Research Assistant (0,2 FTE or 0.4 FTE) starting date 1 November 2024

Key responsibilities

• Data collection;
• Data analysis;
• Creation of Jupyter notebooks;
• Collaboration with members of the team.

Selection Criteria

• MA degree in computational linguistics, computational social sciences or closely related area;
• Excellent programming skills, preferably in Python;
• Experience with natural language processing and social network analysis;
• Interest in the Humanities and Social Sciences;
• Good command of English;
• Ability to work both independently and as part of an (international) team;
• Ability to work in an international and highly competitive environment.

Information

For full details go to the LU Vacancy page. For more information, contact Professor Mirjam de Bruijn (m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl) and Dr. Jelena Prokic (j.prokic@hum.leidenuniv.nl).

Applications
Applications should be submitted in English and include a:

• Motivation letter;
• Curriculum vitae;
• List of two referees to your application (with full postal addresses, telephone numbers, and emails). Referees will be contacted directly by the search committee.

Applications should be submitted no later than 15 September 2024 via the blue button in our application system. Please quote the vacancy number in your application. All requested documents should be sent in PDF format.

The VALUE Foundation aims to design, facilitate, and conduct worldwide research, development, and outreach on the crossroads of gaming and academia. They are open to many types of collaborations at the interface of play and knowledge, whether volunteer or professional, from the gaming community and industry or research and education field. To get in touch please use their contact page.

PlayTime https://playfultimemachines.com/ is embedded in a lively community of play, game and heritage scholars at LUCAS, Leiden University’s Centre for the Arts in Society, and beyond. All team members are also members of the LUCDH, Leiden University’s Centre for the Digital Humanities.

See also Vidi grant award to Angus Mol for the research project 'A Study of the Mechanics, Dynamics, and Aesthetics of the Past in Video Games'