Advanced Capabilities for National Security Institute

The Center on Information and Narrative Complexity (CINC) at Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral research scholar as part of a funded grant project that will support the development of computational models, analytical frameworks, and research with applications in both fundamental science and operational settings.

The project develops an AI-powered framework that helps uncover the underlying narratives that make messages resonate with different audiences and measures how well communications align with an audiences worldview. Over time, it combines these capabilities into a Narrative Codex Framework (NCF) that can both decode the narratives driving influence campaigns and suggest more effective, narrative-aligned communication strategies for human review.

Essential Duties

• Contribute to the development and analysis of computational and social systems from behavioral, societal, and human-centered perspectives.
• Partner with software engineers, data scientists, and social scientists to co-develop NCF methods that draw equally on computational and social science expertise.
• Support the development of scalable, reproducible model and data pipelines for research and experimentation.
• Work with faculty investigators and research scientists to transition research methods into a robust, well-documented, and deployable NCF framework.
• Support co-mentoring of students and research scientists, providing guidance to ensure high-quality contributions and timely progress

Working Environment

• Activities are primarily performed in an environmentally controlled office setting, with extended periods of sitting, working at a computer, and participating in virtual and in-person meetings
• Work is performed in a fast-paced, dynamic environment requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities, respond to changing needs, and meet deadlines..