Guided by an approach that blurs lines between art and science, senior researcher Flavia Dzodan, has begun researching the topics of artificial intelligence, algorithms and new technologies at Sandberg Instituut. Since these topics are too broad and encompassing, too urgent to remain confined only to the realm of science, we believe that art and artistic research cannot and should not avoid them. Instead, they should become central to the way we think of artificial intelligence and the role of the artist and the designer in these technologies. The research can take many forms and we consider research in Artificial Intelligence to be a truly interdisciplinary field that is open for artists, designers, thinkers and makers to explore the facets of technologies that shape culture, politics and human experiences.

Research at Sandberg Instituut is research that opens the possibilities of imagination. This means that questioning dominant paradigms becomes embedded in the way we approach learning, making and creating. Imagination that is not limited to the way things are but rather to the possibilities of what could be. We conceive of the institute as a place for interdisciplinary research and cross-pollination that exceeds the confines of conventional academic disciplines. This perspective on research is grounded in a broad and encompassing practice that challenges conventional ways in which knowledges are produced. Drawing on critical pedagogy, critical making and emancipatory research, we give space to an environment that opens itself for different ways of producing and approaching knowledge.

We are looking for 4 members who are interested in joining the kenniskring/ research group on a regular basis; whose work is already engaged with the topics of ‘AI and algorithms’ and the different perspectives and disciplines that relate to these topics. As a study group member, you would be committed to attending a minimum of 4 sessions throughout the year.

The position is remunerated with 48 hours, of which 8 hours are used for the group meetings and 40 hours to work on your research contribution. The positions are for one academic year with the possibility to renew for a second year based on budget and research outcomes. The goal is to produce a public moment to present the research to the community at the end of the two years.