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Postdoc Position on Multimedia Analysis in Multimodal Deep Learning and News Ecosystems Utrecht University in Netherlands
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Postdoc position for 18 months at 0.8–1.0 FTE with a gross monthly salary of €3,706–€5,760 for full-time employment (salary scale 10 under CAO NU). Additional benefits include 8% holiday pay, 8.3% year-end bonus, a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment terms.
Deadline
Sep 16, 2026
Country
Netherlands
University
Utrecht University
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Utrecht University is advertising a Postdoc Position on Multimedia Analysis within the large-scale HAICu project, focused on unlocking the potential of cultural digital archives through multimodal use. The work is based in the Interaction Division of the Department of Information and Computing Sciences and is carried out in collaboration with a multidisciplinary consortium of universities, archives, cultural institutions, and business partners in the Netherlands.
The research topic is highly relevant for candidates interested in computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, multimodal deep learning, multimedia analysis, communication studies, and media studies. The project specifically focuses on text and image feature learning for news ecosystems, with applications in data-driven journalism, accountability, transparency, inclusiveness, and misinformation detection. The postdoc will work with large collections of newspaper articles on migration-related topics and investigate how text and image analysis can generate insights from these corpora.
The role includes testing, validation, and evaluation on large-scale interoperable collections, in cooperation with societal partners such as the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, the National Archive, and the National Library of the Netherlands. The position is embedded in the HAICu fieldlab Deep Journalism, which develops tools for searching similar items across archives and modalities to support journalists.
Applicants must hold a PhD in computer science or artificial intelligence, have demonstrable machine learning skills, be curious about societal issues and public-benefit AI, and be comfortable working in a multidisciplinary environment with strong teamwork and stakeholder interaction. Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
The appointment is for 18 months at 0.8–1.0 FTE. Salary is indicated at €3,706–€5,760 per month for full-time employment, plus 8% holiday pay, 8.3% year-end bonus, a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions.
The deadline is 16 September 2026. The position is located in Utrecht, Netherlands. Interested candidates should apply via the AcademicTransfer job page. For questions about the position, contact Professor Remco Veltkamp at [email protected]; for application procedure questions, email [email protected].
Funding details
Postdoc position for 18 months at 0.8–1.0 FTE with a gross monthly salary of €3,706–€5,760 for full-time employment (salary scale 10 under CAO NU). Additional benefits include 8% holiday pay, 8.3% year-end bonus, a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment terms.
What's required
Applicants must have a PhD degree in computer science or artificial intelligence, demonstrable machine learning skills, curiosity about societal issues and public-benefit AI applications, strong teamwork skills, comfort with multidisciplinary research and stakeholder interaction, and fluency in written and spoken English.
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