Tag: Aarhus University

Aarhus U: Culture, Society & History in the Spanish-speaking World (Denmark)

“JobAssistant Professor of Culture, Society and History in the Spanish-speaking World, Department of German and Romance Languages,  Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 2 January 2025.

The School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for the position of assistant professor of culture, society and history in the Spanish-speaking world based at the Department of German and Romance Languages. The assistant professorship is a full-time, three-year fixed-term position, and subject to appropriate funding, there will be an opportunity to apply for a subsequent associate professorship. The position begins on 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The Department of German and Romance Languages has a significant international research and teaching profile in the study of the language, literature and history of and social conditions in Germany, the Francophone countries, Spain and the Spanish American countries. They are looking for applicants who are specialised in contemporary Spanish and/or Latin American cultural studies and have experience in research related to different cultural media and artefacts (visual and plastic arts, social media, performance and literature etc). Experience from international research networks will be considered an advantage. 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 as well as contributing to Aarhus University’s core activities in the areas of research, teaching and supervision, talent development and knowledge exchange.

AIAS-AUFF Fellowships (Denmark)

FellowshipsAIAS-AUFF Fellowships, Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 5 November 2024.

Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) is pleased to announce up to 10 AIAS-AUFF Fellowships. The AIAS-AUFF Junior and Senior Fellowships are available for curiosity-driven, talented researchers from all over the world and within all research disciplines. Junior fellowships last for 23 months, senior fellowships for 11 month, commencing on 1 September 2025.

The call is open to curiosity-driven researchers and welcomes applications from researchers:

  • From all research disciplines of any nationality
  • Who comply with a mobility demand as applicants must not have resided or carried out their main work activity in Denmark for more than 12 months in the two years immediately prior to the deadline of the call.
  • With a career experience of 2-10 years after completion of their PhD (23 months junior fellowships)
  • With a career experience of 11+ years after completion of their PhD (11 months senior fellowships)

Aarhus U: American History with Global Focus (Denmark)

“JobAssistant/Associate Professor of American History with a Global Focus, Department of English,  Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 2 August 2024.

The School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for the position of either tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor of American history with a global focus based at the Department of English. The tenure-track assistant professorship begins with a full-time, five-year appointment as an assistant professor with a view to permanent employment as a tenured associate professor. The associate professorship is full time and tenured.

They are looking for an applicant with a specialisation in the history of the United States of America or a closely related field in American studies. Candidates with an interdisciplinary orientation towards one or more areas that bridge the humanities and social sciences (such as cultural studies or gender studies) are particularly welcome to apply. They envision a colleague concerned not only with American history, society, politics and culture but also with the processes whereby societies and cultures interact and influence each other. Individuals able to contribute to the development of students’ knowledge, skills and competences in subjects related to interculturality (such as migration and transnational identities) are encouraged to apply.

Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies: Visiting Fellowships 2025-26 (Denmark)

FellowshipsVisiting Fellowships for researchers on sabbaticals, Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 1 May 2025 for fall 2025; 1 November 2025 for spring 2026.

Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies at Aarhus University offers a number of visiting fellowships to outstanding researchers from abroad who are looking for an opportunity to engage in the international and interdisciplinary research community of AIAS and to collaborate with the research environments at Aarhus University (AU). Visiting fellows will have their daily office space at AIAS, and will have the opportunity to participate in the activities at AIAS and at the relevant research environments at AU. AIAS offers optimal office facilities, and a thriving international and interdisciplinary community with joint social and academic activities.

Applicants must have a PhD and a minimum of two years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application deadline. AIAS Visiting Fellowships are without salary, and it is therefore expected that successful applicants will bring their salary with them from their home institution. Applicants should have active collaborations with Aarhus University and have established contact with a researcher or research community at Aarhus University. An open-minded approach and a curiosity to other academic disciplines than your own is a great advantage.

Aarhus U: Intercultural Studies & Literature (Denmark)

“JobAssistant/Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies and Literature and/or History and Society, Department of English,  Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 10 June 2021.

The School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for the position of either tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor of intercultural studies and literature and/or history and society, with an emphasis on English-language texts and contexts, based at the Department of English. The tenure-track assistant professorship begins with a full-time, fixed-term, five-year appointment as assistant professor with a view to permanent employment as associate professor. The associate professorship is full-time and tenured. The department’s research covers literature, social/historical/media studies, linguistics and regions in which English is the primary language, as well as English as the global language of international business communication.

Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowships (Denmark)

FellowshipsAIAS-COFUND II Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships 2021-2022, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 15 January 2021.

Up to 15 AIAS-COFUND fellowships are available for the most talented researchers from around the world and within all research disciplines and topics. The scheme is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (grant agreement no 754513) and Aarhus University Research Foundation.

There are two types of fellowships:

* AIAS-COFUND Junior Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers with a career experience of 2-10 years. Duration from 12-36 months.
* AIAS-COFUND Senior Fellowships for researchers with a career experience of 10+ years. Duration from 6-18 months.

Who can apply? The target group of the Programme is talented researchers at all career stages with a PhD and a minimum of two years of full-time postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application deadline

Aarhus U: Global Studies (Denmark)

“JobFull Professor of Global Studies, Department of Global Studies, School of Culture and Society, Department of Global Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 12 October 2020.

The new professorship is offered with a view to attracting talented applicants with an extensive and documented track record in innovative and internationally recognized research in the area of Global Studies / Area Studies in a Global Perspective. This research should be combined with a field of specialization within the humanities or social sciences and should entail a significant overlap, theoretically or regionally, with at least one of the following academic fields: Brazilian Studies, China Studies, European Studies, India and South Asia Studies, International Studies, Japan Studies or Russia Studies, which are represented within the Department of Global Studies at Aarhus University. Given the interdisciplinary composition of these fields at Aarhus University, which commonly involve history, anthropology, sociology, political science etc. Applications are strongly encouraged from applicants who are familiar with and who adopt an interdisciplinary approach.

Aarhus U: 2 Intercultural Positions (Denmark)

“Job1. Professor of Intercultural Studies, School of Communication and Culture, University of Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 2 April 2019.

The School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for the position of Professor of Intercultural Studies. The appointment is permanent and begins on 1 December 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is at the Department of German and Romance Languages or the Department of English, both part of the School of Communication and Culture, and it includes tasks and responsibilities in all of Aarhus University’s core activities in the areas of research, teaching and supervision, talent development and knowledge exchange related to intercultural studies.

Applicants must have extensive, thoroughly documented international research experience at the highest level in intercultural studies and related fields of research. They must also be able to document international research in one, or preferably more than one, of the following fields: (a) theory and analysis of organisations, (b) global entrepreneurship, (c) intercultural management, (d) transcultural negotiation, and (e) conflict management.

2.

Professor of foreign-language pedagogy,  School of Communication and Culture, University of Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 2 April 2019.

Applications are invited for the position of professor in foreign-language pedagogy at the School of Communication and Culture. The appointment is permanent and begins on 1 December 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is at the Department of German and Romance Languages or the Department of English, both part of the School of Communication and Culture, and it includes tasks and responsibilities in all of Aarhus University’s core activities in the areas of research, teaching and supervision, talent development and knowledge exchange related to foreign-language pedagogy.

The School of Communication and Culture wishes to strengthen foreign-language pedagogy, and in this connection the successful applicant will be expected to work with the Danish National Centre for Foreign Languages.
More specifically, they are looking for a dedicated applicant who has contributed substantially to research and/or teaching in the area of foreign-language learning and teaching with the focus on upper-secondary school/high school and university levels. In addition, it will be considered an advantage if the applicant can document research and/or teaching qualifications within related areas such as grammar, translation, intercultural communication and sociolinguistics. The applicant must also be qualified to teach core courses at all levels within the above-mentioned areas. Applicants must have a native or near-native command of either English, French, German or Spanish.

Aarhus U Job Ads: Media (Denmark)

Job adsAarhus University in Denmark is advertising multiple positions, all with a deadline of 1 August 2018.

Professor in Media Studies

The School of Communication and Culture invites applications for two to three professorship positions in the field of media studies. The positions are based at the Department of Media and Journalism Studies, which is part of the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University.

We are seeking candidates to play key roles in the continued development of innovative and internationally recognised research and teaching at the Department of Media and Journalism Studies. Each successful applicant must present a strategy for how he/she will contribute to the department’s research and education profile, and account for the relevance of his/her research in an international perspective (see qualifications section).

Professor in Global Media Industries

Globalisation and digitalisation of contemporary societies have entailed significant transformations in the media industry with significant ramifications to the production, distribution and consumption of media content. Part of this development has included the increasing importance of global media industries within specific media markets with pertinent implications for local, national, regional and transnational media cultures. The Department of Media and Journalism Studies wishes to strengthen its position within this research field, and is therefore seeking to appoint a professor with a particular interest in examining transformations in global media industries and their various ramifications and implications.

Aarhus U Job Ad: International Business Comm/Health Comm (Denmark)

Associate Professor (Lektor) in International Business Communication and Health Communication

University of Aarhus – School of Communication and Culture

Applications are invited for the position of associate professor (lektor) in international business communication and health communication, at the School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University.

The appointment is tenured, and begins on 1 November 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The place of employment is Jens Chr. Skous Vej, 8000 Aarhus C.

The position
The position is at the Department of English, which is part of the School of Communication and Culture, and involves research, teaching and supervision duties related to international business communication and health communication.

We are looking for a dedicated candidate who 1) has contributed to research in international business communication, especially domains such as health communication, translation studies and online communication; and 2) is qualified to teach core courses in international business communication, health communication, professional text production, translation, technical communication, and research and academic methodology at BA and MA levels, as well as elective seminars in subjects related to his or her area of research within the field of business communication including health communication and online communication.

A position as associate professor includes tasks and responsibilities in all of Aarhus University’s core activities in the areas of research, teaching, talent development and knowledge exchange. Participation in the daily life of the department is a high priority, and we emphasise the importance of good working relationships, both among colleagues and with our students.

Teaching in this position takes place in both Danish and English, so applicants must have native or near-native command of both Danish and English.

Research
The successful applicant is expected to pursue research in the fields of health communication and international business communication, and to publish within these fields.

Teaching
The position includes teaching at the BA and MA levels in English in national and international contexts, English-language proficiency and academic writing and methods, including obligatory courses in specialised communication and translation as well as health communication (the latter taught in Danish and English). Responsibilities also include teaching interdisciplinary courses for students at the Department of English and possibly at the School of Communication and Culture as a whole, including relevant courses in intercultural studies for which the Department of English is responsible.

Read the full job description and apply online here

Application deadline: 3/5/2017