Center Administrator for the Institute of Political Science, CEPDISC

Are you independent, structured and service-minded, and do you have experience with management-support administration? Then you may be the person we are looking for as center administrator for the Center for Fundamental Research at the Institute of Political Science, Aarhus University.

The Center for Fundamental Research (Center for the Experimental-Philosophical Study of Discrimination (CEPDISC)) operates at the intersection of philosophical and experimental research within the field of discrimination and is funded by the Danish National Research Foundation. The center started in August 2020.

Tasks and responsibilities

You will be part of the last four years of the center's DNRF grant period and will therefore play an important role in further developing the administrative foundation for the center’s activities and the many collaborative relationships.

In your daily work, you will support the center director with regard to the administrative processes at the center. Your contact surface will be broad, and you will, among other things, be responsible for the following tasks:

• Administrative support to the center management regarding the center’s activities, including budget follow-up, management meetings, and hires
• Preparation of various materials as well as facilitation of the process for the annual reporting to the Danish National Research Foundation regarding the center’s research results
• Carrying out coordination of applications for research funding
• Planning and coordination in connection with the organisation of conferences and workshops
• Contributing to the preparation of the budget and budget follow-up
• Maintenance of the center’s website and postings on social media - and assist with other research communication
• On and off-boarding of new employees
• Administrative ad hoc tasks.

In addition, you will be expected to collaborate with the other administrative staff in the institute secretariat, where you will also contribute with task solving as needed.

Academic and personal qualifications

We envision that you

• Have a relevant administrative or academic education
• Have experience with management-support administration and coordination, preferably from the university sector or another public institution
• Have good numerical literacy and some experience working in financial systems
• Have solid experience with the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, and preferably familiarity with Typ03 or other CMS systems
• Work independently and efficiently in a busy everyday life with many inquiries and tasks, and you are able to plan your time, both in relation to tasks and colleagues
• Are flexible and possess good collaboration skills
• Have an expanded interest in research communication
• Speak and write Danish and English fluently, and you can handle the situations that arise in a daily life characterized by our researchers being part of an international research environment.

Who are we?

The Institute of Political Science is one of six institutes at Aarhus BSS, which is one of five faculties at Aarhus University. We have an ambitious research and teaching environment with about 130 academic staff and 50 PhD students. See http://ps.au.dk for more information about the Institute of Political Science.

Terms of employment and salary

Salary and terms of employment depend on your educational background.

If you have an academic background, salary and terms of employment follow the Danish State’s collective agreement for academics. You will be employed as a “füldmægtig” at base pay grade 4-8.

If you are trained in office administration, you will be employed under the joint agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Organization for Public Employees (OAO-S joint agreement) as well as the collective agreement for clerical workers, laboratory technicians and IT staff (HK). You will be classified as a clerical worker in pay grade 2-3, depending on education and qualifications.

The weekly working hours are on average 37 hours with employment at the Institute of Political Science. This is a fixed-term position for a 4-year period, as the appointment is funded by the Danish National Research Foundation grant. Start date is February 1, 2027 or by agreement.

The workplace is Bartholins Allé 7, 8000 Aarhus C.

Questions

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the center director Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen at [email protected]

If you need help uploading your application or have questions about the recruitment process, you can contact HR coordinator Astrid Valdgård Schmidt at [email protected] .

Application deadline

The deadline for applying for the position is December 1, 2026. It is expected that interviews will be held in weeks 1 or 2 of 2027.

All interested applicants, regardless of personal background, are encouraged to apply.

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

Aarhus University

Aarhus University will be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and wishes to foster a culture where each person can develop and grow. We see equality and diversity as a resource and therefore encourage all interested to apply .

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

About Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically broad and research-intensive university with high quality in education and research, and a strong commitment to societal development nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring educational and research environment for 37,500 students including PhD students and has 9,000 staff measured in full-time equivalents and an annual turnover of DKK 8.9 billion. Read more at au.dk