Experienced lawyer sought for Education Law in Studiekvalitet, AAU Education and Students

Would you like to be a legal adviser for the university's educational governance and work with case processing in disciplinary matters, access to information and educational law?

Educational Law in Studiekvalitet seeks an experienced lawyer for a permanent full-time position with start 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible.

Your tasks

As a lawyer in Educational Law you will be part of a professionally strong team that works with administrative law, educational law and data protection.

Your main tasks will be

• Case processing of disciplinary cases , including behaviour cases and exam cheating
• Handling of access to information cases and assessment of exemptions, duty of confidentiality and data protection
• Legal advice to the educational leadership , e.g. in connection with the candidacy reform
• Other educational law tasks: student complaint cases, legal review of study regulations and ongoing guidance to study boards and study leaders and colleagues in the organization

You will work closely with both management and academic environments, where you help create coherence between law, strategy and everyday life. Tasks are solved in close collaboration with your colleagues, where you distribute cases, discuss difficult questions and continuously develop common practice.

Your competences

You have a relevant master's degree such as cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur. and several years of experience with legal case processing from a public authority or another large organization. You have solid knowledge of administrative law and are used to translating the rules into well-founded decisions.

You enjoy working with complex and sometimes sensitive cases, where there can be strong interests and high attention. In disciplinary cases regarding behaviour and exam cheating you are expected to remain calm and maintain an overview, even when cases are conflictual or principled. You have robustness in your approach, which allows you to stand firm on legal quality and rule-of-law considerations, while showing propriety and respect for the people affected. Your judgment is well developed, and you can make trade-offs where law, practice and organizational considerations must work together.

You have good organizational and strategic understanding. You can see how legislation, political agreements and internal rules affect the university's daily life, and you want to help shape how new rules (including the candidacy reform) are implemented at Aalborg University.

You work systematically and structurally with your tasks, have an eye for deadlines and are good at prioritizing when new tasks arise. At the same time you are strong in both written and oral communication and can explain complex legal issues in a way that makes sense to recipients without a legal background.

As a colleague you are approachable and collaborative. You contribute to a good working environment, share knowledge and experiences with your nearest colleagues. You take responsibility for your own tasks, but also see the value in solving tasks collectively when cases require multiple perspectives.

Who are we?

Educational Law is part of Study Quality in AAU Education and Students at Aalborg University. Study Quality works with quality and development in the education field, political reforms, strategic initiatives, educational law, admissions and secretarial support. We support both the university's top management and the educational leadership locally and have close cooperative relationships throughout the organization.

In Educational Law we emphasize high professional standards, a good working environment and an informal tone. We focus on solutions that can function in practice in the programs, and we prioritize sparring and knowledge sharing so that no one is left alone with the difficult cases. You will receive a thorough introduction to tasks, systems and collaboration interfaces, and there is short distance to colleagues who are happy to share experiences and provide professional feedback.

The daily life can sometimes be busy, including when new reforms have to be implemented, or when there are many current cases, but we focus on a sustainable working life and on tasks and responsibilities being continuously adjusted so that quality and well-being can go hand in hand.

Application

Your application must include the following

• Application in which you outline which professional and personal competencies as well as experiences make you particularly qualified for the position
• CV
• Degree certificate
• Any relevant attachments

You can read more about the requirements for your application here .​

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

Aalborg University wishes to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore, everyone is encouraged to apply regardless of personal background or orientation.

Do you have questions?

If you have questions, you are very welcome to contact team leader Christina Buhl at phone 9940 7545, [email protected] or head of Study Quality Vibeke Pedersbæk at 9940 7034, [email protected].

Learn more about us at https://www.aus.aau.dk/ or www.aau.dk .

Employment interviews will be held on 21 October 2026 and possibly a second round on 23 October 2026.

Other information

You can read more about our recruitment process here .

The recruitment process at Aalborg University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires, ensuring the safety, compliance and integrity of the workplace.

Salary and employment terms

You will be employed and paid according to the state academic collective agreement with placement as AC assistant or special consultant. Placement is based on competencies, experience and seniority with the possibility of negotiating qualification supplements.

You can read about the starting salary and the salary composition for the position in Salary overview in connection with recruitment - Academic (AC-TAP). See the introductory paragraph on the page as well as the sections "AC-fuldmægtig" and "Specialkonsulent".

There is a 3-month mutual probation period in the position.

Aalborg University - Knowledge for the world

Aalborg University is an international workplace with more than 3,700 employees. We offer reality-based education and create research results of world-class quality through collaboration between researchers, students and public and private companies. This is how recognitions are achieved, new solutions to society's problems and knowledge that changes the world. Our main campus is in Aalborg, but we also have campuses in Esbjerg and Copenhagen.