Data Scientist - OCR/HTR & Multilingual NLP for Archives

Archives Portal Europe Foundation; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

An international archival organization in the Netherlands is seeking a data scientist with expertise in Optical Character Recognition and Handwritten Text Recognition. The role involves evaluating OCR/HTR tools and designing workflows for integration. Candidates should have experience with image processing and natural language processing techniques, particularly using Python and PHP. This is a short-term assignment of approximately 2 months, offering an hourly rate of up to €60 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in applying and improving OCR and HTR.
• Knowledge of image processing tasks including layout analysis.
• Familiarity with natural language processing and large language models.

Responsibilities

• Test and evaluate OCR/HTR tools for integration.
• Design and pilot an OCR/HTR workflow.
• Collaborate with technical team members for tool development.

Skills

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR)

Image Processing

Natural Language Processing

Python

PHP

Jupyter Notebook

Job description

An international archival organization in the Netherlands is seeking a data scientist with expertise in Optical Character Recognition and Handwritten Text Recognition. The role involves evaluating OCR/HTR tools and designing workflows for integration. Candidates should have experience with image processing and natural language processing techniques, particularly using Python and PHP. This is a short-term assignment of approximately 2 months, offering an hourly rate of up to €60 based on experience.