RE-ADVERTISEMENT Clinical Professor and Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Clinical Professor and chair in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology as per January 1, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a combined position at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital and is a permanent full-time position.

About the Department of Clinical Medicine
As a clinical professor and chair at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of one of the largest health science research departments 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 the overall responsibility for the Master's degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department, we are approx. 425 academic employees and the same number of PhD students collaborating across disciplines. As a clinical professor and chair, you will be working at Aarhus University Hospital in the Central Denmark Region.

About the Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery employs 72 medical doctors of which 55 are specialists in Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology and cover all subspecialties. The staff includes 4 clinical professors and professors, and 9 associate professors. Each year 1-2 PhD students and 3-4 research year students graduate from the department. We publish approximately 100 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals annually. The research activity covers all aspects of clinical orthopaedics.

Your job responsibilities
As Clinical Professor and chair in the field of Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, you will have joint responsibility for the maintenance and development of the department's research and teaching environment. You are expected to contribute – both independently and in collaboration with others – to the development of the department by leading research of international quality and contributing to ensuring a high academic and didactic standard in the teaching. Your collaborative skills and broad academic network will contribute to the academic development at Aarhus University.

Your primary responsibility lies in guiding the department's research efforts and providing leadership in research initiatives. Additionally, you are expected to actively engage in areas of departmental management where research plays a pivotal role in shaping strategic decisions and outcomes.

Your main tasks will consist of:

• Research of high international quality, including publication in top international journals and communicating your research in national and international academic networks.
• Contributing to external research funding.
• Research-based collaboration with private and public-sector stakeholders.
• Dissemination of your research to the outside world.
• Ability to influence regional and governmental regulatory authorities.
• Further development of the diverse research activities at the department.
• Leadership for teaching of medical students.
• Driving force of the development of research within Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology in The Central Denmark Region.
• Participation and contribution to the department leader team.

During your employment at Aarhus University, you will report to the Head of Department Jørgen Frøkiær.

Appointment as Clinical Professor and chair requires simultaneous employment as consultant at Aarhus University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. All applicants must also apply for the position as Chief consultant at the department at Aarhus University Hospital.

Your competences
You have established yourself as a prominent clinical researcher within Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, and you possess solid research and teaching qualifications at an international level. You have shown the ability to initiate and develop ways of improving and expanding the research of the specialty. You have solid experience as a main PhD-student supervisor and have shown strong abilities towards career development for colleagues on all academic levels. You have broad regional, national and international cooperative partnerships and great experience of research partnerships with private and public-sector stakeholders. You have also documented ability to attract external funding.

You are ready to take co-responsibility for the development of the department's research and education at the highest international level and for ensuring that we maintain a good work environment.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English. International applicants are expected to learn Danish, and Aarhus University arranges Danish teaching.

Questions about the position
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Department Jørgen Frøkiær tel.: (+45 20234527).

Your place of work will be the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99 - 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

Terms of employment

• Emphasis will be placed on a high degree of original production at an internal level and experience from teaching at different levels.
• 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 salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.

Application
Your application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Diploma
• Template for applicant - professor
• A list of publications
• A teaching portfolio.
• The ten publications stated as the most important in the 'Template for applicant - professor' must be submitted.
• Research plan (optional).
• Coauthor statement(s) (optional).
• References/recommendations (optional).

Aarhus University's ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve, and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

International applicant?
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University's recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education.

Department: Ortopædkirurgi/Orthopaedic surgery

Deadline: 15 September 2024

Location: Aarhus N Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 165