Project Manager and Educator for Science & Society at the National Museum of Natural History

The Statens Naturhistoriske Museum at the Faculty of Natural and Biomedicine (SCIENCE), University of Copenhagen, is seeking an academic staff member (AC-TAP) as project manager and lecturer with starting on 1 January 2027.

We are seeking a staff member for our dynamic team of project staff, students, teachers and researchers in the Section for Science & Society, where we work across projects within citizen science and other participatory and co-creative activities.

We offer a professionally challenging job in an exciting environment at a workplace in constant development. We are engaged colleagues who place emphasis on quality, professionalism and dynamism in the work.

Responsibilities

The position includes project work on several of the section's projects, including the projects Plads til Liv and DNA on FORKANT. In addition, we expect the candidate to participate in development work and sparring with colleagues across the section.

Your tasks include

• daily project management of one or more funded projects. From the start of employment primarily in the Plads til Liv project.
• development of activities and materials in the projects in collaboration with external and internal partners and volunteers, including teaching offerings, materials and courses.
• duties related to teaching in the Museum's citizen science teaching offerings, including DNA & life.
• dissemination of results, dissemination of projects as well as recruitment and retention of volunteer citizen science participants.

We expect that you

• have a relevant education as cand. scient
• have solid practical experience with teaching and development of teaching offerings as well as preferably experience with other communication formats and target groups
• have experience with project management and handling of complex projects with many stakeholders
• have a fundamental biological subject knowledge in species knowledge (especially Danish nature), DNA and laboratory skills as well as ecology and biodiversity in general.
• are positive, creative, helpful, curious, flexible and a pronounced team player
• are keen to work with colleagues with very different academic backgrounds in a changing everyday life with many balls in the air

About The Statens Naturhistoriske Museum

The Statens Naturhistoriske Museum is Denmark's national museum for natural history and an international knowledge center within biodiversity, nature and life’s development. The museum houses around 14 million objects collected over 400 years as well as living collections with about 8,000 plant species in the Botanical Garden. The collections form the basis for international-class research and for the museum's public outreach.

In 2027 a new consolidated museum will open in the Botanical Garden in the heart of Copenhagen. Here research, collections and outreach are united in modern frameworks that strengthen both the scientific profile and the visitor experience. The new museum building houses exhibitions, research and teaching facilities, restaurant, shop, etc.

In a time characterized by climate change and biodiversity loss, natural history museums play a central role. The Statens Naturhistoriske Museum works to strengthen the connection between people and nature through research-based knowledge and outreach that makes complex relationships understandable and relevant. The aim is to create wonder that leads to insight and engagement in the future of nature.

The museum is part of the University of Copenhagen and is an organization in development with high academic ambitions, where collaboration, curiosity and professionalism are central driving forces.

Salary and employment terms

The appointment is as an academic staff member under the agreement for Academics in the State. Pay according to the AC agreement is seniority-based. There will be opportunities to negotiate additional allowances based on qualifications. The weekly working hours are on average 37 hours. We have flexitime.

You can read more about salary levels in the state at www.loenoverblik.dk .

Your application

If you are interested in the position, please submit an electronic application with attachments via Jobportalen (click the link "APPLY FOR THE JOB" at the bottom of the advertisement) no later than 23 November 2026.

The University aims to reflect the surrounding society and encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.

Further questions

Questions about the position can be directed to Marie Rathcke Lillemark, telephone 9356 5729 or Anders P. Tøttrup, telephone 5182 6988.

The Faculty of Science and Biomedicine at the University of Copenhagen – SCIENCE in short – is the country’s largest natural science research and education institution with 4,000 staff and 9,700 bachelor and master students distributed across 11 institutes and one museum. The faculty has an annual budget of approximately DKK 3 billion.

Read more about the Faculty of Science and Biomedicine at http://www.science.ku.dk/