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Teach at AU Summer University

Unfortunately it is no longer possible to apply for guest lecturer positions for AU Summer University 2024. 

You can sign up here to receive our 2025 call for course proposals.

Below you can find more practical information about teaching at AU Summer University, which can give you an idea about how to apply, but please be aware that the below information is related to 2024 - it will be updated with 2025 information in the Spring of 2024. 

Call for Business, Economics and Management course proposals (summer 2024)

Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences, hereby invites faculty members to teach for two or three weeks in July and August 2024 at AU Summer University.

This is your chance to become a vising teacher at a top 100 university, at a university which vision is to be a research-intensive university that aspires to the highest international quality and excels in creating value through knowledge, new insights and collaboration, in addition to facilitating connections between Denmark and the world.

For 2024 it is only possible to propose business courses, within Management, Economics or Business Economics. 

Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D degree and will be selected according to their teaching and research experience, and publication record within the field of the proposed course.

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.

Course proposal template

When you apply, there are three key documents you need to submit: 

  • your course proposal (upload under "application")
  • your CV
  • your PhD certificate (upload under "diploma")
     

Please upload the course proposal under "application" in the application system. You do not have to attach a cover letter or any other form of motivation. 

Important dates

August 2023
Application deadline August 20th. Please beware of time differences. The application closes at 23.59 Danish time.

Mid-September
Candidates will be contacted if their course has been selected. Candidates should be prepared to submit an extended course proposal for final approval late September. 

Teaching periods for 2024:
You can choose to run your course in 
Term 1: 2 - 19 July 2024 
or
Term 222 July - 9 August 2024

You are expected to teach all weekdays, start and end date included. Teaching hours per course is 30 hours for 5 ECTS courses and 60 hours for 10 ECTS courses, which means a daily class schedule of 9-12/9-13. Class sizes range from 20-40 students.

Besides teaching, we expect you to assess the written exam and two retakes.

Financial matters

The salary offered is:

  • 6,375 EURO for teaching a 5 ECTS course
  • 8,500 EURO for teaching a 10 ECTS course

We also pay your travel costs (economy class)

Your salary will be subject to taxation in Denmark, and the tax rate will be around 25%. Double taxation agreements may have an influence on the total taxation of your income in Denmark when declared at home.

Housing during your course

AU Housing service 
AU Housing offers housing services to international guest lecturers teaching at the AU Summer University 2024.

You will receive further information via email if your course is selected. 

Propose an economics course

If your course is within or related to the following fields:

  • business intelligence (including specialized topics such as web and social media analytics and artificial intelligence)
  • programming for business (especially R and Python have an interest but proposals using other languages are welcome)
  • financial accounting and auditing (including specialized topics such as forensic accounting and audit data analytics)
  • business economics
  • industrial organization and trade
  • finance
  • quantitative methods
  • logistics and supply chain
  • lean management
  • operations research

Please go to the job advertisement from the Department of Economics and Business Economics in order to submit.

Propose a management course

If your intended course proposal is within or related to the following fields:

  • Innovation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Organization studies
  • Marketing (B2B and B2C)
  • Sourcing and Purchasing management
  • Retail management
  • Management accounting and control
  • International business
  • Business Psychology
  • Digitalization (e.g. data governance and cybersecurity)
  • Inter-disciplinary courses involving the management discipline

Please go to the job advertisement from the Department of Management in order to submit.

My intended course proposal is not related to Management or Economics / Business Economics

It is unfortunately not possible to propose courses outside the academic field areas of Management, Economics or Business Economics for AU Summer University 2024