Associate Professorship(s) at the Department of Business and Sustainability

at  Syddansk Universitet

The Department of Business and Sustainability, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), invites applications for one or more positions at the level of Associate Professor as of February 1, 2025, or as agreed.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The department is looking for applicants with the potential to add to the department’s research agenda and strengthening our teaching portfolio, and who thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment that seeks to contribute to a broad academic dialogue.

As an Associate Professor, the successful applicant(s) will be tasked with a range of obligations at the department:

• Develop and maintain a research agenda aligned with the department’s research strategy and embedded in national and/or international network(s).
• Conduct and continuously publish research at a high international level.
• Being active, and sometimes leading, in application processes for external fundings and include junior researchers in the process
• Develop and deliver high quality teaching, supervision, and extracurricular activities within the department’s portfolio of study programs, including the PhD level and lifelong learning.
• Engage in outreach and/or collaboration with external stakeholders when designing research projects reflecting how own research may help solve societal problems.
• Perform academic citizenship locally and globally, e.g. participation in assessment committees, administrative tasks, and arrange seminars and workshops.

To qualify for the positions, applicants must be able to document:

• Ability to publish original research that was not part of the PhD dissertation. Acceptance of at least three publications in outlets on the Cristin List or the AJG is expected.
• Ability to expand research area beyond the field of the PhD dissertation and to formulate ambitious and credible research plan for the coming years.
• Formal pedagogical training equivariant to the Danish “Lecturer Training Program.”
• A teaching portfolio documenting teaching experience, results, and reflections on teaching methods and philosophy.
• Experience in applying for external funding as a PI or co-PI
• Experience with reviewing papers, organizing scholarly activities and joining networks in the relevant national and international research community.
• Ability to communicate scientific knowledge to non-academic audiences.

For a more detailed description of the qualification criteria, please consult the department’s Scholarly Qualification Guidelines .
It is important that applicants have good interpersonal skills and are dedicated to take part in the everyday professional and social environment at the department. Such engagement can be documented by, for example, past engagement in social and professional activities. Within a three-year period, applicants with no current Danish skills must master the language at a level which enables them to read Danish exam papers and administrative documents (free language courses will be offered).
The department believes in fostering a stimulating and inspiring environment for both staff members and students. Therefore, the department’s ambitionis to recruit, develop, and retain talented scholars committed to both academic excellence and departmental development. Furthermore, the department wishes the staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
For further information, please contact the Head of Department, Christian Elmelund-Præstekær cel@sam.sdu.dk .

Please refer the Job description for details