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PhD / Postdoc Position: Data Scientist for Media Bias Analysis

Location: We offer offices in Göttingen, Tokyo, Passau; remote work outside of Göttingen is possible given you have a German home address (employment under TV-L 13)
Duration: 36 months (with the possibility of extension, up to 9 years)
Start: March 2026 or later

About the Project

The Bias Analysis Research Infrastructure (BARI) is a research project MBG coordinates with the University of Göttingen (SUB and Computer Science Department) and the University of Passau. BARI will build a scalable bias analysis platform. The platform combines machine learning, large language models, and human-in-the-loop feedback to establish a new community-driven standard for media bias research.

Your Role

We are looking for one motivated data scientist (PhD student or postdoc) with both technical and social skills. Your tasks will include:

  • Supporting the development of classifiers and platform components (training and evaluating bias detection models).

  • Designing and running data quality pipelines and measurement frameworks.

  • Collaborating with international partners and presenting research at conferences.

  • Organizing workshops for the Media Bias Group and external stakeholders.

  • Engaging with a multidisciplinary community of researchers and industry professionals.

Your Profile

  • Master’s degree (for PhD) or PhD (for Postdoc) in computer science, data science, information science, computational linguistics, or a related field.

  • Experience in machine learning / NLP (e.g., PyTorch, HuggingFace, LLM fine-tuning).

  • Interest in data quality, transparency, and reproducibility.

  • Social and communication skills for community building, workshop organization, and presenting results.

  • Interest in researching media bias as a topic with great societal importance.

Employment & Benefits

  • The position is funded according to German public sector salary scale TV-L 13.

  • Employment is with the University of Göttingen.

  • You will be embedded in the Media Bias Group (MBG) – an international network of researchers across computer science, journalism, psychology, and linguistics. 

  • MBG provides a strong platform for collaboration, feedback, and career development, with opportunities to co-author publications, co-organize international workshops, and connect to leading researchers and institutions worldwide.

  • You will benefit from close collaboration with SUB Göttingen, GWDG, and the University of Passau, giving access to high-performance computing (GPU clusters), infrastructure, and interdisciplinary expertise.

  • Travel funding is included for conferences, project meetings, and exchange visits.

Why this position?

This is an excellent opportunity for a PhD or Postdoc who wants to combine machine learning research with real-world impact in journalism, social science, and digital humanities. You will not only develop models but also shape an international research infrastructure with long-term visibility.

Interested?

Please send a CV and a convincing non-AI written letter of motivation to t.spinde@media-bias-research.org. Submissions containing obviously AI-generated content will be rejected without notice. 

More about BARI on this blog article.