Archivist for Lyngby-Taarbæk City Archive

Lyngby-Taarbæk Stadsarkiv has been in rapid development and today presents itself as an open and vibrant cultural institution for a broad audience. We have a strong dissemination profile through events, exhibitions and school offerings.

We are a §7-archive and are responsible for the municipality's digital and analog archival holdings. In addition, we collect and disseminate the municipality's local history.

One of our main tasks is municipal digital archiving, which we perform in close collaboration with the administration, suppliers and NEA – Network for Digital Archiving. In addition to the municipal digital collection, we have a larger collection of municipal and local historical archival records.

We are seeking a structured, flexible and independent archivist starting 1 January 2027.

We are two permanent employees, the city archivist and an archivist; you will become the third. In addition, we have a student assistant and 10 volunteers who help with registration and making the local-historical collection accessible.

You will assume primary responsibility for digital archiving and will work closely with the other archivist on the rest of the collection work, and in addition you will become part of the team for the other tasks. Job duties

• Main responsibility for digital archiving and to collaborate closely with the other archivist on the collection work in the storage facility, which is located at another site.
• Serve the administration and citizens with inquiries and access to the collection, including service at the reading room.
• Support cooperation with volunteers and other partners.
• Participate in the development of exhibitions and the holding of events.

Applicant profile

• You have a relevant academic education, cand.mag. in history or similar.
• You have experience with digital archiving and strong IT skills.
• You have knowledge of the Archives Act and are keen to familiarize yourself with the development of the field.
• You have experience with archival work, including collection, preservation and registration.
• You are willing to join a small team where there is close collaboration and you can work with external partners.

Salary and employment terms

You are employed according to the applicable collective agreement. Depending on your qualifications and competencies there is the possibility of negotiating a supplement. The position is 37 hours per week. There is evening and weekend work in connection with events and exhibition openings on Saturdays (about every 4th Saturday). Further information

about the position can be obtained by contacting the city archivist Mette Henriksen at email [email protected] or mobile 24 41 98 31. Application deadline

Monday 19 October 2026 at 23.59.

We expect to hold the first interview on Monday 9 November and possibly a second interview on Friday 13 November.

Lyngby-Taarbæk Stadsarkiv is organizationally placed in the cultural area in the Center for Citizen Services, Labor Market and Culture in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. We are 2 staff, 1 student assistant and 10 volunteers and have premises in the beautiful, old country house Frieboeshvile, Lyngby Hovedgade 2.