Assistant Professor in database development

at  Kbenhavns Universitet

Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic assistant professor commencing April 18, 2025, and ending December 31, 2028.
Information on the department can be found at: www.drug.ku.dk.

PROFILE

Six overall criteria apply for assistant professor appointments at the University of Copenhagen. The six criteria (research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership) are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates. Find information about each criterion here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit.
Furthermore, we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following skills and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

• A PhD related to bioinformatics, programming, or software/database development
• Excellent programming skills, preferably in Python
• Experience in dataset analysis and parsing
• Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
• Excellent English skills written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills:

• Experience with software and/or database design
• Web programming (e.g. HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and web frameworks (e.g. Flask/Django)
• Code versioning with Github
• Knowledge of molecular interaction between small molecule probes/drugs and protein targets
• Experience of working with G protein-coupled receptors
• International work or study experience

• research, including publication/academic dissemination duties
• research-based teaching
• sharing knowledge with society
• participation in formal pedagogical training programme for assistant professor