[D-Scribes List] Post-doc position in Computer Science (Machine Learning/Computer Vision) in Basel (EGRAPSA project)

[Isabelle Santaniello]

Dear Colleagues, 

 

The Department of Ancient Civilizations of the University of Basel invites
applications for one PostDoc position (80 to 100%) in Computer Science
(Machine Learning/Computer Vision) for 1 year (renewable once) on the topic
of "computational acquisition of the handwriting movements (ductus)" and
"handwriting clustering according to similarity" within the new SNSF-funded
research project 'EGRAPSA: Retracing the evolutions of handwritings in
Greco-Roman Egypt thanks to digital palaeography'

 

Applicants should hold a PhD in Computer Science or related disciplines,
ideally with a specialization on Document Analysis and Recognition, and
should demonstrate a profound understanding of the peculiarities of
Historical documents and/or handwritings. Applicants should be highly
motivated to conduct innovative research in collaboration with manuscript
specialists, have an excellent command of English, and be able to work
autonomously within an internationally and institutionally diverse
environment.

 

For more information and application procedure, see:
https://jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/postdoc-position-in-computer-science-m
achine-learning-computer-vision/5e552c57-2270-4119-a520-1179f4a62ef9

 

Deadline for application: May 8th, 2023 (anywhere on Earth) 

Beginning of the position: September 1st, 2023 

 

The project

Papyri preserved by the dry climate of Egypt are an unparalleled source of
information about the Ancient World. However, their large number, their
diversity and their current dispersion have impeded a comprehensive grasp of
their nature and content. In particular, palaeography, as the study of
handwritings that has the potential to unveil where, when, and by whom a
text has been written, still relies on experts' assertions which rarely
reach consensus. New technological advances in Computer Science, notably in
Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing allow now building the big
picture of the writing culture of Greco-Roman Egypt and developing
scientific analyses of scripts. Funded by the Swiss National Science
Foundation for 5 years, the goal of the Starting Grant project EGRAPSA
(literally "I have written" in Ancient Greek) is to provide a new
theoretical framework to the palaeography of Greek papyri. Starting from
sound evidence, it aims at retracing the evolutions of handwritings,
generating a model that, in turn, can contribute to organizing the
papyrological documentation in a coherent panorama, improving the solidity
of dates and writer identifications made on palaeographical grounds. The
ground-breaking dimension of the project is not only in its scope that
encompasses the entire papyrological documentation in its full complexity,
and in its conceptual approach to make sense of the plurality of scripts by
discerning evolution phenomena, but also in its methodological choice to
measure similarities and explain evolutions by focusing on the
reconstruction of the dynamics of writing, thus to literally re-trace
handwritings.

 

We offer you
The project is based in the Department of Ancient Civilizations and
conducted in collaboration with the Center for Data Analytics led by Prof.
Ivan Dokmanić, as well as Prof. Dokmanić's research team at the Department
of Mathematics and Computer Science. This collaborative nature of the
project ensures that the successful candidate will be immersed in a
stimulating and cutting-edge machine learning research environment. The
infrastructure for high performance computing will be offered by the Center
for Scientific Computing (sciCORE). The salary is approx. 5'535 to 6'918 CHF
for 80 to 100% occupation rate (resp. 33.5 to 42h/week, upon discussion) and
the conditions of employment will be those of the University of Basel.

 

Questions about the position can be addressed to Dr. Isabelle
Marthot-Santaniello, SNSF Project leader EGRAPSA (
<mailto:i.marthot-santaniello at unibas.ch> i.marthot-santaniello at unibas.ch).

 

Best regards,

Isabelle Marthot-Santaniello

University of Basel

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