Curator with a focus on cultural landscapes and history

We are looking for you, our new curator with a focus on cultural landscapes and history, who wants to contribute to our joint mission to convey and build knowledge about the county's cultural environments.

Are you passionate about conveying knowledge about history and cultural landscapes? Then the position of curator at the Stockholm County Museum may be right for you!

About us

The Stockholm County Museum is part of the Department of Strategic Coordination within the Cultural Administration of Region Stockholm. The Cultural Administration, which operates on behalf of the Cultural Committee, implements Region Stockholm's cultural policy and is responsible for investments in the cultural sector.

The Department of Strategic Coordination is responsible for the Cultural Committee's grant allocation to culture and associations as well as to adult education actors. The department also includes regional cultural functions that promote libraries, circus, dance, handicrafts, film, music, cultural heritage, and public art in municipalities, focusing in particular on children and youth.

The Stockholm County Museum is a digital museum tasked with coordinating scientific collection, processing, and dissemination of knowledge about the region's cultural environment, cultural heritage, and public art. We conduct promotional work directed at all municipalities in the county, local heritage movements, and civil society regarding cultural environment, cultural heritage, and museum areas as well as public art.

The Stockholm County Museum is a unit consisting of 14 employees in various areas of expertise. We are responsible for dissemination and knowledge building regarding the county's cultural environments through digital productions, pedagogy, and teacher training, advising municipalities and dialoguing with civil society, as well as photo collection and collection management.

About the position

As a curator, you will be part of the museum's knowledge-building activities, compiling knowledge and disseminating it through various channels. You will write texts for the web, social media, reports, and knowledge bases. It also involves collaborating with other competencies within the museum to produce materials in text, image, and film for the museum's digital exhibitions.

In our cultural environment work, we support municipalities and local heritage movements. We assist municipalities in their development work to utilize cultural environments as a resource as the population in the county increases.

In your role as a curator, you will contribute to the development of the museum's role as a promoting expert function within cultural environment work. This involves dialoguing with the county's curators and cultural environment administrators at the regional and municipal levels. Other important partners include the county administrative board, national authorities, universities, and other museums. Your work may involve conducting collaboration meetings, training, conferences, webinars, and similar activities.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with a university degree in a field primarily focused on historical periods from the Middle Ages to the present day. You have expertise in history, archaeology, or historical cultural geography, preferably a combination of subject competencies. GIS competence is an advantage, as is other subject knowledge within the historical field.

As a person, you are engaged and positive. You have the ability to work independently but also enjoy being part of a team. You have good collaboration skills and a humble approach. You are accustomed to planning your work effectively, which allows you to meet deadlines and carry out projects with good quality. You thrive in an environment characterized by high competence and a focus on delivery and can easily adapt to changing circumstances. You are social and enjoy speaking in front of large groups. Furthermore, you are analytical and structured, have good organizational skills, and work in a systematic and methodical way.

You have experience compiling and disseminating knowledge with a background in museums, cultural heritage consulting, or government. You have experience working with various knowledge bases such as research results, archival materials, maps, etc., related to historical sites and cultural landscapes. You have a strong commitment to popular science and are passionate about conveying knowledge and simplifying complex contexts for a broad audience. You appreciate engaging in dialogue with the county's residents in various types of projects.

Additionally, you have experience in project management and in creating and maintaining networks, as well as significant experience in written and oral presentations. It is advantageous if you have experience working in a politically governed organization. You have excellent knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written. Experience with publishing on the web or in various digital channels is also a plus.

In this recruitment, we place great importance on personal suitability.

Our offer

We have a collective agreement, which includes collective insurance, occupational pension, and the possibility of salary exchange. To help you take responsibility for your health, we offer wellness hours and wellness grants, as well as subsidized healthcare in the form of free outpatient care. Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home are available to help you balance your everyday life. Here you can read more about the benefits in our collective agreement.

We at the Cultural Administration are located in two different places, with most of us based centrally at Södermalmsallén by Medborgarplatsen, and the Regional Archive in spacious premises in Flemingsberg with access to our own gym.

Application

If this sounds like something for you, we would love for you to apply as soon as possible. For a complete application, please attach your CV and a personal letter. When you apply, you will also be asked to answer a number of questions.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact unit manager Eva Skyllberg, eva.skyllberg@regionstockholm.se (mailto:eva.skyllberg@regionstockholm.se).

Warm welcome with your application!

The Cultural Administration works to ensure that the region's residents have access to a rich and diverse cultural life. With financial support, decided by the Cultural Committee of Region Stockholm, the administration supports the cultural and association life in the county. The Cultural Administration also works with art and culture in healthcare. The Cultural Committee is also the archive authority for Region Stockholm. https://www.regionstockholm.se/om-region-stockholm/organisation/forvaltningar/kulturforvaltningen/ (https://www.regionstockholm.se/om-region-stockholm/organisation/forvaltningar/kulturforvaltningen/) Feel free to follow us on https://www.linkedin.com/company/kulturf%C3%B6rvaltningen/about/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kulturf%C3%B6rvaltningen/about/).