A 3-year position as Assistant Professor is available starting from July 1st 2026 or soon after this date.
The Assistant Professor will be expected to contribute to three research projects:

The first project is:
Drug Wholesaling Careers: A Registry-study of Life-course Trajectories into and out of Wholesale of Illegal Drugs.
Based on a life-course criminology perspective, this project uses register data to explore broader life-course and criminal trajectories among individuals involved in serious drug supply in Denmark. The project is led by Associate Professor Thomas Friis Søgaard.

The second project is:
Opioid use among young people in Denmark – rethinking opioid agonist treatment.
This project involves a focus on treatment course and trajectories, based on register data and MapPlan/TEM and is led by Associate Professor Birgitte Thylstrup.

The third project is;
Prevention of hazardous use of alcohol among high school students: a randomized controlled trial.
In this project we examine the effectiveness of three interventions in about 3000 high school students, followed with five survey waves in their first year of high school. The project is led by Professor Kristine Rømer Thomsen.

Your tasks and opportunities

• Responsible for analysing data across the projects (including register data, survey data, and data from MapPlan/TEM). This includes advanced analyses of longitudinal data and linking between survey and register data. You will also be expected to help more junior colleagues on the projects.
• Responsible for writing scientific articles as first-author, and for contributing as co-author on scientific articles in the projects.
• Present results at national and international research conferences and at national seminars for practitioners

About the applicant

The applicant is required to have a background in psychology, public health or criminology. The applicant is required to have vast experience with register and survey-based research within the alcohol and drug research field, as well as some knowledge on MapPlan.

Furthermore, the applicant is required to have vast experience with advanced statistical analyses, including longitudinal data and linking between survey and register data. Finally, the applicant is expected to be able to work both independently and to collaborate in larger cross-disciplinary research teams.

Given that the applicant is going to be part of several research projects, it is important be good at managing timelines and resources spent on each project.

Qualification requirements

Appointment as Assistant Professor requires scientific qualifications at the PhD level.

Further information

Further particulars on the position may be obtained from the Associate Professor Birgitte Thylstrup, phone +4587165336, e-mail: bt.crf@psy.au.dk

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the
recruitment process, please contact HR Supporter, Charlotte Thomsen, tel.: +45 8716
5362; email: charlotte@au.dk.

Application deadline

7 April 2026

Place of work

Bartholins Allé 11, 8000 Aarhus C

Who are we?

Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research is an interdisciplinary social science research center. Our research focuses on treatment, prevention, policy, drug markets and recreational use. We study both legal and illegal substances. The Centre is interdisciplinary, and researchers have backgrounds in anthropology, psychology, sociology, criminology, political science and public health. Our task is to conduct research projects, provide education, disseminate knowledge about alcohol and substance use, and collaborate with national stakeholders as well as international research institutions.

See also www.crf.au.dk

The Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research is part of the Department of Psychology, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University. The Department of Psychology is one of the six departments at Aarhus BSS, which is one of Aarhus University's five faculties. Aarhus BSS brings together the core business and social science research areas. Aarhus University is on the list of the world's 100 best universities, and Aarhus BSS and the Department of Psychology have achieved the prestigious AASCB and AMBA accreditations.


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.

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

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