Qualification requirements
- Master's degree in Medicine.
- Research qualifications equivalent to PhD level.
- Concurrent enrolment in a specialist medical training programme.
- Documentation of teaching skills through completion of the compulsory teaching course included in the PhD programme. If the course has not been completed before employment begins, it must be taken at the earliest opportunity after starting the position.
Responsibilities
- Fee-paid, part-time position involving research and teaching responsibilities, including associated examination duties.
- Other duties, such as supervising bachelor's and master's degree students, may be included to a limited extent.
Employment period
- The position is fixed-term and follows the duration of the ongoing specialist medical training programme.
- Extensions may be granted following an individual assessment.
- Employment ends no later than three months after completion or discontinuation of the specialist medical training programme.
- Upon appointment and whenever changes occur, the candidate must inform SDU of the expected completion date of their specialist medical training.
Remuneration
Annual fee: DKK 41,500 (at the rate applicable on 31 March 2012), plus pension contributions.
Funding
Positions may be funded by SDU, the region or external funding bodies.
Annual workload
- 30 teaching contact hours.
- 80 hours of research.
Recruitment process
The position may be filled with or without a public job advertisement.
With a job advertisement:
- Candidates are assessed by the Head of Studies and the Deputy Head of Department.
Without a job advertisement:
- An expert assessment must be provided by an assessor holding at least the rank of associate professor.
Assessments are based on the criteria for assistant professors and clinical assistant professors.
Applicants must submit:
- Research plan.
- Teaching portfolio.
- CV and list of publications.
- Degree certificate.
- Documentation of ongoing specialist medical training and its duration.
- Documentation of completion of the teaching course.
- Peer-reviewed scientific publications to be included in the assessment.
- Agreement on teaching obligations.
Before the end of employment
Clinical assistant professors must complete the following courses offered by SDUUP (SDU Centre for Teaching and Learning):
- Course in supervision of student assignments.
- Course in lecturing.
During the final year of employment, the head of research must provide a written assessment of the clinical assistant professor's teaching qualifications, based on supervision and dialogue.
The assessment must be sent to the Head of Department and SUND HR for inclusion in the employee's personnel file.
Termination of employment
The position is linked to the specialist medical training programme. If the training programme is discontinued, employment as a clinical assistant professor will end, subject to the notice periods stipulated in the Danish Salaried Employees Act.