The Department of Business Development and Technology (BTECH) at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University invites applications for assistant professorship positions in the three fields: marketing, digitalisation and organisation.
An assistant professorship is a three-year full-time position. The starting date is 1 September 2026 or as agreed upon.
Assistant professors divide their time equally between research and teaching activities. The successful candidates will become part of the AIROD research section.
Job description
We are seeking candidates who can strengthen our research profile. A significant part of our work involves collaboration with business partners, and we often engage in applied research. Therefore, it is important that candidates pursue research topics relevant to modern companies, and those with research activities involving industry will be preferred.
We expect candidates to have a strong academic background and to be able to contribute to one or more of the following domains:
Marketing management
Digital marketing
Digital business development
Digital technologies in organisations
Digital transformation
Digital governance
Organisation
Organisational communication
Strategy
Candidates are expected to teach and supervise students at bachelor’s and master’s levels.
Our study programme portfolio includes MSc programmes, a bachelor’s degree programme in economics and business administration as well as industry-oriented training.
Your qualifications
Employment as an assistant professor requires a PhD degree in a relevant field.
Applicants must have produced research that is either published in peer-reviewed international journals or is close to publication.
Applicants must have conducted research relevant to modern businesses and to the position.
Place of work
Birk Centerpark 15, DK-7400 Herning.
The evaluation process
Shortlisting is applied. This means that an appointment committee (assisted by the chair of the assessment committee) advises the head of department on which applicants possess the qualifications, competencies, experience and potential described above under “Your qualifications”, notably in fields with specific departmental research and teaching needs.
Through the shortlisting process, the head of department selects the applicants who will receive a thorough assessment of their professional qualifications. The applicants will then be assessed by an expert assessment committee. All applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been shortlisted and forwarded to the assessment committee for evaluation. 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.
Read more about the recruitment process, shortlisting procedure and guidelines for assessment committees here.
Further information
For further information about the position and the department, please contact Section Head Anne Gammelgaard Ballantyne, tel. +45 6167 5313, e-mail: anne@btech.au.dk.
If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR Coordinator Anna Bruun Pedersen, e-mail: anpe@au.dk
Who we are
BTECH is part of Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University – a top-100 university. Aarhus BSS has achieved the triple-crown AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.
BTECH is located in the business-oriented and entrepreneurial city of Herning. The department excels in business, IT and engineering disciplines and emphasises the importance of company collaborations.
We have around 1,200 students and close to 100 staff members. Each year, approximately 500 students engage in company projects across more than 250 companies, ranging from SMEs to leading multinationals. Our incubator, Business Factory, launches 10 new companies annually.
We influence society through business development and technology. For this reason, many research projects are carried out in close collaboration with industry, based on new data and emerging technologies. These projects receive generous support from the ERC, Horizon Europe, the Independent Research Fund Denmark and the Danish Industry Foundation, among others.
More information about BTECH is available here.
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.
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 37,000 students (FTEs) and 8.700 employees and has an annual revenue of EUR 1.106 billion. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
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