Teaching Assistants and Assistant Lecturers at the Department of Computer Science, UCPH, block 1 and 2 in 2025

The Department of Computer Science is looking for teaching assistants and assistant lecturers for courses in the Bachelor programmes and Master programme from 1 September 2025 – 31 January 2026.

There are available positions on the following courses:

BSc. in Computer Science, Economics & computer science, Machine learning & Data Science or Cognition and Data Science:

• Computersystemer (CompSys)
• Diskret matematik og algoritmer (DMA)
• Introduktion til computergrafik (Grafik)
• High Performance Programmering og Systemer (HPPS)
• IT-Projektledelse (ITP)
• IT-sikkerhed (ITS)
• Logic in Computer Science (LICS)
• Modelling and Analysis of Data (MAD)
• Matematisk analyse og sandsynligheds-teori i datalogi (MASD)
• Machine Learning A (MLA)
• MakroØkonomi A (MakØkA)
• Numerical Methods (NuMe)
• Programmering og problemløsning (PoP)
• Python programmering til datavidenskab
• Python Programming for Data Science
• Reactive and Event Based Systems (REB)
• Udvikling af cloud-baserede sundheds-apps
• Virtual Reality (VR)
• Økonometri A (ØkA)

MSc in Computer Science :

• Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures (AADS)
• Advanced Computer Systems (ACS)
• Advanced Programming (AP)
• Advanced Topics in Deep Learning (ATDL)
• Advanced Topics in Machine Learning (ATML)
• Advanced Topics in Natural Language Processing (ATNLP)
• Data-Driven Financial Models (DatFin)      
• Deep Learning (DL)
• Fair and Transparent Machine Learning Methods (FTML)
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Probabilistic Machine Learning (PML)
• Programming Massively Parallel Hardware (PMPH)
• Vision and Image Processing (VIP)  
• Visualization (VIS)          

Kommunikation & IT (BSc.):

• KOMIT: Empiriske undersøgelsesmetoder 2 videnskabsteori (BSc)
• KOMIT: Grundlæggende datalogi (BSc)
• KOMIT: Konceptudvikling og innovation (MSc)
• KOMIT: Projekt i human-centered computing               

Read more about the job assignment on each course. Furthermore, the course descriptions are published at kurser.ku.dk. For more information, please contact the course organizer who you find in the course description at kurser.ku.dk.

Work assignments
Teaching Assistant and Assistant Lecturer assignments vary from course to course, but usually include:

Regarding the course:
1. Preparation and conduction of weekly exercises.
2. Preparation of the course before the course starts and possibly assistance during exam/re-exam.
3. Weekly TA meetings, including continuous communication with the course organiser and the other TA’s about work assignments.
4. Preparation and test of assignments.
5. Correction, approval, and feedback on assignments.
6. Guiding and answering questions from students about the course outside of exercise classes (e.g., in Absalon).
7. Assignments related to online classes. Among this being an E-moderator at the hybrid lectures. One who will keep a close eye at the questions coming in in the chat.

Outside the course:
1. Participation in TA workshop at IND if you have not participated before. In the course, you will get the didactic tools you will need to be a TA. Please enclose the diploma with your application if you have participated before.
2. Answering emails from the department regarding the above work assignments and keeping deadlines and appointments.
3. On some of the mandatory courses, we might need your help to facilitate the forming of study groups, arrange student cafes and advertise for SPOT event on FB etc.

Job interview and recruitment process
In some cases you will to be invited for a job interview with the course organiser. Your E-mail address and phone number must be stated in the application.

NB the majority of the candidates will receive information emails during July. However, the last positions for Block 1 will be filled in mid-August 2025, where you will receive an information email. The last positions for Block 2 will be filled in mid-October, where you will receive an information email.

More information about the positions
If you need further information about tasks on a specific course either read here or contact the course organiser. You can find the specific course organiser in the course description at kurser.ku.dk.

Qualifications for the position as ASSISTANT LECTURER:
In order to be employed as an Assistant Lecturer you must have finalized your master’s degree and i.e. be qualified to handle teaching assignments & teaching independently, and supplement teaching handled by an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor. The position is limited to 3 years.

Qualifications for the position as TEACHER’s ASSISTANT (TA):

The TA positions are to be filled mainly with applicants who are in one of the following Bachelor or master’s programmes: Computer Science, Machine learning & Data Science, Computer science and Economics, Cognition and Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Cognition & IT, Communication & IT or Health Informatics or similar Bachelor or Masters programmes can also be considered as far as their competences are relevant for the course.

You must be enrolled as a student if you wish to be a TA. In order be a TA on BSc-courses we expect you to primarily communicate in Danish, and as a TA in an MSc-course you are expected to be proficient in English. As a teacher's assistant, the position is limited to 5 years.

Salary and conditions of employment for ASSISTANT LECTURER (Teaching Assistant)

The employment is in accordance with the rules concerning assistant lecturers (teaching assistants) as described in "Cirkulære om aftale om eksterne lektorer og undervisningsassistenter ved universiteter m.fl. under Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet" (only in Danish) and the provisions for the teaching assistant position as described in “Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at the Universities".

As Assistant Lecturer (teaching assistant) you will be paid for 100 hours for 7,5 ECTS course and 200 hours for a 15 ECTS course. The salary is DKK 278,71 per hour (1 April 2024 level).

Salary and conditions of employment for TEACHER’s ASSISTANT
The employment is made in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the National Union for Student Teachers (SUL)/the Union of Danish Medical Students (FADL) for Student Teachers at the Danish universities and the annexed protocol on Student Teachers. Read more here (only in Danish): Cirkulære om overenskomst for Studenterundervisere ved universiteter mv.

As teacher's assistant you will be paid for 100 hours for 7,5 ECTS course and 200 hours for a 15 ECTS course. The salary is DKK 248,01 per hour (1 April 2024 level).

Application
Send an application with a CV, enrolment letter and grade transcripts of your Examination Register by clicking the link ‘Apply now’ below - no later than 21 April 2025. If you apply for more than one position, then please prioritize your wishes in your application.

Please state it in the top of your application if you are already employed as an AL or TA at DIKU.

The recruitment process

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects the applicants for assessment on the advice of the appointment committee. All applicants will be notified immediately whether or not his/her application has been selected for assessment. An expert assessment committee will assess the selected applicants for the specific position. The applicants selected for application will be notified of the composition of the assessment committee, and each applicant will have the opportunity to comment on his/her assessment.

Find more information about the recruitment process at  Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

We want to reflect the surrounding society and encourage that everyone regardless of personal background applies for the position.