** Apologies for cross-posting ** Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in French Politics and Social Media<https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SOC180422> School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham CLOSING DATE: 13 MAY 2022 Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Fellow position in political backgrounds and digital campaigning. The role holder will help to coordinate an externally funded collaboration with the Digital Society Project (http://digitalsocietyproject.org), led locally by Dr William Daniel. The role holder will contribute to producing a database on the backgrounds and online behaviours of French legislative candidates for all candidates running in the 2022 French legislative elections. They will be expected to plan and conduct work using methodologies appropriate to the type of research and will be responsible for writing up their work for publication. The role holder will also assist the PI in providing administrative support and coordination for a team of research assistants on the project. Projects that the role holder is likely to be involved in include collating background data of legislative candidates and pairing it with social media handles, developing and implementing web-scraping tools to process and compile data, and collaborating on original research related to the project aims and themes. The project will involve working with international co-authors and collaborators on research teams leading parallel campaign studies in other countries. It is expected that the successful hire will appear as a named co-author on the published dataset and will have the opportunity to work with the PI on future publications and external collaborations in areas of shared interest. The person appointed will have the opportunity to use their initiative and creativity to identify areas for research, develop research methods, and extend their research portfolio. The post is fixed term for 12 months. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours). The role is available from 1 June 2022. Candidates are asked to provide a covering letter explaining how their qualifications align with the person specification. They should also provide a current cv, article-length writing sample, and a letter of reference. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr William Daniel by email at William.Daniel@nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:William.Daniel@nottingham.ac.uk>. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.<https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/moving-to-nottingham/international-applicants/international-applicants.aspx> For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge<https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/moving-to-nottingham/international-applicants/immigration/financial-support-for-visas-and-the-immigration-health-surcharge.aspx>. • Job Description/Role Profile<https://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/38739/SOC180422.pdf> • Additional Information<https://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Org/AdditionalInfo.aspx?ref=SOC180422> • Apply Online<https://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/org/app/start.aspx?jobId=38739> Dr William T Daniel, SFHEA (he/him) Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics Director of Undergraduate Admissions Deputy Director of Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy (REPRESENT<https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/represent/index.aspx>) School of Politics and International Relations University of Nottingham Law & Social Sciences B119 University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD +44 (0) 115 74 87486 | Professional Profile<https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/people/william.daniel> | william.daniel@nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:william.daniel@nottingham.ac.uk> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.