External Lecturer in Management Accounting and Control at the Department of Management, Aarhus BSS

A position as External Lecturer (part-time) in Management Accounting and Control at the Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, is available from 1 December 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is a three-year appointment, and the specific number of working hours as well as teaching assignments will be agreed upon prior to each semester.

Teaching and supervision can be conducted in both Danish and English, and applications written in Danish are also welcome.

Job description

The position includes supervision and teaching within the broader area of management accounting and control, with specialization in topics and related theories in the areas of cost management, performance measurement and management, planning and budgeting, and ERP/AIS systems.

Applicants are therefore expected to have solid knowledge and experience within management accounting and control, with particular emphasis on the above-mentioned topics.

An educational background in management accounting and control or related fields is a requirement, and practical experience with applications of related topics and theories as well as experience in academic supervision is important.
Applicants must possess both strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience within the relevant subject areas.

Who we are

The Department of Management is one of six departments at Aarhus BSS, one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS brings together the core fields of business and social sciences to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community.

Aarhus University is ranked among the world’s top 100 universities, and Aarhus BSS as well as the Department of Management hold the prestigious AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations—the latter specifically covering the faculty’s core business activities.
The department offers an international and multicultural research and teaching environment, consisting of both Danish and international researchers and PhD students. We employ more than 160 academic staff members, including faculty, PhD students, and affiliated researchers, and cover a broad range of management disciplines.
We are committed to producing high-quality research, publishing in leading academic journals, and presenting our work at recognized conferences. We also host a continuous exchange of international scholars affiliated with the department for both short- and long-term periods.

You can read more about the Department of Management here: http://mgmt.au.dk.

Place of employment and place of work

The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark.

For further information, please contact:

Stefan Schaper, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, stefan.schaper@mgmt.au.dk

If you need assistance uploading your application or have questions regarding the technical aspects of the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Line Greve Brunhøi at lgb@au.dk.

Qualifications

Employment as a part-time lecturer requires qualifications at Master's degree level as well as additional high-level qualifications, e.g. special theses, knowledge or practical experience gained through employment in the professional field related to the academic specialisation in question. Teaching qualifications form part of the assessment basis.

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/

Formal requirements

• Employment conditions are regulated by the Circular on the Agreement on Part-Time Lecturers at Universities.
•  Information on the application and supplementary materials may be found in the Application Guidelines.
• A copy of the applicant's diploma and any documentation of previous teaching activities must be enclosed with the application.
  Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be sent in hard copy (three copies) to Aarhus University, HR BSS, Business and Social Sciences, Bartholins Allé 16, DK-8000 Aarhus C and must have reached the department no later than the application deadline. All hard copy application material must be marked with the ID number in the email you receive after having submitted the online application.

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/