Legal Counsel to the University Management Staff

Would you like to use your legal expertise close to the top management at Aarhus University? We are seeking a lawyer with experience for the Juragrupen in the Office of the University Executive Board.

Here you will be part of a strong professional environment that supports the university leadership with strategic legal advice on central questions of importance for the university’s development and operations. You will have the opportunity to work with complex legal issues and contribute to solutions that create value for the entire organization.

The job will be an exciting challenge for you if you want to work in a varied and broad legal role with a particular focus on GDPR and administrative law. One of your main tasks will, for example, be to provide secretariat support for the university’s DPO contact point scheme.

We deal with a number of important tasks, including advice on administrative law issues, coordination of legal networks, secretariat support for cross-cutting fora and much more. We are looking for a colleague who has a law degree or equivalent and experience with case processing as well as a pragmatic approach to legal challenges.

We are a team that values collaboration and good solutions, and we appreciate positive and well‑worded communication. We work in a structured way and focus on quality and efficiency, even when it is busy and changeable. A good sense of humor is a plus. So if you are ready for an exciting challenge in a positive and dynamic atmosphere, we would like to hear from you!

Key tasks in the department

• Secretariat support for the DPO contact point scheme, including contact with an external DPO and units across the university, coordination regarding awareness activities and data breaches, reporting to the management, etc.
• Legal advice and coordination regarding governance and administrative law issues, including requests for access to information.
• Facilitation of legal networks across the administration.
• Secretariat support for cross-cutting fora, including the University’s Practice Committee, the advisory network for responsible research practices and research freedom, and the case handler network in the University’s whistleblower unit.
• Administrative and legal support for the board work in non-profit foundations.
• Case handling in disciplinary cases concerning students.
• Interaction with various student organizations.

What we expect of you as a colleague?

• You have a law degree or equivalent.
• You have experience with and an interest in working with GDPR and AI.
• You have experience with advisory work and executive support
• You have strong legal and analytical abilities, and the ability to combine this with a practical and solutions-oriented approach.
• You are highly independent, responsible, and able to collaborate broadly to create good solutions.
• You are well‑expressed and can communicate the law understandably, also to non-lawyers, both in writing and orally.
• You work in a structured and thorough manner with a focus on quality and efficiency in task execution.
• You are proactive and thrive in a sometimes busy and changing field.
• You are equipped with a good sense of humor and a certain degree of patience.

We offer an exciting workplace, characterized by an informal tone and with opportunities for professional and personal development.

Place of work is the Office of the University Executive Board, Nordre Ringgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C. See http://medarbejdere.au.dk/administration/administration/universitetsledelsens-stab/

Salary and terms of employment follow the agreement for Academics in the State ( see the agreement here ). You will be employed as a civilly educated employee at the base salary grade 4-8 with a job supplement. For the right candidate there will be an opportunity for placement as a special consultant with pay according to Appendix 4 of the agreement.

Further information can be obtained from Head of Law and Secretariat Maibritt Kallestrup Møller, tel. 22120829, email: [email protected] or special consultant Hanne Rye Johansen, tel. 93508426, email: [email protected]

Application and recruitment process

The position is advertised online via the link at the bottom of this page.

Applications, CV and diploma transcripts must be received no later than 18 October 2026. Interviews will be held on 23 October 2026 and possibly another interview on 27 October 2026.

Start date: as soon as possible after further agreement.

All qualified applicants regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply.