Post-doc position in archive digital valorization (computer science & digital humanities)

Overview

In the context of the BELSPO FED-tWIN research program (ARKEY funded proposal), the MiiL (Media Innovation and Intelligibility Lab from UCLouvain, Belgium) and the States Archives of Belgium (SAB) are looking for a post-doc researcher in computer science or digital humanities, with a significant experience in the automatic processing of digital documents involving both text and images. The proposed contract is an open-ended FTE contract (50% UCLouvain, 50% SAB). The funding is guaranteed over a period of 7.5 years, with the intention of securing the position.

The main objective of this ARKEY research profile will be to improve the digital valorization of archive collections through long-term tools and recent advances in artificial intelligence. It involves (1) the research and development of an enhanced access key to digitized content (through text and layout recognition, and enriched digital archival representation), and (2) the improvement of the navigation experience within archive collections, through semantic search and conversational interfaces. It builds on the expertise of a multidisciplinary team from SAB and from several research groups within UCLouvain (MiiL, Cental, ARCH, and GEMCA). ARKEY aims to bring added value for society and public service, by improving the accessibility and intelligibility of archives: a priority for many researchers and a foundation of democratic states.

Company:

University of Louvain

Qualifications:

N/A

Educational level:

Ph. D.

Tagged as: Academia, Belgium, NLP, OCR, Ph. D.