PhD Position in Economics - NLP-Based Analysis of Energy Policy-Related Public Opinions

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Area of research: . PHD Thesis. Job description: PhD Position in Economics - NLP-Based Analysis of Energy Policy-Related Public Opinions . Are you interested in developing solutions for a more sustainable energy future? Do you enjoy working in an exciting and dynamic environment? The Institute of Climate and Energy Systems – Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2) conducts research on the long-term characteristics of socio-technical energy systems in the context of transformation and innovation. As part of an interdisciplinary team, we develop approaches to examine the socio-economic aspects of technological development and its interactions with the environment, the economy, and society. The project focuses on the continuous, systematic collection and analysis of public opinion and sentiment on energy policy issues. Together with project partners from various fields, we are developing a software-based information system that maps societal discourses and emerging trends and supports decision-makers in assessing current public sentiment and prioritizing appropriate courses of action. Your Job . The focus of this work is on identifying and specifying groups of actors relevant to energy policy, taking into account explanatory approaches from economic theory, as well as on translating the information obtained into specifications that can be used by a natural language processing-based analysis to