Student Assistant at Department of Management, Center of Accounting

Would you like to work with a supportive and productive research team in accounting? Do you want to contribute to current research in management accounting on understanding organizational wrongdoing? Then you might be our new student assistant!

The Department of Management is looking for a student assistant from February 1, 2026, until January 31, 2027 to assist with administrative and practical tasks.

Your tasks:
Your tasks will involve assistance to our research team, especially in helping us to organize literature, gather, clean, and organize data, and support us in implementing experimental studies.

We expect that you:

• • Are thorough and able to work independently and in a disciplined manner
• • Can communicate both in writing and orally in English; Danish is appreciated but not mandatory
• • Very good analytical thinking skills

In return, we offer:

• • An exciting student job that will develop you both professionally and personally
• • A large network of colleagues with diverse national and academic backgrounds
• • Insight into an engaging and productive research environment

About the department
The Department of Management is part of Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University – a top 100 university. Aarhus BSS has achieved the triple-crown AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.

The department has an international research and teaching environment, employs approximately 160 Danish and international researchers, academic staff, and PhD students. We excel in business management, including strategy, innovation, marketing, organisation, digitalisation, and accounting. Our aim is to deliver high-quality research, with a strong emphasis on publishing in leading academic journals and presenting at recognised conferences.

You can read more about the Department of Management at: http://mgmt.au.dk.

Contact information
Further information about the position can be obtained from Sebastian Oelrich email: [email protected].

If you need help uploading your application or have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Line Greve Brunhøi, email: [email protected].

Practical information
The average weekly working hours are approximately 10, and the workplace adress is Universitetsbyen 61-63, 8000 Aarhus C.

Applications must be submitted electronically and received no later than January 26, 2026. Start date is February 1, 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Please send us a short motivated application and a CV stating your study program and current semester.

Requirements and terms
You will be employed as a hourly-paid student assistant in accordance with the current collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and HK stat.
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.

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: Virksomhedsledelse, Inst. f/Department of Management

Deadline: 26 January 2026

Location: Aarhus V Fuglesangs Allé 4