160330 Associate Professor of Clinical Growth and Development Trajectories Part-time

Associate Professor Position

The University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint an associate professor to the Department of Immunology and Microbiology to commence 1 October or as soon as possible thereafter.

The associate professor will lead a research programme focusing on growth, nutrition, and metabolic health across the life course in both paediatric and adult populations. The research should integrate clinical cohort studies and trials in cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease, and global child health. Candidates should document extensive experience with real-world registry data, longitudinal cohorts, and randomized nutrition interventions.

The associate professor's responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• Research, including publication/academic dissemination
• 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

Required qualifications to be qualified for an associate 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:

• Research qualifications at the level that can be achieved by satisfactorily completing a period of employment as an assistant professor/postdoc but may also be obtained in other ways.
• Teaching qualifications and pedagogical competencies
• Research-based teaching

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

Terms of employment The position is a permanent position. The average weekly working hours are 11 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 2025.

For further information, please contact Professor Thor Theander, e-mail: thor@sund.ku.dk

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

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)

The application with the required attachments must be submitted by 23.59 p.m. CET, 27 May 2026.