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Danish Centre for Design Research and Denmark's Design School 2 ASSISTANT PROFESSORS or ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Two positions as Assistant Professor or Associate Professor are vacant at the Centre for Design Research from September the 1st 2008 or as soon as possible after that. Place of employment: Denmark's Design School. The purpose of the Centre for Design Research is to enhance the research within design in Denmark, and is organised as cooperation between Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark's Design School, Designskolen Kolding, and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. The head of the centre is located at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. A.Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in the field of Visual Communication and Visual Culture The position implies teaching at Denmark's Design School and research in accordance with the common initiatives within Centre for Design Research and Denmark's Design School’s plan for research. The post will be filled by a candidate with academic qualifications and teaching skills on a high level in the field of visual communication, with a specific focus on one or more of the subjects: Visual culture, graphic design, photography, and web design. Besides the necessary academic qualifications it is an advantage if the applicant has experience from the practical arena and from collaboration with the business and industry. B.Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in the field of Experimental design research The position requires teaching at Denmark's Design school and research in accordance with the common initiatives within Centre for Design Research and, Denmark's Design School’s plan for research. The post will be filled by a candidate with academic qualifications and teaching skills on a high level in the field of experimental design research with a specific focus on one or more of the subjects: “practice based research”, “open design processes, co-design and user-dialog”, “design as learning-process, knowledge – field, and knowledge production”, and design anthropology. Besides the necessary academic qualifications it is an advantage if the candidate has experience from the practical arena and from collaboration with the industry. Common for the two positions: Employment as Assistant Professor regards academic qualifications on Ph.D. level. Employment as Associate Professor regards academic qualifications on Ph.D. level, documentation of research production on an international level, other developing of the research field, or production of original artistic developing on an international level. The applicants will be hired either as assistant or associate professor after an assessment. Please note that Denmark's Design School will decide whether to fill the positions with an assistant or associate professor. Assistant professor is a full-time three-year position. Associate professor is a permanent full-time position. The positions require teaching at Denmark's Design School and research in accordance with the common initiatives within Centre for Design Research and Denmark's Design School’s plan for research. Applicants with academic qualifications and teaching skills on a high level will fill the posts. It is appreciated if the applicants have a crossdisciplinary focus that facilitate research and teaching collaborations internally at Denmark's Design School, and externally with the industry, the public sector and other higher education and research institutions. It is expected that the applicant have experience with International, and national publishing. Except from that it is an advantage if the applicants have experience from participation in extensive research projects and/or from projects with the industry. It is also necessary that the applicants can document experience with teaching and in developing teaching activities. As well as having ideas about and an interest in elaboration of the research based education together with the teachers at Denmark's Design School. Another obligation in connection with the position is to contribute to the further development of subjects and research fields both at Denmark's Design School and at the Centre for Design Research, a developing process, which, amongst many things, hopefully will lead to University level. According to this, the applicants’ ability to work for elaboration for the research-based teaching has a high priority. The structuring of an academic environment is a central priority for Denmark's Design School, and therefore daily presence is a pre-requisite. The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Danish University Faculty Members. Appointment will take place according to executive order no: 1507 dated December the 14th, 2006 on appointment of artistic research staff at educational institutions related to the Ministry of Culture. Further information may be obtained at The Head of Research and Associate Professor, Anne-Louise Sommer, phone number + 45 352777623. Denmark's Design School’s plan for research and artistic practice and other information about the Denmark's Design School www.dkds.dk <http://www.dkds.dk/> Information about the Danish Centre for Design Research is available at www.designforskning.dk <http://www.designforskning.dk/> . Applications Application deadline is the 30 of June 2008, 12.00. Application submitted by e-mail or fax will not be accepted. The application must clearly state which of the positions the application regards, A or B. Applications should be submitted in four copies and should include personal data, curriculum vitae, a complete list of published work, and three copies of reference works (however, not more than seven different works). The applications may include visions and ideas for how the applicants can contribute to the developing of research in the field, and to elaborate the research-based teaching. At last the application ought to include material that can document the applicants experience with teaching, in three copies. All supplementary documents that the applicant considers relevant should be sent together with the application. Copies and other documents will not be accepted after the application deadline. Application and supplementary material should be sent to the address: Centre for Design Research, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Att: Rector Sven Felding Philip de Langes Allé 10 DK 1435 Copenhagen K Applications are encouraged from anyone interested, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background. Expected Assessment Committee, Position A (Visual Communication) • Associate Professor Troels Degn Johansson, The Danish Design School (Chairman) • Professor Morten Kyndrup, University of Aarhus • Associate Professor Lone Malmborg, IT University of Copenhagen Expected Assessment Committee, Position B (Exp. Design research) • Associate Professor Snorre Stephensen, The Danish Design School (Chairman) • Professor Pelle Ehn, Malmo University • Associate Professor Jørgen Rasmussen, Aarhus School of Architecture