Instructors for the Institute of Mathematical Sciences Block 3 and 4 in 2027

Institute for Mathematical Sciences seeks instructors for courses offered in the institute's bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the period 1 February – 30 June 2027, Block 3 and 4.

We are looking for students who want to teach and who are interested in developing academically as teachers. We aim to reflect the surrounding society and encourage everyone regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Start date of employment is from 1 February 2027.

Responsibilities

Instructors' tasks vary from course to course, but typically include

• Preparation and running of weekly exercises for the course's students
• Weekly instructor meetings between the teacher(s) and instructor(s), where they brainstorm on problem solving and pedagogical aspects
• Guidance of assignments

Qualifications as an instructor

The positions may be applied for by students at the Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences and the Department of Economics, who have completed one year of the bachelor’s degree or have an equivalent level. Other students may be employed if deemed academically qualified for the positions.

It is a requirement to be enrolled as a student in a higher education program.

The available instructor positions are in the following courses. Since we may have several applicants for the same instructors, please indicate several preferred courses in your application.

Block 3

• Algebra 2 (Alg2)
• Analysis 0 (An0)
• Introduction to Mathematical Logic
• Macro economics 1: The short run (MakØk1)
• Probability calculus and statistics (SS)
• Probability calculus and statistics 2 (SS2)
• Probability theory 2 (Sand 2)
• MATH Study Café

Block 4

• Analysis 1 (An1)
• Basic Non-life Insurance Mathematics (Skade1)
• Insurance & Law (Forsik&Jura1)
• Geometry 1 (Geom1)
• Linear Algebra in Computer Science (LinAlgDat)
• Mathematical Statistics (MStat)
• Microeconomics 1: General equilibrium theory (MikØk1)
• Microeconomics 2: Market Imperfections (MikØk2)
• Macro economics 2 - The long run (MakØk2)
• MATH Study Café

MATH Study Café

The MATH study café will in principle cover all courses, but the main emphasis will be on first-year courses. A duty roster will be prepared among the affiliated instructors. Indicate in your application whether you are interested in joining the MATH Study Café.

Salary and employment terms as an instructor

The employment is covered by the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Federation of Student Instructors.

The employment as an instructor is permanent, but terminates without further notice upon the termination of your enrollment as a student. Your hours are agreed individually for each block. You are not guaranteed hours in all blocks, but must apply for hours for each semester, after which the final number of hours is agreed.

The salary amounts to DKK 259.38 per hour (August 2026 level).

Application

Submit your application by clicking the link “Søg Stilling” below, no later than 18 October 2026.

The application must include the following information

• Motivation
• A prioritized list of the courses you are interested in teaching

Additionally you should attach

• Transcript and enrollment confirmation
• Any course certificate from instructor workshop
• CV, including relevant teaching and dissemination experience

Additional information about the positions

Further information can be obtained by contacting the course-responsible instructor. It is stated in the course description at www.kurser.ku.dk who the course responsible is.

Recruitment process

After the application deadline has passed, a selection of applicants will be shortlisted, and thereby selected for academic assessment. You may in some cases be invited to an employment interview with the course-responsible instructor. Therefore it is important that your email address and phone number appear in your application.

Note that some courses are filled before others. Thus the process from the first instructor being offered a task until all offers are sent out can take some time.

NB: The majority of candidates will receive emails with information during December 2026. Since this is an ongoing process, there will, however, be some positions for Block 3 that will be filled in January 2027 and likewise some positions for Block 4, which will be filled in March 2027.