Professor within Blended Learning and Engagement in Education

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint a professor within Blended Learning and Engagement in Education to the Department of Biomedical Sciences to commence as soon as possible. The position will be coupled to a position as leader of the Centre for Online and Blended Learning (COBL) at the University of Copenhagen, Campusadministration North and will be a part-time position, 7.4 hours per week. The two positions together constitute a full-time position. It is therefore a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the COBL position. The applicant must send two applications: one to BMI (the professorship) and one to Campusadministration North. You can read more about the position as leader of COBL here

The research at the Department of Biomedical Sciences aims at generating new knowledge that can be used in the prevention and treatment of illnesses such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and lung as well as kidney and intestinal tract illnesses. The researchers at the Department of Biomedical Sciences carry out research-based, clinically relevant undergraduate teaching and supervision for students of Medicine, Odontology, Public Health Sciences, Human Biology, Molecular Biomedicine, Medicine & Technology, Health & Informatics and/or Quantitative Biology & Disease Modeling at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

Information on the Department can be found at: http://bmi.ku.dk

Job description
The post entails an obligation to carry out research, supervise undergraduate students and younger researchers at graduate and postgraduate level, provide teaching and publish/communicate scientific findings, as well as handle administrative tasks.

Furthermore, it involves an obligation to handle research management to the extent appropriate for the tasks and requirements of the department. The distribution between the different tasks may vary periodically.

The professorship is particularly directed towards strengthening the implementation of modern technologies in educational and teaching activities to support the Department’s strategy to facilitate the development of pedagogical and didactical competencies of teachers at the Department. Furthermore, the applicant is required to facilitate knowledge sharing between teachers at the Department and to develop an educational program for talented graduate and postgraduate researchers.

It is an additional requirement that the applicant has adequate academic qualifications to provide research-based teaching at the highest international level. The appointee will participate in the Department’s undergraduate education programmes and participate in and develop postgraduate training.

The professor’s duties will primarily consist of:

• Research-based teaching, including associated examination
• Educational leadership, including guidance and supervision of research-based teaching
• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers
• Research, including publication/academic dissemination
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate and academic assessments

Required qualifications
The successful applicant should be able to:

• Document a high degree of original academic production and attract research funding at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline within one of the research themes at the Department of Biomedical Sciences
• Develop research-based teaching at the highest international level with the use of comprehensive learning design and a focus on student-centred learning, digitalisation and AI
• Manage research and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer
• Engage in innovative teaching development and provide new solutions with societal impact.

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

The applicant should have collaborative and leadership competencies combined with a strong wish to act as a driving force in integration of educational competence development across study programs at the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

Terms of employment
Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant professional organisations. The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (2025). The position is part-time, 7,4 hours per week. 

Questions
For further information please contact the Head of Department, Birgitte Holst, holst@sund.ku.dk Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

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

• Application, including reasons for applying for this position (max 2 pages)
• Curriculum vitae, including list of publications
• Diplomas – all relevant certificates
• Research plan (3-5 pages)
• Publications to be considered in the assessment (max 10) 
• Teaching plan
• Teaching portfolio (link to portfolio guidelines: here

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 www.jobportal.ku.dk. Here you can find the criteria for recognizing merit.

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 Thursday 26 February, 23:59 pm CET