JOB DESCRIPTION

When considering applications for the professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant’s ability to document a high level of original scientific work at an international level within the area of tumor immune microenvironment research.
The professorship will focus on pre-clinical research in the field of the tumor immune microenvironment to dissect the importance of individual components of the tumor microenvironment on the activity of immune cells and on the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy. The research should include a focus on in vivo models and the interplay between the extracellular matrix and immune cells in the tumors.
The professor will contribute to pre-graduate and post-graduate teaching in cancer immunology and related fields.

The 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
• Academic assessments

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

To be qualified for a 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.

Furthermore, each applicant must 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
• Manage research and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer
• Provide research-based teaching

The professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.

• 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
• Academic assessment