As­so­ci­ate Pro­fess­or­ship in Busi­ness Eth­ics

Department of Business Humanities and Law, Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a full-time faculty position as Associate Professor in Business Ethics.

Business Ethics at the Department of Business Humanities and Law encompasses research at the intersection of ethical theory and organizational practice. We invite applications from candidates who can strengthen our profile in humanistic approaches to business ethics. The successful candidate is expected to advance research that engages foundational philosophical questions while addressing the complex moral dilemmas faced by contemporary organizations, including grand challenges such as climate change, inequality, and digital transformation.

We seek a scholar with strong competencies in moral philosophy (broadly understood) and a demonstrated ability to apply and develop ethical theory in relation to concrete organizational challenges. The position emphasizes the integration of rigorous conceptual work with empirical sensitivity to how ethical issues unfold in business contexts. This presupposes a strong profile in applied ethics to analyze business and organizational life across.

Examples of research areas that the Associate Professor might cover include:

• Applied ethical theory, i.e., virtue ethics, deontology, critical theory, phenomenology, or related traditions, and their use in understanding, critiquing, and empirically investigating business and organizational life
• The application of ethical perspectives to core areas such as responsible management, DEI, compliance, leadership, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence
• The role of ethical analysis in examining organizational practices through context-sensitive approaches that account for cultural variation and shifting institutional and geopolitical dynamics

The core research areas of the Department of Business Humanities and Law are organized into different research Units: Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership; Governance, Culture and Learning; and CBS Law. Faculty within these groups have research backgrounds in all areas of political science, sociology, philosophy, history, anthropology, law, theology, aesthetics, design and innovation, tourism and leisure management, cultural economics, leadership and strategy, pedagogic study, and other areas. This position will be based in the Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership unit.

What unites faculty in our department is an overriding concern for the organization of the human within its multiple environments: work, nature, economy, civil association, the state, and corporation. BHL also participates in numerous interdisciplinary cross-CBS activities. In line with this concern, the professor should demonstrate a capacity to bridge across several of these environments and place the human at the heart of the project.

Teaching responsibilities of the Department comprise undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as teaching in post-experience and doctoral education. Some programs are taught in Danish, some in English.

The Associate Professorship is a permanent position with research and teaching obligations.

Successful applicants must have an international profile, a strong record of research publications, and teaching experience in business ethics, broadly understood to include philosophy, management, entrepreneurship, strategy, organization, and leadership. They must be capable of providing dynamic leadership in the development of research and teaching, securing external research funding, establishing strong ties with organizations, and generating meaningful societal impact.

Furthermore, the chosen applicant is expected to show good academic citizenship, meaning that the person is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the activities of the department, such as research seminars, workshops, and conferences.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programs, including Executive Education
• Individual and group-based research meeting high international standards
• Promoting CBS's academic reputation
• Initiating, fundraising and coordinating research projects
• Promoting teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School and other relevant assignments at CBS
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the Department and to CBS-wide tasks
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS stakeholders in particular
• Research meeting high international standards, including responsibility for the academic development of the relevant discipline
• Responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching
• Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences.

The associate professor is expected to contribute to the development and application of the research of the department’s research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position. 

Qualifications:

• PhD degree in an appropriate field
• Documented teaching qualifications and material for the evaluation of his/her pedagogical level. 
• Documented research production at an international level, including publications in internationally recognized journals within the field
• Documented ability to teach and write at a high academic level
• Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Experience in academic leadership
• Candidates should share a keen interest in working with colleagues in both research and teaching, and to promote a vibrant research culture

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 and have a record of engagement with empirical andtheoretical interdisciplinary research and ability to work autonomously, and as part of a team.

For further information please contact: Head of Department Pia Bramming, e-mail pib.bhl@cbs.dk or Unit Director Christian Garmann Johnsen, e-mail cgj.bhl@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/bhl.

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

Application

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

1. A statement of application.
2. Full CV and copies of Master and PhD diplomas.
3. Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications inthe field’s internationally recognized journals and citations in the Social Science Citation Index, Scopus and/or Google Scholar.
4. A teaching portfolio documenting teaching qualifications and pedagogical development. The portfolio must include an overview of the applicants 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. 
5. Information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international  co-operation.
6. A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an *marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are requested to prioritise their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement.
7. Copies of the publications marked with an *. Only publications written in English (or another specified principal language, according to research tradition) or one of the Scandinavian languages will betaken into consideration.

Recruitment procedure 

The recruitment committee shortlists 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. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a selection of qualified candidates to an interview.

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.

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