Associate Professor in Property Law

The Department of Law at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for an associate professor position in the field of property law. The associate professorship is a permanent full-time position starting on 1 December 2023 or by further agreement.

The position

The person appointed to the position is expected to make a significant contribution to the department's teaching and research within Danish property law. Physical attendance at the department is required.

Property law deals with the rules that govern the economic activities of citizens and is traditionally divided into rules on the relationship between two parties (law of obligations) and rules on the relationship with third party (property law), but in a broader sense, property law also encompasses a number of individual research areas, such as insolvency law. The Department of Law wishes to strengthen its research efforts in property law in its broad sense.

The teaching obligations relate to property law courses on all the programmes offered or to which the department contributes from time to time. Currently, the main teaching and supervision tasks are on the BSc in Laws, BSc in Business Administration and Commercial Law, Master of Laws and Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, Master of Science in Business Administration, Accounting and Auditing and Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. The associate professor must therefore be able to teach and supervise in Danish. The teaching duties also include assignments at both oral and written examination. Finally, there is also a duty to contribute to the department's PhD degree programme.

The research obligations relate to the property law courses in which the person in question conducts teaching, as well as other property law courses within the department's and the faculty's overall strategy. The Department of Law wants to strengthen the research efforts in this field.

In addition to teaching and research duties, the person appointed to the position must be prepared to take on administrative tasks (e.g. planning, execution, evaluation and further development of teaching) and to work actively towards the department's objective of increased external funding. 

The person appointed to the position is expected to:

• contribute significantly to the department's teaching environment, particularly performing research-based teaching and supervision tasks at both Bachelor's and Master's degree level in the subject area
• make a significant effort in connection with written and oral examinations, including by preparing written examination assignments
• publish and disseminate scientific results within the subject area, both nationally and internationally
• conduct the development of the subject area at the highest international level, including by supervising PhD students within the subject area and by offering PhD courses
• make a significant contribution to the department's research environment, for example by participating in internal and external, national and international conferences, workshops, networking and research groups within the subject area
• undertake research management within the subject area and also be willing to actively pursue the department's objective of increased external funding.
• be prepared to enter into cross-disciplinary partnerships to the extent that such partnerships are appropriate for developing teaching or research or for attracting external funding

Qualifications
Appointment as an associate professor requires research and teaching qualifications at such level as can be attained following a satisfactory period of appointment as an assistant professor within the subject area, but which could also be achieved otherwise. In the assessment, emphasis will be placed on both breadth and depth of the applicant's teaching and research activities.

The following will be included in the assessment:

• The applicant's documentation of teaching and examination qualifications, including preparation of written exam papers. The documentation must be in the form of a teaching portfolio that will provide the basis for an assessment of the level of the applicant in terms of teaching and education. More specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found in the faculty guidelines on the use of teaching portfolio. Documentation for the preparation of written exam assignments must be available in the form of set exam assignments or approved drafts of such assignments.
• The applicant's documentation of original scientific production at an international level within the subject area, including publication with recognised publishers and/or leading national and international journals.
• The applicant's documentation of experience in the presentation and dissemination of his/her research within the subject area.
• The applicant's account of how he/she will contribute to the further development of the subject area.
• The applicant’s documentation of teaching and carrying out examinations within the subject area.
• The applicant’s fulfilment of the other specific qualifications stipulated in the job advertisement.

In the assessment, emphasis will be placed on both the breadth and depth of the applicant’s research publications. The applicant's production must document a good overview and solid understanding of the connection between the many basic rules and concepts of property law, as well as the ability to apply, adapt and further develop these rules and concepts in new areas. The applicant's ability to describe, analyse, systematise and further develop the subject area of property law will is the central focus of the assessment.

In order to obtain a permanent position as associate professor at Aarhus BSS, it is a requirement that the applicant has completed the faculty's course in supervision as well as the faculty's course in Blended Learning – Go Online at Centre for Teaching and Learning before the employment. If you have not completed the courses prior to employment, continued employment will be conditional on completion of the courses within a five-year period.

Further information

For further information about the position and the department, please contact Head of Department, professor Torsten Iversen, Tel.: +45 9350 9083, e-mail: [email protected] 

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Charlotte Thomsen, Tel.: +45 9350 9350, e-mail: [email protected]

Place of work

Bartholins Allé 16, 8000 Aarhus C

Application deadline

1 October 2024


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Terms of employment

The appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish).
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of  Academic Staff at Universities.
 

Application procedure

When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time
• Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree)
• List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications)
• Publications. Up to five publications can be included in the application. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. This template may be used for the purpose
• Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here

 Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in five copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Tåsingegade 1, 2nd floor, DK-8000 Aarhus C.
 
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The evaluation process

After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
 


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