Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship in Comparative Politics

The Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites excellent candidates for one or more tenure-track assistant professorships in Comparative Politics.

The position is available from 1 October 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.

A tenure-track assistant professorship is a six-year, fixed-term academic position involving both research and teaching. The successful candidate will be obliged to complete a teacher-training course designed especially for assistant professors, and will be expected to be able to take part in all the activities of the Department, including examinations and administration.

Approximately six months before the end of the six-year period as tenure-track assistant professor, a committee set up by the Dean will assess whether the assistant professor can be considered for promotion to a tenured position as associate professor.

Read more about the tenure-track programme at Copenhagen University here: https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/tenure-track-at-ucph/.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the post include contributing to the scholarship and intellectual life of the University by conducting world-class research and teaching.

General duties attached to the position as tenure-track assistant professor are:

• Research within the area of Comparative Politics in one or more of the fields described above;
• Teaching, supervision and examination of undergraduate and graduate students;
• Administrative tasks;
• Knowledge exchange with wider society (societal impact);
• Contribution to the social and intellectual life of the Department;
• Contribution to acquisition of external funding, or plans thereof.

An assistant professor is also expected to develop competences and experience within research, teaching and dissemination. In time, the candidate should develop competences to attract funding within his/her specialist area. Finally, an assistant professor has administrative responsibilities.

Your Competencies and Opportunities
In order to be assessed qualified for a tenure-track assistant professor position at the University of Copenhagen, the candidate must meet the University’s criteria of academic merit.

We expect candidates to present a clear, well-developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that will result in further world-leading publications, external research funding as well as a commitment to innovate teaching.

You can read more about the criteria for recognising merit for assistant professors here.

How to Apply
Submit a complete application at our online portal. Click here to apply.

Your application must be written in English and include the following documents:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum vitae
• Certificates and Diplomas
• Publications: The 6 most important publications, of which at least three must have been published within the five years immediately preceding the deadline for application. The publications selected must be uploaded as attachments and named from 1 to 6
• Publication list: A complete list of all publications with clearly marked publication dates. The uploaded publications must be marked with * on the list to be assessed
• Teaching portfolio. Documentation of teaching qualifications in accordance with the University guidelines for teaching portfolios when appointing academic staff at the University of Copenhagen
• Documentation of ability to disseminate information. Documentation of the ability to disseminate information to and share knowledge with society

Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavors, the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly specified. The hiring committee may ask for a signed statement from the co-authors specifying the extent and nature of each individual’s contribution.

The closing date for applications is 15 May 2021, 23:59 CEST.

Applications or enclosures received thereafter will not be considered.