The Department of Political Science at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University is inviting applications for assistant & associate professorships in Political Science, including International Affairs. More information on the job postings available at the following links:
Assistant Professor: https://bss.au.dk/en/about-aarhus-bss/vacant-positions/job/assistant-professor-in-political-science-2
Associate Professor: https://bss.au.dk/en/about-aarhus-bss/vacant-positions/job/associate-professor-in-political-science-2
Assistant Professor in Political Science
The Department of Political Science at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for one or more assistant professor positions in Political Science.
The assistant professorship is a full-time fixed-term position for up to four years starting on January 2023 or as soon as possible hereafter subject to mutual agreement.
Job description
The successful applicant is expected to contribute significantly to the department’s research and teaching environment and to the overall research strategy of the department.
We are hiring within the fields of one or more of these subjects:
– Public Administration
– Comparative Politics
– Political Behaviour
– International Relations
– Public Policy
– Political Sociology
– Political Theory
The successful applicant is expected to contribute significantly to the department’s research and teaching environment and activities. We expect you to teach and supervise students at Bachelor’s and Master’s level and to carry out individual and group-based research of the highest international standard. We expect active participation in the activities of the department and the relevant sub section.
Your qualifications
To qualify for the position as assistant professor in Political Science, you must hold a relevant PhD degree or have equivalent qualifications within the fields covered by the department. Your PhD degree is expected to be 0-2 years old, never older than 3.
You must have documented teaching experience. The department will prioritize applicants who have demonstrated the ability to perform solid and original research results and whom we believe will contribute to the further development of the department’s research and teaching.
Who we are
The Department of Political Science is among Europe’s highest ranking Political Science departments. It is large, among other things because it includes a large Public Administration section. With around 100 academic staff members and 45 PhD students, we offer a lively and ambitious research and teaching environment. The Department of Political Science emphasises a dynamic and flexible research and teaching profile characterised by pluralism and openness.
The research conducted at the department covers most political science disciplines and represents a variety of methodological approaches. This enables us to focus on new problem areas as they appear in the national and international political arena, and it allows us to contribute actively to the development of the discipline. We also emphasise communicating our research results to the political administrative system and to the public in general.
The department is one of six departments at Aarhus BSS (School of Business and Social Science), one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS unites the business and social science-related research fields and brings them closer together to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community. As part of a top-100 university, Aarhus BSS has achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.
For more information about the Department of Political Science, please click here.
Further information
For further information about the position and the department, please contact Head of Department, Professor Peter Munk Christiansen Tel.: +45 3011 5340, Email: pmc@ps.au.dk.
If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Anne Arnfeldt Källberg, Tel.: +45 9352 1361, Email: aak@au.dk.
Associate Professor in Political Science
Deadline15 Sep 23:59 CEST
Expected start1 Jan
- Department of Political ScienceBartholins Allé 78000 Aarhus C
- Full-time positionID: 9437
The Department of Political Science at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for one or more associate professors in the field of political science. The associate professorship is a full-time and permanent position starting January 2023 or as soon as possible subject to mutual agreement.
Job description
The successful applicant is expected to contribute significantly to the department’s research and teaching environment and to the overall research strategy of the department.
We are hiring within the fields of one or more of these subjects:
- Public Administration
- Comparative Politics
- Political Behaviour
- International Relations
- Public Policy
- Political Sociology
- Political Theory
You are expected to teach and supervise students at Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD level and to carry out individual and group-based research of the highest international standard.
Your qualifications
Applicants must possess research qualifications and teaching skills corresponding to those obtained after successful completion of a period of employment as an assistant professor, but equivalent academic qualifications may also be accepted, i.e. applicants have typically 3-8 years of teaching and research experience after completion of their PhD.
It is required that non-Danish speakers within a short period (3 years as a maximum) acquire a reasonable knowledge of Danish. If necessary, the department will grant time off from teaching to attend Danish courses during the first two years of employment.
Permanent employment as associate professor at Aarhus BSS requires completion of the supervision course and the course Educational IT – Go Online provided by Centre for Teaching and Learning at Aarhus BSS or equivalent courses. If you have not completed the courses before commencement of employment, continued employment will be conditional on completion of the courses within a five year period.
The required qualifications are elaborated below:
1. Research qualifications
The department is ambitious in terms of research publications. Applicants are expected to have a well-documented international research profile with emphasis on innovative contributions in high standard, peer-reviewed publications:
The applicant must have produced and published a significant body of independent, high-quality research, and must demonstrate progression in the form of research publications that go beyond the PhD dissertation, either thematically, theoretically, methodologically and/or empirically.
Relevant outlets are journals and monographs. Publication in top political science journals or top field journals carries great weight. The same does publication of monographies at internationally recognized publishers.
A qualified applicant has at least three to five articles published or accepted for publication in high standard, international, peer-reviewed journals or fewer articles but also a book published with an internationally recognized publisher. A significant part must have been produced after finishing the PhD degree.
Emphasis will be put on recent productivity and take into account the number of years at present academic level.
Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to carry out independent research. An applicant is expected to have published sole-authored work and must document – through co-authorship declarations – substantial contributions to any co-authored publications.
In terms of evaluating the qualitative aspects of an applicant’s research competences, focus is on the publications submitted for assessment.
2. Didactical/pedagogical competences and experiences
Teaching and advising students at different levels is a main activity of an associate professor at the Department of Political Science. The Department is ambitious in terms of our teaching programme at BA, MA and PhD level.
A qualified applicant must have experience from teaching several courses at different levels and on different topics. 6-8 courses are normally a minimum requirement.
All applicants submit a teaching portfolio, where didactical/pedagogical competencies are carefully documented.
3. Qualifications relating to research cooperation and management, and knowledge sharing with the public
Applicants must have some experience in research cooperation and research management. Possible editorial experience from professional journals or edited volumes, and possible experience with planning and running professional conferences, workshops etc. also carries weight as do knowledge sharing with the public or in the form of contributions to textbooks.