163664 Professor of Physiotherapy wsfo physical activity (Part-time, fixed-term 5 Years)

Professor of Physiotherapy
with special focus on physical activity (Part-time, fixed-term 5 Years )

Department of Clinical Medicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
 University of Copenhagen

The University seeks s to appoint a professor of physiotherapy with special focus on physical activity (part-time), to commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a position as senior researcher at Copenhagen University Hospital – North Zealand, Department of Physiotherapy in the Capital Region.

It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the position as senior researcher. 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 position as senior researcher) cf. the simultaneously advertised position. This also applies to applicants who are already employed at the Hospital. Please find the advertisement for the position as senior researcher here.

Find information about the department.

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 Physiotherapy.

The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:
• Research, including publication/academic dissemination Responsibility for strengthening research in physical activity, rehabilitation and exercise training. The research will be clinical and primarily focused on the effects of physical activity and training on patient groups with chronic diseases.
• Research-based teaching, including associated examination at the course in integrated physical activity at the master degree in health science, Copenhagen University.
• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers. The professor will represent a prominent capacity to the hospital’s researchers with a background in physiotherapy and have a leading role in research within clinical physiotherapy.
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
• Academic assessments

Required qualifications
To be qualified for a professor position, you will be assessed according to these overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen. Find information about each criterion.

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 5 years. Extension is possible if the employed candidate performs well in the position.

The average weekly working hours are approximately 11 hours per week.

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 terms and conditions of employment shall remain in effect until, pursuant to the applicable Job Structure for Academic Staff, it becomes possible to convert your position to Clinical Professor. Upon such conversion, your appointment shall be changed to Clinical Professor, and you shall be governed by the rules and conditions applicable to Clinical Professors at the universities.

Questions
For further information please contact the Head of Department Nicolai Albrechtsen nicolai.albrechtsen@regionh.dk.

Foreign applicants may find these links useful: https://www.ism.ku.dk/ (International Staff Mobility).

Application
The application must be submitted in English and 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
• Vision for academic develipment of Neurology

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. When the assessment work is completed, 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. Only online applications will be accepted. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, Sunday, 2 August 2026.

Interviews for this position will most likely be held on 11 November 2026.