Assistant professorships in International Politics with attention to (Critical) Intelligence and Security Studies

The Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, invites applications for one or more 3-year assistant professorships at the Section for International and Regional Politics (IRP). 

We are looking for talented and dynamic individuals with the ambition of establishing themselves as leading scholars in their field of research. We are particularly interested in scholars working in International Politics with attention to (Critical) Intelligence and Security Studies.

Starting date is planned for February 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The IRP-section is part of the Department of Political Science and Public Management under the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences. The Department is organized around three research sections, including the International and Regional Politics section, as well as several cross-disciplinary research centres and research groups. Currently, the department employs around 125 people and attracts 2,500 students in its various full-time bachelor and master programs as well as part-time professional master programs. For a detailed description of the department's profile and activities and more information about its strategy, please visit the department's website.

Research in international politics at the IRP-section focuses mainly, though not exclusively, on contemporary security issues, peace, conflict and war studies. The researchers have a strong research profile and a dynamic doctoral training program and extensive partnerships with other Danish and European institutes and universities. The IRP-section is responsible for teaching introductory IP courses at bachelor level and specialized graduate courses in Political Science, especially in the Master's program in International Security and Law and in the professional Master program in Intelligence and Cyber Studies. All international politics researchers of the IRP section are associated with the Center for War Studies (CWS), which facilitates inter-disciplinary research into fundamental questions of war, peace, and international order. For a detailed description of the research and activities of the Center for War Studies, please visit the CWS website.

We are now looking for candidates who can support the department in realizing its strategic objectives. The successful candidates will be able to produce original ideas through high-quality and pioneering research within areas of relevance to the IRP section and to Center for War Studies and will engage in effective knowledge exchange through our high-quality study programs and through genuine engagement with societal actors and the wider public. The successful applicants will be tasked with a range of obligations in the IRP section and in the Department of Political Science and Public Management, including:

• Conduct and publish research at a high international level in areas of relevance to the International and Regional Politics section and to the Center for War Studies i.e., security studies.
• Conduct relevant teaching and supervision within the department's entire portfolio of study programs, including the full-time political science program, the Master program in International Security and Law and the professional Master in Intelligence and Cyber Studies
• Apply for relevant individual/collective external research funding to develop the research environment in line with the strategic goals of the Department and the IRP section
• Conduct administrative tasks at the department 
• Engage in knowledge exchange activities with the wider society
• Engage in and contribute to a good work environment at the section and the department level.

For applicants to qualify for the position, the following criteria must be met (please consult the Scholarly Qualification Matrix:

• Delineate a research profile aligned with the strategy of the International and Regional Politics Section indicating the po­tential for international scholarly impact and for facilitating research cooperation within the Center for War Studies
• Publications of research at an inter­nationally recognized level 
• Documented experience with teaching and/or supervision
• A strong teaching potential aligned with the department’s educational profile and a keen interest in developing teaching skills, new teaching formats and/or courses.
• Documented experiences with applying for smaller grants
• Contributions to collaborations and networks internationally and nationall