Clinical position as staff specialist combined with a clinical associate professorship (research) in Paediatrics- Børn og Unge, Sjællands Universitetshospital

A clinical position as staff specialist of Paediatrics at the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Zealand University Hospital is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

The position as staff specialist is combined with a 5-year externally funded position as clinical associate professor (research) in Paediatrics at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

With this new position the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Zealand University Hospital wishes to strengthen the leadership in clinical research and teaching in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen.

It is a requirement that the applicant is accepted for appointment of both the clinical associate professorship (research) and the clinical position.

About the Department

The Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Zealand University Hospital is a well-established clinical and research-active department with sites in Roskilde (planned move to Køge 2028) and Nykøbing Falster. The department provides comprehensive care across the full spectrum of paediatrics, including specialised services within paediatric endocrinology and the management of childhood diabetes.

The treatment of childhood diabetes in Region Zealand is organised across multiple sites, enabling strong cross-site collaboration and the development of shared clinical pathways. The department works closely with Steno Diabetes Center Zealand and collaborates with paediatric departments both within and beyond the region.

The department offers a dynamic research environment with a focus on strengthening clinical research, including dedicated research within childhood diabetes. This field involves distinct clinical and developmental considerations compared to adult diabetes, and research activities address treatment outcomes, patient development, quality of life and health equality.

Teaching and supervision of medical students and junior doctors are integral parts of the department’s activities, and there is a strong emphasis on developing future clinicians and clinical researchers.

Qualifications

Applicants for a position as staff specialist must be board-certified specialist in Paediatrics.

Conditions

In order to be considered, the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the clinical associate professorship (research)) and to the hospital (the clinical position) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the clinical associate professorship (research). Appointment is conditioned by the fact that the applicant obtains both positions. This also applies to the applicants who are already employed as staff specialists at Zealand University Hospital.

Salary and conditions of employment as staff specialist are as agreed between the Danish Regions and the Danish Association of Medical Specialists and between the Capital Region/Region Zealand and University of Copenhagen.

As clinical associate professor (research) at least 50 % of the working time will be allocated to academic tasks (e.g. research, teaching, evaluation tasks and communication with the public) in agreement with the Head of Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The remaining time will be allocated for clinical work in agreement with the head of Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Application procedure

The application must include the following

• Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications
• A description of how the applicant is qualified as
• Clinical expert
• Communicator
• Collaborator
• Manager/administrator/organizer
• Health advocate
• Scholar/researcher/teacher, professional

For more information please refer to https://sundhedsstyrelsen.dk/en/news/2013/the-seven-roles-of-physicians.

For applicants with a foreign license also a copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in Paediatrics recognition.

The closing date for applications is 30.11.2026.

Further information

For further information please contact Head of Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Malene Boas, [email protected]

The advertisement for the clinical associate professorship (research) is available from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

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Jobannonce: 171819 Clinical Associate Professor (Research) of Paediatrics (Fixed-term, 5 years)

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