Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Social Networks Group — UC

Advancing social network science through theory, methods, and data.

The Social Networks Group – UC is an interdisciplinary research group advancing the theory, methods, and applications of social network science. We bring together researchers from the social sciences, statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and related fields to study complex relational systems through statistical modeling, graph theory, computational methods, and mixed-methods research. We promote methodological innovation, reproducible research, and the development of open-source tools, including the R package netmem.

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Postdoctoral Opportunity 2027 · Deadline 14 August 2026

Call for Expressions of Interest — ANID FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship

We invite outstanding early-career researchers to apply for the ANID FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027 with the Social Networks Group – UC as host institution — across social network analysis, statistical network models, mathematical sociology, computational social science, and methodological/software development for network analysis.

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Team

Faculty, doctoral and master’s students, research associates, and international visitors. Meet the team →

Research

Research lines, ongoing projects, and open-source software for network analysis. See our research →

Collaboration & Impact

Executive education, consultancy, and our alliance with CHISOCNET. Work with us →

Prospective Students

Graduate supervision across Sociology, Government, and Education. Join us →

Alliance

CHISOCNET — Chilean Society for Social Network Science · We are proud partners of CHISOCNET, working to develop social network science as a field of reference across Chile and Ibero-America.

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