Simon Bierring Lange

Experience

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  Randers Statsskole

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  High School Teacher

  Teacher in latin (Almen Sprogforståelse) and rhetorics.

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  48 Termokander

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2011

  Project Coordinator

  Full time engagement in Uffe Elbæk’s election campaign for Danish parliament for Radikale Venstre in 2011 ("Et andet skema") and project leader in the democratic dialogue project “48 termokander”.

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  Sprogzonen ApS

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2021

  Partner, linguist and rhetorician

  My work in Sprogzonen revolved around two main themes:1) Specialised consultancy services. Helping clients in different sectors with interaction and conversation design: e.g. designing processes and tools for meetings, interviews or service encounters - both in face to face and videomediated settings.2) Dissemination of linguistic knowledge for very diverse target groups: designing and facilitating engaging learning programmes and public presentations around different linguistics themes. Show less

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  The Danish Language Council (Dansk Sprognævn)

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2013

  Research assistance and writing articles in Nyt fra Sprognævnet

  • Student Assistant

    Dec 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Intern

    Sept 2011 - Dec 2011
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  University of Copenhagen

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Part-time lecturer (ekstern lektor)

  Teaching in different qualitative theories and methods, e.g. conversation analysis, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, narrative theory, cognitive semantics, speech act theory, argumentation, video ethnography, customer journeys

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  Nextwork.as

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

  Scientific analyst

  My main roles was as academic analyst and communication advisor, e.g. mapping trends in the field of smart glasses and assisting in designing better service in a large retail store.

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  University of Copenhagen

  Jan 2016 - May 2020

  Research into professionals’ use of video mediated interaction in different organisations. Part of the work focused on designing and facilitating research based training workshops for professionals in a public service organisation. Managing the project “Technology enhanced vision in blind and visually impaired individuals”. Part of my role was doing extensive ethnography and prototype testing with blind and visually impaired people.

  • PhD Fellow

    Feb 2017 - May 2020

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2016 - Feb 2017
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  University of California, Los Angeles

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Visiting Graduate Researcher

  Visitor to the Center for Language, Interaction and Culture.

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  Implement Consulting Group

  Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

  Management Consultant
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  Workz A/S

  Aug 2022 - Mar 2024

  Management Consultant
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  Novo Nordisk

  Apr 2024 - now

  Training Project Manager