Specialist consultant sought for project and research support at the Royal Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation

Are you interested in working with research support, grant applications, external collaborations and project management in a creative and artistic environment where research and education are in the foreground? Do you also have experience with management support as well as strong collaboration and coordination skills and knowledge of actors within the architecture sector in Denmark and internationally? Then you might be our upcoming project consultant for our Institute of Architecture and Technology.

We are looking for a colleague with the ability and desire to support the institute's researchers and leadership in applying for funding, developing partnerships and to manage a range of the institute's research activities and external collaborations.

The position is a 3-year full-time role and is available from 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

About the Royal Danish Academy and the Institute of Architecture and Technology

The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation is a leading educational and research institution within architecture, design and conservation. We actively work to maintain and develop a high professional level in our education and research so that our graduates can create value on a broader job market and so that our knowledge, research contributions and innovative solutions contribute to society and global sustainability.

The Institute of Architecture and Technology is one of the Academy’s seven institutes in total. You can read about the institute’s specialization, organization and activities here: Institute of Architecture and Technology .

About the position

As a special consultant you will have close collaboration with the institute director and the institute coordinator regarding the daily operations and development of the institute. Here you will have particular responsibility for developing and nurturing the institute's external collaborations as well as contributing to the institute's grant applications and research efforts, while also providing support for project management.

Your tasks and areas of responsibility are broad, but will include among other things

• management support
• coordination of the institute's daily operations and processes in collaboration with the institute coordinator and institute director
• cultivation of external partners and potential funding opportunities
• development of grant applications for research and dissemination
• execution of post-award project management on a number of incoming projects
• general support to the institute's researchers in developing collaborations and research activities
• contribute to maintaining an overview of the institute's project portfolio, including a pipeline of applications as well as grants and ongoing projects
• editing of outreach projects at the institute
• project management of development projects, events, etc., including curating lecture series, etc.

You will work closely with the institute's researchers and become part of a strong, curiosity-driven and dedicated academic research and teaching environment. In addition, you will work closely with the Royal Danish Academy’s administrative units. We offer you an engaged, developmental, curious and visionary work environment where you will have influence and responsibility.

Qualifications

You have a relevant advanced degree at minimum Master level and several years of experience in a similar position.

It is therefore expected that you

• have experience with grant applications and research support from a educational and research institution, the architecture sector or an organization with corresponding relevance to the position
• are an experienced project manager and can navigate independently in all project phases
• have experience with administrative coordination and also preferably with management support
• are good at collaboration and in cultivating and maintaining partnerships across the organization and with private actors
• are a strong meeting facilitator and can operate in a professional environment with many stakeholders and professional interests
• are linguistically fluent in both Danish and English and have experience with professional communication, preferably also research communication
• take initiative, think innovatively, are decisive and used to working with deadlines.

It will be a plus in connection with the appointment if you have experience with and/or knowledge of the architecture industry and actors within the field of architecture in Denmark and internationally.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is a 3-year fixed-term appointment, where appointment and remuneration are made as a special consultant in accordance with the applicable agreement for academics in the state between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Association of University Researchers. There will be an opportunity to negotiate allowances based on your competencies and experience.

The average weekly working time is 37 hours per week. You will be covered by a local flexitime agreement.

The application

You must submit your application via the link “Apply for the position” no later than 22 November 2026.

In addition to a motivated application, please include a CV, documentation of education and any other relevant attachments.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Further information

Information about the application process and the e-recruitment system can be obtained by contacting HR staff, Ellen Kruse Jacobsen, [email protected] tel.: 4170 1539.

Information about the content of the position can be obtained by contacting the Institute Director Natalie Mossin, [email protected] , tel. 4170 1934.

The Royal Danish Academy is a diverse workplace that regards diversity as a strength. We therefore encourage all qualified and interested applicants to apply for the position.

You can find more information about the Royal Danish Academy at www.kglakademi.dk .