Since 2021, researchers at all career stages from Aarhus University have connected across faculties and disciplines through the AIAS Associate Fellowship programme to share knowledge, methods, and tools, and to explore new ideas and research directions.

The five faculties at Aarhus University nominate researchers for a two-year AIAS Associate Fellowship. This year, 14 have been selected to be part of the interdisciplinary, international AIAS community of talented scholars, from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027.

AIAS welcomes the following 14 Associate Fellows from Aarhus University:

• Amanda Bundgård, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Christian Elbæk, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Daniele Nosenzo, Professor, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Derek Beach, Professor, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Henrik Zetterberg-Nielsen, Professor, School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Janne Flora, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society - Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Jessica Coria, Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Mette Terp Høybye, Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Mirgita Frasheri, Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Nicole Hauser, Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Niculina Musat, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Peter Musaeus, Associate Professor, Centre for Educational Development, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Rachel Charlotte Smith, Associate Professor, School of Communication and Culture - Department of Digital Design and Information Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Ruben Pauwels, Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

The Associate fellows are affiliated with AIAS for a two-year period and in addition to joining the AIAS activities they are offered a range of opportunities, such as support for AIAS-related activities and events, short-term office space for research group applications, meetings or the like, invitations to give talks, and much more.

Introduction via 4-minute speed talks on 3 September

On 3 September 2025 at 13:00 all new associates and new fellows are invited to present their research in a 4-minute speed talk at the ‘Introductory Research Presentations Seminar (IRP)’. The IRP seminar is open to all interested, and the seminar and the list and time of the speakers will be announced in August: https://aias.au.dk/events/events-and-conferences Participants are welcome to join only for parts of the seminar.

More about the AIAS Associate fellowships

Call: https://aias.au.dk/opportunities-at-aias/aias-associates/
Current associates: https://aias.au.dk/aias-fellows/associate-fellows/ 

Contact

Lotte Holm, AIAS deputy director
E-mail: lho@aias.au.dk
Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, AIAS
Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B
DK-8000 Aarhus C
Denmark