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Computational Social Scientist

Location: Washington DC · Category: Data, AI & Analytics · Seniority: Mid-Level · Posted: September 20, 2026 · Verified: Oct 6, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This role applies computational social science methods to analyze narratives and support strategic communications. It focuses on data-driven insights for national security and public affairs contexts, requiring expertise in quantitative analysis and possibly natural language processing.
Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of Protagonist. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.

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Protagonist

protagonist.io

AI narrative analytics for marketing, communications and public affairs.

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