Junior Professor / Researcher (RTD Junior) in Art - Emerging Art Practices

Freie Universität Bozen

Faculty of Design and Art

Junior and Senior University Researchers with fixed-term contract (RTD) in Design and Art - - Art - Emerging Art Practices

Position type: Full time, 3-Year Contract
Scope: Academic Teaching and Research

Call for Applications - Junior Professor Positions in Design and Art

The Faculty of Design and Art at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) is opening an exciting junior academic position for outstanding candidates in the fields of Design and Art. We invite applications from artists, and designers holding a PhD (or equivalent international doctorate), who are passionate about innovative teaching, research, and artistic/designerly practice in a highly interdisciplinary, trilingual and international environment.

Profile: We are seeking a junior post-conceptual artist with an active practice in spatial practices and/or performance art, who engages critically with political theory, cultural studies, postcolonial or gender studies. The ideal candidate maintains an internationally visible practice, regularly exhibiting and publishing work.

Key Qualifications:

• Early-career academic or professional track record
• Strong critical and reflective approach to contemporary art practice
• Emerging international network
• Experience in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural cooperation
• Motivation to contribute to faculty life and the shared academic culture and governance of the faculty

Research: You will develop projects addressing complex socio-cultural, technological, and environmental challenges through experimental, transdisciplinary, and practice-based approaches.

Teaching: Teaching in the Art Major of the BA program and/or our new Master in Critical Creative Practices, while possibly contributing to other programs of the Faculty (60–120 hours/year). Teaching language: English, German and/or Italian.

Requirements:

• PhD or equivalent international doctorate in Art, Design or related disciplines
• Excellent command of at least one of the official teaching languages (English, German, Italian)

Starting date: 01.11.26 (tentative)

For detailed information, please contact Prof. Shona Kitchen,  Shona.Kitchen@unibz.it

Why Join Us? The Faculty of Design and Art offers a vibrant academic environment with excellent facilities and strong international networks. Located at the crossroads of Italian and German-speaking cultures in South Tyrol, our university offers unique opportunities for intercultural and interdisciplinary work, in one of Europe's most fascinating Alpine regions.

Further details on our faculty and programs:
https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/design-art/
https://designart.unibz.it
https://designfrictionlab.com/

Application Process: Applications must be submitted following the instructions provided on our official calls webpage: https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/?departments=44&group=16&year=2025