Assistant professorships in Psychology
The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences invites applications for assistant professorships in Psychology. The educational program of the Department covers the subfields of Social and Personality Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Pedagogical Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Work and Organizational Psychology. In addition, the Department participates in the Flexible Master Program of Public Leadership Education and the Cand Soc in Business Psychology. The assistant professorships are three-year positions, starting November 2025 or as soon as possible subject to mutual agreement.
Applicants will be shortlisted for a full assessment based on their qualifications and the Department’s intention for a broad recruitment both within and between subfields. Hence, applicants not shortlisted will not receive a full assessment. The Department expects to offer approximately two assistant professorships. The final number of positions realized will depend on the assessment of the applicants.
As the successful candidates must participate in all of the department's main activities, including teaching, examination and administration related to the subfield, non-Danish speaking candidates will be offered opportunities to acquire the necessary language skills.
The required qualifications are elaborated below:
At the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, we teach and conduct research into the most significant subject areas of psychology. The department employs around 55-60 academic staff members and 40 PhD students. Our researchers have a strong tradition for collaborating with Danish as well as international researchers from many different academic fields such as health and psychiatry, education, pedagogic, linguistics, philosophy, religious studies, organizational development and management, economics and neuroscience.
For more information about the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, please visit: http://psy.au.dk/en/
If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Sara Lyng Hansson, tel.: +45 93521402, email: salh@au.dk
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
Materials that cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 16, DK-8000 Aarhus C.
Read more about how to apply for an academic position at Aarhus BSS here.
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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Applicants will be shortlisted for a full assessment based on their qualifications and the Department’s intention for a broad recruitment both within and between subfields. Hence, applicants not shortlisted will not receive a full assessment. The Department expects to offer approximately two assistant professorships. The final number of positions realized will depend on the assessment of the applicants.
Job description
The announced assistant professorships are three-year, full-time positions with research and teaching obligations within the specified fields outlined above. The positions come with 40% teaching, 50% research, and 10% administration. The successful candidate is expected to take on research in the dedicated field, publish in international peer-reviewed journals, teach various courses, and participate in the Department's day-to-day activities (meetings, workshops, etc.). In addition, the successful candidate will be assigned a mentor for the 3 years of employment.Your qualifications
To be considered for shortlisting, applicants must indicate which specific subfield(s) (mentioned above) they want to apply to. Relevant candidates are expected to have a Master’s degree and a PhD in Psychology (or a PhD dissertation expected to be submitted within two months after the application deadline) with publication of research at an international level as well as experience with teaching within the subfield specified by the applicants.As the successful candidates must participate in all of the department's main activities, including teaching, examination and administration related to the subfield, non-Danish speaking candidates will be offered opportunities to acquire the necessary language skills.
The required qualifications are elaborated below:
- Research production at an international level
To qualify for the position as assistant professor, the candidate must possess a research record at least equivalent to that expected at the PhD level. Publication records can have different profiles and will be evaluated in the context of the relevant subfield(s) and in relation to the applicant’s general academic profile.
- Teaching/pedagogical competences and experiences, including a positive, written evaluation of these competences
Teaching and supervising students at different levels is an important activity of an assistant professor. Applicants must submit a teaching portfolio that describes which teaching activities they have been involved in, explicates how and why these activities have been planned and implemented in the way they have and presents the results of one’s teaching activities (e.g., by way of student comments and evaluations, letters of recommendation etc.). A written evaluation of the candidate´s teaching abilities should be enclosed. Applicants should specify which of the subfields mentioned above (one, or alternatively two), that they consider the most obvious areas for teaching activities.
- Experiences with organizational participation and knowledge sharing
It is expected that assistant professors at The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences participate as dedicated and responsible employees in their research fields, in their teaching activities and as a colleague at the department.
In addition, it will be evaluated if candidates have:
• Experience with participating in organizational activities and services
• Experience with societal collaboration and knowledge dissemination
• Experience from teaching in other areas of relevance for psychology
• Experience with professional (practical) psychology
Who we are
The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences is part of Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University – a top 100 university. Aarhus BSS has achieved the triple-crown AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.At the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, we teach and conduct research into the most significant subject areas of psychology. The department employs around 55-60 academic staff members and 40 PhD students. Our researchers have a strong tradition for collaborating with Danish as well as international researchers from many different academic fields such as health and psychiatry, education, pedagogic, linguistics, philosophy, religious studies, organizational development and management, economics and neuroscience.
For more information about the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, please visit: http://psy.au.dk/en/
Further information
For further information about the position, please contact: Head of department, professor, Jan Tønnesvang, e-mail: jan@psy.au.dkIf you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Sara Lyng Hansson, tel.: +45 93521402, email: salh@au.dk
Place of work
Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Bartholins Allé 11, DK-8000 Aarhus C.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:- 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 three publications may be submitted. 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
Read more about how to apply for an academic position 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 assistant 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 or not 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.
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.
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 assistant 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 or not 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.
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/
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Deadline: 01 September 2025
Academic contact person:
Jan Tønnesvang
Institutleder, professor
jan@psy.au.dk
+4560202633
+4587165796
Hours per week: 37
Number of months: 36
Expected date of accession: 01 November 2025
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Nordre Ringgade 1
8000 Aarhus
Email: au@au.dk
Tlf: 8715 0000
CVR-nr: 31119103