Dear all, Goldsmiths is recruiting a post-doctoral researcher to work on the AIDEMOCRACY project either full-time (6 months) or part-time (12 months). More details below: The post-doctoral research associate will work on the international project ‘Democracy, AI and Big Tech: Assessing corporate activities in the advancement of Artificial Intelligence in the UK, US and Canada [AIDEMOCRACY]’ led by Prof Lina Dencik and funded by the Transatlantic Platform scheme on Democracy, Governance and Trust. The research explores ‘Big Tech’ influence in the spheres of government, policy, media and civil society in key areas of AI strategy, most notably environmental sustainability. The candidate will use desk-based research, including some digital methods or data science, to collect and visualize data relating to public procurement and investment in AI infrastructure and map social networks across the technology industry and political sphere. Goldsmiths’ School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies is one of the longest established departments for teaching and researching media in the world. Housed in the award-winning Professor Stuart Hall Building, it has an internationally outstanding reputation for creative and radical thinking and practice. We are committed to a vibrant teaching and research programme that combines theory and practice with interdisciplinary engagement with the latest developments in media, communications and cultural studies. The School is currently ranked 18th in the world (and 3rd in the UK) for communication and media studies (QS World Rankings by subject 2026) and second in the UK for research assessed as 3* and 4* - with 96% of our research evaluated as 'world leading or internationally excellent'<https://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/research/#d.en.1895366> in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021). Apply here: https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/postdoctoral-research-associate-610219.html Best, Lina -- Professor Lina Dencik University Research Leader in AI Justice Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Goldsmiths, University of London Co-Founder of Data Justice Lab