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The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Clinical Professor and Chair in the field of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine as per 1 January 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a combined position at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital and is a permanent full-time position.
About the Department of Clinical Medicine
As a clinical professor and chair at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialties and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. We have approx. 30,000 square meters of modern research facilities for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities and advanced scanners at our disposal. The department has overall responsibility for the master’s degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department we are approx. 670 academic employees, 500 PhD students and 160 technical/administrative employees who are cooperating across disciplines. As a clinical professor and chair, you will be working at Aarhus University Hospital. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.
About the Hospital Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center
The Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre employs 25 medical doctors of whom 18 are specialists in Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine and cover all major subspecialties. The staff includes 2 clinical professors, and 6 associate professors. Between 10 and 15 PhD students and 3 research year students graduate from the department annually. We publish approximately 200 scientific papers in international medical and specialized journals each year. The research activity covers research within neurodegenerative diseases, metabolism, ischemic heart disease, inflammatory diseases, and oncology.
We engage in clinical as well as para-clinical collaborations and cover detailed basic research methodologies, model-animal projects and health service and organizational research contributions. We have a well-established training program for upcoming young scientist. The research is considered the core element in maintenance and development of the department’s clinical functions.
Your job responsibilities
As Clinical Professor and Chair in the field of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, you will have joint responsibility for the maintenance and development of the department's research and teaching environment, and you will contribute to the implementation of the faculty's overall research strategy. You are expected to contribute – both independently and in collaboration – to the development of the department by leading research of high international quality and contributing to ensuring a high academic and didactic standard in the teaching. Qua your excellent collaborative skills and a broad academic network, you will contribute to the academic development at Aarhus University and to the university’s profile both nationally and internationally.
As chair you have the overall responsibility for the theoretical and practical education in Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, in Central Denmark Region. We expect that you participate and lead all aspects of providing a state-of-the-art Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine pre-graduate education such as lectures, developing learning goals, organise examination and clinical training. Your job is described in detail and regulated by the "Agreement on clinical professors between Aarhus University and The Central Denmark Region”. The agreement can be obtained from this webpage.
You will together with the head physician and the head biomedical laboratory scientist constitute the department leadership. The team members have equal and shared responsibilities and decision influence for all aspects of leading the department, each making use of their different professional competences. Consequently, the successful candidate for this, must have an interest in management and be able to document experience within leadership.
Your main tasks will consist of:
- Doing research of high international quality, including publication in top international journals and communicating your research in national and international academic networks.
- Contributing to the external research funding.
- Doing assessment and committee work at Aarhus University.
- Participation in research-based collaboration with private and public-sector stakeholders as well as research-based consultancy.
- Dissemination of your research to the outside world.
- Advising regional and governmental regulatory authorities.
- Developing techniques, technology, and infrastructure in a medical field with rapidly increasing caseload.
- Further developing the various research activities at the department. The success of the department should be the driving force rather than the success of individuals.
- Providing leadership for teaching of medical students.
- Being the driving force of the development of research within Nuclear Medicin in The Central Denmark Region.
- Participating in and equally contribute to the department leader team.
- Securing development of the speciality through recruitment and talent management.
Appointment as Clinical Professor and Chair requires simultaneous employment as Chief consultant at Aarhus University Hospital department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center.
Please apply for the position as Chief consultant at Aarhus University Hospital department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre here. This also applies if you already hold a position at Aarhus University Hospital department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre.
Your competences
You have established yourself as a prominent clinical researcher within Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, and you possess solid research and teaching qualifications at a high international level. You have shown the ability to initiate and develop ways of improving and expanding the research within all fields of the speciality, both at the other hospitals in The Central Denmark Region as well as the highly specialized functions at Aarhus University Hospital. You have solid experience as main PhD-student supervisor and has shown strong abilities towards career development for colleagues on all academic levels from junior- to senior-level. You have broad regional, national, and international cooperative partnerships and great experience of research partnerships with private and public-sector stakeholders. You have also documented ability to attract external funding.
You are ready to take co-responsibility for the development of the department's research and education at the highest international level and for ensuring that we maintain a good work environment. You naturally involve yourself in interdisciplinary collaboration at departmental, faculty and university level as well as nationally and internationally.
We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English. International applicants are expected to learn Danish, and Aarhus University arranges Danish teaching. Spoken language is Danish.
As a person, you are a helpful, innovative and motivational leader, who inspires other researchers and builds trusting relationships with students, colleagues and partners. As a lecturer you communicate the newest and relevant knowledge in a committed, clear and comprehensible manner. As a supervisor you are competent, inspiring, supportive and responsible.
As a leader you value a clear and involving leadership style. Because of your central position in leadership of all aspects of the department life you are expected to possess or acquire a relevant level of administration and collaboration skills. We expect the acquisition of insight into Danish culture.
In order to be assessed as qualified for a Clinical Professor position, you must meet these academic criteria.
Questions about the position
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Department Jørgen Frøkiær tel.: (+45 20234527).
Your place of work will be the Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 165 - 8200 Aarhus N., Denmark.
Terms of employment
- In making the appointment, emphasis will be placed on a high degree of original production at an internal level and experience from teaching at different levels as well as contributions to the development of teaching activities and teaching material, hereby documenting that the applicant has developed the academic discipline from a research and teaching perspective.
- Moreover, there will be an assessment of the applicant’s ability to perform research and teaching management tasks.
- Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
- The appointment is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
- Remuneration is in accordance with the above, and the Salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.
- The yearly base salary for a fulltime professor is DKK 794.821,53 (including a position related supplement, a pre-agreed professor supplement and pension (17.1%)). Additional supplement(s) can be negotiated dependent on experience, special qualifications and performance of special functions. Professors have the authority to negotiate pay on their own behalf.
- Researchers recruited from abroad are offered a special researcher tax scheme with a lower tax rate.
- Travel and moving expenses may be covered according to the employee in question and, to a limited extent, the accompanying family.
- Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Application
Your application must include the following:
- Motivated application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Diploma
- Template for applicant - professor
- A list of publications
- A teaching portfolio. We refer to Guideline on the use of teaching portfolios
- The ten publications stated as the most important in the 'Template for applicant - professor' must be submitted
- Research plan, which is part of the 'Template to applicant - professor' can be uploaded separately (optional)
- Coauthor statement(s) can be uploaded (optional)
- References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the e-recruitment system (optional)
We refer to the faculty’s Guidelines for applicants.
The assessment committee may decide to include non-submitted material in its statement. In such cases, you will be informed and obliged to submit material, unless your application is withdrawn.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
International applicant?
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including assistance with relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about the International Staff Office and the range of services here.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 165, 8200 Aarhus N
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-08-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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