Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacy

Syddansk Universitet; Cortex Park; On-site; DKK 650,000 - 900,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a new 5-year (20%) Associate Professor appointment in Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine within the Department of Public Health.

The appointee will lead a research area in pharmacoepidemiology and contribute to teaching across Medicine, Pharmacy, Chiropractor and Biomedicine. Fluent English is required, a PhD or equivalent research track, and the ability to secure external funding.

Qualifications

• Pharmacoepidemiology and clinical research background.
• Ability to attract external research funding.
• Teaching across Medicine, Pharmacy, Chiropractor, and Biomedicine.
• Supervise bachelor and master projects; administrative duties.
• Fluent English in writing and speech.
• PhD or equivalent research experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish own research area within pharmacoepidemiologic group.
• Attract external funding to support research.
• Teach in Medicine, Pharmacy, Chiropractor, Biomedicine.
• Supervise bachelor and master projects.
• Contribute to administrative duties such as Study Boards.

Skills

Grant writing

Research leadership

Teaching

Fluent English

Education

PhD degree

Job description

Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy, and Environmental Medicine at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Southern Denmark, is offering a new 5-year (20%) position for an Associate Professor within clinical pharmacy. The position is to be filled from February 1st, 2027.

The academic position

The research areas of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine (CPPEM) span from pharmacological epidemiology to clinical studies and cell-based basic pharmacology. CPPEM has a strong background in investigations of exposure to environmental chemicals, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and therapeutic drug monitoring. The academic position is affiliated with the pharmacoepidemiologic research group, that utilizes the Danish registries to assess pharmacological questions in large populations.

The area of research is flexible within the area of pharmacoepidemiologic and clinical research and could be (but is not limited to) drug use patterns and rational pharmacotherapy. The department has a strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration both in-house and with external researchers and the new person is expected to continue this tradition.

Areas of responsibility

The applicant will be expected to establish their own research area within the pharmacoepidemiologic research group at the department. Thus, the applicant should be able to attract external research funding to support research and employ scientific and technical staff. The applicant may have a background within pharmacy or medicine.

The research unit teaches in four educations: Medicine, Pharmacy, Chiropractor, and Biomedicine, and the position comes with teaching obligations within these subjects at the University as well as supervision of bachelor and master projects. Additionally, we expect that you will contribute to administrative duties, e.g., participating in Study Board or other similar activities.

Fluent English (both written and spoken) is required. You are expected to have qualifications that renders it probable that you will be able to establish your own research area within the research unit. Further, you are required to have a PhD degree or similar research experience.

Employers

Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine today has approximately 50 employees. It consists of three separate research groups: pharmacoepidemiology, translational pharmacology, and environmental medicine. Additionally, it collaborates closely with the Department of Pharmacology at OUH. Collectively, this constitutes Denmark’s largest center for research, teaching and clinical service in pharmacology.

It produces approximately 100 international peer-reviewed publications per year.

Professor Tore B. Stage heads the unit and Professor Pernille Tanggaard Andersen heads the Department.

Management

The Associate Professor answers to the research leader for the unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine.

Contact information

Further information can be obtained from the leader forthe pharmacoepidemiologic research group, Professor Anton Pottegård ([e-mail]).

Application deadline and interviews

November 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CET

Salary and terms of employment

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.

About SDU

The University of Southern Denmark is a world-class university driven by an ambition to promote research results that develop society. The major challenges of the 21st century are complex and multifaceted; sustainable change and solutions require new – often interdisciplinary – research-based knowledge, and the University of Southern Denmark is an indispensable stakeholder in the transition process.

Value, quality, talented people and outstanding environments are pivotal for the University of Southern Denmark’s strategic initiatives.

Read more: https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.