Computational Research Analyst

Job description

Overview Profs. Sam Wang and Simon Levin perform research on aggregated decision-making through rule systems. This work includes research into electoral mechanisms including the voting rules, redistricting, and Electoral College. As part of these efforts, they are recruiting a Computational Research Analyst. The Computational Research Analyst will develop computational analysis of redistricting and voting rules, toward the goal of performing analytics and scholarship relevant to identifying the performance characteristics and inefficiencies of complex U.S. election systems. A main focus is translating the dimensionality of aggregated cognitive approaches of large populations of voters to their ballots, with the goal of going from modeling all the way to practical interpretability. The work will be made publicly available through peer-reviewed scientific scholarship as well as databases that may be of use to a variety of audiences. The work will include dissemination and archival of codebooks, scripts, map content, and analytics. Other work includes the investigation of electoral rules such as ranked-choice voting and other modifications, with the goal of quantifying functional impa...