Professorship in educational transitions (based either in Copenhagen or Aarhus)

The Danish School of Education (DPU) at the Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, invites applications for a professorship in educational transitions, with a focus on educational and/or career guidance, career trajectories and transitions, and/or the barriers and enablers that influence such transitions. 

The selected applicant will be employed in the Department of Education Studies.

The professorship is a permanent position, commencing on 1 June 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is based at DPU at either Aarhus Campus or Emdrup Campus (see the description of DPU below). It is important that the selected applicant takes part in the daily activities of the department, including both teaching and supervision. As the department is located in both Aarhus and Copenhagen, the selected applicant should expect some travel activity.

The position

The selected applicant for the professorship will complement and contribute to the development of existing research and teaching within the field of education studies in relation to educational transitions, including teaching on the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in education science as well as on the professional Master’s degree programmes at DPU. The selected applicant will also be expected to contribute to the public dissemination of research to relevant professional fields and to the wider Danish public.

In the Department of Education Studies, you will find colleagues working with a broad range of empirical, methodological and theoretical approaches, both within specialised areas and across interdisciplinary research fields. Our Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes focus on historical and contemporary issues related to education, including digital technologies, sustainability, diversity and dominant forms of organisation, management, governance and administration of education. The research environments in the department include a cluster of researchers specialising in guidance.

Research

We are looking for a candidate with a research profile in educational transitions, with a focus on educational and/or career guidance, career trajectories and transitions, and/or the barriers and enablers that influence educational transitions. The selected applicant for the professorship will also be required to document a record of scientific production at the highest international level, as well as scholarly contributions to theoretical, methodological and empirical developments within the field of educational transitions.

The selected applicant is expected to contribute to Aarhus University’s core activities in the areas of research, education, talent development and knowledge exchange, and to provide academic leadership related to research, education and academic development. Applicants are asked to outline their vision for future developments in the field and to document a solid track record of research leadership, as well as experience with international research funding and collaboration.

It is of vital importance that the selected applicant actively participates in the daily activities of the Department of Education Studies, including research and teaching communities, and contributes to the work of management and/or organisational boards (such as the central board of studies, degree programme boards and various local management positions). 

Further information about current research at DPU, including the research programme Teachers and Teaching, is available at: https://dpu.au.dk/en/research

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