The Research Unit Exercise Epidemiology, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, invites applications for a full time and a part time position as assistant professor in childhood health and physical activity epidemiology to be filled as soon as possible.

The full-time position is to be filled as soon as possible and until 31 December 2024 and the part time position (18,5 hours a week) as soon as possible and until 30 November 2024.

Job description

The duties of the assistant professorships include research, education, administrative and management tasks.

The Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics has a strong background in sports science with one focus being on physical behavior, physical fitness and health of young people. The two assistant professor positions will be based at the research center Research in Childhood Health and the Research Unit for Exercise Epidemiology.

Expectations of qualifications

The applicants will be expected to demonstrate highly profiled and well-documented research experience related to the fields of physical activity, sedentary behavior and health promotion and prevention.

It will be expected that the applicants have experience with designing and conducting observational and experimental studies within these fields. Relevant research experience in child and adolescence populations will be considered as a priority.

Both assistant professors will take part in ongoing research projects, in particular the Screen-Free-Time with Friends project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the SCREENS project funded by the European Research Council (ERC).

The positions are primarily focused on research but also involves lecturing at the bachelor, master and PhD levels (e.g. applied physiology).

Applicants must show documented teaching and supervising experience at all graduate levels.

The applicants must have a PhD degree and be able to show documented research work (i.e. peer-reviewed papers, conference presentations) that complies with the research profile described above and good communication skills for scientific and non-scientific audience.

Administrative and other skills that are relevant to subject specialization and the tasks of the position will be expected.

Further information

For more information on these positions, please contact the head of the center and the research unit Anders Grøntved by e-mail [email protected] , tel.: +45 6550 4465 or the head of the department Jørgen Povlsen by e-mail: [email protected] , tel.: +45 6550 3451.

The successful applicants will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Application

Applications – including the required attachments – must be sent via the below-mentioned link “Apply online". Only online applications will be accepted. Attached files must be Adobe PDF or Word format. Each field in the application form can contain up to max. 10 Mb.

Only applications written in English will be accepted for evaluation.

The applications must contain (as pdf.- or docx.-files):

• a motivation letter
• a detailed CV
• degree certificates (inclusive of Ph.D.-diploma)
• a complete and numbered list of publications
• 3 scientific peer-reviewed publications considered by the applicant to be most important for this position. Please notice that one pdf.- or docx.-file must be attached for each publication.
• a teaching portfolio detailing the candidate’s prior teaching experience, teaching skills, and teaching philosophy
• a research plan detailing the candidate’s ideas and plans for her/his future research work.

Incomplete applications with regard to the above-mentioned requirements will not be assessed.

Applications may be shortlisted.

Danish is not required initially however, must be mastered within the first two years of employment. In cooperation with the language centre “Lærdansk”, SDU offers specialized language courses.

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Further details

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