Job detail

Research Associate - Term (50% FTE)

University of Toronto

PART_TIME, TEMPORARY
Posted 3/16/2026

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Core responsibilities

The research associate will contribute to the design, implementation, and analysis of a major research project focused on inter-Group cooperation, conflict, and fracturing across various scales of interaction. Key duties include literature review, developing computational models, analyzing results, writing academic articles, and supervising students.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a phd and ten years of postdoctoral/Research experience demonstrating expertise in historical, sociological, or anthropological research, alongside computational modeling and complexity science. Extensive experience in academic project management, student supervision, manuscript preparation, and grant proposal submission is also required.

postgraduate degreeData AnalysisTeam BuildingProject ManagementMentorshipGenerative AISupervisionProfessionalismLiterature ReviewReinforcement LearningProposal PreparationResearch DesignComputational ModelingAcademic WritingResearch ImplementationTheory SynthesisExperimental Results Analysis