Part-time Lecturer with expertise in Global, International and Development Studies

Roskilde University educates students to solve actual problems in real life. We challenge the academic traditions and experiment with new ways of creating and acquiring knowledge. Would you like to join us?

The Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University invites applications for one or more position(s) as part-time lecturer at our international social science programmes from September 1st, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position as part-time lecturer is limited to a period of three years. Teaching responsibilities, typically ranging from 150 to 300 hours per semester, are determined in consultation with the Department prior to each semester. A fixed number of teaching hours cannot be guaranteed each semester. The position is exclusively a teaching position and does not include any research obligations or possibilities.

The Department conducts interdisciplinary, collaborative and socially engaged research based on political science, international relations, economics, anthropology, business studies, sociology, legal studies, and development studies. To support our research-based teaching in our English taught social science programmes, we seek one or more external lecturer(es) to teach within the broad academic field of global, international and development studies. The teaching relates primarily to our international social science bachelor programme, our bachelor specialization in International Studies, and our MA programmes in Global and Development Studies and International Politics and Governance. Expertise in international political economy, international politics, global sociology, global economics, global governance or development studies are particularly valued.

Responsibilities and tasks
All teaching at the department is structured in line with the university’s pedagogical model called Problem-oriented Project Learning (PPL). Your primary teaching responsibilities involve supervising students in their extended project work, such as semester projects, internship projects, and, occasionally, master's theses. Supervision includes conducting oral group exams. Additional tasks may involve co-examination, grading, assisting or conducting course teaching and more.

Qualifications
To apply you must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent high-level qualifications within social sciences with specialization in fields withing global, international, and development studies. In addition, it is a legal prerequisite that you either:

• have relevant high-level practical experience in the field of global, international, and development studies obtained through a non-university appointment or
• are employed in a major position at another university

Assessment
In the assessment of the applicants, emphasis will be placed on:

• Teaching experience at the university level (including experience with project supervision)
• Relevant practical experience demonstrating academic competences in the social sciences (if the applicant does not hold a primary academic position at another university).
• Experience with teaching in English to non-native English-speaking students
• Independence yet demonstrated effective collaboration skills

If your application is based on relevant practical experience, you are required to maintain current academic knowledge in your field of expertise.

Introductory courses
To ensure that our teachers are knowledgeable about the University’s educational approach as well as introduced to project supervision methods, it is mandatory for all new employees to attend two brief introductory courses:

• Introduction to Roskilde University's pedagogical approach
• Introduction to project supervision

The courses last two and three hours respectively and are conducted as a direct extension of each other in either Danish or English. Find and read more about the courses here.

Additional information
For further information about the position, please contact vice dean Bodil Damgaard, (+45) 4674-2251, bodam@ruc.dk or head of studies Markus-Michael Müller (+45) 4674-2137, muellerm@ruc.dk

Terms of employment
In the position, you will refer to vice dean Bodil Damgaard. The position is covered by Circular on agreements regarding part-time lecturers and assistant lecturer at universities etc. under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

Application procedure 
After the deadline for applications the Dean will shortlist applicants for assessment with assistance from the recruitment committee including the chairperson of the assessment committee.

Shortly after the application deadline all applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been selected for assessment.

The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the assessment committee, and each applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the composition of the committee and - later on - their assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed, all applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application.

Application 
To apply for the position go to www.ruc.dk/en/job/ 

Only applications in English are accepted. 

Applications must include: 

1. Cover letter 

2. CV 

3. Documentation of education 

4. Reflections on own teaching approach and experiences, alternatively a teaching portfolio (read more about teaching portfolio at Roskilde University here) 

5. If relevant: Documentation for any additional research and/or teaching qualifications 

Please submit your application no later than August 3, 2025

Material received after this date will not be taken into consideration. 

Interviews will be held on Thursday August 21, 2025.

Roskilde University wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. 

Roskilde Universitets fornemmeste opgave er eksperimenterende, nyskabende former for læring, forskning og problemløsning, som flytter samfundet fremad. Vi uddanner kompetente tværfaglige kandidater og skaber videnskabelige resultater af højeste kvalitet gennem åbenhed, involvering og videndeling.
Roskilde Universitet har ca. 7.600 studerende, 900 ansatte og 900 mio. kr. i årlig omsætning.