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Please note this free position as Associate Professor in Communication Design at Kolding School of Design http://www.designskolenkolding.dk/index.php?id=231 Please forward for possible candidates. Any questions for the position please contact Lene Wul [log in to unmask] Best regards Lene Wul Kolding School of Design ******************* Associate Professor Position at the Department of Communication Design The Kolding School of Design invites applications for the position of Associate Professor. Starting date 1 February 2010, or as early as possible. The position includes a required research component. The Department of Communication Design For the last couple of years the Kolding School of Design has placed increasing focus on research-based knowledge, and it has applied for and expects to receive accreditation as a university level institution in 2010. Hence research at the Department of Communication Design is expanding and is given high priority. The Department of Communication Design offers programmes in the following disciplines: graphic design, illustration and interaction design. The students work with pen and paper, but also with digital media in the fields of branding identity, motion graphics, graphic design, web design, narratives and storytelling, animation design, sustainable design, and games. The Department of Communication Design has extensive collaborative research and development with Danish as well as foreign research institutions. The department is also engaged in a number of development-driven research projects. The Position To fill the position as Associate Professor, the Department of Communication Design is seeking a candidate with a solid research background within one or more of the following research areas: * Communication and media theory * Interaction design * Storytelling in design The successful candidate is required to teach certain courses at the design programmes of the Kolding School of Design. Applicants must therefore possess relevant teaching experience in the design disciplines or related fields. Applicants with experience in the development of study programmes for the creative educations will receive preferred consideration. The Application Applicants who possess the required research and teaching qualifications are invited to submit their application for the position by 18 December 2009. The application must include: * Curriculum Vitae stating formal education; professional experience, as well as address, telephone number and email address * List of publications which are deemed relevant for the position * Five scientific publications which the applicant wishes to present in support of his or her application * Documentation and references with evidence of teaching experience and * Copies of relevant diplomas Four copies of the application including attachments must be forwarded to the address below for evaluation by the review. Applications with fewer than four copies will not be included in the evaluation process. All applicants will be evaluated pursuant to Act No. 1507 of 14 December, 2006 on appointment of teaching staff and scientific employees at tertiary artistic education institutions under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture. At the conclusion of the evaluation all applications and attachments will be returned to the applicants. Candidates irrespective of age, gender, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. Please forward four hard copies of the application marked ³Associate Professor in Communication Design² to: Line Willemoes Jørgensen Designskolen Kolding Aagade 10 6000 Kolding Denmark Applications must be received by 18 December 2009 12 AM. In order to facilitate the work of the review committee applicants are requested to submit their applications and attachment electronically as well, insofar as this is feasible. Questions regarding the position and terms of employment must be directed to Rikke Hansen, Head of the Department of Communication Design (phone 45 76 30 11 34, email [log in to unmask]) or to Lene Wul, Secretary of Research (phone 45 41 28 02 00, email [log in to unmask]). Salary and terms of employment are determined by the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The appointing authority is the Aarhus School of Architecture, place of employment is the Kolding School of Design. Background information is available on www.designskolenkolding.dk <http://www.designskolenkolding.dk/>