Assistant Professor / Associate Professor for teaching in Danish and life enlightenment

In the teacher education program we are seeking a strong and engaged profile within the subject of Danish and in the core subject Life Orientation. The position also includes duties as bachelor coordinator at the teacher education program and research and development activities related to the primary school sector.

The job

In the teacher education program we work with a clear aim to enable students to plan, implement, evaluate and develop teaching in the competence areas of the primary school subjects, and to contribute to our students' ability to proceed to other types of studies.

Your contribution will be teaching, supervision and examination administration in the subject of Danish, early-years and later-years specialization and in the core subject Life Orientation. The aims and contents of the subjects are described in Læreruddannelsens Bekendtgørelse . You will furthermore serve as supervisor and examiner in connection with the students' internship, first-year examination and professional examination.

The position also includes the function as bachelor coordinator at the teacher education program, including responsibility for planning the bachelor program, allocation of supervisors and conducting bachelor workshops.

Engagement in research and development activities at the Center for Applied Research in Pedagogy and School and continuing and further education of teachers in the Department for Competence and Organizational Development will also be part of the position's duties.

Your profile

• It is required that you have a master's degree and possibly a PhD within the areas of Danish and religion/Christianity or equivalent.
• You must be able to engage in collaborative relationships with colleagues, both within the subject and across subject areas, e.g., in connection with planning the students' practicum.
• It is advantageous if you have experience with teaching in higher education, preferably a professional education.
• It is advantageous if you have knowledge of the primary school sector.
• It is advantageous if you have experience with research and development activities, preferably in relation to education and/or the school sector.

Salary and employment terms

You will be employed on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. Your average weekly working time will be 37 hours per week.

Your primary workplace will be Niels Bohrs Allé 1, Odense M, but there may be meetings at UCL's other addresses in Odense C, Svendborg, Vejle or Jelling.

The appointment is made in accordance with the circular on the state academics' agreement as well as the regulation on the job structure for teachers at university colleges, professional bachelor schools and Denmark's School of Media and Journalism . The position is covered by the Ny løn principles.

If you are employed as an adjunct, you will participate in a lecturer qualification program, cf. Regulation on lecturer qualification, lecturer assessment and docent assessment of teachers at university colleges, professional bachelor schools, Denmark's School of Media and Journalism and certain maritime educational institutions . An adjunct program is a maximum of 4 years.

If you are employed as a senior lecturer, we would prefer that you have been lecturer-evaluated according to the job structure from 2013.

If you are lecturer-evaluated according to previous job structures, you can by agreement choose that the appointment takes place under the previously centrally fixed salary and employment terms according to the 2003 job structure, which among other things can affect the size of your lecturer supplement and the possibility to be appointed as a member of the lecturer evaluation committee.

Alternatively, you can agree to renewed lecturer evaluation under the current job structure and according to the rules in chapter 5 of Regulation on lecturer qualification, lecturer evaluation and docent evaluation of teachers at university colleges, professional bachelor schools, Denmark's School of Media and Journalism and certain maritime educational institutions. The evaluation is based on a short lecturer request of 8 pages concerning research and development competencies. The request must be submitted to UCL in connection with the hiring process.

The evaluation is decided within 3-6 weeks by an external evaluation committee appointed by UCL. In the event of a negative evaluation, the appointment may be made under the previous job structure or as an adjunct.

UCL offers guidance in connection with preparing the request.

Would you like to know more?

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the Head of Education and Research Nanna Breinholt Klitø at [email protected] , mobile 5115 5664.

How to apply

Submit your application, CV and degree certificates via ucl.dk/job no later than 24 November 2026.

We expect to hold interviews in week 50.