Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA) / Borns Jewish Studies Program - Visiting Research Fellow

Position Details

Title: Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA) / Borns Jewish Studies Program - Visiting Research Fellow

Appointment Status: Non-Tenure Track

Department: IU Bloomington Jewish Studies

Location: Bloomington

Position Summary

ISCA seeks a visiting research fellow to advance understanding of contemporary antisemitism through computational analysis of social media platforms. This position focuses on digital humanities and social media analytics under Dr. Gunther Jikeli’s supervision, with particular emphasis on analyzing Instagram activities and rhetoric patterns.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Research Lab Social Media & Hate operations, including coordinating with students and managing computing infrastructure
• Lead and expand Instagram analysis project examining campus groups
• Develop new computational research projects on contemporary antisemitism
• Build computational pipelines for social media data collection and analysis
• Supervise graduate and undergraduate research assistants
• Write scientific publications and present findings

Required Qualifications

• MA in computational social science, digital humanities, computer science, or related field
• Python proficiency for data analysis and social media data collection
• Demonstrated experience leading computational research projects with social media analysis
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work as team leader
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in antisemitism studies
• Experience with R, NLP and deep learning libraries
• High performance computing experience
• Proficiency in German, French, or Arabic