Notices by Tiago Peixoto (tiago@social.skewed.de)

Reminder that we've got a 3-year post-doc position open at the @invcomplexity lab at IT:U, Linz, Austria!

The deadline is Nov 30.

Please get in contact if you have any questions about the position.

🚨Job alert!🚨

Come join us at the Inverse Complexity Lab! @invcomplexity

We’re hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join our group at IT:U, Linz, Austria.

https://skewed.de/lab/call.html

Deadline is 30 Nov 2024.

We are looking for an early-stage or more advanced postdoctoral scholar who is interested in building on our ongoing projects, or developing their own research agenda related to inverse problems in network science, complex systems modeling, and/or connections to machine learning.

This position is not bound to a particular research project, and the successful applicant will enjoy intellectual independence and freedom to choose research topics.

We’re seeking applicants with a background in Physics, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or related fields, and with an interest in interdisciplinary research.

This position is guaranteed for 3 years. The gross salary range is € 66,532 to € 70,000 (indexed for inflation), depending on previous experience.

The employment conditions in Austria include completely free health care (also for family members), social security benefits, 25 days per year of paid vacations, flexible working hours, and possibility of home office.

In addition, IT:U will provide a KlimaTicket—a unified transport pass which gives free access to the entire transportation system in Austria, including trains and local public transport.
Location

IT:U is a brand new public university in Austria, which began operations with its first cohort of professors in 2024, and is devoted to interdisciplinary research. It is co-located with the Johannes Kepler Universität in Linz, at the Science Park campus.

Linz is the third largest city in Austria with a population of 200k, centrally located only 1h15m away from Vienna by train, and short connections to Germany, Italy, and other neighboring countries.

For more information, see the call at https://skewed.de/lab/call.html

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#networkscience @academicchatter

“Those who choose the lesser evil forget quickly that they chose evil.” ― Hannah Arendt

It seems like Mastodon is losing its mindshare to #Bluesky among many academics.

I can't help but think this has to do with the self-imposed limitations of Mastodon — lack of quotes, ordered timeline, etc. Makes it less interesting to use, for no real advantage.

Sad, because the underlying decentralization is much more robust.

@academicchatter

This is truly astonishing. A literal "literal nazi" gets standing ovation in Canadian parliament.

We didn't have such madness even in the absolute height of the cold war.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66908958