Tenure-track adjunkt(er) i Social Antropologi Ansøgningsfrist: 9. december 2025
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-track Assistant Professorship(s) in Social Anthropology, University of Copenhagen The Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites excellent candidates for one or more tenure-track assistant professorships in Social Anthropology.
Specifically, we seek excellent candidates who introduce new research agendas to the Department (i.e.new and/or underprioritized thematic, regional, methodological fields) or bring complementary perspectives to areas already represented with the potential to develop an independent research and teaching profile.
We expect candidates to be able to teach a wide variety of courses on our degree programs.
In return, we offer a thriving research and educational environment, as well as a welcoming work environment that emphasizes mentoring and supporting career development.
The position(s) is available from 1 May 2026 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 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 program at Copenhagen University here: http://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/tenure-track-at-ucph/.The Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen is one of Europe’s largest anthropological research institutions, with a research and teaching staff of about 30, approximately 450 students at the BSc and MSc levels and just over 20 PhD students.
In addition to the BSc and MSc in Anthropology, the Department also contributes to two cross-disciplinary MSc programs in Global Development and Social Data Science.The Department of Anthropology has a strong international research profile and a vibrant and dynamic research and teaching environment.
The department has a new strategy (2023-2028) which builds on the University of Copenhagen’s Strategy 2030 and the new Tenure Track Assistant Professor(s) is expected to contribute actively to this, holding responsibility for further development of the Department’s research, teaching, and outreach activities in the field of political anthropology, in collaboration with Department colleagues and contributing to the sustaining of a supportive working environment.
Candidates will be assessed according to the below list of qualifications and the University of Copenhagen’s six overall merit criteria for tenure track assistant professor appointments.Your Competencies and Opportunities In order to be assessed as qualified for an assistant professor position at the University of Copenhagen, the candidate must meet the University’s criteria of academic merit.
Six overall criteria apply for assistant professor appointments at the University of Copenhagen.
The six criteria (research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding and leadership) are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates.
Furthermore, each candidate must be assessed according to the specific requirements stated in the job advertisement.
Qualifications The following qualifications are required: PhD degree in social anthropology or related field Peer-reviewed publications in recognized journals, chapters in anthologies and/or a PhD monograph within the field of social anthropology (or related field) Teaching experience Experience with ethnographic fieldwork (in connection with PhD dissertation), drawing on a variety of research methods and forms of analysis, Ability to put research and teaching into a societal perspective Interest in participating in the preparation of grant applications for research funds and international collaboration Commitment to collegiality, well-being, collaboration, equal treatment, diversity and a good working environment.
Job description General duties include: Research in the field of Social Anthropology or related Teaching, supervision, and examination at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels, Contribution to the Department’s commons – administrative and leadership tasks, Knowledge sharing with society, Research and teaching management, Developing skills for raising research funds.
With the new Department Strategy for 2023-2028, the Department of Anthropology aims to: 1) Engage in original and cutting-edge anthropological research that pushes the boundaries of existing knowledge in order to contribute to societal change; 2) Consolidate our position as a world-leading center of research-based anthropological education providing students with robust, societally-relevant knowledge, competences, and skills; 3) Be agenda-setting and increase our impact in terms of addressing key societal challenges, and; 4) Be a department with a thriving working environment grounded in our core values.
We expect candidates to engage actively in the fulfilment of these strategic objectives and associated activities, including to promote employability of our MSc candidates, to contribute to sustaining a healthy work-life balance and working environment, and to attract external funding for research.
We therefore expect the candidate to initiate grant application activities.Strategy of the Faculty of the Social Sciences The Faculty of Social Sciences strives to put knowledge into action by: Engaging partners in the co-creation of knowledge, learning and social change, Empowering students to become reflective and responsible citizens who have the vision, the knowledge and the competences to change society for the better, Energizing global, European and Danish communities of knowledge by innovating research methodologies and by research findings with impact For more on the Faculty strategy, see: https://socialsciences.ku.dk/faculty/strategy/ You can read the Department’s strategy here: Department Strategy and Action Tracks 2023-2028
- Department of Anthropology Terms of employment Employment with the Faculty of Social Sciences and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit.
We do this by applying academic criteria of the University of Copenhagen which are related to the duties and conditions of each particular post and the needs of the Department concerned.
The position is a tenure-track appointment with a view to promotion and appointment as a tenured Associate Professor.It is therefore expected that the appointed assistant professor acquires proficiency in Danish required to read assignments, converse with students and interact with colleagues in that language during their time as assistant professor.
The Department will provide resources for language training.
Further information on qualification requirements as an assistant professor can be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities 2025 here: https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2025/375 Terms of appointment and salary are in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
Salary and conditions of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).The recruitment process Further information on the recruitment process at the University of Copenhagen can be found here: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk) An Equal Opportunity Workplace The University of Copenhagen is committed to equality of opportunity and 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.
For more on the diverse working place environment at the University and the University’s participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, see HR Excellence in Research – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk) Contact information For information on the recruitment process, see: Job Portal- Job and career – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk) For practical questions regarding the recruitment process, kindly contact HR, e-mail: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk, please refer to ID number: 211-0248/25-2N, #1 Additional information about the position can be obtained from the Head of Department, Department of Anthropology, Professor Ayo Wahlberg (ayo.wahlberg@anthro.ku.dk).
How to apply Submit a complete application at our online portal.
Click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page to apply.Applications must be in English and include the following documents: Motivated application (2 pages maximum), CV, including a record of research, research management, international research cooperation, and contributions to research communities, A complete and numbered list of publications, Up to 3 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters or chapters from PhD dissertations (max 3) A vision for development of the Department’s research, including a personal five-year research plan, and a plan for fund-raising (max 2 pages), Teaching portfolio in accordance with University of Copenhagen guidelines, including a teaching vision and a personal five-year teaching plan: Job application portfolio – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk), Reflections on disseminating research and sharing knowledge with society at large (max 1 page), A vision for how the candidate would contribute to sustaining a thriving working environment (max 1 page), Certificates and diplomas.
If any publications are the result of a joint effort, the nature of the applicant’s contribution to each individual work must be clarified in the application.If possible, a declaration from the co-authors or the head of the institution at which the work was completed should be enclosed.
The closing date for applications is 9 December 2025 at 23.59 CEST.
Applications or enclosures received thereafter will not be considered.
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