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The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Clinical Professor and chair in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology as per 1 January 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a combined position at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital and is a permanent full-time position.
About the Department of Clinical Medicine
As a clinical professor and chair at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialties and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. We have approx. 30,000 square meters of modern research facilities for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities and advanced scanners at our disposal. The department has overall responsibility for the master’s degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department we are approx. 670 academic employees, 500 PhD students and 160 technical/administrative employees who are cooperating across disciplines. As a clinical professor and chair, you will be working at Aarhus University Hospital. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.
About the Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery employs 72 medical doctors of whom 55 are specialists in Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology and cover all subspecialties. The staff includes 4 clinical professors and professors, and 9 associate professors. Each year 1- 2 PhD students and 3-4 research year students graduate from the department. We publish approximately 100 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals annually. The research activity covers research within all aspects of clinical orthopaedics.
We engage in clinical as well as para-clinical collaborations and cover basic research methodologies, animal models, health service and organizational research contributions. We have a well-established training program for young scientists. The research is considered the core element in maintenance and development of the department’s clinical areas.
Your job responsibilities
As Clinical Professor and chair in the field of Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, you will have joint responsibility for the maintenance and development of the department's research and teaching environment, and you will contribute to the implementation of the faculty's overall research strategy. You are expected to contribute – both independently and in collaboration with others – to the development of the department by leading research of international quality and contributing to ensuring a high academic and didactic standard in the teaching. Qua your excellent collaborative skills and a broad academic network, you will contribute to the academic development at Aarhus University and to the university’s profile both nationally and internationally.
In this position you will be an equal part of the department management, together with the chief physician and chief nurse, at Department of Orthopaedics at Aarhus University Hospital. The team members have equal and shared responsibilities and decision influence for all aspects of leading the department through their individual professional competences. Consequently, the successful candidate for this, must have an interest in management and be able to document experience within leadership.
As chair, you have the overall responsibility for the theoretical and practical education in Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, in Central Denmark Region Midtjylland. It is expected that you participate and lead all aspects of providing a state-of-the-art Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology pre-graduate education such as lectures, developing learning goals, organise examination and clinical training. Your job is described in detail and regulated by the "Agreement on clinical professors between Aarhus University and The Central Denmark Region”. The agreement can be obtained from this webpage.
Your main tasks will consist of:
- Doing research of high international quality, including publication in top international journals and communicating your research in national and international academic networks.
- Contributing to the external research funding.
- Doing assessment and committee work at Aarhus University.
- Participation in research-based collaboration with private and public-sector stakeholders as well as research-based consultancy.
- Dissemination of your research to the outside world.
- Influencing regional and governmental regulatory authorities.
- Developing techniques, technology, and infrastructure in a medical field with rapidly increasing caseload.
- Further developing the various research activities at the department. The success of the department should be the driving force rather than the success of individuals.
- Providing leadership for teaching of medical students.
- Being the driving force of the development of research within Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology in The Central Denmark Region.
- Participating in and equally contribute to the department leader team.
- Securing development of the speciality through recruitment and talent management.
Appointment as Clinical Professor and chair requires simultaneous employment as chief consultant at Aarhus University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. All applicants must also apply for the position as Chief consultant at the department at Aarhus University Hospital here. This also applies to applicants who already have a position at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital.
Your competences
You have established yourself as a prominent clinical researcher within Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, and you possess solid research and teaching qualifications at an international level. You have shown the ability to initiate and develop ways of improving and expanding the research of the speciality, both at the other hospitals in Region Midtjylland as well as the highly specialized functions at Aarhus University Hospital. You have solid experience as main supervisor for PhD students and has shown strong abilities towards career development for colleagues on all academic levels from junior- to senior-level. You have broad regional, national and international cooperative partnerships and great experience of research partnerships with private and public-sector stakeholders. You have also documented ability to attract external funding.
You are ready to take co-responsibility for the development of the department's research and education at the highest international level and for ensuring that we maintain a good work environment. This of course in close collaboration with the other professors and associated professors at the department. You naturally involve yourself in interdisciplinary collaboration at departmental, faculty and university level as well as nationally and internationally.
We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English. International applicants are expected to learn Danish, and Aarhus University arranges Danish teaching. Spoken language is Danish.
As a person, you are a helpful, an innovative and a motivational leader, who inspires other researchers and builds trusting relationships with students, colleagues and partners. As a lecturer you communicate the newest and relevant knowledge in a committed, clear and comprehensible manner. As a supervisor you are competent, inspiring, supportive and responsible.
As a leader you value a clear and involving leadership style. Because of your central position in leadership of all aspects of the department life you are expected to possess or acquire a relevant level of administration and collaboration skills. We expect the acquisition of insight into Danish culture.
In order to be assessed as qualified for a Clinical Professor position, you must meet these academic criteria.
Questions about the position
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Department Jørgen Frøkiær tel.: (+45 20234527).
Your place of work will be the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99 - 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
Application deadline is 15 September 2023.
Terms of employment
- In making the appointment, emphasis will be placed on a high degree of original production at an internal level and experience from teaching at different levels as well as contributions to the development of teaching activities and teaching material, hereby documenting that the applicant has developed the academic discipline from a research and teaching perspective.
- Moreover, there will be an assessment of the applicant’s ability to perform research and teaching management tasks.
- Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
- The appointment is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
- Remuneration is in accordance with the above, and the Salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.
- Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Application
Your application must include the following:
- Motivated application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Diploma
- Template for applicant - professor
- A list of publications
- A teaching portfolio. We refer to Guideline on the use of teaching portfolios
- The ten publications stated as the most important in the 'Template for applicant - professor' must be submitted
- Research plan, which is part of the 'Template to applicant - professor' can be uploaded separately (optional)
- Coauthor statement(s) can be uploaded (optional)
- References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the e-recruitment system (optional)
We refer to the faculty’s Guidelines for applicants.
The assessment committee may decide to include non-submitted material in its statement. In such cases, you will be informed and obliged to submit material, unless your application is withdrawn.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
International applicant?
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 165, 8200 Aarhus N
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-09-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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