Professor in Mental Health Nursing

The Department of Clinical Medicine at the Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Professor in Mental Health Nursing, effective from 1 May 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for a duration of five years, with the possibility of renewal.

As a professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is likely the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research spans all medical specialties and is conducted in close collaboration with the university hospital and regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. We offer approximately 30,000 square meters of modern research facilities, including resources for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities, and advanced scanners. The department oversees the Master's degree programs in Medicine and Molecular Medicine and includes approximately 425 academic employees and an equal number of PhD students collaborating across disciplines. As a professor, your primary place of work will be at Aarhus University Hospital or another hospital within the Central Denmark Region.

You can read more about the department here and the faculty here.

Place of Work

Your workplace will be Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry (AUHP), which comprises four clinical departments, each with an interdisciplinary research unit. Although your primary location is Aarhus, the Department of Clinical Medicine expects you to collaborate broadly, both nationally and internationally, particularly across the Central Denmark Region.

Responsibilities

As a Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will establish and lead your own research group within the field of mental health nursing. Additionally, you will contribute to developing the research environment for nurses and other professionals with bachelor-level qualifications working in psychiatry throughout the Central Denmark Region. AUHP will finance a PhD scholarship in nursing research as part of the professorship.

You will join an established research network at AUHP, which includes:

• 4 Professors/Clinical Professors
• 6 Associate Professors
• 4 Clinical Associate Professors
• 1 Assistant Professor
• 4 Research Nurses (with a PhD-degree)

You are expected to attract external research funding to support the establishment and growth of your research group. The Central Denmark Region offers several internal research funding opportunities that you can apply for as an employee.

Primary tasks include:

• Conducting high-quality research, publishing in international journals, and disseminating findings nationally and internationally.
• Building a research group in psychiatric nursing aligned with the research strategies of the Department of Clinical Medicine and AUHP.
• Teaching, supervising, and examining Master's and PhD students.
• Collaborating on research with stakeholders in both the public and private sectors.
• Strengthening the integration of psychiatric nursing research with clinical practice.

At the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will share responsibility for developing the department’s research and teaching environment and contribute to implementing the faculty's overall research strategy. You are expected to lead high-quality international research, uphold a high academic and didactic standard in teaching, and participate in assessment and committee work. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of the faculty’s PhD courses.

With your excellent collaborative skills and broad academic network, you will enhance the academic development at Aarhus University and strengthen the university’s national and international profile.

Qualifications

• Documented research qualifications at a high international level in nursing research.
• Solid teaching qualifications and experience.
• A proven track record of international collaboration and attracting significant competitive research funding.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate and support colleagues and students.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusting relationships with stakeholders.
• A clear and committed teaching style based on the latest knowledge, as well as competence in supervision.

You are expected to co-lead the development of the department's research and education at the highest international level while contributing to a positive work environment. Interdisciplinary collaboration at departmental, faculty, and university levels—as well as national and international levels—is integral to this role.

Your competences

You have an excellent track record in mental health nursing research, and you have established yourself as a prominent researcher. You possess solid research and teaching qualifications at a high international level. You have broad international cooperative partnerships and great experience of research partnerships with private and public-sector stakeholders. You have also a documented ability to attract significant competitive research funding from national and international funding bodies. If necessary supplement with specific expectations for the position in question.

As s person, you are a helpful and motivational leader who inspires other researchers and builds trusting relationships with students, colleagues and partners. As a lecturer you communicate the newest and relevant knowledge in a committed, clear and comprehensible manner. As a supervisor you are competent, inspiring, supportive and responsible.

You are ready to take co-responsibility for the development of the department's research and education at the highest international level and for ensuring that we maintain a good work environment. You naturally involve yourself in interdisciplinary collaboration at departmental, faculty and university level as well as nationally and internationally.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English. International applicants are expected to learn Danish, and Aarhus University arranges Danish teaching.

In order to be assessed as qualified for a Professor position, you must meet these academic criteria.

Obtaining a child certificate is a prerequisite for employment in the position.

Additional Information

In this position as Professor in Mental Health Nursing, you will report to the Clinical Professor and Chair of Psychiatry.

Questions

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Clinical Professor and Chair Ole Mors at +45 2947 9780.
 


Terms of employment

• In making the appointment, emphasis will be placed on a high degree of original production at an internal level and experience from teaching at different levels as well as contributions to the development of teaching activities and teaching material, hereby documenting that the applicant has developed the academic discipline from a research and teaching perspective.
• Moreover, there will be an assessment of the applicant’s ability to perform research and teaching management tasks.
• Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
• The appointment is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
• Remuneration is in accordance with the above, and the Salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.
• The yearly base salary for a fulltime professor is DKK 797.476,39 (including a position related supplement, a pre-agreed professor supplement and pension (17.1%)). Additional supplement(s) can be negotiated dependent on experience, special qualifications and performance of special functions. Professors have the authority to negotiate pay on their own behalf.
• Researchers recruited from abroad are offered a special researcher tax scheme with a lower tax rate.
• Travel and moving expenses may be covered according to the employee in question and, to a limited extent, the accompanying family.
• Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.

Application

Your application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Diploma
• Template for applicant - professor
• A list of publications
• A teaching portfolio. We refer to Guideline on the use of teaching portfolios
• The ten publications stated as the most important in the 'Template for applicant - professor' must be submitted
• Research plan, which is part of the 'Template to applicant - professor' can be uploaded separately (optional)
• Coauthor statement(s) can be uploaded (optional)
• References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the e-recruitment system (optional)

We refer to the faculty’s Guidelines for applicants.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Letter of reference

If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.

International applicant?

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including assistance with relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about the International Staff Office and the range of services here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.


Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/