159460 Clinical Professor of Surgery with special focus on breast cancer surgery (Fixed-Term, 5 Years)

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Department of Clinical Medicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

The university seeks to appoint a clinical professor of surgery with special focus on breast cancer surgery to commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a consultancy at Department of Breast Surgery at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital in the Capital Region.

It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the consultancy. In order to be considered for the position, the applicant must send two applications: one to the Faculty (the professorship) and one to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the consultancy. This also applies to applicants who are already employed as consultants at the hospital. The advertisement for the consultancy is available at: https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk.

Both the professorship and the consultancy will be financed by Herlev and Gentofte Hospital.

Find information on the department at: http://ikm.ku.dk.

Job description
In the consideration of applications for the professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant's ability to document a high level of original scientific work at an international level within the area of surgery.

The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• Research, including publication/academic dissemination
  • Research in methods to improve surgical treatment of breast cancer towards less invasive procedures with focus on better quality of life for survivors by preserving the breast contour and reducing axillary surgery and the risk of arm morbidity.
  • Contribute to the national development of breast cancer surgery through close collaboration with the DBCG.
  • Support nurse research in identifying psychologically vulnerable breast cancer patients who benefit from extended supportive care.
• Research-based teaching, including associated examination and guidance and supervision of bachelor and master students as well as PhD students
  • Primary supervision of PhD students and candidate students in breast cancer surgery research at the Department of Breast Surgery at the Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, as well as co-supervision of PhD students in collaborating departments such as the Department of Plastic Surgery in the reconstruction field.
  • Overall responsible for teaching medical students in breast cancer and breast surgery at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. Together with associated professor giving lectures and class teaching in breast surgery and breast cancer at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.
  • Responsible for coordinating clinical stay for medical students together with the Department of Plastic Surgery at Herlev Hospital
  • Responsible for developing cases and questions for medical exam at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
• Research leadership
  • Being the head of the research team, including nurse research, at the Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital.
  • Being responsible for seeking funding resources, recruitment of younger talented researchers, and guiding the group in Danish research legislation, permission for new projects and ethical considerations
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in the 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 criterion here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit.

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to:

• Document a high degree of original academic production at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline
• Manage research and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer
• Provide research-based teaching

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

Terms of employment
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of five years.

For the professorship the appointee will receive a pensionable annual salary of 199,527.05 DKK (1 April 2023 level).

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions
For further information please contact Head of Department Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, jesper.hastrup.svendsen@regionh.dk, http://www.sund.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 motivations for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages)
• Curriculum vitae, including information about external funding
• Diplomas (Master’s and PhD and other relevant certificates)
• Uploads of maximum 10 publications to be considered in the assessment
• Self-declaration form (https://ikm.ku.dk/ansat/ansaettelser/ under ”Nyttige links”)
• Teaching portfolio (Guidelines: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio / Template for inspiration: https://ikm.ku.dk/ansat/ansaettelser/ under ”Nyttige links”
• Research plan (3‐5 pages)
• Teaching plan
• A complete list of publications

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 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. Only online applications will be accepted. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, Wednesday, 16 August 2023.

Interviews for this position are likely to be held on 4 January 2024.

INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:

- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:

Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune

-Virksomheden tilbyder:

-Arbejdsgiver:

KU - SUND - PANUM KBH N, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N

-Ansøgning:

Ansøgningsfrist: 16-08-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet

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