The Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen is seeking external lecturers and teaching assistants as of February 1, 2027

The Faculty of Legal Studies at the University of Copenhagen is seeking external lecturers and teaching assistants as of February 1, 2027

We are seeking teaching assistants for the faculty in the following subjects/areas

THE JURIDICAL BACHELOR PROGRAM (BA)

• Damages, contract and purchase
• Administrative law
• Individuals’ fundamental rights
• Institutional constitutional law and EU constitutional law
• Legal history
• Property and creditor law

We are seeking external lecturers for the faculty’s programs within the following subjects/areas:

THE JURIDICAL BACHELOR PROGRAM (BA)

• Damages, contract and purchase
• Legal history

THE JURIDICAL MASTER PROGRAM (KA)

• Artificial Intelligence and Legal Disruption
• Medieret
• Forensic psychology
• Corporate law
• Criminal execution law

THE SOCIAL SCIENCES MASTER PROGRAM IN LAW (Cand.soc. in law)

• Labor market law

Access the course descriptions of the subjects at www.kurser.ku.dk

IMPORTANT : All positions are conditional on the subject being established or on being able to offer teaching tasks in other subjects within the same subject area.

Responsibilities

The position as an external lecturer and teaching assistant is a part-time position, where you in daily work report to the subject head (a scientific staff member at the faculty). It is the responsibility of the head of the subject to plan and develop the subject and ensure coherence between research and education, while you contribute with legally relevant practice-oriented knowledge.

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As an external lecturer you will perform the following tasks

• Preparation and conduct of group teaching
• Development of case material for teaching use
• Preparation of the subject’s digital learning room prior to the semester start
• Use of the faculty’s digital learning tools
• Feedback to the students during teaching
• Evaluation and quality assurance of the teaching
• Participation in meetings and pedagogical-didactic continuing education
• Correction of exercise tasks in subjects in which they appear
• Examination of the students
• Possible preparation of exam tasks for subjects with written exams
• Possible supervision of project-oriented courses (practice reports)
• Possible supervision of bachelor projects and theses.

As an teaching assistant you will perform the following tasks

• Preparation and conduct of group teaching
• Feedback to the students in teaching
• Use of the faculty’s digital learning tools
• Evaluation and quality assurance of the teaching
• Participation in meetings
• Correction of exercise tasks in subjects in which they appear
• Possibly examination of the students

Your responsibilities and scope of work are determined by the head of the subject before each semester.

Introductory seminar on the faculty’s learning principles

As a new employee teacher you are required to participate in a seminar before the semester starts, where you are introduced to the faculty’s learning principles. The seminar is held twice. You sign up after receiving an invitation for the date that suits you best. The seminar will take place:

• Tuesday, January 26, 2027, 9:15–14:30
• Thursday, January 28, 2027, 15:15–20:30

Requirements for qualification as an external lecturer

To apply for the position you must as a minimum have

• Relevant master’s degree and
• Relevant professional experience* at a high level, not obtained through a university scientific appointment, or
• Employment in a scientific tenured position at another university.

*Relevant professional experience: Requires in-depth, current knowledge of the subject/subject area applications gained through employment within the subject/area.

In addition, it is positively regarded if you have

• Experience teaching at university level
• Experience with digital teaching tools or willingness to learn to use them
• Positive teaching evaluations (please attach the latest evaluation)
• Experience with sparring and feedback in a learning situation
• Pedagogical-didactic continuing education
• Publication of academically relevant materials and/or scientific productions.

Qualifications for Teaching Assistant

To apply for the position you must at minimum have a relevant master's degree.

In addition, it is positively regarded if you have

• A high level of subject knowledge
• Professional experience within the subject area
• Experience teaching, including positive teaching evaluations (please attach the latest evaluation)
• Experience with digital learning tools or willingness to learn to use them

Experience with sparring and feedback in a learning situation

Employment terms

Employment as a teacher occurs after Circular on the agreement for external lecturers and teaching assistants at universities and others under the Ministry of Education and Research as well as Regulation on the job structure for scientific personnel at universities and is generally for a period of 3 years, but with the possibility of permanent employment as external lecturer in the subject of Forensic Psychology .

Secondary employment as a teacher with private providers of exam-preparation courses or similar is incompatible with an employment as a teacher at the Faculty of Law.

The concrete hours are set before each semester and remunerated as follows

External lecturer : Hourly wage of DKK 314.49 (as of August 1, 2026).

Teaching assistant : Hourly wage of DKK 288.95 (as of August 1, 2026).

Payment is made according to a tariff system, where the majority of the salary is paid in arrears with 1/5 in the months September–January and February–June. The remainder is paid as a lump sum after the semester ends. Note: Your participation in the introductory seminar on the faculty’s learning principles is paid by the hour.

Additional information

Questions regarding

• the subjects can be directed to the subject head. Look up the course description at http://kurser.ku.dk / and see under “Course information” on the right-hand side.
• the terms of employment can be addressed to HR: [email protected]

Application and deadline

Apply via the link at the bottom of the page no later than October 28, 2026 . The following documents must be uploaded:

• Application
• CV
• Bachelor’s and master’s degree certificates including transcript of grades
• Documentation in the form of an EU registration certificate or residence and work permit if you do not have Danish citizenship

Note: If you wish to teach in several subjects, you must submit a separate application for each subject and indicate this in your application.

After the application deadline, the hiring committee will select the applications to be forwarded to the assessment committee. All applicants will be informed immediately thereafter whether their application has been forwarded for assessment. The selected applicants will be informed about the assessors, and each applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns the applicant. After prioritizing the qualified applicants, interviews will be held, after which a possible appointment is offered.

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

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