161533 Clinical professor of Cardiology with special focus on Epidemiology (fixed-term 5 years)

Clinical Professor of Cardiology

with Special Focus on Epidemiology (Fixed-Term, 5 Years)

Department of Clinical Medicine



Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

 University of Copenhagen

 

 

 

The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor of Cardiology with special focus on Epidemiology to commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a consultancy at Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – North Zealand, Hilleroed in the Capital Region.

 

 

 

It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the consultancy. In order to be considered for the position, the applicant must send two applications: one to the Faculty (the professorship) and one to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the consultancy. This also applies to applicants who are already employed as consultants at the Hospital. The advertisement for the consultancy  is available at :https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk/jobopslag/462312/consultancy-in-cardiology-combined-with-a-clinical-professorship-in-cardiology-with-focus-on-epidemiology



Both the professorship and the consultancy will be financed by Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Hilleroed.



Find information on the department at: http://ikm.ku.dk.



Job description

In the consideration of applications for the professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant's ability to document a high level of original scientific work at an international level within the area of Cardiology.





The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

 

 

• Research, including publication/academic dissemination within the area of clinical epidemiology with application of national registers including registers for diagnostic imaging of the heart

 

• Research-based teaching, including associated examination. PhD students and pre-graduate research students will be trained in epidemiological methods and diagnostic imaging. The professor will participate in PhD courses and contribute with teaching of students in clinical courses at the hospital as well as theoretical courses in cardiovascular medicine

 

• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of bachelor and master students as well as PhD students. The professor will also contribute with a leading role in the research collaboration concerning register research in Statistics Denmark including >200 researchers

 

• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate

 

• Academic assessments

 

 

Required qualifications

Six overall criteria apply for professor appointments at the University of Copenhagen. The six criteria (research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding and leadership) are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates. Find information about each criterion here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit.

 

 

 

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to:

 

 

• Document a high degree of original academic production at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline

 

• Manage research and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer

 

• Provide research-based teaching

 

 

The professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.



Terms of employment

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of five years.

 

 

 

For the professorship the appointee will receive a pensionable annual salary of 200.193,32 DKK (1 October 2023 level).



The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.



Questions

For further information please contact Head of Department Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, jesper.hastrup.svendsen@regionh.dk, http://www.sund.ku.dk.



Foreign applicants may find this link useful: http://www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).



Application

The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:

 

 

• Application (Including motivations for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages))

 

• Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding)

 

• Diplomas (Master’s and PhD and other relevant certificates)

 

• Uploads of maximum 10 publications to be considered in the assessment

 

• Self-declaration form (Template under ‘Nyttige links’ - Upload the completed and mandatory form as “Other relevant material”)

 

• Teaching portfolio (Guidelines / Template for inspiration under ‘Nyttige links’)

 

• Research plan (3‐5 pages)

 

• Teaching plan

 

• A complete list of publications

 

 

Application procedure

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee.  All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment. The Dean then appoints an expert assessment committee in order to make an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at https://jobportal.ku.dk/.



Please note that the applicant will be contacted if the assessment committee requires further documentation.



The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

 

 

 

The University of Copenhagen encourages all interested applicants to apply for this position.

 

Please submit the application with the required attachments. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, 1 August 2024.

 

 

 

Interviews for this position are likely to be held on 4 December 2024, afternoon.