Northwestern University / Art Institute of Chicago Center For Scientific Studies in the Arts | NU-ACCESS
Postdoctoral Scholar in Data Science
The Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS) is seeking to fill the position of a Postdoctoral Scholar in Data Science to undertake research in heritage science and advance applications in the visual arts.
Reporting to the Center's Senior Scientist, and working alongside a dynamic ecosystem of Northwestern postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, visiting scholars and interns, the postdoctoral scholar will support the research agenda of the Center. The Center provides its resources, from Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago, to both internal and external users via a merit-review proposal system. When awarded, external projects often entail local, national or international travel by Center research staff.
The position is funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation grant supporting the Center, for one year potentially renewable up to a total duration of two years.
Primary duties:
- Conduct research on signal processing, computational imaging, computer vision, big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence as applied to questions of relevance to art and the humanities.
- Work with the Center’s Senior Scientist and faculty in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Departments at Northwestern to explore research and development opportunities in applications of data science to the visual arts.
- Work with the Center’s Senior Scientist to foster understanding and assimilation of results and approaches of data science research in cultural heritage to a broad range of constituencies.
- Maintain working relationships with curators and conservators at participating institutions as well as with Northwestern staff and the national and international community of specialists in data science applied to art/conservation to foster collaborative research projects and publications.
- With mentorship, contribute to the preparation of reports to funding agencies, and writing of project proposals and grant proposals.
- Travel to attend conferences, present papers and confer with colleagues in the US and internationally.
- Contribute to the production of high-level research publications in the field of cultural heritage science.
- Contribute to the dissemination of media tools, social media posts, tours and press materials (website, data visualization tools) for the general public.
Basic Qualifications: Ph.D. in data science, physical science, or engineering. It is preferred that the candidate has ample experience working within heritage institutions as well as the application of computational methods to the study of works of art.
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application materials consisting of a cover letter, a CV, one or two relevant publications, and the names and contact information of three references should be uploaded to this application link. Review of applications will begin on Wednesday, November 15, 2023; however, the positions will remain open until filled.
Please reach out to Miriam Williams (miriam.williams@northwestern.edu) with any questions.
Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Qualified women and minorities are encouraged to apply. It is the policy of Northwestern University not to discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status or other protected group status. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.
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