Professor in Clinical Psychology in Eating Disorders

at  Aarhus Universitet

The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Professor in Clinical Psychology with a specific focus on eating disorders. This is a full time position for a duration of five years, starting on 1 January 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
As a professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialties and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. The department has overall responsibility for the Master’s degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department, we have approx. 425 academic employees and an equal number of PhD students cooperating across disciplines.
The research departments in psychiatry comprise researchers in clinical, epidemiological, and translational research. The researchers consist of psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• In making the appointment, emphasis will be placed on a high degree of original production at an internal level and experience from teaching at different levels as well as contributions to the development of teaching activities and teaching material, hereby documenting that the applicant has developed the academic discipline from a research and teaching perspective.
• Moreover, there will be an assessment of the applicant’s ability to perform research and teaching management tasks.
• 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 professor is DKK 797.476,39 (including a position related supplement, a pre-agreed professor supplement and pension (17.1%)). Additional supplement(s) can be negotiated dependent on experience, special qualifications and performance of special functions. Professors have the authority to negotiate pay on their own behalf.
• Researchers recruited from abroad are offered a special researcher tax scheme with a lower tax rate.
• Travel and moving expenses may be covered according to the employee in question and, to a limited extent, the accompanying family.
• Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.

As a professor in clinical psychology with a focus on eating disorders, you will have joint responsibility for the development of the department’s research and teaching environment. You will contribute to the implementation of the faculty’s and Department’s overall research strategies. You are expected to contribute – both independently and in collaboration with others – to the development of the department by leading research of high international quality and ensuring a high academic and didactic standard in teaching. Qua your excellent collaborative skills and broad academic network, you will contribute to the national and international academic profiles of both Aarhus University and AUHP. The research area of eating disorders is expected to span child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry.

Your main tasks will consist of:

• Conducting research of high international quality, including publishing in top international journals and communicating your research within national and international academic networks.
• Teaching, supervising and examination of students.
• Supporting research-based practice in the field of eating disorders at AUHP, including teaching and supervising clinicians,, especially other psychologists and psychiatrists.
• Supervising PhD students and contributing to the development of the faculty’s PhD courses.
• Contributing to the funding of your own research group with the help of external research funding.
• Participating in assessment and committee work at Aarhus University.
• Engaging in research-based collaboration with private and public-sector stakeholders, as well as providing research-based consultancy.
• Disseminating your research to the broader community.

You will report to the head of the research department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Professor and Chair Per Hove Thomsen.