Aarhus University Hospital Careers, Salaries & Jobs

Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus Universitetshospital, AUH) is the university hospital of the Central Denmark Region, affiliated with Aarhus University.

It describes itself as Denmark's first and largest super-hospital, with more than 10,000 employees and 55 departments, and takes part in 19 European Reference Networks.

Its data page for 2025 lists 840 beds, 81,446 admissions, 1,266,779 outpatient visits, 4,817 births and 9,282 full-time employees, including 1,740 doctors and 4,047 nurses. In Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2026 it was ranked 2nd in Denmark.

AUH has English pages for international staff. It says it has employees from all over the world, explains that foreign doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and radiographers need a Danish authorisation, and says it is important to speak some Danish for most positions. Most vacancies are described only in Danish.

Note that the AUH page still points to the Danish Health Authority's old website for authorisation; authorisation is now issued by the Danish Patient Safety Authority (STPS). For doctors and nurses trained outside the EU/EEA, the 2026 zero quota applies unless you are exempt.

Run by

Central Denmark Region (Region Midtjylland)

Leadership

• Thomas Balle Kristensen, Chief Executive Officer
• Charlotte Rosenkrantz Josefsen, Executive Officer
• Charlotte Birkmose Rotbøl, Chief Medical Officer
• Mette Bærentzen, Chief Nursing Officer

Awards and rankings

• Newsweek World's Best Hospitals 2026: ranked 2nd in Denmark (Newsweek).
• Newsweek World's Best Hospitals 2025: ranked 18th in the world, as published on AUH's achievements page.
• Newsweek World's Best Smart Hospitals 2024: ranked No. 12, as published on AUH's achievements page.
• Building Better Healthcare Award 2017 for International Design, awarded to C F Møller Architects for the new university hospital in Aarhus, as published on AUH's achievements page.

Switchboard

+45 7845 0000

• Danish Centre for Particle Therapy

  A particle therapy centre, listed among AUH's departments.

• Cancer care

  AUH began an accreditation process in 2024 to become a Comprehensive Cancer Centre; oncology and haematology are separate departments.

• Danish Stroke Centre

  A stroke centre listed among AUH's departments, alongside neurology and neurosurgery.

• Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

  Diabetes care and research, part of the hospital's department list.

• Cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery

  Separate departments for cardiology and for cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.

• Paediatrics and obstetrics

  Paediatrics and adolescent medicine, and obstetrics and gynaecology, with 4,817 births in 2025.

• Rare diseases

  AUH takes part in 19 European Reference Networks for rare and complex conditions.

• AUH does not describe a recruitment programme abroad. Its 'Working at AUH as an international' page says it has employees from all over the world and that most positions are currently described only in Danish.
• All vacancies are listed at auh.dk/job. For moving to Denmark, AUH points newcomers to the International Citizen Service in Aarhus, a one-stop shop for registration, tax and banking, and to the International Community network.
• AUH's 'Working in Danish healthcare services' page says that foreign doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and radiographers need a Danish authorisation, that it is important to speak some Danish for most positions, and that non-EU staff need residence and work permits from the Danish Immigration Service before starting.

• Danish authorisation. Doctors, nurses, midwives and the other authorised professions need authorisation from the Danish Patient Safety Authority (Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed, STPS). With an education from outside the EU/EEA the route is: approval of your education, the Danish 3 exam (Prøve i Dansk 3) with set grades, for doctors and dentists professional tests in Danish and a course in Danish health legislation, and finally a supervised job for adaptation and training purposes that ends with an evaluation.

• The 2026 quota. STPS has set a quota of zero for doctors from 15 December 2025 to 31 December 2026, and for nurses from 7 October 2025 to 31 December 2026. A doctor or nurse who is a citizen of, or trained in, a country outside the EU/EEA cannot apply in this period unless exempt. The exempt groups include EU/EEA citizens educated outside the EU/EEA, people educated in Denmark, people already legally resident in Denmark, and people with a specific job offer as a specially requested healthcare professional.

• Danish. Doctors, dentists and, from 1 July 2025, nurses educated outside the EU/EEA must pass the Danish 3 exam with at least 10 in oral communication and 7 in reading and in written communication. The pass must normally be no more than 12 months old when you apply.

• Residence permit. The Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) issues a residence permit to obtain a Danish authorisation, but says applications from doctors and nurses are refused under the zero quota unless exempt. Medical doctor, chief physician, nurse, nurse with a specialty and midwife are on SIRI's Positive List for People with a Higher Education, which needs Danish authorisation or a receipt showing you have applied.

1. 1

   Check the quota first

   If you trained outside the EU/EEA, check STPS's quota pages: in 2026 doctors and nurses can only apply if they are exempt.
2. 2

   Apply to STPS

   If eligible, apply to STPS for approval of your education and follow the authorisation route.
3. 3

   Learn Danish

   AUH says Danish is important for most positions; the authorisation route requires the Danish 3 exam.
4. 4

   Search auh.dk/job

   All AUH vacancies are listed at auh.dk/job, mostly in Danish.
5. 5

   Arrange your permit and registration

   Non-EU citizens need a SIRI permit before starting. Once in Aarhus, the International Citizen Service helps with registration and tax.