Center Coordinator for the Nordic Humanities Center at the University of Copenhagen

We are seeking a proactive, engaged and project-oriented center coordinator, who will play a key role in the Nordic Humanities Center Nordic Humanities Center with a start date of February 1, 2027 or as soon as possible. As center coordinator you will be a central actor in developing an international and innovative research environment with a focus on bringing humanities perspectives to larger societal challenges.

The center has existed since January 2024, and the current grant expires on 31 January 2029. The position is therefore fixed-term and ends on 31 January 2029. The center has submitted an application for renewal. If the application is approved, there will be an opportunity to extend the position until 31 January 2034.

The center is a collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark and is physically and administratively anchored at both universities. With a grant of 60 million kroner from the A.P. Møller Foundation over five years, with the possibility of extension for another five years, the center will each year have six senior researchers affiliated, who together with a number of international guest researchers and societal actors, work on society’s major challenges.

Your primary workplace is the University of Copenhagen. Since the center is run in collaboration with SDU, you should expect regular work days in Odense (2-3 per month).

You will have a unique opportunity to help develop an innovative research environment and contribute to the development of new scientific insights.

Your responsibilities as center coordinator include

Strategic advisory and administrative coordination

• To be a central driver in the operation and development of the center’s administrative processes. Including coordinating with the administrations at KU and SDU.
• To spar with and advise the center director and other staff on administrative, operational and strategic matters.
• To support an ambitious research environment with a focus on both scholarly and social well-being.
• To continuously evaluate with center leadership, administration, researchers and guests in order to adjust practices in line with the center’s mission and visions.
• To prepare reports, minutes and presentations to, among others, the steering committee and advisory board as well as coordinate reporting to the foundation.

Financial management

• To handle the overall management of the center’s finances in close cooperation with the center director and the finance unit at both KU and SDU.
• To handle budget revisions, preparation of annual financial statements and ongoing budget monitoring.

Onboarding and visiting researchers

• To ensure that the center’s researchers are pre- and onboarded for their unfunded year as NHC fellows. This may include support for project - and impact planning.
• To coordinate administrative tasks when receiving visiting researchers and other guests at the center.

Daily operations and events

• To ensure practical support for the day-to-day operation of the center, and to coordinate events, meetings and conferences.

We envision that you

• Have an academic background and solid experience with research-supporting and leadership-related work from the university sector.
• Are analytically strong and have a good overview to help you navigate complex tasks and projects.
• Are not afraid to facilitate processes and evaluations
• Communicate clearly and precisely both in writing and verbally in Danish and English.
• Work independently, in a structured and systematic way, while being flexible and service-minded.
• Thrive in collaboration with others and be able to build strong relationships with researchers, leaders and other colleagues.
• Have a flair for numbers and experience with financial management.

We offer you

• An exciting and varied job with a high degree of independence and the opportunity to shape your own tasks.
• A central role in developing a research environment with close daily collaboration with dedicated and internationally renowned researchers.
• A developing work environment with good opportunities for both professional and personal growth as well as career development.
• An engaged and dynamic team where collaboration, well-being and an informal, respectful working climate are highly prioritized.
• A flexible daily life with good possibilities to balance work and leisure.

Salary and terms of employment

The appointment is made in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Akademikere i Staten, with placement as either fuldmægtig (senior civil servant) or specialkonsulent (specialist consultant). There will be opportunities for negotiating allowances based on qualifications. The weekly working hours are on average 37 hours. For questions about the job tasks, the center director Anders Engberg-Pedersen can be contacted at [email protected] . For other questions, the administrative manager Lykke Munch Andreasen can be contacted at [email protected] .

Application, etc.

If you are interested in the position, please submit your application electronically via www.jobportal.ku.dk (click the link "APPLY FOR THE JOB" at the bottom of the posting) so that it reaches the university no later than 12 November 2026. The recruitment interviews will take place in week 47.

The university wishes to reflect the surrounding society and encourages everyone regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

University of Copenhagen has established a new joint administrative organization, which is still being implemented. This involves ongoing changes and development of, among other things, workflows and collaboration interfaces.