Assistant Professorship in Ancient History, Aarhus University

The Department of History and Classical Studies, School of Culture and Society, invites applications for a position as assistant professor in Ancient History (Mediterranean).

The position will be available from 1 February 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

An assistant professorship is a full-time, three-year training position that involves research and teaching at the BA and MA level and includes an obligatory course in university teaching for assistant professors.

Following the assistant professorship period, and subject to appropriate funding, a subsequent associate professorship within the same academic field will be announced in open competition.

Place of employment:
Aarhus University, Department of History and Classical Studies, School of Culture and Society, Aarhus, Denmark.

In its pursuit of academic excellence, the Faculty of Arts is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc.

The position

The position is a combined teaching and research position associated with the History programme at the Department of History and Classical Studies.

The position is offered with a view to attracting talented applicants with an excellent and well-documented track record in innovative and internationally recognised research in Ancient History and a specialisation in either Greece or the Roman Empire.

Research

The successful applicant will contribute to core activities at the School of Culture and Society and Aarhus University in general and will strengthen the research activities of the Department of History and Classical Studies in particular.

They will be expected to participate actively in the research programmes in History and in Classical Antiquity and its Heritage, and more broadly within the School of Culture and Society, the Faculty of Arts, and beyond.

The successful applicant will also be expected to develop new research projects with internal and external partners and to raise external research funding.

The applicant's research credentials and publications record within the field will be assessed on the basis not only of existing publications and other research contributions, but also on research potential.

Past research achievements will be assessed based on the active research time of the applicant in question.

We therefore ask applicants to specify any career breaks they have had (for instance due to maternity/paternity leave) in order to gauge their research productivity.

Education

The successful applicant will be required to teach and supervise theses in the history of Ancient Greece or the Roman Empire at BA and MA levels of the department's degree programmes and will be expected to have teaching experience at university level.

Experience in teaching within one or more of the following areas would be beneficial but is not required:
uses of the past, historical method, theoretical approaches to the past, digital history.

We emphasise the importance of maintaining a dedicated and respectful relationship between staff and students.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate and exemplify their commitment to participatory teaching initiatives and student involvement as part of their teaching portfolio.

Knowledge exchange

It is expected that the successful applicant will engage in knowledge exchange as described in the strategy for the Faculty of Arts , for instance research cooperation with private companies, government consultancy, cooperation with civil society partners or the public dissemination of knowledge.

Applicants should document any prior experience within the field of knowledge exchange.

Qualifications
Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent qualifications in Ancient History or a related discipline.

They must also be able to document the following:

• An internationally oriented research profile documented through relevant academic publications, and possibly other research contributions
• Experience of universitylevel teaching and a commitment to teaching development and the supervision of student projects
• Experience of or interest in active participation in international research collaboration
• Experience of or interest in obtaining external research funding
• Experience of working with written sources

Only submitted publications will be assessed; a list of publications is not sufficient. Applications without submitted publications will not be assessed.

References or recommendations should not be included with the application. Applicants who are selected for a job interview may be asked to provide professional references.

Language and further information
Applicants must be able to teach and supervise in English at university level.

If the successful applicant is not fluent in Danish, s/he will be expected to acquire the language within a period of approximately two years.

In order to maintain and develop the department's research environment, the person appointed is expected to be present at the department on a daily basis.

Applications must be uploaded in English.

For further information about the position, please contact Head of Department Nina Koefoed,

For further information about the application procedure, please contact HR supporter Helle Sindal )

International applicants

International applicants are encouraged to check Family and work-life balance and Attractive working conditions for further information about the benefits of working at Aarhus University and in Denmark, including healthcare, paid holidays and, if relevant, maternity/paternity leave, childcare and schooling.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including a relocation service and career counselling for expat partners.

For information about taxation, see Taxation aspects of international researchers' employment by AU.

The work environment
History is part of the Department of History and Classical Studies at AU. Most of the teaching in this position will be within the history programmes (BA and MA). The history community at Aarhus University includes Ancient History, in collaboration with our colleagues in Classical studies.

Much of the Department's research and teaching is concerned with the history of what is now Denmark since the early medieval period, understood within its broader transnational (Nordic, European and global) contexts, but also themes in the history of European and non-European societies in collaboration with our colleagues in the Department of Global Studies.

The department has clusters of expertise in the following areas:
cultural history; urban history; digital history; public history; political and international history.

Our research profile is continuously developing, supported by the History Research Programme and the seminars and other events it organises.

The School of Culture and Society

At the School of Culture and Society, 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 local questions to global challenges

The school's ambition is to produce compelling research with an international resonance as well as to offer teaching and talent development of the highest quality.

The school has a broad cooperative interface with society as a whole, both in Denmark and abroad, and contributes to social innovation, research communication and further and continuing education.

For further information about the school, please see

International applicants

International applicants are encouraged to check Family and work-life balance and Attractive working conditions for further information about the benefits of working at Aarhus University and in Denmark, including healthcare, paid holidays and, if relevant, maternity/paternity leave, childcare and schooling.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including a relocation service and career counselling for expat partners.

For information about taxation, see Taxation aspects of international researchers' employment by AU.

Qualification requirements
Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent academic qualifications.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners: Relocation Services for Professors and Postdocs at Aarhus University ).

Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here:

Formalities

• Faculty of Arts refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities (the Appointment Order).
• Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation 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 the application and supplementary materials may be found in Application Guidelines.
• The application must outline the applicant's motivation for applying for the position, attaching a curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio, a complete list of published works, copies of degree certificates and examples of academic production (mandatory, but no more than five examples). Please upload this material electronically along with your application.

If nothing else is noted, applications must be submitted in English. Application deadline is at 11.59 pm Danish time (same as Central European Time) on the deadline day.

Deadline: 24 June 2024

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.

Shortlists may be prepared with the candidates that have been selected for a detailed academic assessment. A committee set up by the head of school is responsible for selecting the most qualified candidates.

See this link for further information about shortlisting at the Faculty of Arts:
shortlisting

Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is one of five main academic areas at Aarhus University.

The faculty contributes to Aarhus University's research, talent development, knowledge exchange and degree programmes.

With its 550 academic staff members, 240 PhD students, 9,500 BA and MA students, and 1,500 students following continuing/further education programmes, the faculty constitutes a strong and diverse research and teaching environment.

The Faculty of Arts consists of the School of Communication and Culture, the School of Culture and Society, the Danish School of Education, and the Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media.

Each of these units has strong academic environments and forms the basis for interdisciplinary research and education.

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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