Job Description

Our teams mission is to Understand and Improve our Impact on Society. Facebook is committed to tackling big societal questions, like social cohesion, polarization, institutional trust, and equal opportunity. We are the social scientists dedicated to addressing these research questions via computational social science.

Research Scientist, Societal Impact (PhD) Responsibilities

* Work with large amounts of data in service of concrete conclusions and actionable insights

* Communicate complicated technical topics and nuanced insights to diverse audiences

* Learn new tools and languages quickly as required by the particular project you are working on, with tasks ranging from data processing to production engineering to modeling and machine learning

* Work both independently and collaboratively with other scientists, engineers, designers, UX researchers, and product managers to accomplish complex tasks that deliver demonstrable value to Facebook's community of over 1.7 billion users

* Think creatively, proactively, and futuristically to identify new opportunities within Facebook's long-term roadmap for data-scientific contributions

Minimum Qualifications

* Experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches

* Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying source

* Knowledge in empirical research and for answering hard questions with data

* Experience with an analytic approach that allows for results at varying levels of precision

* Experience communicating complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner

* Fluency with at least one scripting language such as Python or PHP

* Familiarity with relational databases and SQL

* Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

* Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a PhD, in Statistics, Economics, Political Science, or related field

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

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