"Full Professorship(s) in Archaeology"

The School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, invites applications for one or more Full Professorships within the field of archaeology. The position is permanent and is available from 1 September 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The successful applicant will be based at the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, located at Campus Moesgaard (Højbjerg).

In its pursuit of academic excellence, the Faculty of Arts is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background.

The position

The Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies at Aarhus University offers a dynamic, collegial, and internationally orientated research and teaching environment. The professor will take a leading role in the future development of our thriving research and educational ecosystem. Candidates must be able to document excellence in archaeological research and an outstanding publications record. Success in gaining external research funding and experience of managing research projects is an essential qualification, as is the ability to nurture international collaboration. The professor will also be expected to take an active role in supervising and supporting early career scholars, in knowledge dissemination beyond academia, in teaching at BA and MA level, and in the Department’s strategy overall.

Research

The successful applicant will be expected to take a leading role in the core research activities of the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies and the multi-disciplinary research activities of the School of Culture and Society, the Faculty of Arts, at Aarhus University at large, and beyond. Applicants should explicitly present their vision for the development of research and research training in their field, and how this articulates with the Department. This should include a short-, medium- and long-term research plan demonstrating how the applicant will consolidate, develop, and expand existing research foci in the Department. The Department has the ambition to further increase its external research funding, and candidates are invited to include proposals for how this might be achieved in their application.

Past research achievements will be assessed based on the active research time available to the applicants, so your application should specify any career breaks or periods of leave you have had.

Education

Candidates should document extensive university teaching and supervision experience, including evidence of active involvement in the development of educational programmes and environments. The professor will be expected to teach and supervise across all the degree programmes at the department (BA, MA and PhD), and to take an active role in their development.

We emphasise the importance of maintaining a dedicated and respectful relationship between staff and students. As part of their teaching portfolio, applicants should demonstrate and exemplify their commitment to participatory teaching initiatives and student involvement, and they should address how their teaching vision articulates with the Department’s teaching activities at large.

Talent development

The Department wishes to attract and nurture top-quality PhD and post-doctoral researchers. The successful candidate will demonstrate well-documented qualifications regarding supervision and research management, including experience of recruiting, mentoring, and supporting the career development of early career researchers (PhD students, post-docs and assistant professors). The professor will also be expected to contribute to developing and teaching PhD courses.