Professor (or associate professor) in clinical nursing and clinical nurse specialist (combined position)

A full-time combined position as professor (25% time) and as clinical nursespecialist(25 % time) in combination with a position as senior lecturer (docent) (50 % time primarily for research with expected teaching involvement) is vacant at the Department of Regional Health Research , Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Southern Denmark (SDU) at a clinical department in The Region of Zealand   and at The University College Absalon respectively.

The position is set for a 5-year period with the possibility of extension. 

The background for the position is an extraordinary priority in Region Zealand that wishes to promote and develop nursing research culture from bachelor to professor level. Therefore, additional funding will be provided to administrative support, a 50% position at postdoctoral level as well as one year salary to a coming Ph.D. student connected to the program. 

The academic position at SDU 

The professor will be appointed at the Department of Regional Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU. The position will be within clinical nursing, and focus areas could include, yet are not limited to,care for the patient with multiple diagnosis, palliative care, and care for the vulnerable patient. Trans-sectional research and collaboration will be expected. 

Areas of responsibility 

The professor will be responsible for creating an exemplary research program addressing clinical issues, building competencies and complete and further develop the research on a highly international level. The professor will also be responsible for developing new strategies for collaboration with other key stakeholders within the area of clinical nursing. 

Additionally, the professor will be expected to teach and mentor post-docs, PhD-students, and undergraduate students, as well as to maintain and develop national and international contacts and secure funding. Participation in assessment work will be part of the position. Moreover, profiling this research area in the public eye will be an important task.

Research activity, network, and collaboration 

The professor will be expected to increase research activity at the research unit and to expand collaboration with other researchers at hospitals in the Region of Zealand, at University College Absalon, at SDU, in the rest of Denmark and abroad.  

The clinical position in the Region of Zealand

The clinical part will include appointment as clinical nurse specialist, senior nursing researcher or research leader at a clinical department in the Region of Zealand. The specific place of work will be agreed upon in connection with appointment.    

The position as senior lecturer (docent) at the University College Absalon 

The senior lecturer (docent) will be expected to develop research and teaching activities at the Centre for Nursing at the University College Absalon . This includes increasing and connecting the applied research activities at the clinical research unit and at the University College Absalon as well as the collaboration with SDU and other research institutions in Denmark and abroad. 

Qualifications 

The successful applicant has a PhD or equivalent post-graduate research qualification and must be qualified as a clinical nurse. Additionally, the applicant must have substantial skills in both clinical aspects and research within the field of clinical nursing. The preferred candidate has demonstrated skills and scientific achievements within this area, is able to motivate, supervise and has proven both research management skills and good interpersonal skills.  

The applicant must have qualifications equaling to a professor level. If no candidate at a professor level is available, an associate professor expecting to acquire the desired qualifications within a period of maximum 2 years may be considered for this position. 

Additionally, the applicant must have qualifications equaling to the university college senior lecturer (docent) level (Ministerial order on Job Structure for Lectures, section 4)   

Please note that the assessment of the applications for the professorship or associate professorship will take place first. Only applicants qualified for the professorship/associate professorship will be assessed for the senior lecturer (docent) part of the position. 

In order to be considered for this combined position, a positive assessment as professor/associate professor AND as senior lecturer (docent) is required.

Danish language skills are required, as the combined position involves patient care as well as teaching in Danish. 

Employers

The Department of Regional Health Research, SDU 

The Department of Regional Health Research supports research in relation to the individual as a whole, the good life and the more common diseases, makes out a platform for scientists and educators and builds a bridge between University of Southern Denmark, The Region of Southern Denmark , Region Zealand , the hospitals in the two regions and the patient. The department focuses on the continuity of patient care across sectors, hospitals, and specialist fields. 

The Region of Zealand 

For information about the Hospitals in the Region of Zealand, please see the following webpage:

https://www.regionsjaelland.dk/KAMPAGNER/ENGLISH/HOSPITALS/Sider/default.aspx . 

The University College Absalon 

For information about The University College Absalon, please see the following webpage: 

https://en.phabsalon.dk/   

Reference 

The professor will refer to the Chief Nurse at the clinical department at a hospital in the Region of Zealand in matters concerning the part of the job in clinical practice, and to the Head of the Department of Regional Health Research, Rikke Leth-Larsen, in matters regarding the professorship. At the University College Absalon the senior lecturer (docent) will refer to the Head of Research at the Center for Nursing Jesper Graubæk Andresen. 

Contact information 

Further information concerning the professorship can be obtained by e-mail to the Head of Research Unit at IRS - Zealand University Hospital Bibi Hølge-Hazelton, email: [email protected] or to the Head of the Department of Regional Health Research, SDU, Rikke Leth-Larsen, email: [email protected]/ +45 30827801. Further information concerning the position as senior lecturer (docent) can be obtained by contact to Head of Research, Center for Nursing, University College Absalon Jesper Graubæk Andresen, email: [email protected]/ +4572482835. 

Salary and terms of employment 

The successful applicant for the professor position will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). 

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

Applications – including the required attachments – must be sent via the below-mentioned link “Apply online". Only online applications will be accepted. Attached files must be Adobe PDF or Word format. Each field in the application form can contain up to max. 10 MB. 

Only applications written in English will be accepted for evaluation.  

The application must contain (as pdf- or Word/docx- files): 

• A motivation letter
• A detailed CV 
• Degree certificates (inclusive of Ph.D.-diploma or equivalent) 
• A complete and numbered list of publications 
• The 10 scientific peer-reviewed publications considered by the candidate as most important for this position. Please notice that one pdf- or docx- file must be attached for each publication. 

• A teaching portfolio detailing the candidate’s prior teaching experience, teaching skills, and teaching philosophy 
• A track record in obtaining research funding. 
• National and international research collaboration and collaborations with researchers in other disciplines and sectors 
• A research plan detailing the candidate’s ideas and plans for her/his future research work. 

Please note that all the information mentioned above must be included in the application. Incomplete applications with regards to the above-mentioned requirements will not be assessed. 

Applications may be shortlisted. 

Applicants selected for interview may be asked to undergo a personality test which is specifically targeted to work-related matters. 

Following the employment interview and by agreement with the applicant references will be obtained for the applicant who is the first choice for the position - from the applicant's most recent employer, and from previous employers as required. 

Further particulars concerning the application – please see the link below. 

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. 

Location

The Region of Zealand and The University College Absalon 

Further details 

Read the Guideline for applicants .