Do you want to educate the conservators of the future and conduct research on paper conservation?

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The Royal Danish Academy is seeking a colleague interested in both conducting research into paper conservation and educating new conservators.

At the Institute of Conservation, we are looking for an assistant or associate professor, keen to research and teach how best to preserve paper-based artefacts.

You will be part of a strong, dedicated academic environment intent on pursuing knowledge. As an assistant or associate professor, you will teach small groups of students at bachelor’s, master’s and PhD level, about the conservation of paper-based materials. The position also involves targeted research into paper conservation.

Time for research and teaching

This is a permanent, full-time position with an average of 37 working hours per week. The hours will be divided between teaching and research, in a ratio of either 50:50 or 60:40. The precise distribution will depend on the job category to which you are appointed.

You will have daily responsibility for research and teaching in the field of paper conservation. You will work closely, and in dialogue, with the Institute’s approximately 20 researchers and tutors, and 70 students. We also encourage active collaborations with national and international cultural organisations and conservation networks.

You will be responsible for educating students in the theoretical and practical aspects of the active and preventive conservation of paper-based artefacts and be required to participate in teaching our interdisciplinary courses. Your tasks will also include student supervision and examination as well as a range of administrative duties.

Teaching may be conducted in English or Danish, but we would prefer that you learn Danish within the first two years of your appointment if you cannot already teach in Danish.

As a researcher, you will participate in the research environment of the Institute and the Royal Danish Academy, where you will initiate, conduct and disseminate research projects. Such projects may be conducted either independently or in collaboration with others. Your research will focus on areas within conservation of paper-based materials. 

Some key qualities we prioritise include a willingness to take initiative and to participate in developing didactics, as well as an aptitude for working with others and experience of working to deadlines.

High on the agenda at the Institute and the Royal Danish Academy

We are adapting our programmes to the new societal challenges and expect our colleagues’ full commitment in this process.

The Royal Danish Academy, of which Conservation is a part, is a strong research and educational institution with 350 employees and 1,700 students.

We offer you an engaging, stimulating, enquiring and visionary work environment where you will enjoy contributory influence, responsibility and an opportunity to shape the Royal Danish Academy’s research, teaching content and programme development.

The Institute’s modern, specialised laboratories are fitted with state-of-the-art equipment such as Instron, SEM, FTIR, HPLC, Micro Fader, XRF and microbiological facilities.

Your place of work will be at Esplanaden, which is centrally located in the historic heart of Copenhagen.

If you’d like to know more about the position, please contact Head of Institute Rikke Bjarnhof on tel.  +45 4170 1641.

We look forward to hearing from you!

How to apply

Send us your application, CV, educational certificates and other documentation of your qualifications as specified in the notice. In addition, please submit your research plan and a list of your published articles, plus no more than five examples of your scientific and international publications.

We would also like to see documentation of your teaching experience. Examples of such documentation could include teaching materials, and you are also welcome to attach assessments of any previous associate professor or assistant professor positions held.

You should submit your application, with all relevant supporting documents, to reach us no later than 24 November 2024. Submit your application online by clicking the Apply for position (“Søg stillingen”) button.

The small print

You will be appointed and paid in accordance with the agreement in force between the Danish Employee and Competence Agency and a number of organisations under the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) for academic staff in government service. A qualification allowance will be negotiable, depending on your skills and experience.

The position will also be filled in accordance with the applicable job structure for artistic and academic staff at the Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation; Aarhus School of Architecture; and Design School Kolding – Executive Order no. 1190 of 21 August 2023. 

Qualifications for appointment

You will be appointed assistant professor or associate professor depending on your qualifications. An assessment committee will assess your academic qualifications as a whole.

If you are appointed assistant professor, we will set a period for your assistant professorship that enables you to attain associate professor level within a period of no more than six years.

Appointment to this position is contingent on your holding, as a minimum, a Master’s level degree in paper conservation as well as a relevant PhD degree or scientific PhD level qualifications.

Associate professor level

To be eligible for appointment as an associate professor, you must be able to document having solid experience in and knowledge of paper conservation. In addition, you must have:

• conducted international-level research and advanced or innovatively developed the subject area.
• received supervision, upgraded your teaching skills and received a positive written assessment of your teaching qualifications.

• completed and passed the Danish one-year postgraduate teacher training diploma course (Pædagogikum), and provide documentation for this. In exceptional cases, the Royal Danish Academy may dispense from this requirement. This requires, among other things, that your research achievements are at associate professor level, and you are deemed capable of attaining the required teaching skills within a period of no more than two years.  

Assistant professor level

You are welcome to apply for the position even if you do not yet possess the qualifications required for an associate professorship. As an assistant professor, you will develop the skills during your assistant professorship, where you will receive supervision and the opportunity to upgrade your teaching qualifications. At the end of the assistant professorship, further tenure will be conditional on your having completed and passed the Danish one-year postgraduate teacher training diploma course (Pædagogikum) and your ability to attain a positive associate professor assessment according to the qualifications mentioned above.

Further information       

You can obtain further details about the academic content of the position by contacting Head of Institute Rikke Bjarnhof, [email protected], tel. +45 4170 1641.

You can obtain information about salary, terms of employment and the application process by contacting HR assistant Sandra Vally Jørgensen, [email protected], tel. +45 4170 1606.

The Royal Danish Academy is an inclusive workplace that regards diversity as a strength. We therefore encourage all qualified and interested applicants to apply for the position.

About the Royal Danish Academy

The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design and Conservation is an internationally recognised academy that educates professionally creative graduates to the highest level and develops new knowledge that creates value for society and the labour market. The Royal Danish Academy is a public institution under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and has approximately 1,700 students and 350 full-time staff equivalents. Read more about the Royal Danish Academy on our website www.royaldanishacademy.com.