Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as assistant professor of mathematical health and disease modelling from March 1, 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is limited to three years and is a part of a long term strategic focus in this research area. Department of Science and Environment is one of four departments at Roskilde University. The Department conducts basic and applied research within mathematics, medical biology, physics, molecular biology, environmental sciences, and chemistry. Bachelor and master programs are offered within these areas. Research and education within the fields take place in a collaborative and interdisciplinary university environment. The Assistant Professor will be affiliated with Centre for Mathematical Modelling - Human Health and Disease, which is part of the Section of Mathematics and Physics within the Department of Science and Environment. One of the focus areas within the research centre is mathematical modelling and analysis of cancers of the blood forming system in close collaboration with clinicians. These cancers often require aggressive treatments and have a poor prognosis. Personalized prediction of treatment response and disease progression is of great interest. Up to now the impact of different mutations and regulatory signals on disease dynamics is insufficiently understood. Mathematical models can help to close this gap and to better understand fundamental disease mechanisms. This field of research at Roskilde University has recently been strengthened by a Lundbeck Foundation Fellowship (Principal Investigator, Prof. Thomas Stiehl, RWTH Aachen University and RUC, http://www.thomas-stiehl.de/) and the Assistant Professor will be an important collaborator in this project encompassing PhD students and faculty and co-supervised by Prof. Johnny Ottesen and Assoc. Prof. Morten Andersen. See http://dirac.ruc.dk/cancitis/. Responsibilities and tasks The ideal candidate is expected to complete the educational training program for assistant professors at RUC (up to 220 hours). The training program will give you pedagogical and didactic tools as well as familiarize you with the Roskilde University educational model called Problem-oriented Project Learning (PPL). Qualifications
The ideal candidate shall be enterprising, possess good communication skills and be a visible, involved participant in the department’s daily activities, in addition to being willing to engage in disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration across the department. Assessment
Questions Terms of employment The position will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) and Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities. Application procedure Shortly after the application deadline all applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been selected for assessment. The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the assessment committee, and each applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the composition of the committee and - later on - their assessment. Once the recruitment process is completed, all applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application. Application Applications must be in English, and include:
If any of the publications that you want included in the assessment
are the result of a joint effort, the extent and the nature of your
contribution to each individual work must then be clarified in a
co-author statement (find template here) Please submit your application no later than December 15th. 2021. Material received after this date will not be taken into consideration. Roskilde University wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. |