[spectre] JOB: 3 Postdoc Research Positions, internet art history, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

[Andreas Broeckmann]

From: Inge Hinterwaldner
Date: Oct 14, 2026
Subject: JOB: 3 Postdoc Research Positions, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Faculty of Design and Art, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, Jan 
15, 2027–Dec 31, 2028
Application deadline: Oct 30, 2026

Open call for applications for postdoctoral research positions in the 
ERC group Coded Secrets: Artistic Interventions Hidden in the Digital 
Fabric (COSE) [codedsecrets.eu]. COSE studies net art since the 1990s, 
develops methodologies and strategies to communicates born-digital art’s 
aesthetic dimensions, technical aspects, and its position within the 
different strata of the internet in an integrated way. The project is 
funded by the European Union until end of 2028 and seeks to fill three 
postdoc positions asap.

Responsibilities: You conduct independent research into internet art, 
with a special focus on technical aspects and the situatedness of such 
programmed online artworks. You engage in shared interdisciplinary 
projects (experiments, publications, exhibitions, presentations). You 
contribute to the development of an infrastructure to analyse net art as 
well as to the COSE Media Wiki, a database for sustainably sharing 
information about the researched artworks.

Required qualifications: You are a tech-philic researcher passionate 
about digital art that deals with the substrates of the internet. You 
hold a PhD in art history, cultural heritage or neighboring fields 
(Position 1); art history, cultural studies, slavic studies or 
neighboring fields (Position 2); art history, visual, performing and 
media arts or neighboring fields (Position 3). You have experience with 
quantitative and/or qualitative research methods as documented in the 
curriculum vitae. You have competences in archival work, oral 
history/interviewing, historiography, iconology and media analysis of 
visual networked art.

Working place: The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano 1 is located in one 
of the most fascinating European regions, at the crossroads between the 
German-speaking and Italian economies and cultures. Its trilingualism in 
teaching and research, its high level of internationalisation as well as 
an ideal study environment guaranteed by its excellent facilities are 
some of the reasons why unibz regularly reaches top positions in 
national and international rankings.

Employment details: Employment level: 100%
Gross annual remuneration: 45.000,00 Euro

Start date: January 15, 2027 or as soon as possible
Duration: Contract is initially 12 months, and extendable within the 
project duration (until end of 2028)

Appliation modalities: The applications are open to postdoctoral 
researchers (PhD must be fully completed by the time of application). 
The application is to be submitted in English via the application form 
(links see below). It includes a CV and a portfolio of past projects. 
Please submit your application exclusively via the online platform that 
you find here below:

Position 1: Postdoc with a particular focus on internet projects from Italy:
https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/8499-art-history-prof-hinterwaldner-inge-pos-1?group=76

Position 2: Postdoc with a particular focus on internet projects from 
Eastern Europe:
https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/8500-art-history-prof-hinterwaldner-inge-pos-2?group=76

Position 3: Postdoc with a proven expertise and research in the field of 
internet art, the networked art/art of networking, with a particular 
focus on the technical aspects of the projects:
https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/8501-art-history-prof-hinterwaldner-inge-pos-3?group=76

The deadline for applications is October 30, 2026 at noon (CET).

For further information about the research context, please visit the 
COSE website: https://codedsecrets.eu

Questions about the academic profiles of the positions may be directed 
to: Prof. Dr. Inge Hinterwaldner
Professor for History of Contemporary Art
Faculty of Design and Art
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Piazza Università 1
I-39100 Bolzano
https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/design-art/academic-staff/person/53246-inge-hinterwaldner


Reference / Quellennachweis:
JOB: 3 Postdoc Research Positions, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. In: 
ArtHist.net, Oct 14, 2026. <https://arthist.net/archive/54636>.