Want to learn about computational social science *for free* and launch interdisciplinary research projects? We are so excited to announce there will be *26* Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science this year! Apply to one of them here: sicss.io/locations

Join us in Hong Kong to learn computational social sciences: data extraction, theory building, text analysis, image analysis, and more!

Gender equality makes societies happier. We used a longitudinal panel of countries to show that higher gender equality increases levels of life satisfaction for both women and men.

Results of the study at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

My TAs and I conducted an experiment in Introduction to Sociology using GPT. We compared our grading with the grading done by GPT models. The results were incredible.
When we supplied template answers, the correlation was very strong (see figure).

Print available at: lnkd.in/gEebbaQu

🎉 SICSS-Lingnan 2025 approved! Stay tuned if you would like to visit us in Hong Kong from June 16 to June 27 and learn computational social sciences.

🚨 Folks, a natural experiment

Working with factorial surveys? Submit an abstract to the session "Applications and Development of Factorial Surveys" at ISA Forum 2025, Rabat. Methodological papers and applications are welcome.

I'm hiring a full-time RA in Hong Kong for a project about institutions and subjective well-being. Knowledge in quantitative methods and academic interest are required. Contract for up 2 years. Applicants from outside Hong Kong are welcome.
lingnan.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

📢 We are hiring a TT assistant professor specializing in computational social sciences. Very competitive income, benefits and manageable teaching load in a great city. Not on the committee, but happy to answer questions.

www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

My undergraduates are absolutely crushing it! It's incredibly rewarding to empower them with skills that extend far beyond the social stratification course #ProudTeacher

Job opening: we have opened a new postdoc position in our Computational Social Science group at GESIS in Cologne: www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge... The postdoc will work on data quality of digital behavioral data in an interdisciplinary team.

My department in Hong Kong is looking for applicants to our PhD in sociology. Candidates with an international profile and research experience may be considered for the PhD fellowship: 3580usd a month and yearly travel allowance. Not in the committee but happy to answer questions.

I am using 2017 ISSP data and I looked at the measurement of what it is label as "sex." I realized that it is actually incomparable across countries. In some cases they asked sex, in others gender, in some cases self-reported or interviewer observation. Am I missing a debate here?

had an important dinnertime conversation with the kids about dashes and had to make this to illustrate