Four Assistant Professorships in Pedagogy and Educational Studies

Aarhus University - Danish School of Education (DPU)

Location: Copenhagen or Aarhus

The Danish School of Education (DPU) at the Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, invites applications for four full-time assistant professorships positions in pedagogy and educational studies.

One of the four assistant professorship positions will be offered the position as a tenure-track. The tenure-track assistant professorship is a five-year, fixed-term appointment, with the possibility of permanent employment (tenure) as an associate professor. Conditions related to the tenure-position

The assistant professorships are full-time, three-year training positions and will commence on 1 August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

DPU welcomes applicants with a research background in empirical school research (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school) and/or empirical research in higher education within one or more of the following areas: education and democracy, education for sustainable development, school exclusion and vulnerability, special education and learning, professional formation and development, educational psychology from a lifelong learning perspective, teacher education for preschool and/or primary and lower secondary levels, and general didactics.

The selected candidates will be employed in one of DPU’s four departments (see the description of DPU below). The positions are based at DPU at either Aarhus Campus or Emdrup Campus (see the description of DPU below). It is important that the selected candidates take part in the daily activities of the relevant department, including teaching and supervision of students. As DPU is located in both Aarhus and Copenhagen, the selected candidates should expect some travel between the campuses.

Research

The selected candidates for the assistant professorships are expected to develop new research projects with immediate relevance to one or more of the subject areas mentioned above. The selected candidates are also expected to contribute to research initiatives within their specific area(s) of research and to the broader research environment at DPU, including the development of new research projects with internal and external partners and the attraction of external research funding. Applicants must be able to document original scholarly production of a high international standard, as well as significant contributions to theoretical and empirical research within the relevant area(s). Applicants are furthermore asked to outline their visions and plans for the future development of their area(s) of research.

Teaching

The selected candidates are expected to have experience of or an interest in teaching at university level, and should be prepared to teach and supervise at Master’s and PhD levels as well as on DPU’s cross-departmental professional Master’s degree programmes. The selected candidates are also expected to contribute to the pedagogical and technological development of existing and new degree programmes within their specific area(s) of research. Experience in teaching and developing online, blended or hybrid formats, and in the use of technologies in teaching, will be considered an advantage, but is not a requirement. Applicants should document any prior teaching experience and outline their pedagogical initiatives, teaching approach and key focus areas relevant to the assistant professorship.

Talent development

The selected candidates are expected to develop their supervision skills at Master’s level and to contribute to the academic development of students.

Deadline

23 March 2026