BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
The Department of Political Science at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for one or more fulltime postdoctoral positions to join Crown Prince Frederik Center for Public Leadership (see https://ps.au.dk/en/cpl (English version) and www.col.au.dk (Danish version of homepage).
The starting date is January 1st, 2024, but can be flexible subject to mutual agreement. Depending on your potential contributions to leadership research (and your own wishes), the positions can be 1-year, 2-year or even 3-year. If you later obtain a position as assistant professor at Aarhus BSS, the funding can follow you if you are still willing to contribute with the leadership research agreed upon for the postdoc position.
The research
The positions are part of the current and new grant periods in the leadership center. The research must be relevant to public leadership and/or leadership of societal challenges, and applicants who are willing to contribute to the focus areas in the new grant will be prioritized. The focus areas are: Military leadership, climate leadership, political leadership and leadership in relation to digitalization and artificial intelligence.
Job description
The postdoctoral researchers will be part of the leadership center and are expected to engage in collaborative research within the center. The applicants are expected to be present in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University and participate in frequent project meetings as well as be part of the broader research environment at the Department.
The postdocs will be expected to take a leading role in developing, designing as well as coordinating research projects and publishing research in high impact journals.
Importantly, the postdocs must disseminate their results to the public (especially public managers and decision makers).
Moreover, as part of the center, the postdocs are expected to provide support for project-related research, organizational, and administrative tasks.
The successful applicants will be part of cutting-edge research and a vibrant and supportive research center. There will be excellent opportunities for intellectual development and mentoring as well as developing an independent research agenda within public leadership research.
The center offers funding for conferences, additional training, independent data collection, and good opportunities for developing strong network among academics and practitioners.
In addition to the outlined research tasks, the positions entail teaching the equivalent of one course per year. Depending on the applicants’ prior teaching experience and the need for the applicants’ teaching capacity in the relevant years, a one-year extension in return for additional teaching might be negotiable. This extension will be decided by the Head of Department no later than one year after employment. Salary is highly competitive and set according to the Danish pay schedule.
Your qualifications
Candidates must hold (or be close to completing) a PhD in a field relevant to leadership research. In addition to this the applicant should
- have an interest in leadership and leadership research
- be willing to conduct collaborative research.
- have documented experience with publishing leadership research
- have strong methodological skills (quantitative and/or qualitative)
- conduct state-of-the-art research within the field
- Have an excellent command of spoken and written English
Who we are
The Department of Political Science is one of the six departments at Aarhus BSS, one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. The department is among the largest and strongest political science departments in Europe, with particular strengths in the areas of political behavior, political psychology and political philosophy. In 2022, Aarhus University was ranked as the top department in public administration in the world, according to Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2022/RS0512
At the Department of Political Science, we emphasize a dynamic and flexible research and teaching profile characterized by pluralism and openness. With more than 100 academic staff members and 50 PhD students, we offer a lively, ambitious and highly collegial research and teaching environment with many international visitors and workshops and a clear international orientation. For more information about the Department of Political Science, please see: https://ps.au.dk/en.
Further information
Applicants can contact center director and professor Lotte Bøgh Andersen, e-mail: lotte@ps.au.dk.
If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Line Møller Kristiansen Tel.: +45 9352 2904 e-mail: lmkr@au.dk
Place of work
Department of Political Science, Bartholins Allé 7, 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/
http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/
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 can be included in the application. 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. Please use this template
- Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here
Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Tåsingegade 1, 2nd floor, DK-8000 Aarhus C.
Read more about how to apply for an academic post at Aarhus BSS here
The evaluation process
After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see 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/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Tåsingegade 1, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 04-09-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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