Job Advertisement: Museum Host at Tycho Brahe Museum

Landskrona is on the rise in many ways. New areas with waterfront housing are emerging, and more and more companies are choosing to establish themselves here. The location in the heart of the Øresund region, with proximity to beaches and cities, nature and culture, attracts more people to move, establish businesses, and visit.

In Landskrona city, with over 3300 employees, we work according to our core values BRA, where B stands for meeting, R for results, and A for responsibility. Our core values should permeate all our activities, and we aim to be a workplace where you feel joy and pride in your work. There is room for those of you with courage and initiative, and you will have the opportunity to develop.

Do you want to be part of influencing the development of one of Skåne's most exciting cities? Welcome with your application!

In Landskrona city, we work according to the core values BRA, where B stands for meeting, R for results, and A for responsibility. Our work and actions aim to ensure that it is GOOD to live and work in Landskrona; for the residents, other stakeholders, and for us as employees. With our personnel policy, we create a GOOD workplace where you feel joy and pride in your work, have influence, a desire to learn, and the opportunity to develop.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Are you a person who loves to meet people and is passionate about history and science? Do you want to work on an island where no day is the same? Then you are the one we are looking for!

As a museum host at the Tycho Brahe Museum, you are a central part of providing our visitors with a memorable experience. You guide groups through stories about Tycho Brahe, astronomy, and natural sciences. You staff our underground observatory and ensure that each visit is characterized by knowledge, service, and engagement. You alternate between tours, the shop, gardening, and events in an environment that breathes history. Your workday may include, among other things:

• Conducting guided tours for visitors
• Representing the museum and providing good service to our visitors
• Staffing the museum's various departments, including the underground observatory
• Sales of tickets and souvenirs in the museum shop
• Local and garden maintenance and upkeep of the museum area
• Working at events during evenings and weekends

Our Offer

• A varied job in history and service
• A curious and proactive team in a creative and open workplace
• Eventful and varied days - everyone helps with everything regardless of role
• We collaborate flexibly, support each other, and solve challenges together

With us, you get a varied and eventful job in one of Sweden's most unique cultural environments. The Tycho Brahe Museum is located on the idyllic island of Ven and is a workplace that combines history, science, and nature. We are a curious and cooperative team that supports each other and works flexibly. With us, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in the historical field and develop within pedagogy and service. During the anniversary year 2026, exciting activities and a fast pace await, making the job both challenging and fun.

QUALIFICATIONS

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is engaged, curious, and has a genuine desire to create memorable experiences for our visitors. You enjoy meeting people and have an easy time communicating in an inspiring and pedagogical way. Your pedagogical ability is crucial for the museum's service to meet the quality we want to achieve. We are looking for someone who wants to spread interest in history - and the history of science in particular. The role requires you to be solution-oriented, see opportunities where others see obstacles, and adapt quickly to changing situations. We see that you are flexible, proactive, and enjoy varied tasks, including practical ones. In this unique work environment, we collaborate on everything from guiding to gardening. You are resilient and remain calm even when the pace is high, while also being meticulous and responsible.

Collaboration is a given with us, but you also need to be able to work independently and take your own initiative. We want a positive employee in our engaged team - someone who enjoys variation and who, with energy and creativity, contributes to providing our visitors with an extraordinary experience - therefore we place great importance on your personal competencies.

Competence Requirements

• Good knowledge and a genuine interest in history
• Experience as a guide or in a service profession, pedagogical work, or other experience that can be deemed equivalent
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written

Desirable Knowledge

Experience in retail and cash handling is highly desirable. As an employee with us, fluency in Swedish and English is a requirement. In addition, proficiency in additional languages such as Danish or German is desirable. A genuine interest in history and good knowledge of the subject is a given, and knowledge of the history of science and natural sciences is particularly meritorious. Knowledge of astronomy is very relevant to the museum and therefore particularly meritorious.

In this recruitment, we ask you to attach your CV and answer a number of selection questions.

The purpose of the selection questions is to create a more efficient and fair recruitment process, where all candidates are assessed based on the same competence-based criteria.

Welcome with your application!

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Employer information: https://www.landskrona.se/jobbailandskronastad (https://www.landskrona.se/jobbailandskronastad)

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Landskrona city, we use the recruitment tool Visma Recruit. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via Visma Recruit by clicking on the application link in the advertisement. An application to Landskrona city is a public document, and your personal data is handled according to GDPR.

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If you as an applicant have protected personal data, please send your application to the HR department by mail or submit it at the reception, addressed to the HR unit where you also specify the reference number of the advertisement. In your application, you need to indicate how you wish to be contacted by the recruiting manager. Your application will be marked as confidential and retained for two years even if you are not hired by us. After that, the documents will be discarded. You can read more about how we handle your personal data at https://www.landskrona.se/kommun-och-politik/sa-behandlar-landskrona-stad-personuppgifter/ (https://www.landskrona.se/kommun-och-politik/sa-behandlar-landskrona-stad-personuppgifter/).