The Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy, and Environmental Medicine (CPPEM) at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, SDU, is advertising a new 3-year position as assistant professor or tenured associate professor within pharmacology or pharmacy.

The position is to be filled from January 1, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The academic position

The research areas of the Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy span from pharmacological epidemiology to clinical studies and cell-based basic pharmacology.

The pharmacoepidemiologic research group utilizes the world-class Danish registries to assess pharmacological questions in large populations.

The translational pharmacology group aims to understand variability in drug toxicity, drug metabolism and drug transport. Cell-based models such as induced-pluripotent stem cells, primary human hepatocytes as well as clinical pharmacokinetic studies are utilized to understand variability in drug response and toxicity.

The analytical chemistry laboratory boasts three LC-MS/MS and an Orbitrap LC-MS/MS used to analyze concentrations of drugs or environmental chemicals.

CPPEM participates extensively in international collaboration, and it also collaborates with the pharmaceutical industry. Collectively, CPPEM has a strong background in exposure to environmental chemicals, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions and therapeutic drug monitoring and the successful applicant will understand translation from laboratory research to humans.

The area of research is flexible within pharmacological research and could be (but is not limited to) within basic pharmacology, translational pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, clinical pharmacy or pharmacoepidemiology. The department has a strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration both in-house and with external researchers and the new person is expected to continue this tradition.

Areas of responsibility

The potential applicant will be expected to establish own research area within one of the existing groups at the department. Thus, the applicant should be able to attract external research funding to support research and employ scientific and technical staff. The applicant may have a background within pharmacy, medicine, or biomedicine.

The research unit teaches in four educations: Medicine, Pharmacy, Chiropractor and Biomedicine, and the position comes with teaching obligations within all these subjects at the University as well as supervision of bachelor projects and master projects. Additionally, we expect the potential applicant to contribute to administrative duties, e.g., participating in Study Board or other similar activities.

Fluent English (both written and spoken) will be required. The potential applicant will be expected to have qualifications that renders it probable that he/she will be able to establish own research area within the research unit. Further, the applicants are required to have a PhD degree or similar research experience.

Employers

The Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine today has approximately 50 employees: 5 full professors, 6 associate professors, 1 assistant professor, 2 postdocs, 12-15 PhD students, approximately 15 technical and administrative staff. It consists of three separate research groups: pharmacoepidemiology, translational pharmacology and environmental medicine. Additionally, it collaborates closely with the Department of Pharmacology at OUH. Collectively, this constitutes Denmark’s largest center for research, teaching, and clinical service in pharmacology.

It produces approximately 100 international peer-reviewed publications per year.

Professor Kim Brøsen heads the unit and Professor Jesper Bo Nielsen heads the Department.

Management

The associate professor will be responsible to the Head of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Health.

Contact information

Further information can be obtained from the Head of the Research Unit, Professor Kim Brøsen ([email protected] or mobile +4520153751).

Salary and terms of employment

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

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.

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 application must contain (as pdf- or Word/docx- files):

• a motivation letter
• a detailed CV
• degree certificates (inclusive of PhD diploma)
• a complete and numbered list of publications
• 3 (position as assistant professor), 7 (position as associate professor) scientific peer-reviewed publications considered by the candidate as 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 track record of obtained research funding
• a research plan detailing the candidate’s ideas and plans for her/his future research work

Incomplete applications regarding the above-mentioned requirements will not be assessed.

Applications may be shortlisted.

Living and working in Denmark

Foreign applicants will be offered Danish language training as part of the employment. International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests, and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Among other things, the staff answers questions concerning salary, taxation, housing, and accompanying family. Additional information about working in Denmark can be found at Work in Denmark.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Further details

Read the Guideline for applicants

Location

Odense, Denmark