The Department of Mathematics at Aarhus University - an international top-100 University - seek candidates, characterized by excellence and vision in their research, for an Associate Professor position in Mathematical Analysis or Probability Theory or both. In particular, we would like to encourage applications from researchers covering one or more of the following research areas:  Stochastic Processes and Markov Semigroups, Stochastic and Deterministic Partial Differential Equations, Representation Theory for Topological Groups and Lie Groups, Analysis in Geometric Group Theory, and Harmonic Analysis.

The position is open from 1 January 2025.

The Department of Mathematics currently employs 33 permanent scientific staff members in the traditional disciplines, Algebra, Analysis, Geometry and Topology, Probability Theory as well as in Statistics, Data Science and Operations Research. 

A successful candidate should have demonstrated the ability, or have the clear potential, to:

• Participate in and drive research through international and local collaboration.
• Teach and develop courses in analysis and/or probability.
• Supervise students at all levels from Bachelor to PhD.
• Build and sustain a research group through external funding.
• Contribute to the strategic goals of the department, which may be located here.

What the Department of Mathematics, the city of Aarhus as well as Denmark can offer the successful candidate:

• A typical teaching load of 4-5 hours of lectures per week during the semester, plus project supervision.
• Administrative support and professional guidance for submitting grant applications.
• A positive and international work environment with a flat hierarchy.
• Subsidized preschool child care and a free education system from primary school up to university level.
• Universal health insurance as a resident of Denmark, including family members officially residing in Denmark.
• Five weeks paid holiday per year.
• In connection with child birth: the right to have a total of 52 weeks shared maternal/paternal leave with full or partial salary pay.

We encourage all applicants to apply. However, in light of the current gender balance at the department, we particularly encourage female applicants to apply. All applicants will be assessed objectively and according to the same criteria, regardless of gender. Female applicants will automatically contribute to the first strategic goal (see this link), pertaining to improving gender balance at the department.

The applicant may upload up to 10 key publications with the application. While the assessment committee will evaluate the overall scientific achievements of all shortlisted candidates, they can only be expected to look into individual scientific results among those contained in publications submitted with the application.
 

Place of work: 

Place of employment is Aarhus University, and place of work is Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ny Munkegade 118, 8000 Aarhus C.
 

Application procedure

Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the assessment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is made on the basis of an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All applicants will be notified within 6 weeks whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee and will receive his/her assessment. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.

Letter of reference

If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.

Formalities and salary range

Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

At the Faculty of Natural Science at Aarhus University, we strive to support our scientific staff in their career development. We focus on competency development and career clarification and want to make your opportunities transparent. On our website, you can find information on all types of scientific positions, as well as the entry criteria we use when assessing candidates. You can also read more about how we can assist you in your career planning and development.

Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.