Dominika Betakova
@dbetakova.bsky.social
She/her | First-gen 🎓🏳️🌈 | Postdoc at the Centre for Journalism @sdu.dk | PhD from @ipk-univie.bsky.social | news use & avoidance ❌📰 constructive journalism 🌱🗞️ climate change 🌎 political marketing 👩💼 polcom & journalism studies
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Dominika Betakova
@dbetakova.bsky.social
· Sep 25
The Role of Choice Architecture in Mitigating News Avoidance
News avoidance has become more common and is associated with negative democratic outcomes. However, only a handful of studies have explored solutions to reduce news avoidance, with nudges offering ...
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🚫📰 Can we use nudges to mitigate news avoidance?
Yes and no — it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumption—and to do so beyond established Western democracies. 🧵👇
Yes and no — it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumption—and to do so beyond established Western democracies. 🧵👇
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"AI is often pitched as a climate solution, optimizing energy and accelerating decarbonization. In reality, claims of sustainability obscure the deep ties between tech, fossil fuels, and the state."
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.themaybe.org/reframing-im...
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.themaybe.org/reframing-im...
Reframing "AI for Climate" with Naomi Klein
Claims of sustainability obscure the deep ties between tech, fossil fuels, and the state.
www.themaybe.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
"AI is often pitched as a climate solution, optimizing energy and accelerating decarbonization. In reality, claims of sustainability obscure the deep ties between tech, fossil fuels, and the state."
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.themaybe.org/reframing-im...
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.themaybe.org/reframing-im...
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🎉 New paper out in Political Behavior (with @gijsschumacher.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social)
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Disentangling the Sophistication-Emotion Link: Political Interest and Confidence-in-Knowledge, but not Knowledge, Drive Emotional Responses - Political Behavior
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others? Past work suggests that political sophistication, consisting of knowledge and interest, is related to feeling strong emotions abou...
link.springer.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🎉 New paper out in Political Behavior (with @gijsschumacher.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social)
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧵
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧵
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
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Publishers expect traffic from search to fall by 43% in the next 3 years. This is one of the findings of our new report on media trends. Authored by Nic Newman, it's based on a survey of 280 media leaders.
Full report
buff.ly/Dh2JIuT
7 findings in thread
Full report
buff.ly/Dh2JIuT
7 findings in thread
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Publishers expect traffic from search to fall by 43% in the next 3 years. This is one of the findings of our new report on media trends. Authored by Nic Newman, it's based on a survey of 280 media leaders.
Full report
buff.ly/Dh2JIuT
7 findings in thread
Full report
buff.ly/Dh2JIuT
7 findings in thread
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If you do research with/about LLMs, image or audio models, or classic NLP methods, you should check out this call 👇
#textasdata #NLP #llm #commsky #polsky
#textasdata #NLP #llm #commsky #polsky
Submission for #COMPTEXT2026 is still open 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲.
We are looking forward to receiving your proposals for papers and panels.
We also appreciate it if you can spread the word and circulate shorturl.at/gRg0p!
See you in Birmingham, 23–25 April 2026!
We are looking forward to receiving your proposals for papers and panels.
We also appreciate it if you can spread the word and circulate shorturl.at/gRg0p!
See you in Birmingham, 23–25 April 2026!
January 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
If you do research with/about LLMs, image or audio models, or classic NLP methods, you should check out this call 👇
#textasdata #NLP #llm #commsky #polsky
#textasdata #NLP #llm #commsky #polsky
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I realised I follow several journals and now I learn about new publications and interesting papers often here first - so I made a Starter Pack with journal accounts in case you wanted to as well.
Let me know if I missed an important journal and I'll add it.
go.bsky.app/L57tAru
Let me know if I missed an important journal and I'll add it.
go.bsky.app/L57tAru
January 12, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I realised I follow several journals and now I learn about new publications and interesting papers often here first - so I made a Starter Pack with journal accounts in case you wanted to as well.
Let me know if I missed an important journal and I'll add it.
go.bsky.app/L57tAru
Let me know if I missed an important journal and I'll add it.
go.bsky.app/L57tAru
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In case you missed this:
Full professorship opening up with us at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and the University of Southern Denmark!
Please forward to anyone who might be qualified/interested!
Full professorship opening up with us at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and the University of Southern Denmark!
Please forward to anyone who might be qualified/interested!
New year, new (job) opportunities: Full professorship in Digital Society and Democracy.
What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues.
[1/2]
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues.
[1/2]
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
DIAS Professorship in Digital Society and Democracy
Application deadline: March 15, 2026, 11.59 PM/23.59 CET/CEST.
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
In case you missed this:
Full professorship opening up with us at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and the University of Southern Denmark!
Please forward to anyone who might be qualified/interested!
Full professorship opening up with us at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and the University of Southern Denmark!
Please forward to anyone who might be qualified/interested!
Reposted by Dominika Betakova
New year, new (job) opportunities: Full professorship in Digital Society and Democracy.
What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues.
[1/2]
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues.
[1/2]
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
DIAS Professorship in Digital Society and Democracy
Application deadline: March 15, 2026, 11.59 PM/23.59 CET/CEST.
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
New year, new (job) opportunities: Full professorship in Digital Society and Democracy.
What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues.
[1/2]
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues.
[1/2]
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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🎉 Happy New Year to the ECREA community! Just 3 days left to submit your abstract for #ECC2026. Don’t miss the deadline – we look forward to welcoming you to Brno. 👉 ecrea2026brno.eu
ECREA 2026 | 11th European Communication Conference | European Communication Conference - Paths Connections and Future
ecrea2026brno.eu
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
🎉 Happy New Year to the ECREA community! Just 3 days left to submit your abstract for #ECC2026. Don’t miss the deadline – we look forward to welcoming you to Brno. 👉 ecrea2026brno.eu
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I salute the honesty and courage of these authors, and I am sure we all share a collective shiver from knowing that we all could easily make (and maybe have made) similar analysis mistakes in our own work
#academicchatter
#academicchatter
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I salute the honesty and courage of these authors, and I am sure we all share a collective shiver from knowing that we all could easily make (and maybe have made) similar analysis mistakes in our own work
#academicchatter
#academicchatter
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Preprint alert! 🥳
How are social bias and CSS interconnected? 🤔
@aytalina.bsky.social, @janabernhard.bsky.social, @valeriehase.bsky.social, and I argue that social bias shapes CSS as a field and as a methodology. Progress in CSS depends on engaging with both dimensions! osf.io/preprints/so...
How are social bias and CSS interconnected? 🤔
@aytalina.bsky.social, @janabernhard.bsky.social, @valeriehase.bsky.social, and I argue that social bias shapes CSS as a field and as a methodology. Progress in CSS depends on engaging with both dimensions! osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Preprint alert! 🥳
How are social bias and CSS interconnected? 🤔
@aytalina.bsky.social, @janabernhard.bsky.social, @valeriehase.bsky.social, and I argue that social bias shapes CSS as a field and as a methodology. Progress in CSS depends on engaging with both dimensions! osf.io/preprints/so...
How are social bias and CSS interconnected? 🤔
@aytalina.bsky.social, @janabernhard.bsky.social, @valeriehase.bsky.social, and I argue that social bias shapes CSS as a field and as a methodology. Progress in CSS depends on engaging with both dimensions! osf.io/preprints/so...
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🌟 PHD FELLOWSHIP ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 PhD fellow for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting 09/26! Great PhD community + int'l & supportive environment + FUN city. 💰for conferences + workshops! Lots of mentoring & career development opportunities! Deadline Jan 29th. Please apply!
I’m hiring 1 PhD fellow for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting 09/26! Great PhD community + int'l & supportive environment + FUN city. 💰for conferences + workshops! Lots of mentoring & career development opportunities! Deadline Jan 29th. Please apply!
Doctoral student in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior
Doctoral position in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior
The Department of Political Science
web103.reachmee.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🌟 PHD FELLOWSHIP ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 PhD fellow for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting 09/26! Great PhD community + int'l & supportive environment + FUN city. 💰for conferences + workshops! Lots of mentoring & career development opportunities! Deadline Jan 29th. Please apply!
I’m hiring 1 PhD fellow for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting 09/26! Great PhD community + int'l & supportive environment + FUN city. 💰for conferences + workshops! Lots of mentoring & career development opportunities! Deadline Jan 29th. Please apply!
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Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
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📣 Job alert! 📣
For my Emmy Noether group on local digital public spheres, I'm hiring 3 predoc research associates who are interested in doing qualitative/mixed-methods research on local communication environments. Apply until 02 Jan 2026!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/deta...
For my Emmy Noether group on local digital public spheres, I'm hiring 3 predoc research associates who are interested in doing qualitative/mixed-methods research on local communication environments. Apply until 02 Jan 2026!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/deta...
3 research associates in social science (m/w/d)
www.weizenbaum-institut.de
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
📣 Job alert! 📣
For my Emmy Noether group on local digital public spheres, I'm hiring 3 predoc research associates who are interested in doing qualitative/mixed-methods research on local communication environments. Apply until 02 Jan 2026!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/deta...
For my Emmy Noether group on local digital public spheres, I'm hiring 3 predoc research associates who are interested in doing qualitative/mixed-methods research on local communication environments. Apply until 02 Jan 2026!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/deta...
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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...
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...
Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science § 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG
stellen.uni-hamburg.de
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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...
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...
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"Multiple men have remained in senior roles at Oxford for months or years after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against them, Bloomberg found in a nine-month investigation based on interviews with almost 50 people as well as documents and other records."
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"Multiple men have remained in senior roles at Oxford for months or years after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against them, Bloomberg found in a nine-month investigation based on interviews with almost 50 people as well as documents and other records."
Reposted by Dominika Betakova
We're hiring! @univie.ac.at is seeking a TT Assistant Professor in the Psychology of Digitalization. If your work is about automation, AI, or immersive technology (e.g., VR) in the context of work and organizations (broadly defined), we’d love to hear from you. 👇
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We're hiring! @univie.ac.at is seeking a TT Assistant Professor in the Psychology of Digitalization. If your work is about automation, AI, or immersive technology (e.g., VR) in the context of work and organizations (broadly defined), we’d love to hear from you. 👇
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You don’t “engage”, you amplify, mainstream and normalize.
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
October 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You don’t “engage”, you amplify, mainstream and normalize.
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
Reposted by Dominika Betakova
🎉 New to PolComm? Join our Welcome Webinar!
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
October 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🎉 New to PolComm? Join our Welcome Webinar!
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943
Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!
#PolComm #ICA
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📣 Event tip: "Invitation Kick-Off Vienna Doctoral College on #DigitalHumanism" 👨🔬👩🔬
@wwtf.at @tuwien.at @wuvienna.bsky.social
🗓 November 19, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00 | 📍 Vienna
‼️ The registration deadline is November 3.
More information about the program & registration here: ⤵️
@wwtf.at @tuwien.at @wuvienna.bsky.social
🗓 November 19, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00 | 📍 Vienna
‼️ The registration deadline is November 3.
More information about the program & registration here: ⤵️
Invitation Kick-Off Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism - dighumcollege Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism
🗓 November 19, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00 | 📍 Vienna You are kindly invited to join the official Kick-off of the Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism. We look forward to sharing with you the develop...
dighumcollege.at
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
📣 Event tip: "Invitation Kick-Off Vienna Doctoral College on #DigitalHumanism" 👨🔬👩🔬
@wwtf.at @tuwien.at @wuvienna.bsky.social
🗓 November 19, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00 | 📍 Vienna
‼️ The registration deadline is November 3.
More information about the program & registration here: ⤵️
@wwtf.at @tuwien.at @wuvienna.bsky.social
🗓 November 19, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00 | 📍 Vienna
‼️ The registration deadline is November 3.
More information about the program & registration here: ⤵️
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Work!! 🚨
We are looking for a #postdoc in our AI, media and Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social
Dynamic position, great team, nice colleagues 💥
Profile: communication/ poli sci/ computational social sci
🗓️ DL November 1
Spread the word 📣
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
We are looking for a #postdoc in our AI, media and Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social
Dynamic position, great team, nice colleagues 💥
Profile: communication/ poli sci/ computational social sci
🗓️ DL November 1
Spread the word 📣
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab
Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.
werkenbij.uva.nl
October 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Work!! 🚨
We are looking for a #postdoc in our AI, media and Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social
Dynamic position, great team, nice colleagues 💥
Profile: communication/ poli sci/ computational social sci
🗓️ DL November 1
Spread the word 📣
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
We are looking for a #postdoc in our AI, media and Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social
Dynamic position, great team, nice colleagues 💥
Profile: communication/ poli sci/ computational social sci
🗓️ DL November 1
Spread the word 📣
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Last day to apply! 👇
📣 Call for student assistant (BA or MA level) to join the INCONEX project in Salzburg as soon as possible!
Deadline: 20 October 2025
⭐ More information at www.inconex.eu and in the call below.
@sceus.bsky.social
Deadline: 20 October 2025
⭐ More information at www.inconex.eu and in the call below.
@sceus.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last day to apply! 👇
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2/2 And I am excited to announce that we are hiring a PostDoc and a PhD student to work with us on these topics.
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Digitalization and Opening up Science
www.weizenbaum-institut.de
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
2/2 And I am excited to announce that we are hiring a PostDoc and a PhD student to work with us on these topics.
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Group description: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/research/...
PhD position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
PostDoc position: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...