External lecturer in the field of Biostatistics

Institute of Public Health at the Faculty of Health at Aarhus University, Health, seeks an external associate professor (lector) in biostatistics starting 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term appointment of approximately 170 hours/year for 3 years.

As an external associate professor at the Institute of Public Health, you will be part of an ambitious and internationally recognized institute where we work together to promote public health by researching areas that can prevent, treat and relieve disease. We collaborate broadly both internally and externally, and we share our knowledge with citizens, policymakers, business, practitioners and other researchers – locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

The institute contributes to or is responsible for teaching in medicine, public health science, sports science, optometry and nursing. At the Institute of Public Health you will have about 200 colleagues – including around ninety scientific staff and a comparable number of PhD students. We work closely across disciplines, have an informal tone, and place a high priority on a healthy working environment. You can read more about the institute here and about the Faculty here .

Your tasks

As an external associate professor in biostatistics, your main tasks are teaching and conducting examinations. You contribute to the development of the institute's subject area through high-quality international teaching. In your daily work you will closely collaborate with skilled colleagues. Teaching tasks will be linked to the institute's degree programs at bachelor and master's levels.

Your tasks will primarily consist of

• Conduct workshops and oral exams in the institute's Statistics courses
• Mark submission assignments in the institute's Statistics courses
• Mark written examination tasks in the institute's Epidemiology and Biostatistics courses

There may also be opportunities for a few supervision tasks as needed.

You report to the head of the institute, Michael Baggesen Klitgaard.

Your competencies

You hold a master's degree in statistics or equivalent. You also have experience with applied biostatistics within the health sciences area comparable to what is expected of a PhD degree in the field. It is advantageous if you have experience teaching biostatistics.

As a person you have good collaboration skills, are approachable, and can contribute to a good working environment.

We expect you to speak and write fluent English.

To be deemed qualified for the position, you must meet these professional criteria .

Shortlisting will be used.

Questions about the position

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the vice-institute head for education, Mette Vinther Skriver, tel.: +45 8716 7938.

The workplace is the Institute of Public Health, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

Employment basis

• Appointment as external associate professor requires qualifications at master’s level.
• Furthermore, appointment as external associate professor requires either relevant high-level professional experience not obtained through a university, scientific appointment, or appointment in a scientific permanent position at another university.
• An external associate professor appointed on the basis of relevant professional experience must have in-depth, current knowledge of the subject/field's applications. This is obtained through employment within the subject/field.
• In addition, appointment as external associate professor requires that teaching qualifications be included in the assessment of applicants for an external readership.
• The appointment procedure is further described in the ministry’s Regulation on the appointment of scientific personnel at universities .
• Appointment and remuneration are governed by Circular on the agreement for external lecturers at universities .
• Qualification requirements and job content are further described in Job structure for scientific personnel at universities .

Application

Your application must contain the following

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Transcript of records
• Template for applicants – other scientific positions
• Publication list, if relevant for the position
• Teaching portfolio, if relevant for the position. We refer to Guidance on using the teaching portfolio
• References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the electronic recruitment system

We refer to the Faculty’s Guide for applicants .

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

Applications must be 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 a 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 employees calculated in full-time equivalents with an annual turnover of DKK 8.9 billion. Read more at au.dk