Associate Professor of Translational Ovarian Cancer Research (Fixed-Term, 2 Years)

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Biotech Research & Innovation Centre
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen


The University seeks to appoint an associate professor to the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre to commence as soon as possible. The selected candidate will be affiliated with the Wennerberg Group. The Group’s focus is on discovering precision cancer therapies targeting the cancer cells that survive current therapies and eventually cause the cancer relapse. To accomplish this, the Group explores functional studies of cancer cell cultures and how different subpopulations respond to different treatments.To this end, the candidate will focus on coordinating the development of an ovarian cancer organoid biobank and its application in various collaborative research projects conducted within the Group.

Information on the Department can be found at: [xxxxx]

Job description
The successful candidate will drive the development of the OvaCure Collection – an open biobank of ovarian cancer organoid models - and will focus on running a research program utilizing this resource. The candidate will bridge collaborative projects involving ovarian cancer organoids, focused on drug resistance and functional precision medicine.

The associate 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 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 must be able to document:

  • 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
  • Strong background in ovarian cancer research·
  • Track record in driving research projects focused on cancer organoids, including method optimization, organoids development, biobanking, drug screening, and high-content imaging.
  • Experience in building and managing in-house and external biobanks

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

Terms of employment
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 2 years.

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance 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 2025.

Questions
For further information, please contact Krister Wennerberg, [xxxxx]

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 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. here

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. CET, Sunday, 4 January 2026.

Interviews for this position are likely to be held in the middle to late March 2026

Kilde: [xxxxx]


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Arbejdsstedet er beliggende i København N.

Jobbet er oprettet på vores service den 2.12.2025, men kan have været deaktiveret og genaktiveret igen.

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  • Søndag den 04. januar 2026

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