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August 31, 2025

**Job Description**
A two-year Postdoc position in Criminology is available at Aalborg University, starting December 1st or as soon as possible thereafter. This fully funded role is part of a strategic initiative to enhance criminological research in cybercrime, carrying no teaching requirements. The successful candidate is expected to conduct independent research on cybercrime (cyber-enabled or -dependent, covering topics such as victimization, offenders, hybridization of crime, illicit online markets, fraud, and cybersecurity), apply for research funding in collaboration with departmental researchers, and produce international-level publications. The project may address national or international problems using qualitative and/or quantitative methods, with support for access to Danish data sources.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Documented research experience
• Experience with publishing in international journals in criminology and related fields
• Ability to address national or international problems using appropriate methods (qualitative and/or quantitative)
• Clear potential to generate research at the international level

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Criminology or a related field
• PhD-level or similar scientific qualifications

**Experience**
Experience Required:
• PhD-level scientific qualifications
Other:
• Appointment as postdoc cannot exceed a period of four years in total at Aalborg University
• Appointment at postdoc level cannot exceed a period of eight years in total in Denmark (max. six years at Assistant Professor level, which includes postdoc, at the same institution)

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Experience
Experience Required: • PhD-level scientific qualifications Other: • Appointment as postdoc cannot exceed a period of four years in total at Aalborg University • Appointment at postdoc level cannot exceed a period of eight years in total in Denmark (max. six years at Assistant Professor level, which includes postdoc, at the same institution)
Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Research Job
Salary
Union Affiliation: Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the state (AC collective agreement)
Details
Temporary Duration: 2 years Location Requirement: Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Department of Sociology and Social Work • Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Supervisor Email
jbsl@socsci.aau.dk hr-support@aau.dk
Aalborg University (AAU)
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