[ref. i34877504] 162675 Clinical Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry (Fixed-Term, 10 Years)
(Fixed-Term, 10 Years)
Department of Clinical MedicineFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen
The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry to commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a consultancy or a position as senior researcher at Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Mental Health Center Copenhagen in the Capital Region.
It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the consultancy/senior researcher position. In order to be considered for the position, the applicant must send two applications: one to the Faculty (the professorship) and one to the hospital (the consultancy/ senior researcher position) cf.the simultaneously advertised consultancy/senior researcher position. This also applies to applicants who are already employed as consultants at the Hospital. Please find the advertisement for the consultancy/senior researcher position here.
Both the professorship and the consultancy/senior researcher position will be financed by Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH.
Find information about the department.
Job description
In the consideration of applications for the professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant's ability to document a high level of original scientific work at an international level within the area of psychiatry or psychology.
The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:
- Research, including publication/academic dissemination
- Research-based teaching, including associated examination
- 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 a clinical 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 must be able to:
- Document a high degree of original academic production at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline
- Manage research and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer
- Provide research-based teaching
The professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.
Terms of employment
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 10 years. Extension is possible if the employed candidate performs well in the position.
For the professorship the appointee will receive a pensionable annual honorarium of 212.087,17 DKK (1 April 2024 level).
The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.
QuestionsFor further information please contact Head of Department Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, jesper.hastrup.svendsen@regionh.dk.
Foreign applicants may find the university’s International Staff Mobility useful.
Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:
- Application (Including motivations for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages))
- Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding)
- Diplomas (Master’s and PhD and other relevant certificates)
- Uploads of maximum 10 publications to be considered in the assessment
- Self-declaration form (Template under ‘Nyttige links’ - Upload the completed and mandatory form as “Other relevant material”)
- Teaching portfolio (Guidelines / Template for inspiration under ‘Nyttige links’)
- Research plan (3‐5 pages)
- Teaching plan
- A complete list of publications
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. Only online applications will be accepted. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, Monday 2 December 2024.
Interviews for this position are likely to be held on 3 April 2025, afternoon
Please note in your application that you found the job at Jobindex