Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Immunology and/or Medical Microbiology

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Immunology and/or Medical Microbiology

Aalborg University

Aalborg, Denmark

Research Profile:

We seek candidates holding a PhD degree in medicine, biomedicine, veterinary medicine, or a related field, with a strong research profile within:

• Immunology (e.g., dendritic cell biology, host–immune interactions, immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, STING signalling, vaccine development); and/or
• Medical Microbiology (e.g., microbial pathogenesis, infectious diseases, virus research, antibiotic resistance, microbe–host interactions, microbial treatment in clinical settings).

The successful candidate will join the Medical Microbiology and Immunology research group, which focuses on microbial pathogenicity, host–immune interactions, antibiotic resistance, and vaccine development.

As a tenure track assistant professor you are expected to conduct research (50%) and teaching (50%). Later, as an associate professor you are also expected to conduct both research (40%) and teaching (60%).

As a tenure track assistant professor you are expected to:

• participate in drawing up your individual tenure-track career plan, including both research and teaching career goals, which should be followed.
• teaching: complete the course in university pedagogy for assistant professors.
• research: work on attracting external funding.
• non-native Danish speaker: learn Danish.

For the level of ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, the following criteria will apply:

To achieve merit at assistant professor level, we expect that the candidate has qualifications corresponding to an acquired Ph.D. degree.

We expect that the candidate:

• has published in peer-reviewed journals as the first author of the publication.
• has experience with applying for external funding for projects, equipment, travel costs, etc., possibly as main applicant (PI) or co-applicant (co-PI). This will be an advantage.
• is able to conduct teaching, exams, and quality assurance, either independently or under supervision of a senior colleague.
• has experience with presentation of science, e.g., at conferences or in other relevant forums.
• has experience with sharing knowledge through an open science practice. This will be an advantage.
• can work both independently and contribute positively to teamwork in a research group.
• is able to conduct teaching and supervision in English or Danish. If the primary language is not Danish, the candidate is expected to learn Danish within the first few years of the employment.
• will be able to contribute to teaching within the department’s bachelor and master programs.