Academic Research Staff for Medical Museion and CBMR Technical Platforms

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Academic Research Staff to start March 1, 2025. The successful candidate will analyse practices at the CBMR technology platforms using philosophical and qualitative methods.

About Us
Medical Museion
The position is based at Medical Museion, which houses CBMR’s Program 4: Cardiometabolic Research in Society and Culture. Medical Museion is a university museum in the Department of Public Health, hosting an interdisciplinary research group that studies health and medical sciences in their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts. We address some of the questions about the relationship between medical science, technology, clinical medicine and human experience thrown up by CBMRs research, taking it as a starting point that cardiometabolic research is an integral part of culture and history. We also produce exhibitions, events, collection projects, and online communication, all informed by both biomedical science and our research program covering science communication studies, philosophy and history of science, medical humanities, Science & Technology Studies (STS), museology, and anthropology.

Department of Public Health
The Department of Public Health provides the scientific foundation for efforts that aim to improve public health, both nationally and globally, and create greater insight into the links between health, the individual and society as well as the ethical, equity and political implications. This is achieved through research, education and engagement with stakeholders and the public at large with a wide-ranging multidisciplinary research agenda covering most aspects of public health at a high international level. You may read more about the Department of Public Health here.

CBMR
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. The center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharma¬cology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028.

The role
As an Academic Research Staff in the Tybjerg group working on diagnosis and disease classification, you will be responsible for analysing work at the CBMR technology platforms using philosophical and qualitative methods. You will investigate how the technology platforms contribute to interdisciplinary science and compare them to other historical or contemporary platforms. You will be involved in an effort to understand the role of technologies in biomedical research and the parallels that they have in diagnostics. In addition, you will contribute to research publications.

Primary tasks

• To analyse the role of the technology platforms at CBMR and compare them with other sites.
• To contribute to research publications.
• To participate in the organisation of group meetings and an exhibition on measurement.

Your profile
Required education/skills

• Masters, or preferably a PhD, in biomedical or biological sciences.
• Solid background in Science Studies.
• Good analytical skills.
• Experience with working in a cross-disciplinary environment.
• Interest in using qualitative research methods.

Personal skills

• Motivated and hardworking with good social skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English is an absolute requirement.

Place of employment
The place of employment is at Medical Museion, within the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research and museum environment.

Terms of salary and employment
The employment as Academic Research Staff is a full-time fixed-term position for 3 years. Starting date is March 1, 2025.

Employment will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experiences and qualifications.

Questions
For further questions about the job description and qualifications, please contact associate professor Karin Tybjerg, [email protected] .

Application
Your application in English should include:
• Curriculum vitae with references
• Motivation letter (max 2 pages)

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply Now” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: 2 february 2025, 23.59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.