Category: Postdocs

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Prompting Ethnography

Experiments with LLMs in Fieldnotes, Analysis, Writing, and Reflexivity What could AI offer in ethnographic research and where does it flatten, overinterpret, invent, or produce false coherence and what new forms of reflection…

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AI in Science Communication

There’s no getting around AI anymore. And for good reason: Generative AI can help scientists present complex content in a way that’s understandable to non-specialist audiences—for example, through concise texts or clear…

Network Meeting bidt Graduate Center

Network Meeting bidt Graduate Center in November.

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Cleaning and transforming data with OpenRefine

Beginner-friendly QPD Workshop “Cleaning and transforming data with OpenRefine”.

1. Alumni-Gathering

The bidt Graduate Center invites to its first alumni gathering.

DigiSem 2026 | Balancing Digital Safety between Risks, Rights, and Regulation

This year’s Digitalisation Research Seminar is dedicated to Digital Safety as a human-centered, interdisciplinary research field. We aim to bring together early career researchers who examine human and societal risks of digital…

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Applying for a professorship

On the 30th of September 2026, the DHV is offering the workshop “Applying for a professorship” for academics who are about to apply or are already in the application process. The workshop will focus primarily on the application…

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Leadership-Training

On 23 and 24 April, bidt cordially invites postdocs to attend its internal leadership training programme. The three-part development programme gives participants the opportunity to further develop their personal skills in the areas…

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The Methodological Potential of LLMs for Social Science Research

Large Language Models (LLMs) have attracted considerable attention due to their powerful and versatile capabilities across a wide range of fields. But what opportunities do they present for the research process? This one-day…

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Scientific Data Visualization

This workshop introduces researchers at any career level and students to effective scientific data visualization. Led by Ansgar Hudde, sociologist at the University of Cologne, the session explores how visualization not only…