Four PhD Positions: Join our dynamic community at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Humanities, and Cultural Heritage. We’re offering four PhD positions in collaboration with the Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation (ILLC) and the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory, and Material Culture (AHM). These positions are part of the Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities unit of the ILLC or the Digital Heritage research group of the AHM.
Four PhD Positions in AI, Digital Humanities, and Cultural Heritage
- 🧠 Project 1: LLMs for Cultural Heritage Access: Explore the use of large language models for information access, enhancing search capabilities for cultural collections, and supporting complex research tasks such as scholarly investigations and journalistic endeavors.
- 🤖 Project 2: XAI from Artificial Intelligence to Digital Humanities: Investigate the application of AI explainability (XAI) in digital humanities, examining its significance for analyzing cultural-historical collections and modifying existing XAI methods to suit humanities research needs.
- 📜 Project 3: XAI from Digital Humanities to Artificial Intelligence: Complementing Project 2, this project focuses on XAI from a historical-cultural perspective, analyzing past human decisions and exploring the cultural and theoretical conditions of XAI in explaining historical materials.
- 🌍 Project 4: Constructing Polyvocal Cultural Heritage Narratives: Dive into the concept of “polyvocality” in cultural heritage, exploring the inclusion of diverse perspectives and examining methods to capture and represent multiple stakeholder viewpoints in heritage narratives.
- 🎓 Dynamic Research Environment: Engage in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI, digital humanities, and cultural heritage, collaborating with leading experts from the Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation (ILLC) and the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory, and Material Culture (AHM).
- 💼 PhD Responsibilities: Conduct innovative research, publish findings in top-tier conferences and journals, complete a PhD thesis, participate in project meetings and knowledge dissemination activities, and contribute to teaching activities.
- 💡 Opportunities and Benefits: Enjoy a stimulating research environment, access to educational programs and courses, competitive salary and benefits package, including holiday hours, parental leave, pension contributions, and support for relocation.
Summary Table:
| Position | Project Description | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Project 1 | LLMs for Cultural Heritage Access | Jaap Kamps (ILLC) |
| Project 2 | XAI from Artificial Intelligence to Digital Humanities | Tobias Blanke (ILLC), Jaap Kamps (ILLC) |
| Project 3 | XAI from Digital Humanities to Artificial Intelligence | Tobias Blanke (ILLC), Julia Noordegraaf (AHM) |
| Project 4 | Constructing Polyvocal Cultural Heritage Narratives | Julia Noordegraaf (AHM), Tobias Blanke (ILLC) |
Study Area: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Humanities, Cultural Heritage
Scholarship Description: These four PhD positions are part of the digital Humanities, Artificial Intelligence, Cultural Heritage (HAICu) project, funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO NWA). HAICu aims to make digital heritage collections more accessible through AI techniques, fostering multidisciplinary collaboration and societal engagement.
Eligibility: Candidates should hold a master’s degree in artificial intelligence, digital humanities, or cultural heritage. Exceptional candidates nearing completion of their master’s degree may apply with a letter from their supervisor confirming graduation before September 1, 2024.
Required Documents:
- Detailed letter of motivation
- Detailed CV
- List of university courses with official transcript
- List of publications or writing sample
- Names, affiliations, and email addresses of two references
How to Apply: Apply online via the provided link. Ensure all required documents are compiled into a single PDF for submission.
Last Date: May 15, 2024
