Postdoctoral in breast cancer epidemiology / clinical epidemiology

at  Aarhus Universitet

The Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as postdoctoral research fellow in the field of Breast Cancer Epidemiology as per 1 January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is fully funded by the Danish Cancer Society for three years.
The Department of Clinical Epidemiology is a research department at Aarhus University Hospital, within the Institute of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University. Researchers in the department use advanced epidemiological methods to study the prognosis of patient populations. The department is engaged in a variety of activities regarding clinical epidemiological research, including cancer prognosis research. The department is involved in counselling health care professionals to improve the quality of health care and treatment. A large number of projects in the department are carried out in cooperation with Danish and international collaborators.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Appointment as a postdoc requires academic qualifications at PhD level.
• Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
• The appointment is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
• Remuneration is in accordance with the above, and the Salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.
• The yearly base salary for a fulltime postdoc is between DKK 484.214,84 and DKK 538.720,20 depending on the years of working experience after achieved MSc degree. The base salary includes a position related supplement and pension (17.1 %). Additional supplement(s) for special qualifications can be negotiated. Authorisation supplemement(s) will be granted, if relevant for the position. Your local eligible trade union representative at Aarhus University negotiates your salary on your behalf.
• Researchers recruited from abroad are offered a special researcher tax scheme with a lower tax rate.
• Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff

• Research in clinical epidemiology, specifically within breast cancer and breast cancer survivorship.
• Make applications as needed for access to Danish population-based and medical registries.
• Independently perform statistical analysis using programmes such as SAS, Stata, R, or equivalent.
• Collaborate within an active research group with national and international collaborators.
• Contribute to teaching at the Aarhus University and its collaborators, as necessary.
• Take part in grant writing and participate actively in research fundraising.
• Gain experience supervising students.
• Conduct independent research of high international quality, including publication.
• Write scientific articles and participate in international congresses.
• Perform other tasks within the Department of Clinical Epidemiology fields of interest. Please see our webpage at www.kea.au.dk