Hi All
I'm an early crumbster - and want to let you know about some great post-doc
opportunities in northern Sweden.
I'm the Director of the new UmArts Research Centre in Art, Design and
Architecture at Umeå University in Sweden. This year we're establishing an
Art & AI programme with Guest Professor and curator Sarah Cook, and
recruiting two new postdocs in Design and Architecture and AI. The project
is a partnership with Bildmuseet and we're really looking for people who
produce exhibition based research outputs. It's an exciting opportunity to
move to the Arctic and be part of an interdisciplinary arts research team.
It would be great if you could share amongst your networks.
One thing to bear in mind - Sweden has a specific rule about applying for
post-docs, which means that applicants usually need to have completed their
PhD within three years of applying (but there are some exceptions). So I'm
really happy to have a zoom chat with anyone interested in applying.
https://www.artandeducation.net/announcements/518849/post-doctoral-research-in-architecture-design-and-ai
Best wishes
Ele
*UmArts Call for two Postdoctoral Researchers in Architecture, Design and
AI*
*Application deadline: April 10, 2023, 4pm*
*UmArts at Umeå University, Sweden*
www.umarts.se <https://www.umarts.se/post-doctoral-research/>
Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/umarts.research/> / Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/umarts.research/>
UmArts is leading research in Art, Architecture, Design and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) at Umeå University in partnership with the Wallenberg AI,
Autonomous Systems and Software Program—Humanities and Society (WASP-HS),
and the Centre for Transdisciplinary AI at Umeå University (TAIGA). In
2023, curator Sarah Cook will join UmArts as the WASP-HS Guest Professor in
partnership with Bildmuseet, Umeå School of Architecture (UMA), and Umeå
Institute of Design (UID).
We are seeking two outstanding postdoctoral researchers in design and
architecture to join our new *Art & AI* project with guest professor Sarah
Cook. We will appoint two postdoctoral researchers: one in Architecture and
AI with Umeå School of Architecture, and one in Design and AI with Umeå
Institute of Design. The positions are full-time for three years commencing
on 1 September 2023, or by agreement. Deadline for applications: April 10
4pm CET.
The *Art & AI* project explores how arts research can contribute to the
social and ethical discourses of AI and machine learning. We are working in
partnership with museums and galleries, artists and curators to critically
interrogate the aesthetics and politics of AI, collaborating with and
challenging the algorithmic logic underpinning hardware and software
development. We are interested in how creative encounters can allow publics
to experience and engage with the ethical considerations and societal
shifts that widespread use of AI will bring and feeding that back into AI
development.
The postdoctoral fellows will develop interdisciplinary architectural
and/or design research which uses and/or investigates the uses of AI in the
built environment and public space, with research outputs in the form of
contemporary art exhibitions, public events and/or publishing which drive
forward the role of art and societal development. The postdocs will also
play an active role in the UmArts programme, leading research workshops and
reading groups. Each post-doctoral researcher will work independently on
their own creative project with support from Guest Professor Sarah Cook, a
supervisor in their department, and the Director of UmArts.
We welcome proposals for research practices that demonstrate how art,
design or architecture can contribute to the social and ethical discourses
of AI and machine learning. The research will generate a critical and
creative discourse on the politics of space or the politics of AI and
design, including: territorial divisions, decolonization, social cohesion,
sustainability and resilience. The AI research in this area includes but is
not limited to: facial recognition and algorithmic biases, data feminism,
climate change datasets and visual information, deep fake synthetic images,
coding and cryptography, extraction of rare earth metals, and the
transition from global to planetary thinking.
See below for further details and application portals:
*Visit here <http://umu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:596134/>* for UmArts
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Architecture and Artificial Intelligence
at Umeå School of Architecture. *Visit here
<http://umu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:596284/>* for UmArts Post-Doctoral
Research Fellow in Design and Artificial Intelligence at Umeå Institute of
Design.
Dr Ele Carpenter
Curator
Nuclear Culture Project <http://nuclear.artscatalyst.org/>
UmArts Sweden <https://www.umarts.se>
Embroidered Digital Commons <http://www.embroidereddigitalcommons.net/>
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