UBC Centre for Computational Social Science

Starting soon! Come on by Koerner Library to see the beautiful research posters, the gorgeous views, yummy charcuterie and bevys, and, as a bonus, MDR.

Arts Graduate Student Showcase on Digital and Computational Scholarship

Friday, April 11 from 2pm - 5pm
UBC Research Commons
5th Floor of Koerner Library

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Call for Fellows Poster, with a black rotary phone in the background, a royal blue color scheme. University of British Columbia Centre for Computational Social Science Call for Fellows, 2025-2026. Open to Undergraduate and Graduate students in the Faculty of Arts. $2,500 - $5,000 stipend. Deadline to apply: May 1, 2025.

Call for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Fellows, 2025-2026! We want to give you money to do cutting-edge computational research. Apply by May 1, 2025.

Details here: ccss.arts.ubc.ca/opportunitie...

YouTube video by Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions Webinar | Municipal Matters: Building Capacity for Local Climate Conversations

Missed the launch of our new report, Municipal Matters? Watch it here! The CSDI team was joined by special guests Amber Bennett (Re.Climate) and Rosalind Donald (American University) to discuss paths forward for local governments facing climate change misinformation.
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Happening today! Learn a powerful tool to collect and analyze text data.

Funding opportunity! Canada-based ECRs:

Postdoctoral fellowship program for grants of up to $250,000 USD to support early career researchers in the social sciences and humanities who are interested in building a career in understanding the implications of AI for the science and research ecosystem.

Analyzing Text Data with DiscoverText - Centre for Migration Studies Learn to analyze text data with DiscoverText in this hands-on workshop—no coding required. March 7, 1–3 PM. Bring your laptop!

Join CCSS, @ubcdisa.bsky.social and the Centre for Migration Studies for a workshop on Analyzing Text Data with Discover Text. Absolutely no coding required - bring your laptop and gain some skills.

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Vancouver and UBC - come out!

UBC arts grad students: showcase your work! Submit a proposal here 👇

The Politics of Freedom: Generative AI, Race as Technology, and Postcolonial Computing Thursday, March 6 / 12:30 - 2:00pm Ponderosa Ballroom, 6445 University Blvd & livestreamed Dr. Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and has published widely in top-tier venues across the social sciences, including the journals Mobilization, American Behavioral Scientist, and Big Data & Society, and top-tier computer science conferences such as CSCW, FAcct, and NeurIPS. Dr. Hanna isSenior Fellow at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, and sits on the advisory board for the Human Rights Data Analysis Group and the Scholars Council for the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry. Dr. Beth Coleman is Associate Professor of Data & Cities at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (UTM) and the Faculty of Information, where she directs the City as Platform lab. Working in the disciplines of Science and Technology Studies, generative aesthetics, and Black poesis, her research focuses on smart technology & machine learning, urban data and civic engagement, and generative arts. Dr. Coleman is the inaugural director of the U of T’s Black Research Network. She is the author of Hello Avatar and multiple articles, including “Race as Technology.” She was a 2021 Google Artists and Machines Intelligence awardee and is a continuing Senior visiting researcher with Google Brain and Responsible AI. The event is co-hosted by the Public Humanities Hub.

Tomorrow! The Public Humanities Noted Scholar Lecture Series hosts @alexhanna.bsky.social and Prof. Beth Coleman to discuss Generative AI, race, and postcolonial computing. In person and on Zoom.

Co-sponsored by us and the Public Humanities Hub.

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Join @ccss-ubc.bsky.social and CAIDA caida.ubc.ca on Sept 19, 11 am at UBC Walter C. Koerner Library for "Connecting Minds: Exploring AI & Social Sciences." Lightning talks + networking lunch! Don't miss out—register now! #AI #SocialSciences #UBC #Research #Tech
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Call for Applications: Assistant Professor in Family Sociology - Department of Sociology The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-stream faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track), with anticipated start date of July 1, 2025.

University of British Columbia sociology is hiring this year! UBC Vancouver campus invites applications for a tenure-stream assistant professor faculty position in Family Sociology. Our family sociology program is large and vibrant. Vancouver is neat.

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CCSS Co-sponsored Event - Centre for Computational Social Science This coming October, researchers from the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at UBC in conjunction with The Connected Past Research Group and the Society for Ancient Mediterr...

CCSS is co-sponsoring an event with UBC’s Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, The Connected Past Research Group, and Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions on network analysis in archaeology and history.

For more info:
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