Post Doc positions at the SDU Climate Cluster Elite Centre for Understanding Human Relationships with the Environment (CUHRE)

CUHRE and the research unit Consumption, Culture and Commerce (CCC) at the Department of Business & Management (DBM) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invite applications for one or more full-time Post Doc positions. The positions are located at SDU’s Campus in Odense and are vacant from 1st May 2026 or soon thereafter and for a two-year period.

Applicants’ profile
We are looking for applicants with a PhD in the relevant field of marketing research, business and economics, or adjacent disciplines with a strong or promising publication track. Moreover, we expect applicants to:

• Have excellent English skills, both in speaking and writing.
• Be fluent in Danish, both written and spoken.
• Have excellent communication skills. Be engaged, cooperative, and able to work independently.

Experience in some or all of the following areas is of advantage:

• Teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level.
• Interdisciplinary academic collaboration (especially Humanities and/or Natural Science).
• Collaboration with societal actors such as schools or municipalities.
• Theoretical or practical experience with marketing communication.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the various activities within the research unit and department and to be present on a daily basis.

Job description
The Post Doc will provide project support for the CUHRE project “Digging for the Climate” and be engaged in teaching within the CCC group.

The tasks within the CUHRE project involve but are not limited to collaborating with project stakeholders from the educational sector in jointly shaping education initiatives, as well as a wide range of research-related tasks such as qualitative data collection and analysis as well as writing academic publications. More information on “Digging for the Climate”: https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/cuhre/forskning/wp1.

The successful candidate will be engaged in teaching in the B.Sc. Marketing and Management Anthropology programme, and in our Business Administration programmes at the bachelor and master level. Candidates are expected to be able to teach courses based on CCT, anthropological, and sociological approaches to consumption and markets and to supervise bachelor and master theses in the area of consumer research and marketing.

For further information, please contact Associate Professor Julie Emontspool [email protected].

How to apply for this position
Potential applicants must be post-doc qualified in accordance with the Danish Ministerial order on job structure for academic staff at Danish universities.

The appointment takes place in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations for academics in the Danish state with the associated circular on the protocol on job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for the position of postdocs as described herein. Please check links for more information on salary (only available in Danish) and taxation.

The person employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial assessment, be exempted from time registration, also known as a self-organiser.

For more information on the department guidelines for qualification and recruitment please visit our website.

Applicants are encouraged to read the information "How to apply" before applying.

To qualify for the position as postdoc you must have obtained a PhD degree by the employment date.

An application must include:

• Motivation application
• Detailed CV where education and work history must be date, month and year specific.
• Certified copies of your master’s and PhD degree certificates. Alternatively, the expected date of the PhD defense.
• A translation of grades according to the European ECTS system obtained in BA and MSc programs.
• Complete list of publications, indicating which publications are most relevant for the position.
• Teaching portfolio – you can find instructions for this here.
• Up to 2 of the most relevant publications. Please upload a pdf for each publication. If your publications have been co-authored, please briefly describe the extent of the co-authorship or your contribution to the individual joint publication. You can do so by using this form or you can describe the co-authorship in such a way that the committee can assess the extent of your contribution.
• Brief research plan linking previous research to the envisioned research in the CUHRE project.

All non-Danish documents must be translated into English, and documents should not contain a CPR number (civil registration number). If they do – the CPR number must be crossed out. We request files in pdf-format no more than 5 MB per file. All pdf-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.

The application documents must be written in English. Use of large language models or related AI tools in any capacity must be disclosed in accordance with best academic practices.

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.

Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will receive an assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU.

When the assessment committee has submitted its report, the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her. The assessment report will subsequently be forwarded to the Head of Department who will assemble an appointments committee. The appointments committee will manage and complete the job interviews, should such be conducted.

Applications that are incomplete with regard to the above requirements may be rejected without any substantive evaluation.

Application deadline is February 12th, 2026, 23:59 CET.

We recommend that as an international applicant, you take the time to visit Work in Denmark where you will find information and facts about moving to, working and living in Denmark, as well as the International Staff Office at SDU.

If you experience technical problems, please contact [email protected].

The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

About SDU
The University of Southern Denmark was established to create value for and with society. Whether our contributions come in the form of excellent research, innovative solutions, education or learning, we must make a positive difference to society and contribute to a sustainable future. We do this by cultivating talents and creating the best environments for research and learning. It is therefore crucial that SDU retains, develops and recruits talent. At the same time, we need to ensure consistently high quality in all our activities – and we can only do that with the right people. The University’s researchers, lecturers, students, managers and technical/administrative staff are the foundation of our success.

Location
Odense M, Denmark

Apply Before
2026-02-12T22:59:00+00:00