The Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University (Denmark) is accepting applications for a position as
Associate Professor in Business Studies / Management
The position is available from Fall 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Offering a high-performing, large and truly interdisciplinary social science environment, the Department of Social Sciences and Business (ISE), Roskilde University (RUC), invites applications for a position as asociate professor in business studies, broadly defined.
The Section for Business and Management looks to develop its research and teaching in areas related to management. Our new colleague should be an active researcher in areas like management, leadership, international business, entrepreneurship, innovation, or organizational change. The position would primarily support our B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in business and management, but the candidate may be called on to teach in our PhD program as well.
We offer an innovative and interdisciplinary university environment characterized by academic and methodological freedom and diversity in both research and education. Our department's researchers put emphasis on research methodologies, and they share a commitment to gaining insights into businesses and society in diverse contexts of change and global engagement. We produce research at the highest international level that feeds into our educational programmes, while simultaneously leveraging our research to impact social, economic, and political change. Research in the section for business and management is organised in research groups. The selected candidate is expected to work closely with colleagues in one of these groups. Read more about the section's research groups here:
Risk, Uncertainty, & Opportunity: https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/organisations/risk-uncertainty-and-opportunity-runop
Management & Organization: https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/organisations/ledelse-og-organisation
Innovation in Service Experience: https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/organisations/innovation-i-service-og-oplevelse
The ideal candidate for the announced associate professorship is expected to
- demonstrate evidence of a steady rate of publications, a progression in publications over time, as well as current research activity in the form of recent publications at high international level,
- accomplish research and engage in research cooperation meeting high international standards,
- enhance the international recognition of the research of the department,
- engage in external fundraising to increase funds for the department,
- play a role in executing and developing the educational programmes of the department,
- contribute to the administrative responsibilities of the department,
- participate in the department's communication with the broader public,
- take responsibility for the long-term well-being of the department and Roskilde University at large
- actively contribute to the research environment by a visible and physical presence at the department, and
- promote Roskilde University's academic reputation.
Qualifications
- To qualify for the position, the candidate matches most the following characteristics:
- International research profile within the academic field of business studies as it relates to management, leadership and/or organizations
- Documented research production at an international level, including publications in the field's internationally recognized journals/publishing houses
- Higher education teaching experience within topics of business studies
- Interest in project-based teaching and teaching in an interdisciplinary environment.
- Document pedagogical qualifications, good teaching evaluations, and the ability to innovate within the educational field.
The ideal candidate should be enterprising and possess good communication skills and be a visible involved participant in the department's daily activities, in addition to being willing to engage in disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration across the department.
Ability to teach in Danish is a great asset and successful candidates who do not speak Danish (or possibly Swedish or Norwegian) will be requested to acquire the necessary skills in Danish within the first two years of service, so as to ensure that they can participate satisfactorily in teaching activities as well as in academic and administrative activities at the University. At the time of appointment, successful candidates must master English for academic purposes. Potential applicants from outside Denmark will find information about life in Denmark (taxation, healthcare etc.) here.
Application: Please consult the university job pages: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1310&ProjectId=147593&DepartmentId=18972&MediaId=5&SkipAdvertisement=False
The application deadline is March 30, 2025.
Material received after this date will not be taken into consideration.
Roskilde University lies only 20 minutes by train from central Copenhagen, surrounded by fields, forest, and fjord. We house over 7000 students, and just under 1000 staff. The university is ranked among the top 150 young universities and top 600 overall by Times Higher Education, with a ranking in the top 250 in the world in social sciences, and top 400 in business and economics. The business and management section counts around 25 permanent researchers, in addition to PhD students and part-time staff.
For further information about the position, please contact Dean Morten Frederiksen on tel. (+45) 4674 3335 / mfred@ruc.dk or Vice-dean for education Bodil Damgaard (+45) 4674 2251 / bodam@ruc.dk
Best Regards/med Venlig Hilsen,
Dr. Kristian J. Sund
Professor of Strategic Management
Head of Section for Business and Management
Roskilde University
Email: sund@ruc.dk
Phone: +45 46 74 21 98
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Kristian J. Sund
Roskilde University
Denmark
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