The Department of Business & Management (DBM) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for one or more positions as Teaching Associate Professor. The positions are located at SDU’s Campus in Odense or Kolding and are vacant from 15th November 2025 or as agreed.
Job description
The research and teaching activities at the department are organized within six groups: Accounting; Centre for Integrative Innovation Management; Consumption, Culture and Commerce; Finance; International Business & Entrepreneurship and Strategic Organization Design.
It is the aim of the department to conduct research of the highest international standard documented through:
Furthermore, the department emphasizes offering high-quality research-based teaching using the newest teaching methods to enhance students' learning.
The successful applicant will be responsible for the teaching of courses in accounting and auditing and supervision of students at both the BSc and MSc levels. Most teaching and supervision will be in Danish, so it will be an advantage, if the applicants are able to speak and write Danish at an advanced level.
The accounting group is located in Odense and Kolding; see our webpage for more information.
The successful candidate should have a master’s degree within social sciences or a cross-disciplinary degree with a significant social science contribution.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute actively to the social and academic lives at the department and should thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment that seeks to contribute to a broad academic dialogue. To fulfill the requirements of the position, the candidate chosen is expected to be physically present at the department on a regular basis
For further information please contact head of group, Professor Hans Frimor haf@sam.sdu.dk.
Conditions of employment
Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations for academics in the state with the associated circular on the protocol for the job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for associate professors as described herein. Please check links for more information on salary and taxation.
The successful candidate is expected to have completed the Lecturer Training Programme at the start of the contract. If the applicant hasn’t completed the programme at the time of application, the applicant should indicate in the application, when (s)he is expected to complete the programme.
The person employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial assessment, be exempted from time registration, also known as a self-organiser.
How to apply for this position
Applicants are encouraged to read the information "How to apply" before applying.
For more information on the department guidelines for qualification and recruitment please visit our website.
Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material, and the application must include:
The application and all appendices must be in Danish or English. We request files in pdf-format no more than 5 MB per file. All pdf-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected. Documents should not contain a CPR number (civil registration number) – in this case, the CPR number must be crossed out.
UPLOAD GUIDE: Motivated application shall be uploaded as ‘Cover letter’, Curriculum Vitae shall be uploaded as ‘Resume’. All other documents shall be uploaded as ‘Miscellaneous documents’.
We recommend that as an international applicant, you take the time to visit Work in Denmark where you will find information and facts about moving to, working and living in Denmark, as well as the International Staff Office at SDU.
The assessment and evaluation process
Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will receive an assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU.
Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee and the shortlisted applicants will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns them. The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the applicants to provide the necessary material.
The assessment report will subsequently be forwarded to the Head of Department who will assemble an appointments committee. The appointments committee will manage and complete the job interviews, should such be conducted.
Interviews and tests may be part of the overall evaluation.
If the application does not meet the requirements mentioned above, the faculty may reject your application without further notice. Applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated.
The application deadline is June 4, 2025, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)
Applications must be submitted electronically using the link "Apply now" on our website.
If you experience technical problems, please contact hcm-support@sdu.dk.
The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.
About SDU
The University of Southern Denmark was established to create value for and with society. Whether our contributions come in the form of excellent research, innovative solutions, education or learning, we must make a positive difference to society and contribute to a sustainable future. We do this by cultivating talents and creating the best environments for research and learning. It is therefore crucial that SDU retains, develops and recruits talent. At the same time, we need to ensure consistently high quality in all our activities – and we can only do that with the right people. The University’s researchers, lecturers, students, managers and technical/administrative staff are the foundation of our success.
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