At the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Culture and Communication, a full-time position as Associate Professor in language and linguistics is open for appointment from October 1st, 2026, or as soon as possible hereafter.

Job description

The position will consist of research within language and linguistics, and teaching of linguistic disciplines, particularly in the English and the Danish degree programmes. 

The position will be affiliated with the Communication, Language and Discourse research group (CLD), where the successful candidate is expected to contribute to continued innovation and development of the research environment, with a particular focus on linguistic phenomena in or across English and Danish, and on how linguistic research can contribute to interdisciplinary or problem-oriented research and innovation and have impact in the wider world. For more information about the research group, please see CLD’s website:  https://www.dcc.aau.dk/research/research-groups/cld. 

In terms of teaching duties, the successful candidate is expected to teach topics related to the field of linguistics within the English Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes and the Danish Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes. Courses in other of the department’s degree programmes may also be required, such as Language and International Studies, English.

Teaching obligations will also include supervision of semester projects. For this purpose, documented experience with problem-based learning (PBL, on which AAU pedagogy is based) will be an advantage, but not a prerequisite. 

Formal qualifications and requirements

Applicants are required to document teaching skills equivalent to those achieved after a successful period of employment as a Postdoc, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. Research qualifications must be documented by means of a significant body of independent peer-reviewed international publications. The applicant is expected to document the ability to teach, supervise and assess both written and oral presentations in Danish as well as in English. 

Assessment of candidates

In the assessment process, the following components will be of prominent importance:

strong research qualifications within linguistic disciplines, such as grammar, phonology, semantics and foreign language acquisition, focusing on English and Danish  broad and well-documented teaching experience across a range of fields within language/linguistics and related disciplines, where relevant native or near-native language proficiency in Danish and English prior experience with external funding (please describe this in the application) detailed research plan, including an ambitious and realistic plan for external funding (please unfold this in the research plan). 

In terms of personal qualities, applicants are expected to possess good cooperative skills, and to be able to establish and maintain good relations with researchers from different cultural and political backgrounds.

Practical circumstances

Applicants must be prepared to actively participate in all aspects of the day-to-day activities of the department and study programmes.

For information on the research profile of the department etc., please see the department’s website Department of Culture and Communication - Aalborg University

Qualification requirements
Appointment as an associate professor requires research and teaching qualifications at the level that can be achieved through the satisfactory completion of a period of employment as an assistant professor but may also be obtained in other ways.  

It is a precondition that applicants have documented research at an international standard. In addition, applicants are assumed to have received supervision and pedagogical skills development and to have obtained a positive written assessment of their teaching qualifications.

How to apply  
Your application must include the following: 

Application, stating reasons for applying, qualifications in relation to the position, and intentions and visions for the position 
Curriculum Vitae (CV) 
A research plan
Diplomas (master's degree diploma and PhD diploma) 
List of publications, with an indication of the attached publications that you wish to be taken into account in the assessment. You may attach a maximum of ten publications. You must submit a co-author statement, see template for co-author statement 
Documentation of teaching qualifications.  Please see guidelines for teaching portfolio at The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. If this is not enclosed, the applicant must enclose the reasons for this   
Dissemination qualifications, including participation on committees or boards, participation in organisations etc. 
Additional qualifications in relation to the position 
References/recommendations 
You can read more about the requirements for your application here.    

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

Aalborg University wants to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore, everyone, regardless of personal background and orientation, is encouraged to apply for the position.