Aarhus University, Department of Culture and Society

Assistant Professor in History - 669948

The Department of Culture and Society at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as assistant professor in history with a special focus on the history of the Nordic Model.

The assistant professorship is a full-time, three-year training position, and subject to appropriate funding there will be an opportunity to apply for a subsequent associate professorship. The assistant professorship is available from 1 January 2015 and is located within the Section of History.

The position
The Nordic Model should be understood in broad terms and may encompass socio-economic (including welfare state) elements, as well as political and cultural aspects related to the concept. The successful applicant must have strong academic competences within the history of the Nordic Model and must be willing to participate in consolidating and expanding the field in terms of both teaching and research. We prefer candidates who specialise in the model and its development in the 20th and 21st centuries. 

The Section of History has a strong focus on international history, and as part of the Department of Culture and Society it has a clear multidisciplinary orientation. The Section of History is closely integrated with fields of area studies such as international studies and European studies. So the successful applicant must be willing to participate in multidisciplinary teaching and research activities in which a Nordic Model dimension is relevant.    

Research
We are looking for candidates with a (strong) research profile in the history of the Nordic Model in the 20th and 21st centuries. The successful applicant will be expected to develop new research projects with immediate relevance to the concept.

The Department of Culture and Society places emphasis on research of a high international standard, including interdisciplinary collaboration, participation in collective research projects and the attraction of external research funding.

Teaching
The successful applicant must be prepared to teach the history of the Nordic Model in the 20th and 21st centuries at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in history, including courses in the broader field of history, as well as courses on auxiliary theoretical and methodological subjects of the history programme. 

The assistant professor will also be expected to participate in the development of a new, international and interdisciplinary MA in the history of the Nordic Model.  

The assistant professor will be expected to contribute to the department’s academic environment, including collaboration with other relevant academic programmes. 

Participation in the daily life of the programme is a high priority, and we emphasise the importance of good working relationships, both among colleagues and with our students.
The person appointed to the post will be obliged to complete a course in university teaching especially designed for assistant professors.

Talent development
The assistant professor will be expected to develop his or her supervision capabilities at both BA and MA levels.

Knowledge exchange
The successful applicant will be expected to exchange knowledge with various sectors of society outside the university, and to contribute actively to the general public debate in areas related to the position.

For further information about the position, please contact degree programme director Claus Møller Jørgensen on tel. +45 87162218 or by e-mail hiscj@cas.au.dk.

Qualifications
Applicants must have a PhD degree or equivalent qualifications in history or related fields. Applicants must also document:

• An internationally oriented research profile
• A relevant and internationally oriented publication profile
• Experience of or interest in participation in national and international research networks
• Experience of or interest in communication and knowledge exchange
• Experience of interdisciplinary collaboration as well as interdisciplinary research
• Experience of or potential for obtaining external research funding
• Experience of or interest in interdisciplinary teaching including innovative teaching methods
• Experience of or interest in supervising student projects and interest in researcher talent development
• Mastery of academic English in the classroom, as the successful applicant will be expected to teach courses in English.

If the successful applicant is not fluent in Danish, he or she will be expected to learn Danish within a period of approximately two years. Appropriate support will be given for this purpose.

The application must be submitted in English.

For more information about the application and the employment procedure, please contact HR partnerr Louise Søndergaard, e-mail ls@hum.au.dk.

Research environment

The programme
Researchers and PhD students in the history programme at Aarhus University are concerned with history in its many forms, with a primary focus on political history, cultural history and social history. Special research emphasis is placed on the history of Denmark and Europe from antiquity to the present day. The individual research projects are often delimited to historical periods and geographical areas, but they are characterised by the fact that they work across traditional chronological and geographical dividing lines. The researchers participate in both national and international research environments. For a more detailed description of the programme, please see History Programme.

Department of Culture and Society
The History studies programme is anchored at the Department of Culture and Society, where the object of research and teaching is the interplay between culture and society in time and space:

• From the traditional disciplines of the humanities and theology to applied social research
• From antiquity to the issues facing contemporary societies
• From familiar Danish cultural forms to other very different worlds
• From local questions to global challenges.

The department’s goal is to produce compelling research with an international resonance, as well as offering teaching and talent development of high quality. The department has a broad cooperative interface with society, both in Denmark and abroad, and contributes to social innovation, research communication and further and continuing education. 

For a more detailed description of the department, please see this website.

Faculty of Arts refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities. Further information on application and relevant enclosures may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities. Further information on application and relevant enclosures may be found in the Deadline

All applications must be made online and received by 1 August 2014

Please apply online here

Faculty of Arts

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With its 500 academic staff members, 260 PhD students, 12,500 BA and MA students, and 2,500 students following continuing/further education programmes, the faculty constitutes a strong and diverse research and teaching environment.

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The faculty’s academic environments and degree programmes engage in international collaboration and share the common goal of contributing to the development of knowledge, welfare and culture in interaction with society.

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