The University College London (Division of Psychology and Language Sciences) is seeking a Research Fellow to investigate how the social context and motivation affect social media behavior. We are particularly interested in the formation of echo chambers, self-selection and social influence processes that occur in Facebook or Twitter. The post-holder will design experiments and quasi-experiments focusing on self-selection, spreading of misinformation, belief updating, and identity formation, which can lead to polarization in domains such as political ideology or climate change. The work will be carried out in collaboration with an international team and is part of a grant funded by the Collaboration for Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe (CHANSE). The position starts as soon as possible and is available until September 2025 in the first instance. The post-holder will have a PhD in Psychology or in a relevant area.

DEADLINE: 5th of January

For more information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/redeployment/details?nPostingId=6974&nPostingTargetId=17994&id=QWZFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M7M&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=int

For informal queries about the position, please contact Professor Ana Guinote (a.guinote@ucl.ac.uk). For information about the application process, please contact: pals.hr@ucl.ac.uk