Senior Professor in Social Anthropology — Business & Design

Københavns Universitet, HR Søndre City; København; On-site; DKK 715,000 - 740,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Copenhagen invites applications for a permanent Full Professor position in Social Anthropology, focusing on business and design anthropology. The appointee will contribute to research, teaching, and outreach, becoming part of the Department of Anthropology's strategic development.

The appointment requires leadership, international research experience, and successful external funding activity, with duties spanning research, supervision, and program management.

Qualifications

• Substantial academic production at an international level in social anthropology, including research in business and design anthropology.
• Extensive teaching and supervision experience at different levels and course/study program management, especially in business and design anthropology.
• Solid ethnographic fieldwork experience with varied research methods and analyses.
• Documented experience with academic management and leadership.
• Proven record of nurturing younger scholars and engaging with external partners and society.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in social anthropology with a focus on business and design anthropology.
• Teach, supervise, and examine at all academic levels; participate in program management.
• Perform administrative and leadership tasks and contribute to research management.
• Share knowledge with society and foster societal impact through engagement.
• Lead grant applications and seek external funding for research.

Skills

Academic research

Teaching & supervision

Ethnography

Leadership

Grant management

External collaboration

Mentoring

Strategy & management

Job description

University of Copenhagen invites applications for a permanent Full Professor position in Social Anthropology, focusing on business and design anthropology. The appointee will contribute to research, teaching, and outreach, becoming part of the Department of Anthropology's strategic development.

The appointment requires leadership, international research experience, and successful external funding activity, with duties spanning research, supervision, and program management.