Dear all, The call for applications for the post-doctoral research fellow position for the Algofeed project, focusing on recommendation algorithms on YouTube and TikTok, is now open - (the project is led by Alessandro Gandini, Massimo Airoldi, Gabriella Punziano and me, Alessandro Caliandro; detailed information available below). Some important information: a Ph.D. is not strictly necessary (master's degree is sufficient); the fellowship is for one year; possibility of smart working; Italian language proficiency is not essential; deadline by the end of March, but it will most likely be extended to the end of April. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to get in touch - ( alessandro.caliandro@unipv.it) Thank you very much! a ************************** At the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia we are hiring a postdoctoral researcher with computational social science skills to work for 12 months on the new PRIN project “Algofeed”, financed by the Italian Ministry of University, with Alessandro Caliandro. The project studies algorithmic recommendations on YouTube and TikTok. Other research units involved in the project include the University of Milano, led by Alessandro Gandini and Massimo Airoldi, and the University Federico II of Naples, led by Gabriella Punziano. Proficiency in Italian is preferable but NOT essential. All application information can be found here: https://bandi.mur.gov.it/bandi.php/public/fellowship/id_fellow/255594 You can submit your application here (by the 29 March 2024, h. 12:00pm): https://pica.cineca.it/unipv/dsps-2023-b13/ Please circulate to anyone who you think might be interested. Many thanks, Alessandro P.S. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any question ( alessandro.caliandro@unipv.it) -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alessandro Caliandro Associate Professor in Sociology of Culture and Communication Researcher V-DATA project (Surveillance Capitalism in Italy): https://vdataresearch.com/ Research Stream 3 Leader of ACTIVE-IT: https://ageingsocieties.unimib.it/active-it/ Member of Ageing Societies: https://ageingsocieties.unimib.it/ Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali Strada Nuova 65 27100 Pavia phone: 0382 984325 e-mail: alessandro.caliandro@unipv.it Alessandro Caliandro's Personal Meeting Room (ZOOM) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8629741587 *If you please, check out my most recent publications ; ) * Caliandro, A., Gandini, A., Bainotti, L., & Anselmi, G. (2024). The platformization of consumer culture: A theoretical framework. *Marketing Theory*, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14705931231225537 Audy Martínek, P., Caliandro, A., & Denegri-Knott, J. (2023). Digital practices tracing: studying consumer lurking in digital environments. *Journal of Marketing Management*, 39(3-4), 244-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2022.2105385