Tenure Track Assistant Professor within chemical biology at Aarhus University

at  Aarhus University AU

TENURE TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR WITHIN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AT AARHUS UNIVERSITY

Employer
Aarhus University (AU)
Location
Aarhus, Midtjylland (DK)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
15 Jul 2024
Discipline
Chemistry, Life Science
Job Type
Faculty Member
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Permanent
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Academia
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Applications are invited for a position as tenure track Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University (AU) (chem.au.dk). The opening is within the fields of chemical biology and protein chemistry, including areas such as protein-design, drug-discovery, chemo- and/or optogenetics.
The intended start is November 1st 2024 or as soon as possible, and the place of work is Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
The Department of Chemistry at Aarhus University is a leading European chemistry department with a broad research portfolio. It has a permanent staff of ~35 full, associate and assistant professors, a support-staff of ~35 technical and administrative staff, ~100 PhD-students and ~50 postdocs and around 300 students. In addition to excellence in research, teaching and supervision, the Department of Chemistry values equal opportunities, a collegial atmosphere, and a student-friendly mindset of future colleagues.
The Department of Chemistry seeks to strengthen our programs by appointing a tenure track Assistant Professor to lead and develop research in chemical biology. The candidate is expected to build an independent research group and conduct an active research program, which is internationally recognized and can attract external funding. Ideally, the candidate will combine experimental methods in chemical biology with computational approaches.
The Department has a strong focus on research that targets the major societal challenges, e.g. improved future health, green transistion and climate changes.
Applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor must be able to demonstrate potential for excellent research and teaching. International experience and extensive postdoctoral training are expected (see below for tenure-track program).
Interest and competences in teaching chemistry at all levels of university education is essential. Accordingly, a successful candidate must be able to teach all topics of introductory chemistry courses. Teaching can be in Danish and English, depending on the course. We offer didactics course to applicants who have not yet fulfilled such requirements, and we offer Danish courses, expecting non-Danish speaking colleagues to learn Danish in a 3–5-year time span.
We expect our new colleague to value and participate in the general academic work at the Department of Chemistry. This includes serving on committees, solving tasks with colleagues, helping with and giving feedback to colleagues etc. Similarly, the colleagues may help you as well, for example in relation to applications for external funding.
Candidates who have secured funding covering own salary for a period of a few years will be prioritized.
For further information on the position, please contact head of search committee Thomas Poulsen (thpou@chem.au.dk) or Acting Head of Department Jørgen Skibsted (jskib@chem.au.dk).
Work and life in Denmark and Aarhus
Working in Denmark offers opportunities for a good work-life balance. In Denmark there is a system of guaranteed and affordable daycare. Education is free, including universities. English is widely spoken, though Danish is the common language off campus. A fraction of the courses at the Department of Chemistry is given in English. The majority of BSc and MSc thesis works are written in English, as are all PhD theses. We offer free Danish courses to all non-Danish speaking employees for helping in integration and for use in teaching.
Aarhus University offers Relocation service to International researchers. You can read more about it here: http://ias.au.dk/au-relocation-service/.
Aarhus is Denmark’s second largest city, and forms the center of the western parts of the country on the Jutland peninsula. It is situated beautifully at the Aarhus Bay near Mols National Park and the Lake District around Silkeborg. Recently, Aarhus has attracted international attention as a travel destination due to its unique combination of a thriving food-scene, high-quality museums, surrounding beautiful nature, a lively city due to the “young population”, and many cultural events including music festivals. etc. See e.g. the recent recommendations by CNN (https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/aarhus-denmark-things-to-do/index.html) and Time https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2023/
Aarhus is easily reached through local international airports in Jutland within 1 hour of Aarhus, or through either Copenhagen or Hamburg Airports, both situated about a 3-hour train-journey from Aarhus.
Aarhus University is consistently ranked as a top-100 university in the World and it houses both an engineering and a medical school, as well as divisions for the traditional natural sciences, business, social sciences, arts, and environmental and agricultural sciences.

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