Assistant Professor position in Library and Information Science

The Department of Design and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark in Kolding invites applications for an Assistant Professor position with a research and teaching focus in Library and Information Science. The position is placed at campus Kolding and is available from 1 February 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applicants must demonstrate a record of, or the potential for active engagement with the theories and methodologies currently informing the study of libraries and librarianship. The applicant is expected to have qualifications within at least three of the following six areas:

• Libraries, information and society
• Users and use studies
• Knowledge organization
• Information literacy
• Library as space
• Digital culture

The successful candidate is expected to participate actively in the department's research projects within the fields of libraries, information and documentation, and to take part in interdisciplinary collaborations. Furthermore, the applicant should be prepared to contribute to the development of the curriculum for the BA program in Library and Information Science but also within related programs such as the BA program in Information Science, IT and Interaction Design and the Master program in Web Communication.

Further information is available from the Head of Department of Design and Communication Marianne Wolff Lundholt at phone 6550 1339, email [email protected] .

Application, salary, etc
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations), Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere i staten 2019 (the document only exists in Danish).

An assistant professorship is a 3-year position. Employment stops automatically by the end of the period. It applies for all positions that they will only cover teaching requirements from related areas, including interdisciplinary teaching activities and Cand. Negot. courses.

To qualify for the position you must have completed a PhD-degree by the time of employment.

An application must include:

• Application letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Certificates/Diplomas
• Information on previous teaching experience, please attach as Teaching portfolio
• List of publications indicating the publications attached
• Up to 3 of the most relevant publications. Please attach one pdf-file for each publication. For any publication with a co-author, a co-author statement must be submitted as part of the pdf-file

Application and all appendices must be in Danish, English or one of the Scandinavian languages. Only material in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English will be assessed. Please always include a copy of original diploma/certificates.

Please always include a copy of original diploma/certificates.  We only accept files in pdf-format no more than 10 MB per file. In case you have more than one file per field you need to combine the pdf-files into a single file, as each field handles only one file. We do not accept zip-files, jpg or other image files. All pdf-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee and the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her. The assessment report will subsequently be forwarded to the Head of Department who will assemble an appointments committee. An interview may form part of the overall assessment of the applicants' qualifications.   The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.

If the application does not meet the requirements mentioned above, the Faculty of Humanities may reject your application without further notice. Applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated.

Shortlisting and tests may be used in the assessment process. Please note that only a shortlisted applicant will receive an assessment.

Applications should be sent electronically via the link "apply online" and the Faculty expects applicants to read the information "How to apply " before applying. 

We recommend that as an international applicant you take the time to visit Working in Denmark where you will find information and facts about moving to, working and living in Denmark, as well as the International Staff Office at SDU .

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.