[Air-L] [Vacancy] Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI – Media Studies – University of Amsterdam

[Fernando van der Vlist]

Vacancy: Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI – Media Studies – University of
Amsterdam

# Critical Data & AI Studies

The Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is
looking for a Lecturer for a temporary period of four years to teach in the
Media Studies BA and MA programmes, specifically in the BA track Cultural
Information Studies and in the Master’s programme Cultural Data & AI.
Teaching will take place in courses concerned with topics such as critical
data and AI studies, AI practices, digital and computational methods, and
contemporary themes in digital culture. Candidates must be in possession of
a PhD to teach in the MA programme.

Candidates should have considerable knowledge in the field of critical data
studies, especially in the areas of computational research methods and
critical AI studies. They will also have demonstrable capacities in media
theory, AI ethics and data analysis. Practical experience in working
analytically with cultural data sets (e.g., cultural heritage data, social
media data) and computational tools is desirable. Of advantage would be
experience in working with societal partners in the space of cultural data
analysis.

The successful candidate will be a member of the Critical Data & AI team in
the Media Studies Department.

To learn more about this vacancy and apply, please see:
https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/lecturer-in-cultural-data-ai-d4-netherlands-14677

# Your application & contact

## Questions?

For questions about the position or department, you can contact us during
office hours at: Prof. dr. T. (Thomas) Poell, professor of Data, Culture &
Institutions

## Application

If you recognize yourself in the profile and are interested in the
position, we look forward to receiving your application. Please send as a
single PDF file your cover (motivation) letter and CV, including the names
and email addresses of two referees who can provide letters of
recommendation. Only complete applications received by the deadline via the
link below will be considered.

The vacancy closes on 4-1-2026. Interviews, including a short trial
lecture, will take place on 16-1-2026.

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*Dr. Fernando van der Vlist*
*Assistant Professor · Coordinator Master’s Cultural Data & AI*

*University of Amsterdam (UvA)*
Media Studies · Faculty of Humanities
Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) · App Studies Initiative (ASI)

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