Assistant Professor of Digital Communication in English

The School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for the position of assistant professor of digital communication in English based at the Department of English.

The assistant professorship is a full-time, three-year, fixed-term position, and subject to appropriate funding, there will be an opportunity to apply for a subsequent associate professorship. The position begins on 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The School of Communication and Culture is committed to diversity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their personal background.

The position

The Department of English is one of the largest and most international departments within the Faculty of Arts, with some seventy researchers and lecturers from various countries. The department’s research covers international business communication, English as the global language of international business communication and strategic communication as well as linguistics, literature and social/historical/media studies.

The position involves research, teaching and supervision, talent development and knowledge exchange related to international business communication in English and strategic communication with a particular emphasis on digital communication.

In sum, we are looking for an innovative and dedicated applicant who will strengthen the research and teaching profiles of the department nationally and internationally and contribute to Aarhus University’s core activities in the areas of research, teaching and supervision, talent development and knowledge exchange.

Research

The Department of English at Aarhus University has a pronounced and significant international profile and a robust research network.

We are looking for an applicant who will pursue research in international business communication in English and strategic communication with a specific focus on digital and/or web-based communication and generative AI and who will publish internationally within these fields.

The successful applicant will be expected to take a role in developing research within the field of digital communication in English, publishing original peer-reviewed research internationally and making scholarly contributions to developments within the field. The successful applicant will also be expected to engage with the research community at the department by participating in collaborative research projects with internal and external partners as well as contributing to applications for external research funding.

Teaching and supervision

We are looking for an applicant who has research and teaching experience within digital communication in English, and who will strengthen the research and teaching profiles of the department.

The applicant should have research and/or teaching experience and qualifications relevant to teaching courses in the areas of digital communication and marketing communication on the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in international business communication in English and to teaching more specialised elective courses on the same degree programmes.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the department’s teaching and supervision activities and to teach and supervise in the department’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes, particularly the Bachelor’s degree programme in international business communication in English and the Master’s degree programme in international business communication in English.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop supervision capabilities at both BA and MA levels.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD degree or must document equivalent qualifications in a relevant field related to digital communication in English as well as teaching and research experience equivalent to that attained through a PhD degree.

Deadline: 08 January 2025

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