162980 Clinical Professor in Neurology with special focus on Clinical Neurophysiology (Fixed-Term, 10 Years)

Department of Clinical Medicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen
The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor in Neurology with special focus on Clinical Neurophysiologyto commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a consultancy at Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Department of Neurophysiology and Filadelfia Epilepsy Hospital.

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. Please find the advertisement for the consultancy here. https://www.sundhedsjobs.dk/jobopslag/470112/consultancy-in-neurology-or-clinical-neurophysiology-combined-with-a-clinical-professorship-in-neurology-with-special-focus-on-clinical-neurophysiology

Both the professorship and the consultancy will be financed by Department of Neurophysiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark and Filadelfia Epilepsy Hospital.

Find information about the department.

Rigshospitalet, Department of Neurophysiology and Filadelfia Epilepsy Hospital
https://www.rigshospitalet.dk/english/departments/neuroscience-centre/department-of-neurophysiology/Pages/default.aspx

Filadelfia Epilepsy Hospital
https://filadelfia.dk/en/

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 neurology and/or clinical neurophysiology.

The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• Research, including publication/academic dissemination
  The applicant will be expected to initiate international level research in clinical neurophysiology, particularly within the field of highly specialized functions involving EEG and to apply new technologies such as AI in order to optimize clinical impact
• Research-based teaching, including associated examination
  The applicant will be expected to contribute to teaching and examination of medical students and to postgraduate teaching for medical doctors and other specialists in the field of clinical neuophysiology.
• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers
  The applicant will be expected to initiate research in his or her research field and facilitate research initiated by others in the two departments. Furthermore, the applicant will be expected to advise and contribute to the research strategy in the two departments.
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
• Academic assessments

Required qualifications
To be qualified for a clinical professor position, you will be assessed according to these six overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen: Research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

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 in the field of clinical neurophysiology. The applicant must document international level research in clinical neurophysiology methods and applications. Research interest in EEG related to epilepsy surgery work-up will be preferred, as will research in AI and clinical impact of neurophysiological examination.
• 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. Applicant must be able to document experience in research-based teaching and experience using evidence-based methods in medical education

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 10 years. Extension is possible if the employed candidate performs well in the position.

For the professorship the appointee will receive a pensionable annual honorarium of 212.087,17 DKK (1 April 2024 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, [email protected].

Foreign applicants may find the university’s International Staff Mobility useful.

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 (Template under ‘Nyttige links’ - Upload the completed and mandatory form as “Other relevant material”)
• Teaching portfolio (Guidelines / Template for inspiration 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 the university's Job Portal.

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, Sunday, 5 January 2025.

Interviews for this position are likely to be held on - the date in 2025 is still being determined.

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Kontakt
Jesper Hastrup Svendsen
E-mail: [email protected]

Info
Ansøgningsfrist: 05-01-2025

Afdeling/Sted: Department of Clinical Medicine Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen