Associate or assistant professor in environmental medicine

A full-time position as an associate or an assistant professorin environmental medicine is vacant as soon as possible at the Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU).

The academic position

The associate or assistant professorwill be appointed at the Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU.

The main areas of research in the environmental department are prospective birth cohorts (including the Odense Child Cohort) and the impact of early life exposures to environmental chemicals and their adverse effects on organ functions (e.g. the brain, immune, metabolic and reproductive system). Other areas include endocrine disruption, human biomonitoring, analytical chemistry, toxicology, and risk assessment. The department has a long tradition in environmental chemicals or biomarkers as well as in the development of analytical chemical methods to measure these. Currently, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are the main areas of focus, both the adverse health effects of exposure, biomonitoring and advising national and international authorities and high exposed individuals. The successful applicant will not necessary be expected to have these main areas of interests but to have a strong background in environmental medicine and to be able to bring new areas of environmental research to the department.

The Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine (CPPEM) perform translations research e.g. pharmacological epidemiology, clinical studies and cell-based basic pharmacology. 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 master translation from laboratory research to humans.

Areas of responsibility

The successful applicant will be expected to initiate, supervise and conduct environmental research, to have innovative ideas and to set the framework for excellent research.

Preferably, the applicant will be able to perform translational research or have an open mindset to combine the wide number of research methodologies implemented at the unit and to act as a bridge for future collaborations. The applicant has a PhD, a strong scientific profile and have demonstrated independent research experience related to the fields of environmental medicine. In addition, an associate professorwill be expected to have documented experience in conducting and managing research projects and attracting research funding. Additionally, the associate or assistant professormust teach and mentor junior faculty, postdocs, PhD students, and undergraduate students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as maintain and develop national and international contacts and secure funding. Moreover, profiling this research area in the public eye will be an important task.

Employers

Today the Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine has approximately 50 employees: six full professors, 6 associate professors, four assistant professors, three postdocs, 12-15 PhD students, and approximately 15 technical and administrative staff. The research unit consists of three separate research groups: pharmacoepidemiology, translational pharmacology and environmental medicine. The translational pharmacology research group cohabits with and has close collaboration with the pharmacoepidemiology and environmental medicine groups within the research unit. Additionally, it collaborates with pharmacology at Odense University Hospital. Collectively, it is part of Denmark’s largest center for research, teaching and clinical service in pharmacology.

The research unit teaches at four study programs: Medicine, Pharmacy, Clinical Biomechanics and Biomedicine. It produces approximately 100 international peer-reviewed publications per year.

Professor Tore Stage heads the Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Health and Professor Jesper Bo Nielsen heads the Department of Public Health.

Management

The associate or assistant professorrefers to the Head of Research at the Head of the Research Unit of Environmental Medicine and the Head of the Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Health.

Contact information

Further information can be obtained from the Head of the Research Unit of Environmental Medicine, Professor Tina Kold Jensen ([email protected] ) or from the Head of the Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Health, Professor Tore Stage [email protected]

Application

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 CV
• a complete and numbered list of publications
• up to 3/8 publications (as pdf-files) (assistant professor (3), associate professor (8)) which the candidate considers as most important for the position.
• a teaching portfolio which details the candidate’s prior teaching experience, teaching skills and teaching philosophy
• a research plan which details the candidate’s ideas and plans for her/his future research work

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

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

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.

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

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

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