Associate professor in property law/administrative law

The Department of Law at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for a full-time, permanent associate professor position in the field of law of obligations and property/administrative law. The associate professorship starts on 1 February 2025 or by mutual agreement.

The person appointed to the position is expected to have profound knowledge to Danish and Nordic law of contracts and property/administrative law and particular focus on the rules of labour and employment law, whether they concern private or public law.

Job description

The law of obligations and property deals with the rules that govern the activities between the citizens, including inter partes (contract and tort) and in relation to a third party. Administrative law deals with the rules that apply to the public authorities in their interrelationship and to the citizens.

The successful applicant is expected to make a significant contribution to the faculty's overall research strategy and to the department's research and teaching environment within Danish and Nordic law of obligations and property/administrative law with a special focus on the area of public and private labour and employment law, including collective agreements (collective labour law) and – particularly EU-based – regulation (“EU labour law”), hereinafter called the “subject area”.

The person appointed to the position is expected to contribute significantly to the department's research and teaching environment within property law/administrative law, particularly within labour law and employment law. It may include teaching at all the programmes, which the Department of Law offers or contributes to at any time. Currently, the teaching tasks are on BSc in Laws , BSc in Business Administration and Commercial Law, Master of Laws, Master of Science in Business Administration and Commercial Law, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, Master of Science in Business Administration, Accounting and Auditing, and Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. The applicant must therefore be able to teach in Danish.

In addition to teaching and research duties, the person appointed to the position must be prepared to take on administrative tasks (primarily 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
• 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 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.

Physical presence at the department is required.

Qualifications

Appointment as an associate professor in property law/administrative law 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.

In the assessment of application for the position as associate professor, the following will be included in the assessment:
 

• The applicant's documentation of original scientific production at an international level within the subject area
• The applicant’s documentation on how he/she will contribute to the further development of the subject area
• The applicant’s documentation of publication in/with leading national and international journals/publishers and documentation of experience with presentation of his/her research within the subject area
• The applicant’s documentation of significant teaching and examination qualifications 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 breadth and depth of the applicant's research activities and publications. The applicant’s production must show a solid understanding of the subject area’s many basic rules and basic principles, and the applicant must demonstrate an ability to apply, adjust and further develop these rules and concepts in new areas. The applicant’s ability to describe, analyse, systematise and further develop the subject area will be the focus of the evaluation.

Permanent employment as associate professor at Aarhus BSS requires completion of the supervision course and also the course Online and blended learning provided by Centre for Educational Development at Aarhus University. If you have not completed the courses before commencement of employment, continued employment will be conditional on completion of the courses within a two-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 Tina Engelst Mølbæk, Tel.: +4520934966, e-mail: [email protected]

Place of work

Bartholins Allé 16, 8000 Aarhus C


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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.
 
Read more about how to apply for an academic post at Aarhus BSS here
  

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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