Associate Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Assessment
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen
The University seeks to appoint an associate professor to the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to commence as soon as possible.
Information on the Department can be found at: https://ivh.ku.dk/english/ .
Job description
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with relevant competencies within veterinary epidemiology and veterinary risk assessment. The research activities in the section are broad within the field of veterinary epidemiology, including also bioethics, ethology and a group of Breeding and genetics. The current position is linked to the research-based public sector services, which UCPH provides for the Danish Veterinary and Food administration. These services are strongly connected to the veterinary contingency, especially within the field of risk assessments and modelling of infectious diseases. As a scientist in this position, you will be tasked with in-depth epidemiological research, as well as to use your experience and expertise to solve tasks of varying size and duration for the veterinary and food administration. As the research-based public sector services is a collaborative work including experts of many types, good collaboration skills and project management skills are strongly recommended in this position. Collaboration within the section, between sections at UCPH, and across sectors, also including Danish farmers should be expected; therefore, effective communication will be required, and skills in written and spoken English and Danish are important.
The associate professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:
Six overall criteria apply for associate 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 criterion here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit .
The successful applicant for the position as associate professor should be able to document:
Terms of employment
The position is a permanent position.
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.
Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation 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 Birgit Nørrung, e-mail birgit.noerrung@sund.ku.dk, or Research Group Leader Søren Saxmose Nielsen, saxmose@sund.ku.dk . https://sund.ku.dk/ .
Foreign applicants may find this link useful: https://www.ism.ku.dk/ (International Staff Mobility).
Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:
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 for assessment. The Dean then appoints an expert assessment committee in order to make an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. 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. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, on 9 August 2023.
Interviews for this position are likely to be held first in november 2023.
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
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Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen
The University seeks to appoint an associate professor to the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to commence as soon as possible.
Information on the Department can be found at: https://ivh.ku.dk/english/ .
Job description
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with relevant competencies within veterinary epidemiology and veterinary risk assessment. The research activities in the section are broad within the field of veterinary epidemiology, including also bioethics, ethology and a group of Breeding and genetics. The current position is linked to the research-based public sector services, which UCPH provides for the Danish Veterinary and Food administration. These services are strongly connected to the veterinary contingency, especially within the field of risk assessments and modelling of infectious diseases. As a scientist in this position, you will be tasked with in-depth epidemiological research, as well as to use your experience and expertise to solve tasks of varying size and duration for the veterinary and food administration. As the research-based public sector services is a collaborative work including experts of many types, good collaboration skills and project management skills are strongly recommended in this position. Collaboration within the section, between sections at UCPH, and across sectors, also including Danish farmers should be expected; therefore, effective communication will be required, and skills in written and spoken English and Danish are important.
The associate professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:
- Research, including publication/academic dissemination
- Research based scientific advice for the authorities
- Research-based teaching, including associated examination
- Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers
- Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
- Academic assessments
- Attract own research funding
Six overall criteria apply for associate 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 criterion here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit .
The successful applicant for the position as associate professor should be able to document:
- Research qualifications within veterinary epidemiology at the level that can be achieved by satisfactorily completing a period of employment as an assistant professor or senior advisor, but may also be obtained in other ways.
- Experience in securing external funding for research.
- Experience in research-based public sector services or similar type of work.
- Experience with veterinary risk assessment.
- Experience with use of databases external from authorities, such as the Danish CHR-registry and animal movement databases.
- Good skills in written and spoken English and Danish.
- Experience in popular scientific writing and writing of scientific reports.
- Teaching qualifications and pedagogical competencies. If the candidate has not passed the “Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Program (Universitetspædagogikum), University of Copenhagen” or equivalent, it should be achieved within the first two year of employment.
- Research-based teaching.
Terms of employment
The position is a permanent position.
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.
Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation 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 Birgit Nørrung, e-mail birgit.noerrung@sund.ku.dk, or Research Group Leader Søren Saxmose Nielsen, saxmose@sund.ku.dk . https://sund.ku.dk/ .
Foreign applicants may find this link useful: https://www.ism.ku.dk/ (International Staff Mobility).
Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:
- Application, including motivations for applying for the 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 5 publications to be considered in the assessment
- Teaching plan
- Teaching portfolio (Guidelines: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio )
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 for assessment. The Dean then appoints an expert assessment committee in order to make an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. 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. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, on 9 August 2023.
Interviews for this position are likely to be held first in november 2023.
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