Associate Professor or Professor of Health Professions Education in a Digital World

Job description

We are looking to hire an associate professor or professor who can strengthen our research and teaching within the fields of health professions education, digital higher education, or both.

With a focus on both low- and high-income contexts, the associate professor or professor will work with colleagues on topics such as digitally mediated learning, educational technologies, and the digital transformation of health professions education.

The associate professor or professor is expected to contribute actively to collaborative research projects and engage in educational and organizational activities at the section and department level.

When considering applications, the main emphasis will be on the applicant's ability to document original scientific work at an international level within the areas of health professions education and/or digital higher education.

The associate professor or professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• Research, including publication/academic dissemination
• Research-based teaching, including associated examination
• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
• Engaging in international collaborative projects aimed at mutual capacity strengthening within health professions education
• Academic assessments

Required qualifications
To be qualified for an associate professor or professor position, you will be assessed according to these six overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen: Research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

Applicants for either position must be able to document:

• Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills, including the ability to work in transdisciplinary and intercultural teams
• Experience from capacity strengthening collaboration with institutions in the global south
• Strong international network within the fields of digital higher education and/or health professions education
• Proven track record of securing research funds from institutional and/or private entities
• Excellent English skills
• Research-based teaching
• Teaching qualifications and pedagogical competencies

For applicants for the associate professor position each applicant must furthermore be able to document:

• Research qualifications at the level that can be achieved by satisfactorily completing a period of employment as an assistant professor/postdoc, but may also be obtained in other ways
• Examples of high impact publications in leading research journals

For applicants for the professor position each applicant must furthermore be able to document:

• A high degree of original academic production at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline, with a track record of high impact publications in leading research journals
• Ability to manage research activities and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities

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