Assistant Professor of Health Complexity Department of Public Health
The Health Complexity and Big Data Group
You will be employed in the Health Complexity and Big Data Group, which aims at building a strong scientific foundation for understanding complex public health problems. The group has recently received a number of larger grants, including an ERC consolidator grant, and is currently expanding and will in the coming years include approx. 15-20 researchers. The Group leverages multi-layered nationwide social and health data combined with an interdisciplinary fusion of methods spanning data science, epidemiology, ethnography, econometrics, and systems science. The group focuses on the complex interplay of health, social, and environmental factors that shape individuals, families, and networks over time. The Health Complexity and Big Data Group emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, offering you the opportunity to actively engage as a collaborative partner in different projects depending on your interests and expertise. You can read more about the Health Complexity and Big Data group and our research here.
Department of Public Health
The Copenhagen Health Complexity Center is nested within the Department of Public Health. The focus of the Department is to improve the health of the population and the connection between health and society. The Department provides the scientific foundation for efforts that aim to improve public health, both nationally and globally, and to create greater insight into the links between health, the individual, and society. This is achieved through research, education, and engagement with stakeholders and the public at large with a wide-ranging multidisciplinary research agenda covering most aspects of public health at a high international level. You can read more about the Department of Public Health here.
Your job
Your responsibilities will primarily consist of:
- Develop a research agenda related to one or more public health problems and address these with complex systems approaches. The specific research topics will depend on your interests, expertise, and experience, and how they fit with the ongoing projects within the group.
- Engage in scientific publications and dissemination of results related to these topics.
- Collaborate with other researchers in the Group on interdisciplinary projects.
- Participate in research-based teaching in complexity science, epidemiology, data science, qualitative methods, or related fields.
- Actively contribute to the development of organizational elements within the group, such as network activities, website, outreach initiatives, social engagements, scientific meetings, and more.
- Participate in formal pedagogical training program for Assistant Professors.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:
- You have a PhD-degree in epidemiology, data science, complexity science, computational science, medicine, social science, or related sciences.
- You have some experience with complexity systems science.
- You have an active interest in public health and epidemiology.
- You have proficient communication skills and a proven ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
- You have excellent English skills, written and spoken.
- Proven ability to attract funding is a plus.
Six overall criteria apply for assistant 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.
Place of employment
The place of employment is the Health Complexity Group, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen next to the city lakes in Central Copenhagen. You can find information on the Health Complexity group here.
Terms of employment
The position is a full-time position (37 working hours weekly). The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 4 years. The start date is 1 August 2024, or after agreement.
Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 36,400 DKK/approx. 4,800 EUR (October 2023 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated.
The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.
Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.
The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.
Further information
For specific information about the position, please contact Professor Naja Hulvej Rod nahuro@sund.ku.dk, tel. 35 32 67 35.
Applicants may also find the following links useful:
- University of Copenhagen: http://www.ku.dk/english/
- Department of Public Health: http://publichealth.ku.dk/
- Research group on complexity and big data in epidemiology: https://publichealth.ku.dk/about-the-department/section-epidemiology/research-epi/complexity-and-big-data/
- International Staff Mobility: www.ism.ku.dk.
Application procedure
Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:
- Motivated letter of application (max 2 pages). Please briefly describe your previous research experiences and interests as well as what attracts you to the position in terms of both the topic and the academic work.
- Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications
- A certified/signed copy of degree certificate(s)
- Research plan (1-2 pages)
- Teaching portfolio if applicable (Guidelines: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio
Deadline for applications: 1 May 2024, 23.59pm CET
We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.
The further process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor. Once the assessment work has been completed 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 http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/
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 wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.
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