The IT University of Copenhagen invites highly motivated individuals to apply for a Part-time lecturer position starting in September 2026 or soon thereafter. We invite applicants who want to contribute to the IT University's vision of creating and sharing knowledge that is profound and leads to ground-breaking information technology and services for the benefit of humanity.
Job description We are seeking a candidate with solid professional and/or academic expertise in information security, IT risk management, and cybersecurity governance who can contribute to educating future professionals working at the intersection of IT and digital technologies, business and management, and organizations and society.
Cybersecurity and Risk Management is a 7,5 ECTS course (elective) that runs once a week, for 14 weeks on the 5th semester of the B-GBI programme. It provides students with an introduction to Information Security Risk Management and enables them to lead risk assessments and reflect on the applicability of different techniques for risk assessment and management. The course grounds risk management in the realities of contemporary business and public sector organizations operating under European regulatory frameworks, including the EU AI Act and GDPR. Through dialogue and exercises, the course encourages reflection on current and future challenges of Information Security risk management.
Students are expected to learn to analyze through qualitative and quantitative methods across local- and cloud-based IT-systems as well as analyze potential impacts from threats materializing.
The Global Business Informatics programme educates students to understand and shape the relationship between digital technologies, organizations, and global business practices. Students come from interdisciplinary backgrounds and are trained to work critically and practically with digital transformation in organizations and society.
We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:- Organizational aspects of cybersecurity
- Data governance and cybersecurity
- Data ethics
- IT-security, User privacy and Data Governance risks
- AI governance and AI-related risk
- Regulatory compliance (EU AI Act and GDPR)
- Security frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST)
- Information Security Risk Assessment
The selected candidate will:- Teach and facilitate course sessions for undergraduate students
- Contribute to course planning and development together with the teaching team
- Design and facilitate exercises and case-based learning activities
- Supervise and support student project work and assignments
- Participate in assessment and grading activities
- Bring contemporary industry and/or research perspectives into the classroom
Qualification Requirements The following qualifications are required:
- Candidates should have a MSc (or equivalent)
And at least one of the following qualifications
- Relevant high-level practical experience not obtained through a university, scientific employment
- Employment in a main scientific position at another university
Applicants should ideally have:
- A relevant MSc or PhD degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Business Informatics, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, or related fields.
- Teaching experience at higher education level and/or significant professional practice experience.
- Ability to communicate complex technical and organizational concepts to interdisciplinary student groups.
- Experience working with contemporary organizational cybersecurity challenges
- Effective collaborative and communication skills
- Fluency in English
- Professional experience from industry, consultancy, public sector organizations, or regulatory/governance work is highly valued.
Application The application and all other documents ought to be in English and must include:
- A motivated application (cover letter), including a detailed description of your qualifications and brief statements of research and teaching plans
- A full CV, including name, address, phone number, e-mail, previous and present employment and academic background
- Relevant publications and/or professional references (optional)
- Documentation of academic degrees (copy of degree certificates etc.)
Applications without the above-mentioned
required documents will not be assessed.
The applicant will be assessed according to the Appointment Order from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of 13 March 2012.
The IT University may use shortlisting in connection to the recruitment process. In case of shortlisting, the Chair of the hiring committee selects applicants for assessment in consultation with the hiring committee after the application deadline. All applicants are notified whether their application has been passed for assessment. The shortlisting of candidates for assessment is based on the criteria in the job posting.
Further information Questions about the positions can be directed to Associate Professor, Head of Section, Sanna-Maria Marttila, IT University of Copenhagen, sanma@itu.dk.
Questions related to the application procedure may be directed to HR, hr@itu.dk.
Application procedure You can only apply for this position through our e-recruitment system. Apply by pressing the button "Apply for position" in the job announcement on our
website.
Please read the guidelines for applicants carefully before filling in the application form. You can see the guidelines through this
link.
The IT University might upon request in the interview process contact 1-2 references.
Application deadline:
18 June 2026, at 23:59 CEST Applications/enclosures received at ITU after the application deadline will not be taken into consideration. If you submit an application, it is your responsibility to ensure that it arrives before the deadline so please allow sufficient time for the upload of publications and other documents.
At The IT University of Copenhagen, we have an international environment and view diversity as a valuable resource. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive working environment for all our employees and encourage all qualified applicants, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation, or ethnic background to apply for the position.
As ITU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.
