Are you interested in exploring the intersection of generative artificial intelligence, art, and gender representation? We’re seeking a researcher to join our interdisciplinary team cutting across AI, History, and Psychology to map generative AI’s imaginaries of gender. If you’re excited about combining technical experimentation with critical cultural analysis to shape the future of generative AI in artistic practice, we’d love to hear from you!
Postdoc on Visual Imaginaries of Gender in Generative AI
- Faculty of Science
- 14009
- PhD
- €3.378 - €5.331
- 38 hours
- Closes on20-05-2025
Are you interested in exploring the intersection of generative artificial intelligence, art, and gender representation? We’re seeking a researcher to join our interdisciplinary team cutting across AI, History, and Psychology to map generative AI’s imaginaries of gender. If you’re excited about combining technical experimentation with critical cultural analysis to shape the future of generative AI in artistic practice, we’d love to hear from you!
Postdoc on Visual Imaginaries of Gender in Generative AI
- Faculty of Science
- 14009
- PhD
- €3.378 - €5.331
- 38 hours
- Closes on20-05-2025
Working at the UvA
Join our team!
You will join the Visual Imaginaries of Gender project, a collaboration between the University of Amsterdam, the University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam, Sandberg Institute, and Studio Bertels. You will critically explore how generative AI systems visualise and reimagine gender identities across cultural and historical contexts.
Working at the UvA
Join our team!
You will join the Visual Imaginaries of Gender project, a collaboration between the University of Amsterdam, the University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam, Sandberg Institute, and Studio Bertels. You will critically explore how generative AI systems visualise and reimagine gender identities across cultural and historical contexts.
All about this vacancy
What you will do
Together with the project team we will aim to map the full spectrum of GenAI's artistic interpretations of gender, moving beyond basic bias analysis to understand both limitations and creative potentials. You will navigate between technology, artistic practice, and gender representation using a mixed-methods approach. You will design and implement technical experiments, user studies, and historical contextual analyses that reveal how GenAI shapes our understanding of gender. Through collaborative workshops with artists and creative practitioners, you will gather data and insights that deepen our understanding of artistic use of GenAI.
You will have the freedom to design novel research methodologies that bridge technical and cultural domains. You will collaborate with a highly interdisciplinary team to develop experimental approaches for testing and reimagining GenAI's capabilities. Your creative insights will help transform limitations into new artistic possibilities.
Your profile
Your experience and profile:
- PhD in (Human-Centred) AI, Human-Computer Interaction, Computational Social Science;
- Experience in doing interdisciplinary research
- Independent and proactive working attitude
- Proven track record of academic publishing and communication
Familiarity or experience with artistic research, crowdsourcing, or generative AI are considered a plus, as well as an interest in artistic practice, socio-historical research, or gender representation.
We strongly encourage applications coming from a unique perspective. Tell us how your background fits with the aims of the project.
Our offer
We offer a temporary employment contract for 38 hours per week for a period of 24 months. The preferred starting date is September 2025.
The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,378 to € 5,331(scale 10). This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Researcher 4 is applicable.The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.
Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park we offer you multiple fringe benefits:
- 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
- multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
- a complete educational program for PhD students;
- multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
- multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
- 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
- partly paid parental leave;
- the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
- a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
- the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
- help with housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad.
Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, take a look here.
All about this vacancy
What you will do
Together with the project team we will aim to map the full spectrum of GenAI's artistic interpretations of gender, moving beyond basic bias analysis to understand both limitations and creative potentials. You will navigate between technology, artistic practice, and gender representation using a mixed-methods approach. You will design and implement technical experiments, user studies, and historical contextual analyses that reveal how GenAI shapes our understanding of gender. Through collaborative workshops with artists and creative practitioners, you will gather data and insights that deepen our understanding of artistic use of GenAI.
You will have the freedom to design novel research methodologies that bridge technical and cultural domains. You will collaborate with a highly interdisciplinary team to develop experimental approaches for testing and reimagining GenAI's capabilities. Your creative insights will help transform limitations into new artistic possibilities.
Your profile
Your experience and profile:
- PhD in (Human-Centred) AI, Human-Computer Interaction, Computational Social Science;
- Experience in doing interdisciplinary research
- Independent and proactive working attitude
- Proven track record of academic publishing and communication
Familiarity or experience with artistic research, crowdsourcing, or generative AI are considered a plus, as well as an interest in artistic practice, socio-historical research, or gender representation.
We strongly encourage applications coming from a unique perspective. Tell us how your background fits with the aims of the project.
Our offer
We offer a temporary employment contract for 38 hours per week for a period of 24 months. The preferred starting date is September 2025.
The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,378 to € 5,331(scale 10). This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Researcher 4 is applicable.The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.
Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park we offer you multiple fringe benefits:
- 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
- multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
- a complete educational program for PhD students;
- multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
- multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
- 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
- partly paid parental leave;
- the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
- a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
- the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
- help with housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad.
Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, take a look here.
Your place at the UvA
Where you will work
The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.
The Multimedia Analytics research group at the Informatics Institute, researches multimedia analytics techniques for getting the richest information possible from the data through AI algorithms, interactions, and interfaces; surpassing human and machine intelligence for applications and social impact in public health, forensics and law enforcement, cultural heritage, and data-driven business.
Want to know more about our organisation? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.
Organisational unit
The University of Amsterdam is ambitious, creative and committed. An inspiration to students since 1632, a vanguard player in international science and a partner in innovation.
The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest range of courses on offer. An intellectual hub with 42,000 students, 6,000 staff and 3,000 PhD students. Connected by a culture of curiosity.
Your place at the UvA
This is where you will be working
Where you will work
The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.
The Multimedia Analytics research group at the Informatics Institute, researches multimedia analytics techniques for getting the richest information possible from the data through AI algorithms, interactions, and interfaces; surpassing human and machine intelligence for applications and social impact in public health, forensics and law enforcement, cultural heritage, and data-driven business.
Want to know more about our organisation? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.
Organisational unit
The University of Amsterdam is ambitious, creative and committed. An inspiration to students since 1632, a vanguard player in international science and a partner in innovation.
The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest range of courses on offer. An intellectual hub with 42,000 students, 6,000 staff and 3,000 PhD students. Connected by a culture of curiosity.
Important to know
Your application & contact
If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the button below. We accept applications until and including 20 May 2025. Applications should include the following information (all files besides your cv should be submitted in one single pdf file):
- a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience;
- a letter of motivation;
- a brief research statement (max one page);
- a list of publications (or a google scholar link);
- the names and email addresses of two references.
A knowledge security check can be part of the selection procedure (for details: national knowledge security guidelines). Only complete applications received within the response period via the link below will be considered. The interviews will be held in the last week of May and the first week of June.
Do you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact:
- Dr. Nanne van Noord ([email protected])
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
As an employer, the UvA maintains an equal opportunities policy. We value diversity and are fully committed to being a place where everyone feels at home. We nurture inquisitive minds and perseverance and allow room for persistent questioning. With us, curiosity and creativity are the prevailing culture.
Important to know
Your application & contact
If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the button below. We accept applications until and including 20 May 2025. Applications should include the following information (all files besides your cv should be submitted in one single pdf file):
- a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience;
- a letter of motivation;
- a brief research statement (max one page);
- a list of publications (or a google scholar link);
- the names and email addresses of two references.
A knowledge security check can be part of the selection procedure (for details: national knowledge security guidelines). Only complete applications received within the response period via the link below will be considered. The interviews will be held in the last week of May and the first week of June.
Do you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact:
- Dr. Nanne van Noord ([email protected])
As an employer, the UvA maintains an equal opportunities policy. We value diversity and are fully committed to being a place where everyone feels at home. We nurture inquisitive minds and perseverance and allow room for persistent questioning. With us, curiosity and creativity are the prevailing culture.
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