160330 Associate Professor of Clinical Growth and Development Trajectories

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 1 October or as soon as possible thereafter.

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

Job description
The Associate Professor will lead a research programme focusing on growth, nutrition, and metabolic health across the life course in both paediatric and adult populations. The research should integrate clinical cohort studies and trials in cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease, and global child health. Candidates should document extensive experience with real-world registry data, longitudinal cohorts, and randomized nutrition interventions.

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
  
  

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

Terms of employment
The position is a permanent position.

The average weekly working hours are 11 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 2025.

Questions
For further information, please contact Professor Thor Theander, e-mail: [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.

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, 27 May 2026.

Kilde: [xxxxx]