TALOS AI4SSH at the University of Crete is inviting applications for a postdoctoral research position focused on the development and application of Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Humanities and Social Sciences.
The position is part of the TALOS ERA Chair project, which aims to establish a Centre of Excellence in Digital Humanities at the University of Crete in Rethymno. The project promotes interdisciplinary, collaborative research and focuses on knowledge- and data-driven Artificial Intelligence applications.

The successful candidate will contribute to the implementation of the project’s four work packages, supporting research activities across its six research topics: Semantic Annotation of Texts, Preservation and Dissemination of Cultural Heritage, Corpora Analysis, Digitalisation of Education, HAI-NLP Software for Social Sciences and Humanities, and Standards for FAIR Datasets.
The role will also involve contributing to the preparation of a funding proposal, research software development, open datasets, a MOOC on AI applications in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and the dissemination of research results through at least one joint scientific article.

Required qualifications
Applicants must hold a PhD in Computational Linguistics, Digital Humanities, Computer Science, or Artificial Intelligence with application to the Digital Humanities, or in Digital Cultural Heritage, or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution. A research proposal of up to four pages, including references, is also required. The proposal must clearly align with the objectives and activities of TALOS and incorporate an Artificial Intelligence dimension.

Additional qualifications, including web development skills, a relevant postgraduate degree, and publications in peer-reviewed journals, will also be taken into consideration.

Selection process
Candidates who meet the required qualifications will be invited to a practical test (covering web technologies, ontologies and knowledge graphs, and SPARQL) and an interview.

Contract
The anticipated starting date is January 2027. The contract will have a duration of 12 months, subject to the project’s end date, and may be extended under the conditions specified in the call.

Application deadline: 28 October 2026, at 23:59 (Athens time).
Applications must be submitted electronically to , in accordance with the requirements and documentation specified in the official call (Ref. No. 48517/13-10-2026).

For full details regarding the position, required qualifications, evaluation procedure, and application documents, please consult the official announcements: