GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science Introduction to Machine Learning for Text Analysis with Python 14 – 18 September 2026 | Mannheim Rupert Kiddle (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Sjoerd Stolwijk (Utrecht University)

Learn how to analyze textual data with supervised and unsupervised machine learning as well as transformer models in our #GESISfallseminar course with @sjoerdstolwijk.bsky.social & @rupertkiddle.com.

More info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/IntroMLforTe...

#Transformers #Python

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GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science Web Data Collection with Python 07 – 11 September 2026 | Online Iulia Cioroianu (University of Bath)

Do you want to collect data from the web?
Join our online #GESISfallseminar course and @iuliacioroianu.bsky.social will teach you how to do that using web scraping and #APIs with #Python.

Secure your spot at t1p.de/WebDataColle...!

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NEWS April 2026

📣 Our April newsletter is out!

🤩 Registration for #GESISfallseminar is open.
🔍 Interview with @lukotto.bsky.social & @klingelhoefer.bsky.social on mobile collection methods.
✨ Updates on #GESISworkshops on causal inference methods + Call for Individual Training.

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GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2026 🗓️ 31 Aug – 29 Sep 2026 📍 Mannheim or online

📣 We're excited that the program for this year’s #GESISfallseminar in Computational Social Science is out & registration is now open!

🗓️ 31 Aug – 29 Sep 2026
📍 GESIS Mannheim or online

More info at gesis.org/fallseminar. Full program & registration at t1p.de/FallSeminar2026-Program.

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Hitler's NSDAP never gained the support of more than one-third of voters in free and fair elections!

Just like far-right leaders today, Hitler came to power because of the collaboration of right-wing elites, who either wanted to "fight off the left" or thought they could play the far right.

Assistant Professor in Political Science at University of Nottingham Recruiting now: Assistant Professor in Political Science on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

There is a rare permanent job in the UK - assistant prof (lecturer) in political science with a focus on quant methods

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD143/a...

Super Stelle in einem super Team, mit realistischer Entfristungsoption 👇👇👇
Bei Fragen gerne melden 😉

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Arndt 👏👏👏

Oh wie schön, herzlichen Glückwunsch 🥳 da dürfen sich die Mainzer Studis glücklich schätzen!

I'm hiring a postdoc! @goetheuni.bsky.social

Focus: CSS, political behavior, political communication & transforming information environments.

📍 Frankfurt | ⏳ 3 years | 📅 Deadline: 14 April 2026

Full job ad here: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zen... (search for “political behavior” to find it)

The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool

The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17–19 September) is now open!

We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties.

Deadline: 26 April

Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...

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Great to see this go live 👇

As part of the EPSS Diversity Committee, I’m especially excited about this mentoring program—open to all EPSS members, both as mentors and as mentees.

🗓️ Fill out the survey by March 31 to participate.

ℹ️ FAQ: epssnet.org/about/divers...

EPSS Travel Grants for 2026 Belfast conference:

PhD students & junior scholars @ institutions in European countries that are often underrepresented, can apply for full fee waiver & £500 stipend

Apply: lnkd.in/ehXjhCgf
Deadline: March 8, 11:59pm GMT.

More details: lnkd.in/eZTP5sWR

#PoliticalTrust #Greece #Portugal #Spain
Out now: Christmann, Magalhães, and Vasilopoulou: "Divergent Paths of Political Trust in Southern Europe: The Roles of Economic Performance, Corruption, Congruence, and Polarisation." South European Society and Politics online first:
doi.org/10.1080/1360...

📢 Study out in Research & Politics!

We (@lukasbirkenmai1.bsky.social @wurthmann.bsky.social @msaeltzer.bsky.social) find that directly elected MPs talk more about local & deprived places than list MPs on social media.

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Political Trust - RECSM Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology - UPF

Political Trust Network: Call for papers (Barcelona, October 2026)

The young and fast growing academic 'Political Trust Network' organizes yearly workshops, where scholars of trust can meet up, present papers, and exchange ideas. These workshop have been brilliant, socially and professionally!

Grafik mit weißem Hintergrund und Schrift in schwarz und magenta. Rechtes Bilddrittel ein Foto in schwarz-weiß von Köpfen mit Doktorhut. Unten rechts das Logo der DVPW in magenta. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Dissertationspreis 2026 für eine 2025 in der Politikwissenschaft abgeschlossene Dissertation, d.h. die Verleihung des Titels durch Zeugnisübergabe oder die Veröffentlichung ist 2025 erfolgt. Bewerbungsfrist 28.02.2026.

🏆 Hatten wir schon erwähnt? Natürlich schreiben wir auch für 2026 unseren #Dissertationspreis aus!

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Bewerbungen & Nominierungen bis 28.02.2026
an buero@dvpw.de

#Promotion #PhDone #Postdoc

Upcoming Workshops May 2026: Preprocessing and Analyzing Web Tracking Data 04 – 05 May | Hybrid (Cologne | Online) Introduction to Conjoint Survey Experiments 06 – 07 May | Online Introduction to R 06 – 08 May | Online

New skills bloom this May with #GESISworkshops 🌸

Explore:
🌐📊 Preprocessing and Analyzing Web Tracking Data
🧩📈 Introduction to Conjoint Survey Experiments
💻⏱️ Introduction to R

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Full program ➡️ gesis.org/training
Workshop details 🧵👇

#cometoGESIS #workwithus #Gastforschungsaufenthalt #researchvisit

We invite Ph.D. students and early career postdocs to come to GESIS. Visiting researchers of the Junior Research Program are involved in our research to publish with GESIS staff, and to develop research ideas and joint projects.

Join us next week for the first workshop of the season!

About one week left to submit proposals for our #AKWahlen conference in Mainz.

No fee, open topic, nice people & city!

More here: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...

Cc: @sgarritzmann.bsky.social @conradziller.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social

A positive end to the first week back is that the book is now fully available. It's not on their website yet, but it is on mine.

I'm really happy with how it turned out and grateful to all the authors.

Hope it's useful.

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Last day to submit your paper(s)!

🧵 PhD position (75%) in Political Behavior / Political Communication / CSS
📍 LMU Munich | ⏳ 3 years | 🗓 start March–May 2026

We’re hiring for DemocraGPT, a @bidt.bsky.social-funded project developing an AI-based training for difficult conversations in times of growing polarization

One week left to apply - join us in Hamburg @politikuhh.bsky.social for the next years 👋

BITTE REPOSTEN! Wir brauchen Daten!
Im Rahmen eines meiner Seminare @powimz.bsky.social sollen die Studis eigene Erfahrungen mit der Datenerhebung sammeln. Dazu haben wir eine Umfrage zusammengestellt (ca. 10 Min.). Wir sind dankbar für jede*n Teilnehmer*in :)
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Join us! Wir bieten eine volle Promotionsstelle für drei Jahre @powimz.bsky.social - Verlängerung um weitere drei Jahre möglich. Alle Details hier 👇

Join us! Die Abteilung für Innenpolitik & Politische Soziologie sucht zum 01.04. eine*n neue*n Kollegin*en. Wir bieten: volle Promotionsstelle (EG13) für drei Jahre (Verlängerung um 3 Jahre möglich), flexible Arbeitszeitregelungen, kollegiales & forschungsstarkes Team. Mehr Informationen hier👇

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL 🗓️ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...