Part-time (25 %) Professor in Medical Anthropology

Aarhus University; Aarhus; Presencial; DKK 450 000 - 600 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Aarhus University invites applications for a permanent part-time (25%) full professor position in medical anthropology, based in the Department of Anthropology within the School of Culture and Society. The appointee will lead research and contribute to teaching and program development.

The role emphasizes interdisciplinary health research, supervision of early career scholars, and active engagement with external partners to secure funding and expand outputs both locally and internationally.

Qualificações

• PhD in anthropology or equivalent qualification.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and supervision at university level.
• Ability to attract and administer external research funding.

Responsabilidades

• Provide academic leadership in interdisciplinary health research within medical anthropology.
• Teach and supervise at BA, MA and PhD levels and develop teaching didactics.
• Develop and lead research projects, engage external partners, and secure funding.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Part-time (25 %) Professor in Medical Anthropology

The School of Culture and Society, Department of Anthropology, at Aarhus University invites applications for a permanent position as a part-time (25%) full professor in medical anthropology. The position is available from 1st April 20207.

The Faculty of Arts is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc.

Position

The part-time (25%) full professorship is offered with a view to attracting well qualified applicants with an extensive and documented extensive research experience in innovative and internationally recognized research in the area of medical anthropology.

The selected applicant will be expected to contribute to core activities at the Department of Anthropology, the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University in general and to expand the research activities, outreach and output in the area of health research in particular.

Apart from research and out research, the professor will also be expected to take an active role in supervising and supporting early career scholars, and in teaching and developing the department’s educational programs within anthropology.

Research

The selected applicant will be expected to provide academic leadership in the development of interdisciplinary research programs in the area of health and is expected to develop new research projects with internal and external partners, to raise external research funding, and to take part in the daily activities of the department. They will be expected to take an interest in brokering and entering inter- or transdisciplinary research cooperations both within and outside of the School of Culture and Society at the Faculty of Arts and AU in general.

The applicant’s research activities will be evaluated in relation to research time. We therefore encourage applicants to specify any periods of research leave they may have taken (for instance maternity/paternity leave) so that we can take these periods into consideration when evaluating research productivity .

The Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology offers a welcoming atmosphere, a close-knit and collegial environment, a superb student population, explorative and internationally orientated research and teaching environments, and good possibilities for career development, project funding, and administrative support at the school and the faculty levels.

The Department of Anthropology is one of Europe's largest and most vibrant teaching and research environments within its field. Scientific staff currently consists of 27 associate and full professors, 13 assistant professors and postdocs, and 28 PhD-fellows, we are also the temporary home of a number of visiting and affiliated researchers.

We are an open and dynamic community of staff and students that explores the fascinating diversity of the worlds that humans inhabit and addresses the burning issues of our time, developing new theoretical and methodological approaches along the way in order to understand and tackle them. We have broad collaborations with various disciplines, including philosophy and history of ideas, biology, and medicine and host numerous externally funded research projects. Our research is critically engaged attending to contemporary issues on a local and global scale while seeking to push the boundaries of the state-of-the-art within our field. See a more detailed description of our research activities here: Research . The department is located at the Moesgaard Campus in the beautiful woodlands south of the city of Aarhus, adjacent to Moesgaard Museum .

The work environment

As a collegial environment, we emphasize the importance of mutual support and non-hierarchical interaction among all academic and non-academic staff. We are deeply passionate about our educational programs, and we are excited about our students, which is easy because they are brilliant, curious, and brave. We care about each other. Applicants are expected to contribute to the department’s academic and social environment, and the person appointed will therefore be expected to be present at the department a minimum of three days a week, in accordance with school policy.

Education

The selected applicant will be required to teach and supervise at all levels of the department’s degree programs[BA, MA and PhD] and will be expected to have extensive teaching experience at university level. Furthermore, they will be expected to take a leading role in the teaching as well as the development of teaching didactics and to take responsibility for the further development of inter- or transdisciplinary educational programs, especially in collaboration with academic staff in the department.

We emphasise the importance of maintaining a professional and respectful relationship between staff and students, so the ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate and exemplify their commitment to participatory teaching initiatives and student involvement as part of their teaching portfolio.

Talent development and knowledge exchange

The selected applicant will be expected to be able to identify the development potential of junior researchers, to contribute to the talent development and supervision of PhD students, and to design and teach PhD courses. Moreover, they will be expected to engage in knowledge exchange as mentioned in the strategy for the Faculty of Arts, for instance in research cooperation with private companies, government consultancy, cooperation with civil society actors or the public dissemination of knowledge.

Qualifications

Applicants should hold a PhD in anthropology or equivalent qualification, and research and teaching qualifications equivalent to those acquired for a professorship, according to the Faculty of Arts’ criteria .

Applicants must be able to document:

• an original and relevant academic production at the highest international level
• significant scholarly contributions to theoretical and thematic developments within medical anthropology
• a demonstrated research leadership and international research cooperation
• evidence of excellence in teaching and supervision skills at BA, MA and PhD level, including evidence of contribution to teaching innovation.
• skills within research management and a commitment toresearcher talent development as well as the development and teaching of PhD courses.
• experience of attracting and administering external research funding.

Applicants will be asked to present their vision for future research and developments in the field of medical anthropology in Aarhus and beyond. Applicants must provide a research plan explaining how they will meet the expectations of the professorship.

A maximum of five submitted publications should be uploaded with the application. A list of publications is not sufficient and applications without submitted publications will not be assessed.

Only submitted publications will be assessed; a list of publications is not sufficient and applications without submitted publications will not be assessed.

Professional references or recommendations should not be included. Applicants who are selected for interview may be asked to provide professional references.

Language and further information

Applicants can teach and supervise in English at university level.

If the selected applicant is not fluent in Danish, they will be expected to acquire the language within a period of approximately two years.

In order to maintain and develop the department’s research environment, the person appointed is expected to be present at the department on a daily basis.

Applications must be uploaded in English.

For further information about the position and the department, please contact Head of SchoolMarie Vejrup Nielsen [e-mail].

For further information about the application procedure, please contact [e-mail].

School of Culture and Society

The School of Culture and Society is a vibrant research community engaged in understanding the cultural and social conditions that shape human life. Our work examines how people interact with their environments, from prehistory to the present and across both local and global contexts. Through cross-sector and cross-disciplinary partnerships, we aim to support research innovation and contribute to addressing the major questions facing society. In both research and