Tutors sought for the Economics degree program and for the Health Economics course at the University of Copenhagen

Would you like to help students dive deeper into the material in the Economics program, the Mathematics-Economics program, or in the subject Health Economics at the Department of Public Health Sciences?

Teaching is fun and very educational, so if you would like to be a teaching assistant for a class, read on here:

Subject to grant coverage and the establishment of the expected number of classes, from 15 January 2027 there will be a number of fixed-term part-time positions as a teaching assistant (teaching assistants and student instructors) available to cover class teaching on the following courses:

Required courses in the Bachelor’s degree in Economics

• Business Economics
• Economic Principles B
• Macroeconomics II
• Microeconomics II
• Econometrics I
• Economic History

The courses are taught in Danish.

Mandatory Danish course in the Bachelor’s degree in Public Health Science

• Health Economics

Mandatory Danish courses in the bachelor’s degree in Mathematics-Economics

• Microeconomics 2
• Macroeconomics 2

Electives for the bachelor’s and master’s programs

• Econometrics II
• Macroeconomics III (application must be written in English)
• Microeconomics III (application must be written in English)
• Advanced Development Economics Micro Aspects (application must be written in English)
• Applied Econometric Policy Evaluation
• Advanced Empirical Finance: Topics and Data Science (f) (application must be written in English)
• Advanced Macroeconomics: Business Cycles (application must be written in English)
• Dynamic Programming
• Industrial Organization (application must be written in English)

The courses are taught in English.

A description of the courses at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, can be seen in the course catalogue www.kurser.ku.dk.

Job content

The teaching assistant will be responsible for teaching on the courses’ classes with up to about 46 students. The teaching includes solution walkthroughs with accompanying theory and solving problems in class, and for most courses also guidance of mandatory submission assignments. For the position group “Teaching Assistant” there may also be the possibility of marking exam papers.

For courses taught in Danish, good Danish language skills are a condition for employment for those classes. For courses taught in English, good English language skills are a condition for employment for those classes.

The teaching takes place within the hours 8:00 to 18:00. The teaching assistant is expected, as part of the preparation, to attend teacher meetings a couple of times during the semester and to participate in the two-day pedagogical course before the semester begins.

Employment form

As a teaching assistant you can be employed either as an Assistant Teacher or as a Teaching Assistant:

Position category “Assistant Teacher”

An assistant teacher is a teaching assistant who is themselves a student enrolled in a higher education program during the teaching period. It is expected that the applicant has at least passed the first 3 semesters of the BA degree in economics at the time of application and has passed the first 2 years by the time of employment. Other students can be employed if, after assessment and interview, it is judged that the applicant is academically qualified.

Position category “Teaching Assistant”

A teaching assistant is a teaching assistant who has completed a master’s degree. It is expected that the applicant primarily has a master’s degree in economics or similar.

Salary and terms of employment

Employment and compensation in the category “Assistant Teacher” are governed by the rules in the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the National Association of Student Teachers (SUL). The hourly wage per hour is DKK 259.38 as of 1 August 2026.

Employment and pay as “Teaching Assistant” are governed by the rules in the “Circular on the agreement with external lecturers and teaching assistants at universities etc. under the Ministry of Education and Research” of 16 March 2022 entered into between the Ministry of Taxation and the Academics and in accordance with the provisions for the teaching assistant position described in the “Regulation on the position structure for scientific personnel at universities” of 11 December 2019. The hourly wage per hour is DKK 288.95 as of 1 August 2026.

For both job categories, pay is based on the standard number of teaching hours and includes 90 minutes of preparation per lesson, as well as for grading tasks according to a time standard defined for the course. The standard number of class hours can be seen under Workload in the course description in the course catalogue.

Application

Applications must be submitted electronically via the application form, in which the following documents must be uploaded:

• Motivated application
• CV
• For Teaching Assistants: KA and BA certificate including all transcripts (in one consolidated file).
• For Assistant Teachers: Transcript from the university’s student self-service (in one consolidated file).
• Documentation of previous teaching activities and course evaluations (in one consolidated file).

Specializations, BA theses, dissertations, etc. should not be included, as these are not considered in the assessment.

In the electronic application form please indicate a priority of the courses you wish to teach.

Hiring procedure

After the deadline for applications, the hiring authority, with advice from the hiring committee, selects which applicants should be evaluated. All applicants are immediately informed whether their application has progressed to an expert panel for assessment. The selected applicants are informed of the panel’s composition and after the assessment period has ended, the applicant will receive their academic assessment in a hearing.

Applicants deemed qualified are prioritized and an interview is offered based on the number of available positions in each course, after which any employment is offered.

The employment process is expected to be completed no later than early January 2027. All applicants will receive a response.

We wish to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourage everyone to apply regardless of personal background.

Further information about the positions can be obtained from the study director Thomas Markussen [email protected]. Information about the department and the study can be seen at https://www.econ.ku.dk/

Application deadline: Sunday 30 October 2026 at 23:59.

Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered.

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Info

Application deadline: 30-10-2026

Start date: 15-01-2027

Department/Location: Department of Economics