785463 Clinical Professor of Respiratory Medicine

Clinical Professor of Respiratory Medicine



Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor of Respiratory Medicine to the Department of Clinical Medicine to commence as soon as possible. The professorship is combined with a consultancy at Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine or Frederiksberg-Bispebjerg Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine or Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine in the Capital Region or Roskilde-Køge Hospital, Department of Medicine in Region Zealand. Applicants can only apply for a consultancy at one of the hospitals.



It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the consultancy. In order to be considered the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the professorship) and 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 for:

Roskilde-Køge Sygehus https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk/jobopslag/231047

Hvidovre Hospital

https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk/jobopslag/231059

Herlev-Gentofte https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk/jobopslag/240890

Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk/jobopslag/240879



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



Job description

In considering 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 Respiratory Medicine.

The professor’s duties will primarily consist of:

•Research, including publication/academic dissemination

•Research-based teaching, including associated examination

•Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers

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

•Academic assessments

•Responsibility for promotion of the academic development of Respiratory Medicine.



Required qualifications

The successful applicant should 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

For the professorship the appointee will receive a pensionable annual salary of DKK 174,952 (1 April 2012 level).

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2013.

Questions

For further information please contact the Head of Department, Professor Lars Bo Nielsen, lars.bo.nielsen@regionh.dk

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

Application

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

• Indication of which hospital the applicant wishes to apply for the consultancy at (applicants can only apply to one hospital for the consultancy).

•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: http://uddannelseskvalitet.ku.dk/quality-assurance-of-study-programmes/university-guidelines/pedagogic-basis-and-guidelines/teaching_portfolio/

•Vision for academic development of Respiratory Medicine



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 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 23.59pm, 13th of January 2016.



Interviews for this position will most likely be held on 12th of May 2016. SØG STILLINGEN