Dear colleagues, we (Lena Maria Huber and Hauke Licht) are inviting applications for two positions in our third-party funded research project Group Appeals in Parliamentary and Electoral Debates (GAPED) starting February 1, 2026, based at the University of Innsbruck and the MZES, University of Mannheim: Postdoctoral Researcher – Computational Text Analysis The postdoc will be based in Innsbruck and take a leading role in developing and applying computational methods (including deep learning and NLP approaches) to analyze parliamentary debates and election campaigns. Applicants should hold a PhD in political, social, or communication science or computational linguistics and have demonstrable experience with quantitative methods and programming in Python and/or R. Application deadline is August 22, 2025. Further details and application instructions: https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/politikwissenschaft/kommunikation/news/news-2025/2025-07-01-postdoc/ Predoctoral Researcher (PhD Candidate) – Survey Experiments The predoc will be based in Mannheim and focus on designing and implementing survey experiments related to political communication and representation. Candidates should hold an above-average master’s degree in political science, have very good quantitative methods skills, and be proficient in R. Application deadline is August 22, 2025. Further details and application instructions: https://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/details/doctoral-researcher-75-gaped-1 Both positions offer the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research within a collaborative team, with generous support for conference travel, training, and resources. We would be grateful if you could share this announcement with interested candidates in your networks. With best wishes, Lena Maria Huber MZES, University of Mannheim lena.huber@uni-mannheim.de<mailto:lena.huber@uni-mannheim.de> Hauke Licht Department of Political Science and Digital Science Center, University of Innsbruck hauke.licht@uibk.ac.at<mailto:hauke.licht@uibk.ac.at>