171819 Clinical Associate Professor (Research) of Paediatrics (Fixed-term, 5 years)

KU - SUND - Kbh Ø; Roskilde; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Copenhagen invites applications for a Clinical Associate Professor (Research) of Paediatrics in the Department of Clinical Medicine. The role is fixed-term for five years and includes a clinical position at Zealand University Hospital, with the two posts requiring concurrent appointment.

The appointee will lead paediatric diabetes research, teach medical students and supervise PhD candidates, and collaborate with regional and national partners to advance clinical science and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in medicine required.
• Specialist status required.
• PhD or doctorate and internationally recognized research output expected.

Responsibilities

• Research: conduct and lead research on the development, treatment, and outcomes of diabetes in children and adolescents, in collaboration with Clinical Research Unit and related departments.
• Teaching: deliver pregraduate paediatrics teaching and examinations, supervise students and contribute to the Research Training Programme for Doctors in Specialist Training.
• Leadership: co-lead the Clinical Research Unit and provide academic leadership, mentorship, and supervision for early-career researchers.
• Dissemination: share knowledge with healthcare professionals, patients, policymakers and the wider public.
• Academic assessments: participate in assessor activities within the Department of Clinical Medicine.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in medicine

PhD or doctorate

Specialist status

Job description

171819 Clinical Associate Professor (Research) of Paediatrics (Fixed-term, 5 years)

Clinical Associate Professor (Research) of Paediatrics (Fixed-term, 5 years)

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint a clinical associate professor (research) of Paediatrics to the Department of Clinical Medicine to commence as soon as possible.

The clinical research professorship (research) is combined with a clinical position at Zealand University Hospital, Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the clinical associate professorship (research) and the clinical position. In order to be considered the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the clinical associate professorship (research)) and to the hospital (the clinical position) cf. the simultaneously advertised clinical position. This also applies to applicants who are already employed at the Hospital. Applicants should only apply for a clinical position at one of the hospitals. The advertisement for the clinical position is available from Sundhedsjobs.dk - Clinical position as staff specialist combined with a clinical associate professorship (research) in Paediatrics- Børn og Unge, Sjællands Universitetshospital.

Information on the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen can be found at: Institut for Klinisk Medicin - Københavns Universitet.

The clinical associate professors’ (research) duties will primarily consist of:

• Research - Conduct and lead research on the development, treatment, and outcomes of diabetes in children and adolescents. The research is anchored in the Clinical Research Unit, Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, and carried out in collaboration with departments at Zealand University Hospital, other hospitals, and regional and national research partners. Responsibilities include dissemination of research findings through peer-reviewed publications, presentations, and other academic activities.
• Research-based teaching – Deliver pregraduate teaching and examinations as part of the Clinical Course in Paediatrics for medical students, including lectures and student-centred learning activities such as tutorials. Supervise bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students, and contribute to teaching within the mandatory Research Training Programme for Doctors in Specialist Training.
• Research leadership - Co-leadership of the Clinical Research Unit in the Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Conduct independent research and development activities, and provide academic leadership, mentorship, and supervision for early-career researchers.
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society – Contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge to healthcare professionals, patients, policymakers, and the wider public.
• Academic assessments – Participation in academic assessment and evaluation activities as a member of the assessor group within the Department of Clinical Medicine.

Teaching obligations are equivalent to a previous external clinical associate professorship rate B.

Any current employment as clinical associate professor (rate A, B or rate C) will expire if the applicant is employed as a clinical associate professor (research).

Required qualifications

The qualification requirement for the clinical associate professor (research) is a master’s degree in medicine, specialist status as well as further teaching and research qualifications, for example PhD or doctorate and subsequently documented scientific production on an international level. In addition, there will be an emphasis on experience with scientific guidance, research administration and international research collaboration. The clinical associate professors (research) are also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.

Terms of employment

A clinical associate professor (research) is paid in accordance with Aftale om kliniske lektorer af 11. februar 2024 mellem Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet, Foreningen af Speciallæger og Yngre Læger, Cirkulære om aftale om kliniske lektorer ved universiteter under Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet. Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and Akademikerne (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant professional organisations. The position is covered by the current Ministerial Order on the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.

Questions

For further information please contact Deputy Head of Department of Clinical Medicine, Professor Lone Baandrup, [e-mail]

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: For international researchers at the University of Copenhagen - University of Copenhagen

Application

• Application (Including motivations for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages))
• Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding)
• A complete list of publications
• List of 5 publications to be considered in the assessment (Please note that we do not you to upload a copy of the 5 publications)
• Diplomas (Master’s and PhD and other relevant certificates)
• Self-declaration form ( https://ikm.ku.dk/ansat/ansaettelser/dokumenter/self-declaration-form-klf.docx )
• Teaching portfolio ( https://ikm.ku.dk/ansat/ansaettelser/dokumenter/template-teaching-portfolio.docx (English) or https://ikm.ku.dk/ansat/ansaettelser/dokumenter/skabelon-undervisningsportfolio.doc (Danish))
• Research plan (3-5 pages)
• Teaching plan

The closing date for applications is 23.59pm, Monday 30 November 2026.

Interviews for this position will most likely be held in the month of March 2027.

Kontaktperson

Lone Baandrup, Deputy Head of Department Telefon: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]