Professorships in Economics and Business Economics

The Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for positions as full professor in the field of economics and business economics. The professorship is a full-time and permanent position starting on 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible subject to mutual agreement

The department conducts research and teaching within economics and business economics covering fields such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, econometrics, business intelligence and operations research.

Job description

The successful candidate is expected to contribute significantly to the research, teaching and general academic environment of the department and to promote the overall strategy of the department and Aarhus BSS. You are expected to teach and supervise students at Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD level and to carry out research of the highest international standards, which contributes to developing the academic field of economics and business economics.

Also, the successful candidate is expected to attract external research funding, to develop corporate business relations, and to contribute to knowledge exchange and dissemination of research results. The department is international and has more than 30 nationalities represented as department members. Non-Danish applicants are expected to learn Danish within the first few years of employment.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Full Professorship, the applicant must take on a leadership role in research collaboration, teaching development and administrative duties. The applicant must conduct original research within the fields of economic and business economics in broad terms and must be able to demonstrate to have made significant contributions to developments in the field. The applicant’s publication record should document publications in highly ranked scientific journals. The applicant must have demonstrated independence and research leadership e.g., in attracting external funding and supervision of young researchers.

Equally important, the applicant must be able to demonstrate high quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level and it will be desirable that the candidate has experience with management or development of study programs.

Permanent employment as 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.

The required qualifications in research and teaching are elaborated below:

1 Research qualifications

Applicants are expected to have a well-documented international research profile with emphasis on publications in leading peer-reviewed journals of the relevant field. The applicant should have teaching and research experience for a number of years in a tenured position as associate professor (or similar). The applicant must have produced a significant body of publications in terms of quantity and quality referring to leading journal lists covering the relevant field. As a guideline, the successful candidate has at least one publication per research year (accounting for leave periods) and in total at least 10-15 publications in good peer-reviewed journals, among which a portion must be in top general interest or top field journals. Top general interest and top field journals carry greater weight and generally quality is preferred to and compensates for quantity. Candidates should show research momentum; working papers, and papers submitted to journals and papers documented to be in a revise-resubmit stage can be considered as well, and a research statement should describe research plans for the coming years. Qualifications are considered in relation to the number of years as a researcher (accounting for possible leave periods).
Documentation via co-author declarations should be presented that shows the capacity to carry out independent research.

The applicant should document experience with research leadership and supervision of PhD students, and the ability to and potential for attraction of external research funding should be documented and described.

2 Didactical/pedagogical/teaching competencies and experiences

The applicant should have substantial teaching experience at several levels and the quality of teaching should be documented by positive teaching evaluations, teaching awards etc. A teaching portfolio should be submitted with the application where didactical/pedagogical competencies, experiences, and visions are carefully described. Any experience with course- and education development should be described.

Who we are

At the Department of Economics and Business Economics, we aim to conduct research and teaching of the highest quality and impact. We believe that a supportive atmosphere and appreciative work environment are fundamental for our work and professional development.  

The department employs approximately 140 academic staff members and 55 PhD students, and our academic staff is highly international and culturally diverse. We focus on the recruitment of excellent national and international researchers. Our research and degree programmes have a strong international focus. The Department hosts a number of research centers and external research funding of activities has top priority. Read more about the department on our website www.econ.au.dk   

The Department of Economics and Business Economics 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 specifically the Department of Economics and Business Economics, has achieved the triple-crown AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.

Further information
Please visit our website www.econ.au.dk to read more about the department.  For further information about the position, please contact Head of Department, Professor Thomas Quistgaard Pedersen, tel.: +45 27467467, e-mail: [email protected]

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Ulla P. Bjørn, e-mail: [email protected]

Place of work
Aarhus University, Campus Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V.
Please note that during 2025 the campus will move to new locations in the University City at the Aarhus University main campus.


International applicant?

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information here:
https://internationalstaff.au.dk/relocationservice/

Please find more information about research opportunities at Aarhus University here: http://international.au.dk/research/

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:

• Cover letter
• 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
• Research statement
• 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 10 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

Shortlisting is applied. This means that an appointment committee (assisted by the chair of the expert assessment committee) advises the head of department on which applicants are the best overall match for the department and the recruitment needs and which possess the qualifications, competencies, experience and potential described above and in the criteria of Aarhus BSS for evaluating candidates to professor positions.

Through the shortlisting process, the head of department selects the applicants who are to receive a thorough assessment of their professional qualifications. The expert assessment committee will then assess these applicants. All applicants will be notified whether their applications have been shortlisted and sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee.

Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline.

For further information about the recruitment process, shortlisting procedure and guidelines for assessment committees please visit this website: Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS.

Read more more about Aarhus BSS' professorship policy here.

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.


Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/