Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (tenured) in Pharmaceutics

Application deadline: 15 May 2024 at 23.59 hours local Danish time.
A position as tenured Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Pharmaceutics is open from 1 October 2024 at the Department of Physics Chemistry and Pharmacy, SDU.

A candidate with experience within pharmaceutical sciences where possibilities for cooperation with current pharmacy staff is prioritized. These include:

• Biopharmaceutics
• Drug formulation
• Parenteral formulations
• Oral formulations
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing and engineering
• Advanced pharmaceutical analysis.

It is furthermore expected that the successful candidate will have a genuine interest in and experience with interdisciplinary research, and bridge-build towards relevant scientific disciplines within the department.

Tasks

• Teach in our educational programmes especially within the pharmacy education.
• Establish highly impactful independent research, preferably within one or more of the following areas: biopharmaceutics, drug formulation, parenteral formulations, oral formulations, pharmaceutical manufacturing and engineering, or advanced pharmaceutical analysis.
• Obtain external funding for independent research and collaborative research programmes.
• Mentor undergraduate, graduate, and research students.
• Bridge-build between the various disciplines within the interdisciplinary Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy.
• Initiate and participate in public, media, and local school outreach activities.
• Participate in the daily operation, administration and further development of the department’s strategy and education programmes.

Skills
An MSc in Pharmacy or equivalent and a PhD degree are required for the position. It is expected that the successful candidate will bridge-build towards relevant scientific disciplines of interdisciplinary nature within the department and beyond. The ability to communicate clearly, and creativity in teaching – preferably in Danish - is a prerequisite. For non-Danish speaking applicants, it is expected that teaching in Danish or another Scandinavian language will be possible after two years of appointment.

Read more about our current research areas within Pharmacy:

Research area: Drug Transport and Delivery

Research area: Drug Transporters

The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy
The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy offers a broad range of collaboration opportunities within research, funding applications and teaching, which are all essential tasks in the offered fellowship. The candidate will be part of the Section for Chemistry and Pharmacy and will work in a highly collaborative atmosphere with theorists and experimental scientists.

Contact: Professor Carsten Uhd Nielsen at [email protected].

Application, salary etc.
Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the salary agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Please check links for more information on salary and taxation.

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.

The application must include the following:
• A curriculum vitae
• A full list of publications
• Copy of PhD diploma
• Copies of all publications on which the applicant wishes to be evaluated
• A brief survey of the applicant's most important research results and research plans for the next three years.
• A teaching portfolio (not applicable for assistant professors).

Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated.

The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link "Apply now". Attached files must be in Adobe PDF format. We strongly recommend that you read How to apply for a position at SDU before you apply.

Since not all members of the appointment committee are Danish-speaking, it is recommended that your application is submitted in English.

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark.

Placering: Odense, Denmark