Work scope:

- 20 hours/week (Three days between Mondays-Thursdays; availability on Tuesdays is essential)

- Duration: 6 months

Responsibilities:

- Supporting the overall coordination of the TALKING OBJECTS LAB and additional cultural projects

- Administrative and organisational tasks

- Assisting in the organization and logistics of cultural events

- Research 

- Artist and travel management

Requirements:

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- German and English are required; (French would be an asset)

- Flexibility and willingness to take on various tasks and responsibilities within a dynamic cultural organization

- Basic administrative skills, strong interest in cultural coordination and management

- Motivation to learn about the work of a large-scale interdisciplinary cultural project between Berlin and Dakar

- Enrolled student or recent graduate in global art history, cultural studies, cultural management, history, media studies, politics or curation, ideally with a special interest in the regions involved in the TALKING OBJECTS LAB

What you get:

 - A caring working environment in a beautiful office space in Berlin Kreuzberg/Mitte

 - Possibility to complete some tasks remotely

 - Valuable insight into the work of TALKING OBJECTS LAB

 - Working with an interdisciplinary curator & team

 - Tasks evolving over time: ability to grow

The position will be compensated.
 

About the project

The artistic research project TALKING OBJECTS LAB explores plural forms and practices of knowledge beyond the Eurocentric canon. Running since 2020, it is led by a team of curators from Kenya, Senegal and Germany: Malick Ndiaye (Musée Théodore Monod, Dakar), Chao Tayiana Maina (African Digital Heritage, Nairobi), Mahret Ifeoma Kupka (Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt), and Isabel Raabe (freelance curator, Berlin).

The LAB unfolds through artist residencies, workshops, event series and exhibitions. Among other projects, we are currently preparing the series UNEXPECTED LESSONS – Knowledges of Body and Sound, which will take place at Radialsystem Berlin from May 2026 to February 2027.

The organisational office of TALKING OBJECTS is based in Berlin at raabe – arts and cultural projects gUG. 

If you are interested, please send a current CV and brief cover letter outlining your motivation via email to: Isabel Raabe, mail@talkingobjectslab.org. 

Deadline: March 17, 2026.
Start: April 13, 2026.