Part-time Lecturer in Responsible Business Governance and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

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Unit

Department of Management, Society and Communication

Application deadline

3 November 2026

A position as Part-time Lecturer in Responsible Business Governance and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence is available at the Department of Management, Society and Communication for appointment on 01 January 2027.

As part-time lecturer you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to educate young people and to provide them with insight into your practical experience. At CBS, part-time lecturers represent an important supplement to the teaching done by researchers. Your role as part-time lecturer will also provide you with opportunities to update your theoretical knowledge, to share in discussions with engaged students and to be part of an international academic environment.

The position is on a temporary part-time basis, which can be extended within the framework of the Danish Fixed-Term Employment Act (Lov om tidsbegrænset ansættelse).

MSC’s research and teaching addresses the dynamic relations between business and society and the responsible management thereof. To this end, MSC mobilises a wide range of knowledge within management and business disciplines as well as the broader social and human sciences, organized in three interconnected research environments: CBS Sustainability; Centre for Business and Development Studies; the Communication, Organisation and Governance Research Cluster.

The position includes

• Planning and conducting teaching on responsible business governance and corporate responsibility due diligence, with a particular focus on risk management, reporting and finance between sustainability expectations and compliance. The part-time lecturer is expected to have solid knowledge of sustainability (risk-based) due diligence, international governance frameworks on responsible business conduct, EU law and policy on corporate sustainability, demands on companies, social expectations of responsible business conduct, and business uptake, responses and challenges in the interface of management and growing public regulation of responsible business and corporate sustainability.
• Online teaching—blended learning
• Student supervision
• Preparing teaching materials and exam questions
• Conducting exams and other evaluations

Qualifications

To fill this position, you have a master’s degree and:

• High-level practical experience at a high level, which has not been gained through academic employment with a university, or
• Employment in an academic principal position with another university (e.g. as assistant professor/researcher, associate professor/senior researcher, or professor/professor with special responsibilities).
• A part-time lecturer who is employed on the merits based on their relevant practical experience must possess in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of the possible applications of the subject/academic discipline. This knowledge is/has been acquired through employment within the subject/academic discipline.
• Employment as part-time lecturer presupposes that teaching qualifications are included in the assessment of applicants for an external professor.

Other skills

• In addition to having a relevant master’s degree, emphasis is placed on your specialization and professional skills within the content of the respective courses.
• Good interpersonal and collaboration skills and the ability to contribute to a good working environment
• Teaching is mainly done in English. Proficiency in Danish will be helpful as some supervision opportunities may be in Danish. The conditions of employment and the qualification requirements are described further in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.

Terms of employment

Salary and employment will be in accordance with the Cirkulære om aftale om Eksterne lektorer ved universiteter m.fl. under Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet. The maximum number of working hours per academic year is 500 and may vary as needed in individual semesters. Remuneration is based on the number of hours, which is determined twice a year.

When employed as a part-time lecturer you must take an introductory course on university teaching organised by CBS.

You will be assigned a researcher at the department as your professional contact person. You are expected to participate in professional events relevant to your teaching and you will also be part of the department’s network of part-time lecturers.

The recruitment process

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.

Further information

If you would like to know more about the position, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Karin Buhmann, email kbu.msc@cbs.dk.

Your application

To apply, click on the link “Apply online”, fill out the application form and attach the following documentation:

• Letter of motivation
• CV
• Diploma(s)
• Teaching Portfolio
• Publication list, if relevant for the position

Additional information about CBS and the department is available at cbs.dk.

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