Post-doctoral Research Associate

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Post-doctoral Research Associate

Goldsmiths, University of London - Media and Culture

Location: London Salary: £44,753 to £49,738 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 16th July 2026 Closes: 5th August 2026 Job Ref: 003A2026

What makes Goldsmith's unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About The Department

Goldsmiths’ School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies is one of the longest established departments for teaching and researching media in the world. Housed in the award-winning Professor Stuart Hall Building, it has an internationally outstanding reputation for creative and radical thinking and practice. We are committed to a vibrant teaching and research programme that combines theory and practice with interdisciplinary engagement with the latest developments in media, communications and cultural studies. The School is currently ranked 11th in the world (and 2nd in the UK) for communication and media studies (QS World Rankings by subject 2023) and second in the UK for research assessed as 3* and 4* - with 96% of our research evaluated as 'world leading or internationally excellent' in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021).

About The Role

The post-doctoral research associate will work on the international project ‘State-tech relations in the datafied welfare state: Examining the computational transformation of the European Social Model [STATETECH]’ led by Prof Lina Dencik and funded by an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. The project explores the relationship between digital technology providers and European welfare states in the context of data-driven innovation. The candidate will oversee the work package on ‘infrastructures’ that examines the features and ecosystems of platforms and AI applications that are used by different governments. The candidate will be expected to work collaboratively to map data infrastructures and have the ability to use some data science methods.

About The Candidate

The successful candidate must have a PhD in infrastructure studies, data science or related fields, and have experience mapping data infrastructures. We are particularly looking for someone who has a good understanding of the technical features of platforms and AI and who is able to use some data science methods to collect and visualize data on government data systems in Europe.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes.

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