Student Assistant for Law in the SDU President's Office at the University of Southern Denmark

Law at SDU Rector's Office seeks an engaged and structured student assistant of about 14 hours per week. The position is ideal for you who want to apply your legal knowledge in a practical context and gain experience with case handling within administrative law – including complaint cases, access to information requests and other administrative tasks.

Your tasks will include

• Legal case handling with a focus on administrative-law issues, including e.g. requests for access to information and student complaint cases
• Assist with documentation, journaling and administrative tasks in connection with case processing
• Cooperation and dialogue with colleagues and external parties in connection with case processing

About you

• You are a law student at SDU
• You work in a structured way and have an eye for detail
• You have strong written communication skills in both Danish and English
• You are curious, helpful and thrive with both independent tasks and collaboration in a team

We offer

• A professionally developing student job with the opportunity to translate your legal knowledge into practice
• Close collaboration with a small team of lawyers where sparring and knowledge sharing are a natural part of daily life
• An informal yet professional working environment with high engagement and room for professional curiosity
• Flexible working hours that adapt to your studies and examination periods

About SDU Rector's Office and Law

SDU Rector's Office at the University supports the highest management – the Rector, Pro-Rector and University Director – with a wide range of strategic and administrative tasks. Law is anchored in the SDU Rector's Office, and you will therefore report to and collaborate with the four lawyers in the department.

Salary and employment terms

The position is to be filled as soon as possible and is time-limited to one year with the possibility of extension. Working hours are arranged flexibly in relation to your studies.

Employment is in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and HK/STAT.

Salary will be set in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and based on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including the position's content, responsibilities and qualification requirements.

As an applicant you have the right to information about the starting salary and salary range for the position. This information can be obtained in connection with the recruitment process.

SDU does not obtain information about applicants' previous salaries.

Application process

Send your application via the link "Apply online". Attachments must be in PDF or Word format (max. 10 Mb). All documents should not contain a CPR number; if present, the CPR number must be crossed out. The application must include a cover letter, CV and transcript.

Important dates

The application deadline is Tuesday, 28 October 2026, and interviews are expected to be held in weeks 44-45.

Contact

For further questions you can contact AC legal assistant in Law Fatima Ayman Buheiri at 6550 1892.

Syddansk Universitet aims to reflect the surrounding society and encourages all qualified applicants regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Workplace

Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M.

Note: When employed as a student assistant or academic supervisor, it is a condition that you are enrolled as a student at SDU.

Guidance regarding the application can be found here .

About us

Syddansk Universitet is set in the world to create value for and with society. Whether our contribution comes in the form of excellent research, innovative solutions, education or learning, we should make a positive difference for society and contribute to a sustainable future. We do this by nurturing talent and creating the best environments for research and learning. It is therefore essential that SDU retains, develops and recruits talent.

At the same time we must ensure constant high quality in all our activities – and that can only be achieved with the right people. It is the university's researchers, teachers, students, leaders and technical-administrative staff who form the foundation of our success.