due to be held in early October 2026.
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