Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) / Associate Professor in French and Francophone Communication, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 1 November 2026.
The Department of German and Romance Languages has a strong international research and teaching profile in the study of language, culture and cross-border communication. They are looking for an applicant who can contribute to and strengthen the development of the department’s research and teaching profiles in Francophone and international communication in French. The successful applicant will be expected to teach on the department’s bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in Francophone and international communication in French, or in a closely related area.
In sum, they are looking for an innovative and dedicated applicant who will strengthen the research and teaching profiles of the department nationally and internationally, and who will contribute to Aarhus University’s core activities in the areas of research, teaching and supervision, talent development and knowledge exchange.
The Department of German and Romance Languages at Aarhus University has a strong and well-established international profile and a dynamic research network. The successful applicant will pursue research that explores the interaction between language, culture and communication in French-speaking contexts, including the ways in which meaning, identity and values are negotiated across cultural, institutional or linguistic boundaries. Possible areas of specialisation include communication in professional and societal contexts – such as sustainability and ESG communication, crisis and reputation management, or branding and identity – as well as intercultural encounters in Francophone societies, cultural transfer, narratives and representation, language and identity, translation and mediation, and the teaching and learning of French as a foreign language. Research that integrates theoretical, empirical and didactic approaches with humanistic and/or societal perspectives will be particularly welcome.
Given the increasing role of language technologies – including AI, corpus linguistics and digital communication tools – in professional and societal communication and in language education, it will be an advantage if the applicant is able to integrate these technologies and methods into research and teaching.
The successful applicant will be expected to contribute actively to the department’s teaching and supervision activities, including courses in international and professional communication (e.g. change, sustainability and ESG communication, crisis and reputation management, and branding and identity), intercultural communication, French language and culture, and language didactics, at both bachelor’s and master’s levels. The appointee will also be expected to employ innovative, student-centred teaching methods and to participate in the development of interdisciplinary degree programmes in language, culture and communication.
They are looking for a colleague who combines a high level of linguistic and cultural competence in French with a strong interest in intercultural understanding, cultural diversity and the communicative challenges faced by organisations, and who can contribute to the department’s vibrant, interdisciplinary environment connecting language, culture and society.
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