158980 Clinical Professor of Clinical Oncology with Special Focus on Cancer Genetics and Genomic Structural Variations (Fixed-Term, 5 Years)

Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC)
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
 University of Copenhagen

BRIC wishes to recruit a strongly motivated professor within the field of cancer genetics and genomic structural variations. We are seeking excellent candidates with ambitious research visions and a drive to contribute to a diverse and inspiring research environment. The professorship is combined with a consultancy/senior researcher position at the Finsen Laboratory, Centre for Cancer and Organ Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Capital Region.

It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the consultancy/senior researcher position. In order to be considered, the applicant must send two applications: one to the Faculty (the professorship) and one to the hospital (the consultancy/senior researcher position) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the consultancy/senior researcher position. This also applies to applicants who are already employed as consultancy/senior researcher at the Hospital. The advertisement for the consultancy/senior researcher position  is available from https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk/jobopslag/448551.

The workplace
BRIC and the Finsen Laboratory is an international center of excellence with the mission to perform cutting-edge basic and translational biomedical research in an open environment that fosters interdisciplinarity and collaboration. Active research areas include many aspects of cancer biology, stem cell biology and neurobiology. The center is part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

The job
As professor and group leader, you will establish establish your own research group within the area of cancer genetics with emphasis on the role of genomic structural variation in cancer biology. You will lead local as well as international collaborative and multidisciplinary research projects and engage in core center activities such as talent and technology development to advance BRIC’s research environment and culture. The appointment is at a full professor level and is for 5 years with the possibility for an extension.

The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• Performing research at an internationally high level
• Establishing a research program within patient-derived omics data at an excellent national and international level
• Performing research-based teaching
• Managing a strong national and international network
• Showing research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers
• Sharing knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
• Contribute to common activities at BRIC and at faculty level including overseeing the Institute Sequencing Core facility (Illumina and ONG platforms)

The professor is also expected to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills and to contribute to develop the research environment and culture at BRIC.

The candidate profile
Your have a track record documenting your research experience as reflected in a strong publication record matching your career stage. You are expected to have a successful record of attraction of funds, leadership and educational experiences, collaboration experiences, and additional capabilities within areas such outreach or technology transfer activities. Six overall criteria apply for Professor appointments at the University of Copenhagen. Based on these UCPH criteria for recognizing merit, BRIC has formulated six detailed evaluation categories: Research performance, Future research plan, External funding, Leadership/Management qualifications, Organisational contribution, and Teaching and Supervision qualifications: https://www.bric.ku.dk/career-at-bric/gl-job-posts-docs/group_leader_evaluation_criteria_at_bric.pdf/.

Furthermore, the successful professor must be able to document:

• An excellent strong track-record in translational research within cancer genetics
• A strong holistic research program aiming at understanding the molecular pathogenesis of cancer driver mutations with emphasis on genomic structural variations
• The ability to establish networks and connections to clinical departments
• Demonstrated ability to attract competitive funding
• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers
• Documented international profile as testified by participation in relevant international consortia

We offer

• Access to cutting edge technologies through core facilities, including high-content screening, flow cytometry, next-gen sequencing, bioinformatics, microscopy, single cell genomics, histology and access to spatial transcriptomics and pathology service. Additional core facilities are available at faculty level.
• A vibrant and open scientific community with focus on collegiality, collaboration and creativity.
• A focus on talent training and development at all career stages, including strong PhD and postdoc programs.
• Strategic support for funding strategizing, grant writing and implementation of larger grants and collaborations and for research communication and outreach.
• Administrative support with regards to laboratory services and safety, purchase, economy, HR and IT.

Additional information about BRIC can be found on https://www.bric.ku.dk

Inquiries are welcome to director Anders H. Lund, bric-director@bric.ku.dk.

Recruitment process
The recruitment process will contain three evaluation steps:

1. All applicants will be shortlisted after an evaluation of the written application material. Evaluation criteria can be seen here.
2. The shortlisted candidates will be evaluated in an online interview with the hiring committee.
3. Selected candidates will be invited for an on-site visit and final evaluation.

All applicants will be scored for each of the six evaluation categories based on the UCPH criteria for recognizing merit: Research performance, Future research plan, External funding, Leadership/Management qualifications, Organisational contribution, and Teaching and Supervision qualifications at the shortlisting stage, the first and second interview: https://www.bric.ku.dk/career-at-bric/gl-job-posts-docs/group_leader_evaluation_criteria_at_bric.pdf/

Application material

• Cover letter outlining the applicant’s motivation to apply to BRIC and brief summaries of research visions (1 page).
• Application dossier (10 pages)
  • Research vision/goal and synergy with BRIC
  • Current and future research plan
  • Description of five most significant contributions (e.g., scientific, clinical, commercial achievements, honors/awards)
  • List of funding and commercial income raised incl. information about grant donor, type of grant, amount, and period
  • Description of leadership experience and development.
  • Description of organizational activities, including initiatives, responsibilities, and participation in committees and platforms
  • Teaching portfolio including reflection on teaching and supervision, see these guidelines:  https//:employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio/

• CV (2 pages use provided sub-sections)
• Diplomas
• Complete list of publications/ORCID – please indicate contribution in collaborative papers. Highlight selected publications relevant for research plan and for these include a short description (10 lines) of outcome/impact of the work and your contribution.
• Reprints of up to 10 selected papers (only published or in press)

The deadline for applications is: 1 June 2023.

We expect to hold interviews in the autumn of 2023.

BRIC highly values diversity and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply (see also https://www.bric.ku.dk/career-at-bric/).

The University of Copenhagen International Staff Mobility Office offers assistance and guidance with regard to relocation, e.g., housing, spouse program, pension and taxes, as well as on general information on the danish society, e.g. child-care, health-care etc. For more information, visit the ISM website: https://ism.ku.dk/.