Reposted by Vincent TraagEuropean Politics @USAAR - Daniela Braun | Georg Wenzelburger @politicsunisaar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We have two open professorships at @i2sc.net's SOUNDS project! One in #CompSocSci, one in #PoliSci. #hiring 057
Reposted by Vincent TraagClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 13/10/2026🚨JOBS: Information influence campaigns are at the center of hybrid conflicts. As part of a new initiative on Hybrid War and Democracy that I lead at @d-ias.bsky.social, there are openings at post-doc and assistant professor (tenure track) levels. 🗓️: DL Nov 23 Share 🫶 🧵 www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...sdu.dkVacant positions at the Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern DenmarkDo you merge research excellence with immense curiosity and a sense of playfulness? We are currently hiring tenured DIAS Professors and tenure track DIAS Fellows across multiple disciplines - apply t... 22319
Reposted by Vincent TraagPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026University of Mannheim is hiring a W3 Professor in Social Data Science and Social Science Methodology. Start: 1 February 2027. Application deadline: 22 October 2026. www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/about/job... 01318
Reposted by Vincent TraagDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 11/10/2026For a metascience project I am trying to download files from Dryad (a popular data sharing platform in ecology). The platform has such strict API limitations that it is unusable for anything else than a single manual download. Please use Zenodo instead. Dryad is horrible. 142
Reposted by Vincent TraagJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 152150976503
Reposted by Vincent Traagrealise-project.eu @realise-project.eu · 05/10/2026🚀 REALISE kicks off today in Graz! Partners from across Europe are gathering at Know Center to start work on making research assessment more responsible, evidence-based and fair. Follow along for the next two days. #REALISEmeets #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience 143
Reposted by Vincent Traagrealise-project.eu @realise-project.eu · 06/10/2026That's a wrap on the REALISE kick-off in Graz 🎉 Thank you to all partners, speakers and our hosts at Know Center. The real work starts now. Stay tuned! @unileiden.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @csic.es @pensoft.net #REALISE #REALISEkickoff #ResearchAssessment 045
Reposted by Vincent TraagStan van Pelt @stanvanpelt.nl · 09/10/2026Elke wetenschapper weet: de collegiale ‘keuring’ van artikelen (peer review) is gebrekkig. Maar hoe kan het beter? @ludowaltman.bsky.social doet suggesties in @volkskrant.nl. In mijn boek Sloppy Science komt dit probleem ook aan bod. Mijn 5ct: minder publiceren. www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...volkskrant.nlDe cruciale kwaliteitskeuring in de wetenschap hapert. Zo kan de 'peer review' radicaal andersGemaakt én gecontroleerd door wetenschappers, dat is het kwaliteitsstempel waarmee wetenschappelijke kennis steevast ter wereld komt. Maar achter de schermen rommelt het: zo betrouwbaar is dat stempel... 022
Reposted by Vincent TraagHerman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026zolang Den Haag blijft steggelen over #box3, hier nog maar eens een figuur van @gabrielzucman.bsky.social et al: de totale belastingdruk per inkomensgroep. Zie hoe de lijn negatief is in Nederland; hogere inkomensgroepen betalen minder belasting (alle belastingen tezamen). > 241
Reposted by Vincent TraagCWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 09/10/2026❗Unfortunately, we need to cancel today’s seminar because our speaker fell ill. We will keep you updated regarding a rescheduling of this presentation. 011
Reposted by Vincent TraagMarc van Oostendorp @fonolog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wetenschappers vertellen elkaar graag gruwelverhalen over alle onwetenden die zich op internet zomaar met hun vak bemoeien, en die zo de wetenschap ondergraven. neerlandistiek.nl/2026/10/geen...neerlandistiek.nlGeen onbevoegden in het wetenschappelijk debatWetenschappers vertellen elkaar graag gruwelverhalen over alle onwetenden die zich op internet zomaar met hun vak bemoeien, en die zo de wetenschap ondergraven. 6166
Vincent Traag @vtraag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Very much looking forward to this presentation by @roderikrekker.bsky.social. Make sure to join this Friday! 010
Reposted by Vincent TraagCWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 05/10/2026📣 New research seminar! This Friday, @roderikrekker.bsky.social will give a presentation on the politicization of public trust in science, its causes, consequences, and cures. 🎧 Make sure to join! 📅 Friday, 9/10/2026 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CEST) 📌 Online More information on our website 👉 edu.nl/rf3jj 022
Reposted by Vincent TraagEric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"This opens a real opportunity to say plainly what the biggest commercial publishers have spent decades obscuring: publisher fees are not required to ensure public access in the first place....there is no cost to comply with a public access mandate." #AcademicPublishingthehill.comEnd the false choice of expensive research feesHeather Joseph, executive director of SPARC, argues that the Office of Management and Budget should clarify that researchers can satisfy federal public access mandates by depositing manuscripts in … 052
Reposted by Vincent TraagCWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 30/09/2026🏛️ The UNESCO Chair on Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science at CWTS has been renewed for a new term of five years! Established in 2022, the Chair will continue its work around equity and Open Science, the Multiversatory, epistemic inequalities, and evidence-based science diplomacy. 154
Reposted by Vincent TraagDietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"[W]e call on the behavioral sciences to pause the use of LLMs as subjects [...] The use of synthetic samples misleads researchers, distorts the published record, and will impede the very science that these studies claim to advance." www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... #AI #socialscience #scicommpnas.orgAI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research | PNASAI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research 0268
Reposted by Vincent TraagYY Ahn @yyahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UVA School of Data Science has two open rank faculty positions open this year. Join us! - NLP: apply.interfolio.com/191213 - Data and Society: apply.interfolio.com/191214 01921
Reposted by Vincent TraagJ Dierkes @dierkes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We're hiring at School of Social Sciences at Univ of Mannheim Full Professorship (W-3) in Social Data Science and Social Science Methodology Apply by Oct 22 2026 www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/about/job... @methodsnet.bsky.socialsowi.uni-mannheim.deJob Vacancies 01831
Reposted by Vincent TraagVers Beton @versbeton.nl · 29/09/2026Heb jij journalistieke ambities en wil jij een jaar lang meedraaien met een lokale onderzoeksredactie? Vers Beton zoekt een onderzoekstrainee voor 38 uur in de week. www.versbeton.nl/vacatures/ve...versbeton.nlVers Beton zoekt een trainee onderzoeksjournalistiekDe leukste banen in Rotterdam en omstreken. 066
Reposted by Vincent TraagBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10381922846
Reposted by Vincent TraagChris Bail @chrisbail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Interested in the social impact of AI? Consider applying for this new post-doc at Duke's Society-Centered AI Initiative: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32805academicjobsonline.orgDuke University, Social Science Research Institute Job #AJO32805, Postdoctoral Associate, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US 0910
Reposted by Vincent TraagCWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 24/09/2026📣 In our seminar next week Friday, Jinhyuk Yun will introduce a study that used an AI model to reveal hidden pathways in 500 years of paintings and connect this work to questions around human knowledge creation. 📅 Friday, 2/10/2026 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CEST) www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...universiteitleiden.nlToegang geblokkeerd / Access Blocked 002
Reposted by Vincent TraagAlexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We are hiring at LMU Munich: two PhD positions and one postdoc on democracy, political psychology and computational social science. Start: January 2027 or as soon as possible. We review applications on a rolling basis until October 20. Details below. Reposts very welcome! 1/7 26082
Reposted by Vincent TraagCWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 22/09/2026🎉 Congratulations to the new chair and members of the Young Academy Leiden (YAL)! We are especially proud to see our colleague @kathleen-gregory.bsky.social as a new member. 💬 Read our interview with Kathleen to hear about her appointment and her plans: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026... 211
Reposted by Vincent TraagAna Martinovici @anamartinovici.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Workshop done 😀 since I anyway put together a list of resources, I'm going to share it in this thread. So here we go, my top recommendations for how to improve computational reproducibility of your work 13921
Reposted by Vincent TraagJose A. Cañada @joseacanada.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Happy to announce a 3-year #postdoc opening in our research group on Aquatic #STS at the University of @oulu.fi Position is linked to the amazing SAFIRE interdisciplinary research programme. Get in touch if you have any question! Deadline 30.09.26. oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/what:job/job...oulunyliopisto.varbi.comPostdoctoral Researcher, Science and Technology Studies (STS) and aquatic restoration in the Nordic and Arctic regionsWe are looking to hire highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Department of Anthropology, in the History, Culture and Communications Unit at the Faculty of Humanities, the University of 11118
Reposted by Vincent TraagTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 422086937
Reposted by Vincent TraagComputational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026📢 We’re hiring a Postdoc in Computational Communication Science at the University of Vienna! 🔎 Text/image analysis, platform data & political communication 📍 Vienna ⏳ 6 years, full-time ⏰ Apply by 3 Oct jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi... Find out more about our team here: compcommlab.univie.ac.at 12120
Reposted by Vincent TraagCWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 10/09/2026📣 New research seminar: Next week, @dkochetkov.bsky.social will give a talk on 'Crossing the Chasm: The PRC Model and the Future of Peer Review' @peerreviewweek.bsky.social 📅 Friday, 18/9/2026 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CEST) 📌 Online & in person at CWTS www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... 012
Reposted by Vincent TraagAlex Rushforth @alexrushforth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Great presentation by my @cwts.nl colleague Nino Gogadze at #STIENID2026 on @coarassessment.bsky.social research assessment reform in three Eastern European countries. 023
Reposted by Vincent TraagResearch Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It’s a wrap for the International #ResearchSoftware Conference. Thanks to our 110+ attendees, presenters & sponsors: @amazonwebservices.bsky.social, @softwaresaved.bsky.social, US NIH, @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, @esciencecenter.bsky.social, NWO, @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @society-rse.org. 044
Reposted by Vincent TraagNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 06/09/2026Nearly half of all polarization research focuses on the US, yet many American findings are global outliers. A Review in Nature Communications argues that a globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science with new approaches leveraging social media and AI. 🧪go.nature.comToward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization - Nature CommunicationsNearly half of all polarization research focuses on the United States, yet many American findings are global outliers. A globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science with new approaches leveraging social media and AI. 0239
Reposted by Vincent TraagInstitute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🧵 New DP from I4R co-director Lester Lusher, with Sonia Ale, Md Shafiqui Islam, Huda Osman & Jacob Stenstrom (Pitt): "When Samples Shape Significance." What happens when you re-estimate published results using fresh draws of the same data? Some evidence from Google Trends! 12914
Reposted by Vincent TraagComputational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026📢 We’re hiring a Senior Scientist in Computational Communication Science at the University of Vienna! Come join our CCL Team and work on building a research infrastructure for #CSS @medem.bsky.social 🤓 📍 Vienna | 4-year position | full-time Apply via the University of Vienna job portal 👇jobs.univie.ac.atSenior Scientist (Postdoc)Senior Scientist (Postdoc) 11012
Reposted by Vincent TraagElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 254116973325
Reposted by Vincent TraagTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"What has fundamentally changed is the emergence of the information age (the internet, social media, AI) and its integration into, and domination over, our contemporary political discourse." Needed: a globally equitable understanding of political polarization www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comToward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization - Nature CommunicationsNearly half of all polarization research focuses on the United States, yet many American findings are global outliers. A globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science w... 23618
Reposted by Vincent TraagEric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🚨Update: Our analysis of global APC expenditure has now been expanded to cover more publishers (7 -> 14) and more years (2019-2025). We estimate $15B in APCs paid over seven years, $3.7B in 2025 alone. Elsevier crosses the $1B threshold by itself in 2025. arxiv.org/abs/2608.16322 #ScholComm 6179148
Reposted by Vincent TraagLeiden Madtrics @leidenmadtrics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🤝 How can we foster a collaborative, fair & healthy research culture that best enables researchers & research communities in their work? That question is at the heart of the new 2026–2028 strategy for our Culture&Evaluation focal area, as explained in our latest post. 👇 Read now on Leiden Madtricsleidenmadtrics.nlStrengthening research culturesHow can we foster a collaborative, fair, and healthy research culture that enables researchers and research communities to do their best work? This question lies at the heart of the new strategy of th... 013
Reposted by Vincent Traagdanah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026PhD candidates/new grads: Postdoc opportunity with me focused on political economy and tech. See details here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32502academicjobsonline.orgCornell University, Department of Communication Job #AJO32502, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US 16562
Reposted by Vincent TraagKatrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Job opening with my colleagues at GESIS Knowledge Technologies for the Social Science Department: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2765070?... #ResearchData #FAIR #FAIRdata #researchinfrastructuregesis.jobs.personio.deForschungsdatenmanager*in (Postdoc) für die Erstellung von Harvestingnetzwerken (KTS-84) | Jobs at GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für SozialwissenschaftenGESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure... 035
Reposted by Vincent TraagClaire E. Robertson, PhD @crobertson500.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Is social media truly making us more politically polarized, or does it simply over-represent our most extreme opinions? In our new preprint, @small-schulz.bsky.social and I present *punishing evidence* that social media systematically overrepresents users’ most extreme political opinions. 1/n 25232
Reposted by Vincent TraagCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics at @eui-eu.bsky.social is probably the most prestigious CP position in Europe. And it is open now! Would be nice to (finally) see a female chair this time…eui.eu 1199
Reposted by Vincent TraagSara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026📢 LSE Political Theory job opening We’re looking for a political theorist to join us at @lsegovernment.bsky.social - it is an open rank search, so we welcome applications at Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level Reach out with questions & please share widely! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...jobs.lse.ac.ukAssistant/Associate/Professor in Political TheoryAssistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory, , <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</p> <p style="margin:... 15059
Reposted by Vincent TraagChristiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Do you have some exciting research ideas? Apply for a three-year postdoc position in sociology at Nuffield College starting September 2027. Apply by 21/9. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...nuffield.ox.ac.ukPostdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology (two posts) - Nuffield College Oxford University 02933
Reposted by Vincent TraagOzan Aksoy @aksoyundan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026prize fellowships are out: two three-year postdoc positions in sociology, time and resources to carry out independent research projects with minimal distraction. Deadline 21 September. Details: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...nuffield.ox.ac.ukPostdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology (two posts) - Nuffield College Oxford University 1311
Reposted by Vincent TraagThe Coalition for Independent Technology Research @thecoalition.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Read more about our coalition's recent victory getting a US federal court to block an immigration policy targeting public interest technology researchers ⬇️ knightcolumbia.org/content/fede... 002
Reposted by Vincent TraagDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Registered Reports and preregistration of secondary data analysis is only coherently possible if you can prove you did not have access to the data. Without such proof, these methods should not be allowed for secondary data. We explain this view in detail in www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comThe benefits of preregistration and Registered ReportsPractices that introduce systematic bias are common in most scientific disciplines, including toxicology. Selective reporting of results and publication bias are two of the most prevalent sources o... 2155