DIAS Assistant Professor of Health Sciences (Psychology or Public Health)

The Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) seeks to fill eight tenure track positions at the Assistant Professor level. DIAS Assistant Professor tenure track positions run for up to six years, after which tenure will be offered subject to positive evaluations and reviews.

The successful candidate must have an international profile and a strong emerging record of research and funding excellence as well as novel ideas with a clear potential to expand our frontiers of knowledge.

DIAS is growing, and this call is in fact the first of five calls: DIAS will hire a minimum of five research fellows at the Assistant Professor level per year for the next five years (2024-2028). Thus, DIAS is looking to hire a total of 25-35 Assistant Professors. We consider this a unique opportunity to hire top talent, to offer exceptional opportunities for outstanding researchers, and to attract “rising stars” to our ambitious and interdisciplinary environment.

The positions are joint positions at DIAS and a department at one of the five faculties at University of Southern Denmark (SDU). The candidate will thus have two affiliations—DIAS and the department—and is expected to contribute to both. Tenure will be offered in the department with continued affiliation with DIAS.

In line with DIAS’s unique and ambitious research aims, DIAS Assistant Professors have reduced teaching obligations compared to a regular Assistant Professor position at SDU. Likely the Assistant Professor will also receive startup or seed funding from the department, though this is subject to negotiation in the hiring process.

The starting date for the positions is August 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.

DIAS

DIAS aims to inspire groundbreaking ideas across the sciences and humanities. DIAS is particularly committed to the development and promotion of young researchers of exceptional talent. At present, DIAS is home to 17 DIAS Fellows from five faculties, and the applicant will join this group. DIAS also comprises eminent academics appointed as Chairs and Senior Fellows. DIAS offers an interdisciplinary research environment where the selected candidate will be able to interact with outstanding researchers from the five faculties at University of Southern Denmark as well as visiting researchers and fellows. DIAS expects the candidate to compete for prestigious and important funds, such as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and ERC starting grants. DIAS and SDU offer research support services.

For more information about DIAS activities, see https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/dias

Questions can be addressed to the Director of DIAS, Professor Sten Rynning at [email protected]

In 2024 we are looking for an assistant professor in the following research areas:

We encourage applicants to apply in one area only. We consider the areas equally and will select the most promising candidate from either of the areas.

Psychology

The Department of Psychology within the Faculty of Health Science is committed to advancing psychological science and its practical application. The Department conducts research on multiple levels of analysis, and addresses complex issues at the population, interpersonal, intrapersonal, societal, and structural levels.

Our research goals encompass understanding human emotion, cognition, and behavior, including both functional and dysfunctional processes. We aim to enhance human health through translational research, encompassing dissemination, prevention, intervention, treatment, and education.

The successful candidate shows a strong track record and clear potential for translating knowledge into action across mental and physical health, education, social services, the private sector and more. In specific, the following areas are central to the Department research strategy, and the successful candidate should display research interest in one or more of the following areas:

• Health and medical psychology
• Clinical psychology
• Existence, community, and society
• Cognitive and biological psychology

Questions can be addressed to the Head of the Department of Psychology Rikke Holm Bramsen at [email protected]

Public Health

We wish to recruit an Assistant Professor to strengthen our research in public health. Successful candidates may come from any scientific discipline but should have a strong track record in research that addresses contemporary public health challenges and shows a clear potential to contribute to methodological and/or theoretical developments in the field.

The Assistant Professor will be affiliated with the National Institute of Public Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences. The institute conducts research within epidemiology and population health, public health humanities, as well as intervention and implementation research. The institute provides research-based advice to the Danish government and health authorities and seeks to inform decision-making at the national as well as local levels.

The following areas are central to the institute’s current research:

• Social inequalities in health
• Major risk factors, such as tobacco and nicotine use, alcohol, overweight/obesity, and physical activity
• Mental health
• Non-communicable diseases
• Child and adolescent health
• Health in the Arctic region

In the following years, we wish to strengthen our research related to the social, environmental, and commercial determinants of health. We are particularly interested in developing research that provides a better understanding of the complex interplays between individual, social, and structural factors that shape population health.

Questions can be addressed to the Director of NIPH, Professor Morten Hulvej Rod at [email protected]

Application, salary, etc.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Please check links for more information about salary and taxation.

Teaching obligations will be reduced compared to a regular Assistant Professor position at SDU.

To qualify for the position as Assistant Professor you must have obtained a PhD degree by the application deadline.

Applications must be sent electronically as PDF files via the link "apply now" and must include (please note that the application (the motivation letter) and CV must not exceed 10 MB in total):

• A motivation letter.
• A detailed Curriculum Vitae.
• A copy of important certificates/diplomas
• Information on previous teaching experience, please attach a teaching portfolio.
• A complete list of publications, indicating which publications are most relevant for the position.
• Up to five of the most relevant publications. Please attach one pdf-file for each publication.
• Three letters of recommendation from acknowledged international researchers.
• A research and publication plan for the next three years, including description of the synergy with the department activities as well as the potential for benefitting from the interdisciplinarity at DIAS.

Application and all appendices must be in English. Only applications written in English will be accepted for evaluation.

To English speaking applicants: Please make sure to enter the electronic application form via the English website to receive further information in English.

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.

If the application does not meet the requirements mentioned above, the faculty may reject your application without further notice.

Applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated.

Shortlisting and tests may be used in the assessment process.

If you experience technical problems, you must contact [email protected].

We recommend that as an international applicant you take the time to visit Work in Denmark where you will find information and facts about moving to, working and living in Denmark, as well as the International Staff Office at SDU.

SDU and DIAS wish our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

SDU was founded in 1966 and now has more than 27,000 students, almost 20% of whom are from abroad. It has more than 3,800 employees, and 115 different study programmes in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering. Its main campus is in Odense, the third largest city in Denmark but is present also in Kolding, Sønderborg, Copenhagen and Esbjerg.

DIAS hosts Chairs and fellows from the entire university are located in Odense. Odense provides family-friendly living conditions with the perfect combination of a historic city centre with an urban feel and yet close proximity to beaches and recreational areas. Its location on the beautiful island of Funen is ideal with easy access by train or highway to the bigger cities of Aarhus and Copenhagen. As the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark’s famous fairytale author, the city is home to a vibrant and creative population that hosts numerous festivals and markets throughout the year.

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