At DPU - Denmark's Institute for Pedagogy and Education, Aarhus University, there are two external lecturer positions in educational psychology available for appointment.

Application deadline 26 Oct 23:59 CET

Expected start 1 Feb.

• DPU - Denmark's Institute for Pedagogy and Education - Educational Psychology, Emdrup Tuborgvej 164 2400 Copenhagen NV
• Fixed-term part-time position 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 1 hour per week ID: 169788

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The appointment as external lecturer is for 3 years. The exact number of hours and tasks are agreed before each semester.

Job duties

Specialist supervision on the master's program in Educational Psychology.

Advising agreements are prepared in January with the deadline of January 15, after which the supervision courses are initiated. The specialisations are generally due on June 1, unless the student has obtained an approved deferral under applicable rules.

The position may also include teaching and supervision on modules, depending on the applicant's qualifications and the program's needs.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the master's program in Educational Psychology
• A broad theoretical and methodological knowledge of psychology and educational psychology
• Didactic competence and sensitivity to students' very diverse academic levels
• Good collaboration skills
• Ability to lead supervision processes for individual specialisation students and groups of specialisation students

Qualifications

Applicants are expected to have experience supervising students in higher education, including supervision of larger written assignments, and to be able to conduct examinations of oral tests and larger written assignments. Applicants must be able to document a relevant educational background, preferably at PhD level.

Appointment as external lecturer requires either

Relevant practical experience at a high level, not obtained through a university scientific appointment, or employment in a scientific senior lecturer position at another university.

Teaching qualifications are part of the assessment of applicants for an external lectureship.

An external lecturer, appointed on the basis of relevant practical experience, must have in-depth, current knowledge of the applicability of the subject/area. This is achieved through employment in the subject/field.

Work location

There will be teaching, supervision and examination in Emdrup and Aarhus.

Salary and employment terms

Employment is in accordance with the current agreement on External lecturers at universities etc. under the Ministry of Education and Research. The hourly wage per working hour as of 1 August 2026 is DKK 314.49 incl. statutory contributions, plus holiday pay.

The number of teaching hours associated with an external lecturer cannot exceed 500 hours within an academic year (including preparation and examination).

Preparation as an external lecturer is 2.5 hours per teaching hour. Any time spent attending meetings in collegial bodies is not included. If necessary, to plan or carry out the teaching, the working hours may amount to up to 780 hours annually.

Before the start of each semester, a calculation is made of the number of working hours that will be borne by the external lecturer. The number of courses and working hours per semester will vary according to the program's needs and will be specified for one semester at a time. Some semesters may have no teaching.

Further information

Further information can be obtained by contacting the department head Charlotte Mathiassen at phone +45 6186 3645 or e-mail: e-mail.

Formalities

• Employment is in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC.
• Regarding qualification requirements and job content, see Circular on the agreement on external lecturers at universities.

Aarhus University will be an attractive and inspiring workplace for everyone and aims for a culture where each individual can flourish and develop. We view equality and diversity as a resource and therefore encourage all interested to apply.

About Arts

Faculty of Arts is one of Northern Europe’s most important faculties for research and higher education in the humanities, theology and pedagogy. Within this academic breadth the faculty houses around 700 researchers, 200 PhD students, 9,000 bachelor and master's students and 1,500 continuing and further education students. We believe the best ideas arise at the meeting of different perspectives – and that research, teaching and innovation develop best in dialogue with society around us.

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Applications are submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job posting on Aarhus University’s website.

Questions about the position ?

Charlotte Mathiassen Lecturer, DPU - Denmark's Institute for Pedagogy and Education - Educational Psychology, Emdrup +45 6186 3645 e-mail

Questions about the application and process ?

Administration Center Arts - HR, AR, Emdrup +45 9350 8310 e-mail

Apply for the position Application deadline: Monday 26 Oct 2026 at 23:59 CET