Recruitment calls for professors

Danish National Research Foundation
- Chair -

Deadline - March, August, November

Amount - Normally up to 10 mio DKK, but can go as high as 20 mio DKK

Supported topics - Any scientific disclipline. Excellence is the sole criteria

Timing in the hiring process - The applicant should be at professor level and have demonstrated research at the highest international standard. The Principal Investigators can have been at the host institution for no more than 6 months preceeding the deadline. Please note that only candidates nominated by the institution will be taken into consideration

European Research Council
- Advanced Grant -

Deadline - May

Amount - Up to 2.5 mio € with the possibility of an additional 1 mio $ for infrastructure

Supported topics - Any scientific disclipline. Excellence is the sole criteria

Timing in the hiring process - The Principal Investigators should be exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions. ERC grants are mobile and follow the recipient, regardless of affiliation at the time of application

Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Start Package -

Deadline - One each quartile

Amount - Up to 8 mio DKK for a time-unlimited position at the professor level

Supported topics - All Novo-funded areas, e.g. biomedical, data science, natural sciences, biotechnology, life sciences

Timing in the hiring process - The candidate cannot have started earlier than the deadline for the preceeding Start Package grant

Novo Nordisk Foundation
- RECRUIT -

Deadline - September

Amount - Up to 35 mio DKK for projects of 7 years in duration

Supported topics - Research within the natural and technical sciences is eligible for support, including, e.g., physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, and technical sciences. Biomedical researh is NOT supported through this call.

Timing in the hiring process - Researchers with demonstrated experience as a group leader and outstanding scientific potential will qualify for a grant as an associate professor. Candidates within a window of 1 year prior to hiring and 1 year after hiring are eligible. Only candidates nominated by the university will taken into consideration

Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Laurate Research Grant -

Deadline - August

Amount - Up to 50 mio DKK for projects of 7 years in duration

Supported topics - Any area of biomedical and/or biotechnological sciences. Research within biotechnology can be related to medical and/or non-medical uses of the technology. The scientific program can involve basic, translational, clinical and/or epidemiological research

Timing in the hiring process - The candidate must have led an independent research group for more than 7 years. Candidates cannot be employed at the Danish research institution during the entire application process

Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Distinguished Investigator: Bioscience and Basic Biomedicine -

Deadline - January

Amount - Up to 10 mio DKK over five years

Supported topics - The research project must be centered on understanding the human organism and/or basal mechanisms underlying health and disease

Timing in the hiring process - Applicants must be professors and must contribute to the pre-graduate teaching at the host institution

Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Distinguished Investigator: Data Science -

Deadline - March

Amount - Up to 10 mio DKK over five years

Supported topics - Research must fall within key data science areas, such as development of new technologies, artificial intelligence, applied math, computer science, big data analytics, and/or applications of data science in biomedical and health science, life science, industrial applications, natural and technical sciences

Timing in the hiring process - Applicants must be professors and must contribute to the pre-graduate teaching at the host institution

Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Distinquished Investigator: Endocrinology and Metabolism -

Deadline - January

Amount - Up to 10 mio DKK over five years

Supported topics - Research with a clear focus on acquiring new knowledge on diseases relevant to the human organism within endocrinology and metabolism, e.g. energy homeostasis and hormonal disorders. Cancer-centered projects will not be funded

Timing in the hiring process - Applicants must be professors and must contribute to the pre-graduate teaching at the host institution

Villum Fonden
- Villum Investigator -

Deadline - August

Amount - 30 mio DKK for researchers working in Denmark, 40 mio DKK for PIs coming from abroad

Supported topics - Natural and technical sciences - NOT medical/health-related sciences

Timing in the hiring process - VILLUM FONDEN expects that VILLUM Investigators have an outstanding international reputation within their research fields, e.g. at the level of ERC Advanced Research Grant holders

Villum Fonden
- Villum Kann Rasmussen Professorship -

The Villum Kann Rasmussen professorship is NOT granted through an open call. Rather, they are given through negotiations between the applicant, the institution and the Villum Fonden. Please note that these professorships are very unique and reserved for the absolute top amongst scientists across disciplines.

Lundbeck Foundation
- Start-Up Programme -

Deadline - April, August, and September

Amount - 10 mio DKK for four years for professors

Supported topics - The research should be within the field of basic or clinical neuroscience, or science with clear relevance to neuroscience. The term ‘neuroscience’ is used here in its broadest sense, hence including medical, technical, natural and social sciences as well as humanities

Timing in the hiring process - Preapproval must be obtained before the candidate can be employed. Candidates must start their full-time comitment within a year after approval of the program

Lundbeck Foundation
- Professorship -

Deadline - January, every second year

Amount - 40 mio DKK for six years

Supported topics - The research should be within the field of basic or clinical neuroscience, or science with clear relevance to neuroscience. The term ‘neuroscience’ is used here in its broadest sense, hence including medical, technical, natural and social sciences as well as humanities

Timing in the hiring process -The foundation welcomes applications from researchers qualified to the level of full professor and who have demonstrated excellent research leadership