Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen

Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen

Special Consultant

  • TEACH

    Karen Blixens Plads 8, 2300 København S, 16 Bygning 16, Building: 16-0-22

    Phone: +4535329333

Member of:

    VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

    Associate professor
    Nov. 2019 - Jun. 2021
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Postdoctoral fellow
    Nov. 2017 - Oct. 2019
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Subproject of The Middle Danish language in the light of a modern theory of grammaticalisation dealing with morphosyntactic changes in Middle Danish.

    Teacher of Danish for foreigners
    Jun. 2016 - Oct. 2017
    NSI Sprog- og Integrationscenter, Næstved, Denmark
    Assignments: Teaching Danish to foreigners, testing, developping new teaching materials, leading projects on online and blended learning etc.

    Postdoctoral fellow
    Jul. 2014 - Jun. 2016
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Project title: Gender, kinship and life phases in Old Germanic society (subproject of Individual, kin and family in prehistoric Europe - what words can tell).

    External lecturer
    Mar. 2014 - Jun. 2014
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Assignments: Teaching a course on Gothic.

    Ph.D. fellow
    Sep. 2010 - Mar. 2014
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Project title: Archaisms and innovations: four interconnected studies on Germanic historical phonology and morphology.

    Research assistant
    Jul. 2009 - Aug. 2010
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Assignments: Research, dissemination, and administration at the research centre Roots of Europe - Language, Culture, and Migrations.

    Student assistant
    Jul. 2008 - Jun. 2009
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Assignments: Project secretary of the research centre Roots of Europe - Language, Culture, and Migrations.

    Tourist guide and ticket vendor 
    Mar. 2008 - Jun. 2008
    DFDS Canal Tours A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Assignments: Tourist guiding in Danish, English, German, French, and Swedish at the Copenhagen harbour and canal tours; administrative database tasks in addition.

    Secretary of SPS (special paedagogical support)
    Sep. 2007 - Jun. 2008
    Bruger- og hjælperformidlingen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Assignments: Special tuition of a student of Indo-European Linguistics with special needs.

    Freelance teacher of Danish
    Jan. 2007 -
    Aktivt Språk, Malmö, Sweden
    Assignments: Teaching Danish language and culture, with Swedes and Germans constituting the greatest number of course attendants; lessons for individuals as well as for groups.

    Student assistant
    Jan. 2007 - Feb. 2008
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Assignments: Digitalisation of the book stock at the former Library of Linguistics, University of Copenhagen.

    Tutor
    Aug. 2004 - Jun. 2005
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Assignments: General, introductory, and professional guidance of first-year students of General and Indo-European Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen.


    EDUCATION

    Ph.D. programme at the Faculty of Humanities
    Sep. 2010 - Apr. 2014
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Academic degree: Ph.D. (Jun. 2014).

    Indo-European Linguistics
    Sep. 2003 - Jun. 2009
    University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Academic degrees: Mag.art./MA (Jun. 2009) and BA (Jul. 2006). 

    Swedish and Icelandic
    Sep. 2005 - Jun. 2006
    Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Description: Degree courses of 60 ECTS points altogether in Icelandic and in Swedish for international students; these courses constitute the mandatory elective element of my Danish bachelor's degree programme.


    OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

    Nomination for 'Årets Harald'
    Jun. 2015
    Description: Nominated for the prize for the best lteacher of the year at the University of Copenhagen.

    University of Copenhagen's gold medal for price dissertation
    Nov. 2007
    Description: Entry of a price dissertation issued by the University of Copenhagen on the subject of Proto-Germanic phonology (Nov. 2005 - Jan. 2007). The entry was awarded with the university's gold medal.
    Title of the price dissertation: Protoindoeuropæiske laryngaler i germansk - en oversigt over laryngalernes udvikling fra protoindoeuropæisk til protogermansk.

    Knowledge of languages

    Danish
    - Mother tongue

    English
    - Fluent, orally as well as in reading/writing

    German
    - Almost fluent, orally as well as in reading/writing

    French
    - Decent proficiency in reading and writing; oral proficiency only rudimentary

    Swedish
    - Fluent, orally as well as in reading/writing

    Norwegian
    - Decent receptive proficiency, orally as well as in reading

    Icelandic
    - Decent proficiency in reading and writing; oral proficiency only rudimentary

    Elfdalian
    - Decent proficiency in reading and writing

    Ancient Indo-European languages (Latin, Ancient Greek, Gothic, Old Norse, Old High German, Old Saxon, Old English, Old Frisian, Sanskrit/Old Indic, Avestan/Old Iranian, Old Irish, Hittite etc.)
    - Decent proficiency in reading

    Education

    Ph.D.

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