Part-time Lecturer for Teaching in The Global Economic Environment

A position as a Part-time Lecturer is available at the Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, starting from February 1, 2025.

The appointment is for a 3-year period, and the specific number of hours and tasks will be agreed upon before each semester.

Job description

The primary responsibilities of the position involve teaching and guidance in the global economic environment, with a specific focus on trade policy and foreign exchange exposure, specifically the course The Global Economic Environment.

The applicant is therefore expected to possess solid knowledge and practical experience in key aspects of trade policy and its impact on firms' internationalization decisions, as well as in foreign exchange exposure and strategies for managing it.

Experience in teaching topics such as the role of the WTO, trade policy instruments, types and measurement of foreign exchange exposure, and both operational and financial strategies for managing foreign exchange risks would be advantageous.

Please note that the teaching takes place in English on MSc level.

Who we are

The Department of Management is one of the six departments at Aarhus BSS- 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 BSS and the Department of Management have achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.

The department’s research and teaching environment is highly international and culturally diverse with a mix of Danish and international academic staff members and PhD students. We employ more than 160 academic staff including researchers, PhD students, research associates and cover a broad range of disciplines within management, e.g. marketing, international business, organization, HR, strategy, management accounting, innovation management, entrepreneurship, project management, and information systems. We aim to conduct high-quality research, and we give high priority to publishing our research in leading academic journals and presenting it at recognized conferences. In addition, we have a dynamic exchange of international researchers, who stay at the department for short or long periods of time.

For more information about the Department of Management, please visit: http://mgmt.au.dk/.

Practical information 

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Ingo Kleindienst; iklein@mgmt.au.dk.

If you are experiencing technical problems with the application form, please contact HR supporter Tina Engelst Mølbæk; tinaengelst@au.dk.

Place of Work

Your place of work will be at Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, Fuglesangs Allé 4, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark.

Qualifications

Employment as a part-time lecturer requires qualifications at Master's degree level as well as additional high-level qualifications, e.g. special theses, knowledge or practical experience gained through employment in the professional field related to the academic specialisation in question. Teaching qualifications form part of the assessment basis.

International 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:
https://internationalstaff.au.dk/relocationservice/

Please find more information about research opportunities at Aarhus University here: http://international.au.dk/research/

Formal requirements

• Employment conditions are regulated by the Circular on the Agreement on Part-Time Lecturers at Universities.
• Information on the application and supplementary materials may be found in the Application Guidelines.
• A copy of the applicant's diploma and any documentation of previous teaching activities must be enclosed with the application.
  Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be sent in hard copy (three copies) to Aarhus University, HR BSS, Business and Social Sciences, Taasingegade 1, building 1447, DK-8000 Aarhus C and must have reached the department no later than the application deadline. All hard copy application material must be marked with the ID number in the email you receive after having submitted the online application.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.