Assistant professor/lecturer for the Midwifery Education at UCN (temporary)

Can you contribute to the development and operation of our midwifery education?

Can you see yourself in our aim to keep professionalism at the forefront with a basis in a good study and work environment?

And are you interested in helping to develop the future midwifery education at UCN in close collaboration with colleagues, students and our fellow educators in the clinical educations in Region North and Region Mid?

So there is currently an opportunity for you to become part of the team around the midwifery education at UCN.

We are seeking a part-time/adjunct lecturer for a longer-term temporary position with start date 1 December 2026 and end date 31 January 2028. The position is in principle 37 hours/week, but part-time is also possible.

Some facts

The Midwifery Education in Aalborg admits 80 students per year. There are 16 adjuncts/lecturers as well as a professor (docent).

The program forms part of UCN Health, which besides the Midwifery Education includes Occupational Therapy Education, Physiotherapy Education, the education for Health Administrative Coordinator, the Bioanalyst Education and the Nursing Education.

We are seeking an adjunct or senior lecturer, who

• Has a midwifery professional background and further education at master’s level – possibly a master
• Can teach in midwifery subjects
• Has experience or willingness to take on tasks in connection with project supervision as well as guidance in reflection-supporting educational activities
• Is willing to take on incidental teaching tasks that are a bit outside their own comfort zone
• Has or wishes to obtain competencies within didactics and pedagogy in educational practice
• Has competencies and experience with teaching and supervision of midwifery students
• actively participates in the close collegial community where study and working environment are prioritized
• Has desire and ability to engage in research collaborations
• Has clinical experience and sees potential for development of clinical practice

We offer a workplace where

• The students' learning is at the center
• You are challenged by active and engaged students
• We strive to build and maintain a good and active research environment
• Theory and clinical practice are a natural interplay for development and research projects
• Everyday life is dynamic and changing, but at the same time framed with long-term planning and independent responsibility for your own task portfolio
• A well-functioning teaching team, where sparring and care for one another are the foundation for our success
• We strive to have flexibility, influence and opportunities for competence development as guiding principles for planning our everyday
• You will have the opportunity to help shape the future midwifery education through the upcoming work on the education reform

Salary and employment terms

Employment and remuneration are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professionals (AC).

The position is covered by the Regulation on the Position Structure for teachers at university colleges, professional schools and Denmark’s School of Media and Journalism.

The appointment is as an adjunct without the right to professor qualification, unless the applicant is positively evaluated as professor according to the established rules for professor evaluation at professional universities.

Further information

Application deadline: 22 October 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held on 27 October 2026 (afternoon).

If the above has sparked your interest, please send an application. We look forward to hearing from you.

UCN wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of the surrounding society, and we therefore encourage all interested regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, disability and sexual orientation to apply for the position.

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Professionshøjskolen UCN is North Jutland’s largest practice-oriented educational institution with six addresses in Aalborg, Hjørring and Thisted. We offer over 30 higher vocational and professional educations in pedagogy/learning, health, business and technology. We develop North Jutland through education, lifelong learning and practice-oriented research – always in close dialogue with our external world. We are just over 900 employees. Together we do our best for the more than 9,500 students and 9,400 course participants who have chosen us.

Department: Midwifery Education

Application deadline: 22 October 2026

Location: Selma Lagerløfs Vej, 2, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark