Coded Secrets: Artistic Interventions Hidden in the Digital Fabric (COSE) - pos. 2

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Libera Università di Bolzano invites researchers for a funded project to advance internet art through independent study and publication. The role focuses on Eastern Europe projects, considering technical aspects, presentation, and dissemination.

Responsibilities include shaping an internet art ecosystem, contributing to the Digital Art Lab, and developing COSE Media Wiki content, aligning with the COSE group’s ERC-funded work.

Qualifications

• Independent research into internet art with a focus on projects from Eastern Europe, guided by the candidate's own questions, taking technical aspects into account, presentation, publication.
• Development of an internet ecosystem from the perspective of artworks, as a contribution to a collective undertaking (discussion, publication, exhibition).
• Contributing to the development of the Digital Art Lab, an analysis infrastructure, through proposals for further development and system testing.
• Contributing to the development and content creation of the COSE Media Wiki (see call).

Responsibilities

• Independent research into internet art with a focus on Eastern Europe, including technical considerations, presentation and publication.
• Develop an internet ecosystem from artworks’ perspective, contributing to collective undertakings (discussions, publications, exhibitions).
• Support the Digital Art Lab with proposals for development and system testing.
• Contribute to COSE Media Wiki content creation and ongoing updates.

Job description

Organisation/Company Libera Università di Bolzano Research Field Arts Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 30 Oct 2026 - 12:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The COSE research group has been studying net art since the 1990s, developing a methodology that
communicates its aesthetic dimension, technical aspects, and position within the different strata of the internet in an integrated way.

The project, funded by the European Union (ERC), expects the researcher to contribute to the following activities:

• Independent research into internet art with a particular focus on projects from Eastern Europe guided by the candidate's own questions, taking technical aspects into account, presentation, publication
• Development of an internet ecosystem from the perspective of artworks, as a contribution to a collective undertaking (discussion, publication, exhibition)
• Contributing to the development of the Digital Art Lab, an analysis infrastructure, through proposals for further development and system testing
• Contributing to the development and content creation of the COSE Media Wiki (see call)

• Italy

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• OTHER