Assistant Professor of Molecular Virology and Antiviral Research at Copenhagen Hepatitis C Program (CO-HEP) Full-time

Assistant Professor Position

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic assistant professor who are an exceptional early-career scientist dedicated to unravelling molecular mechanism of viral entry, replication, and assembly, and antivirals against these targets for a full-time, two-years position to commence on 01 December 2026.

The successful candidate will establish an internationally recognized, extramurally funded research group utilizing state-of-the-art molecular biology and cell culture techniques. You will join a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary program and contribute significantly to teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.

Your task would be to establish a high-impact research group focused on:

• Independent Research: Establish and maintain an innovative research focusing on virus-host interactions, viral pathogenesis, molecular virology, antiviral therapies and emerging viral diseases.
• Funding Acquisition: Actively secure competitive extramural funding from national and international grant bodies to support laboratory personnel and projects.
• Teaching & Mentorship: Contribute with high-quality lectures in virology and molecular biology at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Supervise master's students, PhD candidates and postdocs.

Furthermore, we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following skills and experience:

• You have a PhD in Virology, Molecular Cell biology, Biochemistry, or a closely related biomedical field.
• You are highly experienced in molecular biology including cell culture studies of viral infections, experience performing and evaluating drug resistance and susceptibility assays, high-throughput screening, and have ambitions to drive an innovative approach using state-of-the-art methodologies to uncover novel mechanisms of viral infection.
• Experience with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), RNA-seq, and bioinformatics.
• A minimum of 3 years of productive postdoctoral training with a record of first-author publications in internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals.
• You have an active interest in molecular mechanism of the viral life cycle and antiviral treatments with a strong dedication to driving high-impact academic research.
• You have teaching experience within virology.
• Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams.
• Proficient English skills written and spoken.

The place of employment is at the CO-HEP, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, (Panum Institute), University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of two years. The start date is 01 December 2026 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 35,000 DKK/approx. 4,700 EUR (October 2021 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 2025

For further information please contact Professor Jens Bukh, jbukh@sund.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Your application must be submitted in English by clicking 'Apply now' below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (Max. one page)
2. CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
3. A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
4. List of publications
5. Teaching portfolio

Deadline for applications: 24 September 2026, 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.