University Pedagogical Consultant (1-year temporary position)

Are you passionate about developing the education and teaching of the future?

Can you plan and facilitate pedagogical competence development? Are you interested in university education and university pedagogical development work? Then you may be the consultant we are seeking for a maternity cover in 2027.

Responsibilities and qualifications

As a pedagogical consultant, you will be part of the pedagogical development team in the Learning and Development unit. You will collaborate with colleagues on the development and facilitation of university pedagogy and other competence development offerings, and you will also independently be responsible for a portfolio of tasks related to the development of Roskilde University’s programs and teachers.

We are in the midst of a major reform of our education landscape, and as a pedagogical consultant you will support this change process by advising and sparring with the professional environments about the pedagogical possibilities in the reforms, based on Roskilde University’s pedagogical model, problem-based project learning. You will work with colleagues across disciplines and shared administration and will have contact with different levels in the organization.

As a pedagogical consultant your primary tasks will be to

• Participate in the university's strategic and cross-cutting development projects with pedagogical relevance – including the current implementation of the master's degree reform, with a particular focus on professional master's programs
• Plan and conduct courses, seminars and workshops in university pedagogical topics, including contributing to the development and facilitation of university pedagogy (Certificate in University Teaching and Learning)
• Offer pedagogical sparring and consultancy to institutes and teachers
• Participate in a project to offer competence development in innovation and entrepreneurship in collaboration with other units at the university
• Help to further develop Roskilde University’s pedagogical model

The position offers good opportunities to influence your area of work and contribute to the university’s development. You will report to the head of the Learning and Development unit.

About you

To succeed in the position it is a prerequisite that you have practical and/or theoretical knowledge of pedagogy, didactics and learning at higher education level, at a level where you can enrich professional dialogues with your colleagues and the university’s scientific staff. You must be able to communicate clearly and professionally in writing and speaking in both Danish and English.

We also emphasize the following professional and personal qualities, of which you may possess some, but not necessarily all:

• Have experience with teaching or facilitation, possibly with development and planning of teaching offerings
• Have experience with university pedagogy development work
• Have insight into – and interest in – problem-based project learning and/or collaborative learning as well as general theoretical insight into university pedagogy
• Have good organizational understanding and preferably experience working as an internal consultant
• Can execute quickly when the task requires it and see the task through to completion
• Are approachable, listening and open to colleagues’ and partners’ perspectives and share your own knowledge and perspectives
• Enjoy collaborating with colleagues from different disciplines in different departments within the shared administration
• Structure and develop your tasks independently – in ongoing dialogue with your manager and the rest of the unit

About HR

Learning and Development is placed in HR, where we together with the rest of the HR department support Roskilde University’s core tasks. HR is organized with Deputy Director Miriam Skjalm Lissner at the helm and is divided into four units. Learning and Development has 9 dedicated and skilled colleagues with different backgrounds who, in various ways, work with the development of the university’s education and teaching, the working environment, well-being, competence development, etc.

We emphasize sparring and dialogue in a committed team collaboration, and we offer good opportunities for professional inspiration and ongoing competence development.

In addition to Learning and Development, HR comprises the units Administration and Digitization, Organization and Leadership, and Corporate Law and Research Security. In our department we will collaborate across the organization, be present and relationship-building, and deliver usable solutions to the organization. We believe that our efforts make a difference and that it makes sense to support the university’s core tasks within research, education and collaboration with the surrounding community.

In addition to a smile and pleasant company, we emphasize high quality in task execution and a positive collegial environment.

More information

If you have questions about the position, you can contact the unit head Sidsel-Marie Winther Prag at tel. 61951140 or [email protected]. We will hold interviews on 20 November 2026. Start date 1 January 2027. The position is temporary and ends 31 December 2027.

Terms of employment

You will be employed in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC or another relevant collective agreement. There is an opportunity to negotiate any possible supplement. The position is a full-time position of 37 hours per week, where there is flexibility to shape one’s own working day. When tasks permit, we have the possibility of up to two home-working days per week.

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Application

Apply for the position at https://ruc.dk/ledige-stillinger-pa-roskilde-universitet/

The application must include

• Motivated application
• CV
• Documentation of education

The application deadline is 15 November 2026.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Roskilde University wishes to reflect the surrounding society and encourages everyone regardless of personal background to apply with us.

The recruitment process at Roskilde University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires, ensuring workplace safety, compliance and integrity.