As­sist­ant Pro­fess­or (non-ten­ured) in Con­tract Law and Sustain­ability

Assistant Professor (non-tenured) in Contract Law and Sustainability - Department of Business Humanities and Law

CBS LAW, Department of Business Humanities and Law, at the Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a full-time faculty position as assistant professor (adjunkt) level in:

-  Contract law and sustainability

The starting date is expected to be 1 July 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. It is a 4-year position in Contract law and sustainability.

The candidate is excepted to actively contribute to the research and to the teaching of law courses in Danish at CBS LAW and play an active role in the unit’s life as well as wider activities at the Department of Business Humanities and Law.

Research Environment:

The Department of Business Humanities and Law is dedicated to an integrated approach to the contemporary challenges facing business and society drawing on the humanities, interdisciplinary social sciences, and law. It emphasizes problem-oriented research to understand those challenges and to build the lifelong capabilities necessary to address them. Faculty within the Department of Business Humanities and Law have diverse research backgrounds and research foci including but not limited to leadership, entrepreneurship, ethics, strategy, law, politics, sociology, philosophy, history, anthropology, diversity, equity and inclusion, and leisure management. What unites faculty is an overriding concern for the organization of the human within its multiple environments and, by implication, a research interest in the interdisciplinary “conversation” between humanities and social sciences.

CBS LAW is a source of expertise in a number of International, EU and Nordic-specific legal areas and provides, in that sense, the research that business communities need and demand. At the same time, we are strongly represented in European and global scholarship. Our core competences are contract law, company law, IT regulation, public procurement, competition law, tax law, climate law, EU law, international law, and law & economics.

CBS LAW publishes widely both in the international, European, and national core journals and monographs. While we aim to be represented in major international and European law publications.

CBS LAW is a constituent unit of the Department of Business Humanities and Law. As such, a part of our activities concentrates on multidisciplinary research and creating interfaces between law, politics, sociology, history, management, and philosophy. CBS law is involved in teaching BSc in Business Administration and Commercial Law (HA.jur), MSc in Business Administration and Commercial Law (cand.merc.jur), MSc in Business and Economics and Auditing (cand. merc. aud), Master in Tax and several other study programmes at CBS. A majority of the courses are taught in Danish.

The Department, through CBS LAW, offers a highly relevant PhD program within the CBS PhD School.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programs (in Danish)
• Individual and group-based research meeting high international standards
• Contributing to the development and application of the research of the department’s research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position
• Promoting CBS’ academic reputation
• Involvement in research projects and external funding opportunities
• Promoting teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities and to CBS-wide tasks
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS stakeholders in particular
• Publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching
• Active participation in the teaching and research activities, including research seminars, workshops and conferences

Qualifications:

• PhD in contract law and sustainability or near completion of a PhD in law, with a documented plan for submission within a short timeframe
• Documented ability to teach and write at a high academic level and professional proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Documented ability to teach in Danish
• Excellent academic track record and/or a promising pipeline, and an ability to clearly articulate a research agenda in contract law and sustainability
• Enthusiasm for theoretical interdisciplinary research
• Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a team
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Proficiency in Danish and English is required, knowledge of a further Nordic language a plus
• Ability to engage with others in a way that reflects our collective commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion
• Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type.

Application procedure:

Applications must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below. Applications must include:

1. A letter of motivation
2. Proof of qualifications and a full CV
3. Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals and citations in the Social Science Citation Index and/or Google Scholar. 
4. A complete list of publications with an * marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed.
5. A teaching portfolio documenting teaching qualifications and pedagogical development. The portfolio must include an overview of the applicant’s past teaching achievements and practice and its impact on the students, reflections on pedagogical competencies and core strengths, the educational competencies the applicant would like to develop, and the teaching opportunities they would like to pursue in the nearest future. External applicants can see the full description of the teaching portfolio here. Internal applicants must use the CBS Teaching Portfolio format. It is available at www.share.cbs.dk. Please make a pdf of each of the spreadsheets from part B of the portfolio. 
6. Information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international co-operation.
7. Copies of the publications marked with an *. Only publications written in English or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material by the application deadline Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Recruitment procedure:

The Recruitment Committee will shortlist minimum two applicants; when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.

The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a selection of qualified candidates to an interview.

One of CBS’ strategic goals is the promotion of diversity, which is why every effort has been made to ensure a recruitment process that reduces potential bias. Applicants are therefore encouraged not to include a photo or unnecessary personal information in their application.

Application deadline: 17 April 2026

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

For further information, please visit the CBS LAW website at: https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments/department-business-humanities-and-law/cbs-law and/or contact Henrik Andersen, Director of CBS LAW, ha.bhl@cbs.dk.

Details about Copenhagen Business School are available at www.cbs.dk.