162454 Associate Professor of Innate Immunology for Chronic Infections 80% (permanent position)

Department of Immunology and Microbiology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint an associate professor to the Department of Immunology and Microbiology to commence on 1 January 2025.

Information on the Department can be found at: https://sund.ku.dk/.

Job description
When considering applications for the position, the main emphasis will be placed on the applicant's ability to document a high level of original scientific work on an international level within the area of interaction between the innate host response with chronic infectious bacterial biofilms. In addition, experience with effects of the innate immune response on the susceptibility of bacterial biofilm to antibiotics is appreciated as well as knowledge of how to sensitize bacterial biofilm. The applicant should have a wide experience both with human clinical research and experimental models within the field. Close collaboration with the University Hospital is required.

The associate professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• Research, including publication/academic dissemination
• Research-based teaching, including associated examination
• Presentation and guidance in online courses on biofilms
• Communication of research results to the public
• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
• Academic assessments

Required qualifications
To be qualified for an associate professor position, you will be assessed according to these six overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen: Research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

Furthermore, each applicant will be required to document:

• A record of original scientific research at the highest international level, including considerable contribution to the development of the subject
• Research qualifications at the level that can be achieved by satisfactorily completing a period of employment as an assistant professor/postdoc, but may also be obtained in other ways
• Teaching qualifications and pedagogical competencies
• Research-based teaching

In addition, we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following skills and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

• You have a relevant PhD in biology or biochemistry
• You have recent updated qualifications for performing experimental studies in mice
• You have solid experience in examining the phagocytic components in innate immunology at international level
• You have advanced English skills written and spoken

The associate professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.

Terms of employment
The position is permanent and the average weekly working hours are 29,6 hours per week.

Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation 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 2020.

Questions
For further information, please contact Professor Thomas Bjarnsholt, [email protected].

Foreign applicants may find the university’s International Staff Mobility useful.

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

• Application (Including motivations for applying for the position (Maximum 2 pages))
• Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding)
• Diplomas (Master’s, PhD, and other relevant certificates)
• A complete list of publications
• Research plan (3‐5 pages)
• Uploads of maximum 5 publications to be considered in the assessment
• Teaching plan
• Teaching portfolio (Guidelines)

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 the university's Job Portal.

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. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CEST, Sunday, 29 September 2024.