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Dear colleagues,
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in participatory research and sociodigital innovation to support the creation of the Graz Studio for Participatory Sociodigital Futures (GraSP Futures). This is a six-year fulltime position that will contribute to the research, teaching and outreach activities of the "Digital Societies" research group in the Department of Sociology at the University of Graz. The focus of the research group is on algorithmic systems in the public sector, education and for ageing populations. It intersects critical data & algorithm studies, participatory (design) research and feminist STS (Science and Technology Studies). The teaching responsibilities of the research group cover courses in Sociology and Computational Social Systems (joint degree with the TU Graz). This is an ideal position for postdoctoral researchers who which to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, further develop their international profile and co-create societal impact.
The application deadline is 20th of August 2025 and ideally candidates will start in October/November 2025. Salary is 69.000 € per year.
More information can be found here: https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/c6a3044d-1d80-ddaa-b825-685d2542af24
I would be grateful if you could forward the job advertisement to potential candidates.
With best wishes
Juliane (Jarke)
Juliane Jarke, PhD (she/her)
Professorin für Digitale Gesellschaft | Professor of Digital Societies
Institut für Soziologie | Department of Sociology
Universität Graz | University of Graz
ReSoWi Section G, Floor IV
Universitätsstraße 15, 8010 Graz, Austria
Homepage | BlueSky
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Current research projects
Communicative Artificial Intelligence (ComAI) – The Automation of Societal Communication
Smart Regulation of and by Low or No Code Development Platforms for AI in organisations
ChanGeDigiTS: Chancen, Herausforderungen und Gestaltungspotentiale der digitalen Transformation der sozialen Selbstverwaltung
Latest publications
Jarke, J., & Manchester, H. (2025). Datafied ageing futures: Regimes of anticipation and participatory futuring. Big Data & Society, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517241306363
Macgilchrist, F., & Jarke, J. (2025). Who said only military officers can deal with uncertainty? On the importance of uncertainty in edtech data visualisations. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2025.2467365
Mayer, K. & Jarke, J. (2025). Situierte Daten. Wie Datenspaziergänge unser Verständnis von Daten in der Praxis verändern können. In Hofhues, S. & Schütz, J. (Eds.) Plattformen für die Bildung. Transcript. (301-314). https://www.transcript-verlag.de/media/pdf/99/29/72/oa9783839475164.pdf
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