The Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University invites candidates to apply for a position as research assistant. The position is full-time with a fixed-term appointment until 31 December 2026, and the successful candidate is expected to take up the appointment from 1 September 2025, or subject to mutual agreement.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The research assistant will work in the project “Hybrid Dairy - CO2e reduction at scale”, funded by EIT Food and supervised by Marija Banovic and other relevant projects run by staff at the MAPP Centre. The research assistant is further expected to participate in research activities at the MAPP Centre (www.mapp.au.dk).

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

The qualification requirements for appointment as research assistant are:

• A master’s degree in food sciences or marketing.
• Prior experience in marketing research and preferably in areas of consumer research in novel foods.
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Knowledge of Danish is also desired, but not mandatory.
• Good knowledge of data analysis.
• Ability to work independently.

WHO WE ARE

The Department of Management is one of the six departments at Aarhus BSS - 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 and the Department of Management have achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.
The department’s research and teaching environment is highly international and culturally diverse with a mix of Danish and international academic staff members and PhD students. We employ more than 160 academic staff including researchers, PhD students, research associates and cover a broad range of disciplines within management, e.g. marketing, international business, organization, HR, strategy, management accounting, innovation management, entrepreneurship, project management, and information systems. We aim to conduct high-quality research, and we give high priority to publishing our research in leading academic journals and presenting it at recognised conferences. In addition, we have a dynamic exchange of international researchers, who stay at the department for short or long periods of time.
For more information about the Department of Management, please visit: http://mgmt.au.dk/.

Please refer the Job description for details