Service Designer

About the position

Do you want to help develop Sørlandet through co-creation? We are looking for a practical and independent colleague who can think the big thoughts and at the same time has the ability to turn thoughts into action. A colleague who wants to work interdisciplinary and who challenges the established. We are looking for you who enjoy familiarizing yourself with new issues, developing yourself and others, and working design-driven to solve various challenges. We want an employee with good pedagogical skills, with strong communication skills and a great commitment to creative, user-friendly methods – who are able to translate the abstract into something concrete.

At the University of Agder (UiA), there is a vacancy for a permanent 100% position as a service designer in CoLAB .

The position is linked to CoLAB, which is a strategic investment at UiA, and an arena for co-creation of knowledge and social innovation in Agder. CoLAB is part of the Research and Innovation Department, which is central in developing and implementing the university’s strategy within research, artistic development work and innovation. The department works closely with the top management, the faculties, other units at UiA and with a number of different regional actors. There is already a small team of professionals in social innovation and design working in CoLAB, and the employee will work closely with these. In addition, a lot of work will take place with other colleagues across the organization. As part of CoLAB, you will participate in exploring and testing new thoughts and ideas, as well as implementing new and already established initiatives and projects.

The main place of work is Campus Kristiansand, but the person hired must also expect to spend time on Campus Grimstad. The person who is hired reports to the director of research and innovation.

Tasks

• carry out and assist in strategic activities to strengthen co-creation at UiA, and in the region
• assist in the planning and implementation of courses, seminars, courses, workshops and innovation and research projects
• have main responsibility for method and professional development in CoLAB
• contribute to further developing CoLAB’s portfolio of tasks, projects and services
• project organization and hosting tasks related to CoLAB’s portfolio

Necessary qualifications

• education at master’s level in the field of design, process management or other relevant education, but documentable prior learning can compensate for parts of the education requirement
• project management and practical use of design methodology, or other relevant methodology related to co-creation processes.
• experience in facilitating workshops and innovation processes
• good presentation skills in Norwegian and English, both written and oral

Wanted qualifications

• experience in visual communication

Personal characteristics

• good collaboration and communication skills
• flexibility and transparency
• good pedagogical skills
• ability to work independently, structured and proactively
• solution-oriented and service-minded
• good relationship building skills

Personal characteristics and suitability for the position will be emphasized.