Associate Tenure Track Assistant Professorship in Corporate Communication and Digital Transfo

Organisation/Company:
Copenhagen Business School

Department:
HR Service

Research Field:
Communication sciences » Other

Researcher Profile:
Established Researcher (R3)

Positions:
Master Positions

Country:
Denmark

Application Deadline:
18 May 2025 - 12:
00 (Europe/Copenhagen)

Type of Contract:
Permanent

Job Status:
Full-time

Hours Per Week:
37

Offer Starting Date:
1 Dec 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant Associate-/ Tenure Track Assistant Professorship in Corporate Communication and Digital Transformations at the Department of Management, Society and Communication.

Multi-disciplinary by design, MSC leverages the synergies of its faculty to explore the conditions and practices of responsible management, organisation and governance in a globalising world, sharing a particular interest in the interaction and interdependencies of business and society. More information about MSC's research focus can be found here .

MSC is a significant supplier of research-based teaching to a broad portfolio of programmes, which includes undergraduate, graduate and doctoral teaching and supervision as well as executive education in the fields of:

• Responsible Management, Leadership and Governance
• Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
• Business and Global South-Global North dynamics (with an emphasis on the emerging/growth economies context)
• Organisational Communication (corporate communication, strategic communication, leadership communication, marketing communication, and media studies) and Digital Transformations

Examples of research areas that the Associate/Tenure Track Assistant Professor might cover:

• Strategic communication and public relations
• Organizational communication
• Digital media and technology
• AI and datafication in corporate communication

The position can be filled at either Tenure Track Assistant- or Associate Professor level depending on the qualifications of the applicants.

Applicants are requested to specify whether they want to be evaluated at the Tenure Track Assistant- or Associate Professor level.

To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant chosen is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department.

The successful Tenure Track Assistant Professor applicant is furthermore obliged to participate in the Assistant Professor Programme at CBS on teaching principles and methods in order to fulfill the pedagogical requirements made at the end of the term of employment as Assistant Professor.

The Associate Professorship is a tenured position with research and teaching obligations.

The Tenure Track Assistant Professorship is a six-year Tenure Track position in accordance with Danish legislation and CBS regulations. Decision on tenure is taken between the third and the fourth year.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programmes
• Individual and group-based research meeting high international standards
• Promoting CBS's academic reputation
• Initiating, fund raising and coordinating research projects
• Promoting the teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School within the core area of Business Economics and other relevant assignments at Copenhagen Business School
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the Department and to CBS-wide tasks
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS's stakeholders in particular, including participating in the public debate.
• Research, including responsibility for the academic development of the relevant discipline
• Responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching
• Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences.

The Associate Professor is expected to contribute to the development and application of the department's research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS's international research position.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in an appropriate field
• Documented pedagogical qualifications or other material for the evaluation of his/her pedagogical level
• Documented research production at an international level, including publications in the field's internationally recognised journals

Applicants without appropriate teaching experience will be appointed on a probationary period of up to 1½ years.

Emphasis is placed on the applicant's research potential, which means that a researcher with a large research potential may be preferred to a researcher with a large research production.

Tenure Track Assistant Professor level:

Responsibilities

• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programmes
• Updating existing sessions, courses and teaching programmes and contributing to innovative new ones
• Individual and group-based research meeting high international standards
• Promoting CBS's academic reputation
• Initiating, fund raising and coordinating research projects
• Promoting the teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School within the core area of Business Economics and other relevant assignments at Copenhagen Business School
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the Department and to CBS-wide tasks
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS's stakeholders in particular
• Research, including responsibility for the academic development of the relevant discipline
• Responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching
• Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences.

The Tenure Track Assistant Professor is expected to contribute to the development and application of the research of the department's research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS's international research position.

Qualifications

The applicant must hold a PhD or the equivalent. Emphasis is placed on the applicant's research potential, which means that a researcher with a large research potential may be preferred to a researcher with a large research production.

Both levels:

The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and disseminati.