Professor i strafferet

Aarhus Universitet

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Professor i strafferet

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Aarhus Universitet

Job description

Department of Law invites applications for a professorship in criminal law. The position shall be filled as per 1 January 2025 or by agreement.Job Description The person employed in the position is expected to contribute significantly to the faculty’s overall research strategy and to the department’s research and teaching environment within the main area of criminal law, particularly the general and special part of criminal law. The overall area of criminal law also includes criminal procedural law, including the impact of the ECHR as well as special criminal law on violation of the special legislation (hereafter collectively referred to as the “subject area”).As professor you are expected to:

  • make a significant contribution to the department’s teaching environment, in particular by carrying out research-based teaching and supervision tasks at both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree level within the subject area, and you must therefore be able to teach in Danish, including in criminal law at the Bachelor’s degree programme
  • make a significant contribution to the Department’s research environment by participating in internal and external, including national and international, research groups within the subject area and relevant interdisciplinary areas, etc., as well as by publishing and disseminating academic results within the subject area, both nationally and internationally
  • to disseminate knowledge to a wider circle of stakeholders, including the mass media
  • conduct the development of the subject area at the highest international level, including supervising PhD students within the subject area and by offering relevant research training courses
  • undertake research management within the subject area and to actively pursue the department’s objective of increased external funding.

Your Qualifications: Appointment as a professor requires research and teaching qualifications at such level as can be attained following a satisfactory period of appointment as associate professor within the subject area, but which could also be achieved otherwise.In the assessment of applicants for the position as professor, the following will form part of the assessment criteria:

  • The applicant should document a high degree of original academic production at an international level within the subject area, and the applicant should document that he/she has contributed to the further development of the subject area
  • The applicant should document publication in/with leading national and international journals/publishers and document experience with presentation of his/her research for peers within the subject area at leading international conferences
  • The applicant should document a research plan or considerations about further development of the subject area, including in relation to the interaction between Danish general and special criminal law
  • The applicant should document significant teaching and examination qualifications in the subject area
  • The applicant should document the ability to perform research management and, where appropriate, other management functions, for example the ability to enter into and build a strong research environment
  • The applicant should fulfil the other qualifications required in the job advertisement, including documentation of interest in or plans to contribute to obtaining external funding

As a result of the subject area’s strong connection to practical legal life, it will also be positively included in the assessment if the applicant has experience from the legal sector and/or has participated in pre-legislative work.Employment as professor at Aarhus BSS requires completion of AU’s compulsory supervision course as well as the course Blended Learning. If you have not completed the courses prior to employment, continued employment will be conditional on completion of the courses within a five-year period.Who we are The Department of Law is one of the six departments at – one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS unites the business and social science-related research fields and brings them closer together to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community. As part of a Top 100 university, Aarhus and the Department of Law have achieved the distinguished AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.With almost 60 academic staff, a competent secretariat with just over 10 technical-administrative staff and approx. 20 PhD students, we have a dynamic, ambitious and academically diverse teaching and research environment.At the Department of Law, we offer high-quality teaching and research in Danish, European and international law and jurisprudence. We attach great importance to the practical applicability of our research for Danish legal life. We want to expand and develop our central research areas and attach great importance to the fact that our research examines current legal problems and challenges in society and business. In our teaching, we want to build a bridge between theory and practice, i.a. by drawing on the practical experience of external lecturers.For more information about the Department of Law, please visit:Further information For further information about the position and the department, please contact Head of Department, professor Torsten Iversen, Tel.: +45 9350 9083, e-mail:If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Charlotte Thomsen, Tel.: +45 9350 9350, e-mail:Place of work Bartholins Allé 16, 8000 Aarhus CApplication deadline 15 October 2024International 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:Please find more information about research opportunities at Aarhus University here:Terms of employment The appointment is made in accordance with the as well as the circular on the (in Danish).
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the .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 10 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. * Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found
Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in five 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 BSSThe 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 .Read more about Aarhus BSS’ professorship policy .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

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Aarhus, Midtjylland

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Wed, 04 Sep 2024 23:16:29 GMT

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