Lectureships in the Philosophy of Science at the Institute for the Didactics of the Natural Sciences

The Institute for Didactics of Natural Sciences seeks instructors for courses in the subject's history of science, offered in the bachelor programs at SCIENCE. The courses are tailored to each program and are distributed over the year's four teaching blocks:

Block 1

• Philosophy of science and ethics for the chemical sciences (VtKem)

Block 2

• Geography's Philosophy of Science (VtGeogr)

Block 3

• Geology's Philosophy of Science (VT Geol)
• Philosophy of Science for mathematical subjects (VtMat)
• Biological Philosophy of Science (VtBio)
• Philosophy of Science for Computer Science-Economics (Vt-DatØk)

Block 4

• Philosophy of Science of Computer Science (VtDat)
• Philosophy of Science and Ethics for the physical sciences (VtFys)
• Philosophy of Science for the Physical Education subject (VtIdr)
• Philosophy of Science and Ethics for the chemical sciences (VtKem)

Course descriptions for the individual courses are published at http://kurser.ku.dk /

The number of instructor positions depends on the number of enrolled students in the course.

Starting date 1 February 2027

Duties

The student instructor position is a part-time job, where the content is teaching tasks that supplement teaching at assistant professor, associate professor or professor level. The tasks vary from course to course, but normally include:

• Preparation and conduct of weekly practice sessions
• Participation in weekly instructor meetings
• Feedback and evaluation of written assignments
• Attendance at the lectures

Qualifications

The positions can be applied for by master's students at the University of Copenhagen who have a disciplinary competence corresponding to at least one year of full-time study in the subject to which the course belongs, and in addition either have competencies in philosophy of science/studies of science at least equivalent to having passed the relevant course with a good result. Furthermore, you must speak fluent Danish, and you must be a student in the block(s) where you will teach.

Salary and employment conditions

The appointment is covered by the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Union of Student Tutors.

The salary amounts to DKK 259.38 per hour

Application

If you are interested in the position, please submit an application with your CV and master's certificate via the Job Portal (click the link "APPLY FOR JOB" at the bottom of the advertisement), no later than 28 October 2026.

In your cover letter you should outline your competences in both philosophy of science and natural science, other aspects that can document your interest in the combination of philosophy of science and natural science, any experience with teaching or communication, and an indication of which course(s) you would be interested in teaching.

We wish to reflect the surrounding society and encourage everyone regardless of background to apply for the position.

Further information about the positions

Questions about the positions can be obtained by contacting Section Head Hanne Andersen at [email protected] or by contacting the individual course coordinators (see kurser.ku.dk).

About us

The Institute for Didactics of Natural Sciences (ind.ku.dk) is one of 12 institutes under the Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. We currently have about 100 employees, distributed across four sections. You will be affiliated with the Section for Philosophy of Science and History of Science (https://www.ind.ku.dk/forskning/videnskabsteori-og-videnskabshistorie/), where we work with epistemological, ethical, social and historical aspects of the natural sciences and mathematics.

The Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen – SCIENCE in short – is the country7s largest natural sciences research and education institution with approximately 4,500 staff and 9,500 bachelor and master's students. The faculty has an annual budget of about DKK 3 billion. Read more about the Faculty of Science at http://www.science.ku.dk/