Student Teaching Assistant Position – Software Maintenance (Fall 2026)

Student Teaching Assistant Position – Software Maintenance (Fall 2026)

The Software Engineering Section at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute (MMMI) invites applications for student Teaching Assistant (TA) positions for the Software Maintenance course, Fall semester 2026, Odense.

The course structure includes a 2-hour lecture (given by the course instructors) and a 2-hour exercise session (led by TA).  Over a 12-week period, TAs are responsible to prepare lab exercise materials with the course instructors, assist and guide students during the weekly exercise sessions. All exercise sessions are conducted in English.  

Qualifications

Applicants must:

• Have strong knowledge in software maintenance and software testing 
• Be familiar with the course content and literature
• Have successfully completed the course (or equivalent courses at SDU or elsewhere)

Employment Process

The offer of employment will be based on:

• Motivation letter 
• CV
• SDU grade transcript / degree certificate 

If necessary, shortlisted candidates may be invited to a short meeting with the lecturers.

Shortlisting may be used. Shortlisting is the term used for the process by which a smaller number of applicants are selected from the pool of applicants to undergo an academic assessment

Additional Information

Further information about the course is available via the study programme website: https://odin.sdu.dk/sitecore/index.php?a=fagbesk&id=200493 

Interested applicants can contact Assistant Professor Jyoti Prakash (jyp@mmmi.sdu.dk) or Associate Professor Eun-Young Kang (eyk@mmmi.sdu.dk) 

Application Deadline: August 17th. 2026 

Required Documents: The candidates submit: 

• Motivation letter (Max. 1 page)
• CV

• SDU transcript of records / degree certificate 

   

Documents must not contain CPR numbers. If a CPR number is present, it must be redacted (blacked out).

All uploaded files must be in Adobe PDF format.

The application and CV must not exceed a total size of 10 MB.    

Employment will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the National Union of Student Employees/The Association of Danish 

Medical Students for Student Instructors at Danish Universities, including the associated protocol.
 

To be considered for the position, you must be enrolled as a student at SDU.

The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the diversity of the surrounding society and therefore encourages all qualified candidates, regardless of personal 

background, to apply for the position.

 

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