AC-TAP (fixed-term contract) – Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet)

Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, is looking to recruit an administrative officer (AC-TAP) for the period
1 April – 31 December 2025 (37 hours/week).

Place of employment: Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), Moesgaard Allé 20, 8270 Højbjerg, Denmark.

The position
The successful candidate is expected to work closely with the UrbNet centre director, Professor Rubina Raja, on a number of tasks, including:

• Supporting publication projects (including copyediting, indexing and coordination with co-authors)
• Supporting processes in connection with funding applications/reporting to funding agencies
• Coordination and hosting of conferences and workshops, incl. correspondence with speakers/participants, travel and accommodation arrangements and layout of programmes/book of abstracts
• Ad hoc administrative tasks and general assistance to UrbNet staff on day-to-day matters.

Qualifications
Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications:

• an MA in archaeology, ancient history or a related discipline
• fluency in English, Danish and German (spoken and written)
• extensive experience with editorial work and copyediting
• excellent attention to detail
• flexibility and the ability of make shifts in focus
• a methodological and structured approach to work, and exceptional organisational skills
• excellent time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills
• experience with university organisations and working methods
• experience with organising events, e.g. workshops and conferences.

Applicants who can document experience from similar roles will have an advantage.

Further information
For further information about the position, please contact Professor Rubina Raja ([email protected]).

For more information about applications, please contact HR supporter Rie Nørgaard ([email protected]).

About UrbNet
The Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) was founded in 2015 as a groundbreaking archaeological research initiative exploring the evolution of urbanism and urban networks from the Hellenistic Period to the Middle Ages. The centre is based at Aarhus University, School of Culture and Society, and is funded as a Centre of Excellence by the Danish National Research Foundation.

UrbNet aims to compare the archaeology of urbanism from medieval Northern Europe to the ancient Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean World, and determine how – and to what extent – urban networks catalysed societal and environmental expansions and crises in the past. The centre is firmly rooted in the humanities but enjoys close, collaborative ties with the natural sciences.

UrbNet aims to advance the understanding of the historical process of urban evolution, and it does so by developing the ability of archaeology to characterise the scale and pace of events and processes. Recently developed scientific techniques afford the potential for archaeology to refine the precision of dates, contexts and provenance ascribed to excavated materials. UrbNet’s key ambition has been to integrate these new forms of data as a new “high-definition” approach to the study of global and interregional dynamics.

UrbNet’s work comprises projects that intersect questions and problems concerning urban development and networks in the regions from Northern Europe via the Levant to the East Coast of Africa. It involves elaborate work on empirical material from a number of existing excavation projects, and the centre aims to make substantial contributions to theoretical and methodological developments in the field.

Salary and terms of employment
In accordance with the current collective agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne). Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is one of five main academic areas at Aarhus University.

The faculty contributes to Aarhus University's research, talent development, knowledge exchange and degree programmes.

With its 700 academic staff members, 200 PhD students, 9,000 BA and MA students, and 1,500 students following continuing/further education programmes, the faculty constitutes a strong and diverse research and teaching environment.

The Faculty of Arts consists of the School of Communication and Culture, the School of Culture and Society and the Danish School of Education. Each of these units has strong academic environments and forms the basis for interdisciplinary research and education.

The faculty's academic environments and degree programmes engage in international collaboration and share the common goal of contributing to the development of knowledge, welfare and culture in interaction withsociety.

Read more at arts.au.dk/en

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

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: Urban Network Evolutions C. f./Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet)

Deadline: 31 January 2025

Location: Højbjerg Moesgård Allé 20