Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea
@amaliaab.bsky.social
Sociology. Social norms. Experiments. Interdisciplinary social science | Ramón y Cajal Researcher at @IPP_CSIC | Former MPI Bonn and Uni Mannheim (she/her)
https://alvarezbenjumea.com/
https://alvarezbenjumea.com/
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Can AI-generated images work as visual vignettes in survey experiments? I argue yes - and discuss how . in my new @sscratsage.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1177/0894...
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Can AI-generated images work as visual vignettes in survey experiments? I argue yes - and discuss how . in my new @sscratsage.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1177/0894...
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So proud and happy of our #MESS2025 — growing in size, diversity, quality, and good vibes every year!
See you all tomorrow! 😎
#SocialScience #Conference #Madrid
@amaliaab.bsky.social @emmylindstam.bsky.social @sergio-galazgarcia.bsky.social
See you all tomorrow! 😎
#SocialScience #Conference #Madrid
@amaliaab.bsky.social @emmylindstam.bsky.social @sergio-galazgarcia.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
So proud and happy of our #MESS2025 — growing in size, diversity, quality, and good vibes every year!
See you all tomorrow! 😎
#SocialScience #Conference #Madrid
@amaliaab.bsky.social @emmylindstam.bsky.social @sergio-galazgarcia.bsky.social
See you all tomorrow! 😎
#SocialScience #Conference #Madrid
@amaliaab.bsky.social @emmylindstam.bsky.social @sergio-galazgarcia.bsky.social
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Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.
CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.
👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...
🧵
CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.
👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...
🧵
Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.
CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.
👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...
🧵
CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.
👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...
🧵
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💼 Oferta de trabajo!
Buscamos un Técnico de Investigación para el proyecto GENDERSEG:
- 20h/semana | 1.400€/mes
- Deadline: 18/09 (inclusive)
👉 Más info sobre requisitos y tareas a desarrollar: aplicaciones.uc3m.es/atenea/fiche...
¡Se agradece difusión!
Buscamos un Técnico de Investigación para el proyecto GENDERSEG:
- 20h/semana | 1.400€/mes
- Deadline: 18/09 (inclusive)
👉 Más info sobre requisitos y tareas a desarrollar: aplicaciones.uc3m.es/atenea/fiche...
¡Se agradece difusión!
September 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
💼 Oferta de trabajo!
Buscamos un Técnico de Investigación para el proyecto GENDERSEG:
- 20h/semana | 1.400€/mes
- Deadline: 18/09 (inclusive)
👉 Más info sobre requisitos y tareas a desarrollar: aplicaciones.uc3m.es/atenea/fiche...
¡Se agradece difusión!
Buscamos un Técnico de Investigación para el proyecto GENDERSEG:
- 20h/semana | 1.400€/mes
- Deadline: 18/09 (inclusive)
👉 Más info sobre requisitos y tareas a desarrollar: aplicaciones.uc3m.es/atenea/fiche...
¡Se agradece difusión!
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If he plots in excel he's the one whose bio says "entrepreneur mindset, gym life, blessed and grateful"
September 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
If he plots in excel he's the one whose bio says "entrepreneur mindset, gym life, blessed and grateful"
I have never felt as wanted as I did this past August, when I received 14 review requests.
September 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I have never felt as wanted as I did this past August, when I received 14 review requests.
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Radical-right parties are often linked to the “left-behind”. But supporting them when stigma is strong is costly. So who is willing to pay that cost early on, before it’s normalized?
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Radical-right parties are often linked to the “left-behind”. But supporting them when stigma is strong is costly. So who is willing to pay that cost early on, before it’s normalized?
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇
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🎓📢 We’re hiring!
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" - Universität Münster
Universität Münster bietet Stelle als W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" in Münster - jetzt bewerben!
jobs.zeit.de
August 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🎓📢 We’re hiring!
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
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📢 *Call for Applications* / 📢 *Convocatoria abierta*
Join our project on Prejudice & Discrimination at the Spanish National Research Council (Madrid 🇪🇸)
Open to junior scholars at different stages (postdocs, predocs, or MSc grads considering a PhD)
🔗 ⬇️ www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zrur0...
Join our project on Prejudice & Discrimination at the Spanish National Research Council (Madrid 🇪🇸)
Open to junior scholars at different stages (postdocs, predocs, or MSc grads considering a PhD)
🔗 ⬇️ www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zrur0...
www.dropbox.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📢 *Call for Applications* / 📢 *Convocatoria abierta*
Join our project on Prejudice & Discrimination at the Spanish National Research Council (Madrid 🇪🇸)
Open to junior scholars at different stages (postdocs, predocs, or MSc grads considering a PhD)
🔗 ⬇️ www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zrur0...
Join our project on Prejudice & Discrimination at the Spanish National Research Council (Madrid 🇪🇸)
Open to junior scholars at different stages (postdocs, predocs, or MSc grads considering a PhD)
🔗 ⬇️ www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zrur0...
Last day to apply to the MESS!!
MESS is an initiative that brings together empirical social scientists in Madrid. Our first event was last year and it was fantastic.
Join us!
MESS is an initiative that brings together empirical social scientists in Madrid. Our first event was last year and it was fantastic.
Join us!
🚨 We will be hosting the next edition of the Madrid Empirical Social Sciences conference on October 24-25.
See the call for papers below, and submit your abstract by July 11 here: forms.gle/usBWvFrXeVbK... (open to folks from outside Madrid too!)
See the call for papers below, and submit your abstract by July 11 here: forms.gle/usBWvFrXeVbK... (open to folks from outside Madrid too!)
July 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Last day to apply to the MESS!!
MESS is an initiative that brings together empirical social scientists in Madrid. Our first event was last year and it was fantastic.
Join us!
MESS is an initiative that brings together empirical social scientists in Madrid. Our first event was last year and it was fantastic.
Join us!
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Do you study cooperation and how it varies across societies, including those that are under-represented? Are you interested in how AI is fundamentally reshaping human cooperation?
If so, don’t miss our special issue on Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research
If so, don’t miss our special issue on Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research
Hi Everyone,
Angela Dorrough, Giuliana Spadaro, @shuxianjin.bsky.social, and I are guest-editing a special issue at JESP on current directions in social dilemmas research.
More info can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
We look forward to receiving many exciting submissions!
Angela Dorrough, Giuliana Spadaro, @shuxianjin.bsky.social, and I are guest-editing a special issue at JESP on current directions in social dilemmas research.
More info can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
We look forward to receiving many exciting submissions!
July 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Do you study cooperation and how it varies across societies, including those that are under-represented? Are you interested in how AI is fundamentally reshaping human cooperation?
If so, don’t miss our special issue on Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research
If so, don’t miss our special issue on Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research
If you’re into analytical sociology, there’s no better place!
🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students!
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
PhD student in Analytical Sociology
liu.se
June 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you’re into analytical sociology, there’s no better place!
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¿Quieres hacer una estancia de investigación en el
@ipp-csic.bsky.social?
Nuestro programa de visitantes te ofrece dos modalidades:
1️⃣ Estancias sin financiación, inscripción abierta todo el año.
2️⃣ Becas “Luis Moreno”, con ayudas de hasta 2.000€.
Más info en este enlace: tinyurl.com/25ex2ayf
@ipp-csic.bsky.social?
Nuestro programa de visitantes te ofrece dos modalidades:
1️⃣ Estancias sin financiación, inscripción abierta todo el año.
2️⃣ Becas “Luis Moreno”, con ayudas de hasta 2.000€.
Más info en este enlace: tinyurl.com/25ex2ayf
June 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
¿Quieres hacer una estancia de investigación en el
@ipp-csic.bsky.social?
Nuestro programa de visitantes te ofrece dos modalidades:
1️⃣ Estancias sin financiación, inscripción abierta todo el año.
2️⃣ Becas “Luis Moreno”, con ayudas de hasta 2.000€.
Más info en este enlace: tinyurl.com/25ex2ayf
@ipp-csic.bsky.social?
Nuestro programa de visitantes te ofrece dos modalidades:
1️⃣ Estancias sin financiación, inscripción abierta todo el año.
2️⃣ Becas “Luis Moreno”, con ayudas de hasta 2.000€.
Más info en este enlace: tinyurl.com/25ex2ayf
Applications for the 2nd annual conference of the MESS are now open. Hope to see many of you there!
🚨 We will be hosting the next edition of the Madrid Empirical Social Sciences conference on October 24-25.
See the call for papers below, and submit your abstract by July 11 here: forms.gle/usBWvFrXeVbK... (open to folks from outside Madrid too!)
See the call for papers below, and submit your abstract by July 11 here: forms.gle/usBWvFrXeVbK... (open to folks from outside Madrid too!)
June 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Applications for the 2nd annual conference of the MESS are now open. Hope to see many of you there!
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Hey y'all I am hiring a PhD student. Minimal teaching load and many opportunities for more ;)
uol.de/job566en
uol.de/job566en
Research Associate in the field of "Digital Social Science" // University of Oldenburg
uol.de
June 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Hey y'all I am hiring a PhD student. Minimal teaching load and many opportunities for more ;)
uol.de/job566en
uol.de/job566en
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Nuestra compañera del @ipp-csic.bsky.social
@martafraile.bsky.social
es demasiado modesta para contaros que (¡por fin!) el @csic.es ha reconocido su excelencia científica y ha sido promovida al puesto de Profesora de Investigación, algo que deberían haber hecho hace años.
¡Enhorabuena Marta!
@martafraile.bsky.social
es demasiado modesta para contaros que (¡por fin!) el @csic.es ha reconocido su excelencia científica y ha sido promovida al puesto de Profesora de Investigación, algo que deberían haber hecho hace años.
¡Enhorabuena Marta!
June 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Nuestra compañera del @ipp-csic.bsky.social
@martafraile.bsky.social
es demasiado modesta para contaros que (¡por fin!) el @csic.es ha reconocido su excelencia científica y ha sido promovida al puesto de Profesora de Investigación, algo que deberían haber hecho hace años.
¡Enhorabuena Marta!
@martafraile.bsky.social
es demasiado modesta para contaros que (¡por fin!) el @csic.es ha reconocido su excelencia científica y ha sido promovida al puesto de Profesora de Investigación, algo que deberían haber hecho hace años.
¡Enhorabuena Marta!
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Usually at the end of the summer, I offer to read someone’s job market materials if they are looking for like an R2 or teaching oriented job (I’m best at reading American pol). Maybe people are doing this work earlier though? Happy to help 2 people. PoliSky
June 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Usually at the end of the summer, I offer to read someone’s job market materials if they are looking for like an R2 or teaching oriented job (I’m best at reading American pol). Maybe people are doing this work earlier though? Happy to help 2 people. PoliSky
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The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social
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🚨We’re hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science!
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
May 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🚨We’re hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science!
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
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📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢
Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
May 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢
Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!
Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
‼️Save the date
🔈 The next Women’s Forum event will take place on June 4th, the first day of the INAS Conference at Columbia University.
This year, we’re pleased to offer a hybrid format, so you can join us either on-site or online!
inas.sociology.columbia.edu/content/wome...
We look forward to seeing you there!
This year, we’re pleased to offer a hybrid format, so you can join us either on-site or online!
inas.sociology.columbia.edu/content/wome...
We look forward to seeing you there!
Women's Forum For Analytical Sociology | INAS 2025 Conference
inas.sociology.columbia.edu
May 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
‼️Save the date
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#jobs 🚨🚨🚨
4 postdocs in Münster:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/5...
I‘m involved in one appointment. More details will follow soon!
4 postdocs in Münster:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/5...
I‘m involved in one appointment. More details will follow soon!
Postdoctoral Research Associate - EU Forscher*in - (salary level E 13 TV-L, 100 %)
stellen.uni-muenster.de
May 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#jobs 🚨🚨🚨
4 postdocs in Münster:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/5...
I‘m involved in one appointment. More details will follow soon!
4 postdocs in Münster:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/5...
I‘m involved in one appointment. More details will follow soon!
Reposted by Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea
We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
May 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
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📢 Job Alert | Political Science
The Social Sciences Dept. at @uc3m.es is hiring a 2-year fixed-term faculty position in Political Science.
📅 Deadline: June 14, 2025
🚀 Start date: Jan 1, 2026
📬 Questions? socialsciences.department@uc3m.es
🔗 Full call & application:
www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite...
The Social Sciences Dept. at @uc3m.es is hiring a 2-year fixed-term faculty position in Political Science.
📅 Deadline: June 14, 2025
🚀 Start date: Jan 1, 2026
📬 Questions? socialsciences.department@uc3m.es
🔗 Full call & application:
www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite...
Visiting Professor in the area of Political Science | UC3M
Contenido compartido desde el sitio web oficial de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - www.uc3m.es
www.uc3m.es
May 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📢 Job Alert | Political Science
The Social Sciences Dept. at @uc3m.es is hiring a 2-year fixed-term faculty position in Political Science.
📅 Deadline: June 14, 2025
🚀 Start date: Jan 1, 2026
📬 Questions? socialsciences.department@uc3m.es
🔗 Full call & application:
www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite...
The Social Sciences Dept. at @uc3m.es is hiring a 2-year fixed-term faculty position in Political Science.
📅 Deadline: June 14, 2025
🚀 Start date: Jan 1, 2026
📬 Questions? socialsciences.department@uc3m.es
🔗 Full call & application:
www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite...
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Thanks to everybody who chimed in!
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>
May 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Thanks to everybody who chimed in!
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>
I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.
So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>