AI Research Postdoc: Visual Narratives in Palliative Care

Unist; Tilburg; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Home working allowance (€2 p/day)

Internet allowance (€25 p/month)

Pension through ABP

8 weeks vacation leave

Annual bonus and salary scale 10 UFO

Job summary

Tilburg University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence within the Center of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence. The project focuses on advancing AI tools to analyze Rich Pictures used in palliative care research in collaboration with Amsterdam UMC and Amsta Nursing Home.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, extend AI methods, and publish findings while collaborating across disciplines in healthcare and humanities.

Qualifications

• Hold a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Digital Humanities, Computer Science, or another relevant discipline.
• Have an interest in and experience with deep learning, computer vision, image analysis, and/or multimodal AI.
• Possess strong programming skills in Python and experience with relevant AI technologies, such as PyTorch and vision-language models (VLMs), as well as web development frameworks, such as Flask or Django.
• Have an interest in applying AI to human-centered research, healthcare, or other socially relevant domains.
• Be interested in working across disciplines, particularly at the intersection of AI, humanities, and healthcare.
• Have a good command of English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Extend, develop, and refine AI methods and tools to support the analysis and interpretation of Rich Pictures (RPs).
• Adapt and improve a user-friendly interface that makes the AI tools accessible to researchers and healthcare professionals.
• Collaborate closely with humanities researchers and healthcare professionals at Amsterdam UMC and other project partners.
• Publish research findings in scientific journals and present results at national and international conferences.

Skills

Deep learning

Computer vision

Image analysis

Multimodal AI

Strong programming

Education

PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Digital Humanities or CS

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Flask

Django

Job description

Tilburg University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence within the Center of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence. The project focuses on advancing AI tools to analyze Rich Pictures used in palliative care research in collaboration with Amsterdam UMC and Amsta Nursing Home.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, extend AI methods, and publish findings while collaborating across disciplines in healthcare and humanities.