154312 Professor of Medicinal Chemistry

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Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen


The University seeks to appoint a professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology to commence as soon as possible. The overall aim is to establish a framework from which future research, education, outreach and innovation within and related to medicinal chemistry can grow and develop to the benefit of science and society.

The department has a strong tradition within medicinal chemistry and a unique composition of excellent researchers, infrastrustructure and related complementary fields within the pharmaceutical sciences which is further strengthened by our close collaboration with the Dept. of Pharmacy and the Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences. With this professorship, the department wishes to harness the future potential of the field from a unique position to the benefit of medicinal chemistry as a scientific field in an interdisciplinary setting and in co-creation with external partners and stakeholders.

At the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology (www.drug.ku.dk) we work in a dynamic academic community of research, education and innovation within the Pharmaceutical Sciences, bridging Health Science, Natural Science and Life Science. We prioritize development of sustainable, meaningful and high impact knowledge and skills for society in order to take active part in shaping the future and solving the challenges of tomorrow. We strive to form a sharing environment where we work towards common goals and unlock our full potential by working together in a responsible academic community.

Job description

A professor at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology is a committed and responsible member of our academic community providing education, research, innovation and outreach activities to science and the society. The successful applicant will be responsible for outlining the vision and the future strategic goals of Medicinal Chemistry at University of Copenhagen together with internal and external partners. As professor you are also expected to be an active member of one of our interdisciplinary research clusters, where we aspire to facilitate research across complementary and synergistic research disciplines. The research clusters provide a departmental framework for scientific collaboration at high international level, and facilitate an inspiring scientific working environment.

The applicant should have a strong background in medicinal chemistry, for details see “Desired qualifications”. Additionally, a proven track-record of developing academic courses at the pre and post graduate level is required.

The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

  • Research, including publication/academic dissemination of results to the scientific community and to the general public
  • Develop, organize and conduct research-based teaching, including associated examination, within the field of medicinal chemistry
  • Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of students and researchers
  • Engage in outreach and/or innovation activities both within the Department and towards academia and industry in general
  • Being a committed and dedicated member of the Department’s academic community
  • Obligation to share knowledge with society, e.g. participation in public debate
  • Academic assessments

Required qualifications

Six overall criteria apply for professor appointments at the University of Copenhagen. The six criteria (research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding and leadership) are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates. Find information about each criteria here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit.

Furthermore, the applicant must be able to document:

  • an original academic production and an established record in one or more fundamental aspects of medicinal chemistry at high international level, including considerable contributions to the development of Medicinal Chemistry within: research, teaching, innovation and outreach
  • Experience with leadership of peers and technical staff and management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s internal and external activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer
  • development, organisation and conduction of research-based teaching within medicinal chemistry as well as supervision of students
  • capacity to initiate, facilitate and participate in collaborative science involving scientists across scientific disciplines (e.g. medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, structural biology, and cellular and molecular biology)

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

Desired qualifications:

(i) Demonstrated ability to develop novel reagents or technologies that are of broad applicability or yield new insights

(ii) Documented expertise in development of courses and teaching within organic and medicinal chemistry

(iii) Engagement in innovation activities and ability to transform scientific discoveries into novel innovations

Terms of employment

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 2020.

Questions
For further information, please contact Head of Department Helle Waagepetersen, [email protected], or see www.drug.ku.dk and https://healthsciences.ku.dk//.

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: http://www.ism.ku.dk/ (International Staff Mobility).

Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:

  • Application, including motivation for applying for this 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 10 publications to be considered in the assessment process
  • Teaching plan
  • Teaching portfolio (Guidelines: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio)

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 on for assessment. The Dean then appoints an expert assessment committee in order to make an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific position. 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 https://jobportal.ku.dk.

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, Sunday, 25 July 2021.

Interviews for this position are likely to be held 8 October 2021.

Kilde: Jobnet.dk


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