External lecturers for the Early Clinical Placement (TKO)

External lecturers for the Early Clinical Placement (TKO)

At the Institute of Clinical Medicine (Department of Clinical Medicine) at the University of Copenhagen, we are seeking a candidate for a three-year external lectureship starting 1 March 2027. The lecturship is affiliated with the course Early Clinical Placement (TKO), which is anchored in the bachelor part of the medical education.

The course Early Clinical Placement is located on the 3rd semester of the bachelor program and is the students' first real placement in a clinical department at a hospital. The course is built up in two parts: a theoretical part, which prepares the students for the clinical placement, and a practical part, which is the clinical placement. The course focuses on doctor-patient relationships, including health inequalities and collaboration with other professional groups.

Your tasks, in collaboration with the course responsible, will among other things be to

• develop and support the theoretical part of the course
• conduct teaching and examinations in the theoretical part of the course
• onboard loosely affiliated teachers
• update the course room in Absalon

Frameworks for external lecturers

The frameworks for the position as external lecturer Regulation on the structure of scientific staff at universities BEK no 375 of 08/04/2025 and in Agreement on external lecturers at universities etc. under the Ministry of Education and Research.

Qualifications

The qualification requirement for the position as external lecturer is that you have a master's degree and either have:

• Relevant teaching experience at higher, academic education
• Relevant clinical experience not obtained through a university scientific appointment, or
• Primary employment in a scientific position at another university than the University of Copenhagen

Educational qualifications will be taken into account in the assessment of the applicants.

If you are appointed on the basis of your relevant experiences and competences, you must be able to document thorough, current knowledge about clinical work in a hospital, doctor-patient relationships, collaboration with other professional groups

Since teaching qualifications are part of the assessment basis, you must provide information about previous teaching activities. All those who teach must prepare and continually maintain a teaching portfolio.

Salary and other terms of employment

Salary and other terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Tax Administration and AC on external lecturers at universities etc. under the Ministry of Education and Research.

The appointment is time-limited to 3 years.

The number of hours associated with teaching cannot exceed 500 hours per year. If necessary for teaching planning or execution, the working hours can amount to up to 780 hours per year.

The hourly wage is DKK 314.49 per hour plus holiday allowance (relevant level).

Contact

If you need further information, you can contact Clinical Professor Jessica Carlsson Lohmann at [email protected] or Clinical Research Lecturer Daniel Hägi-Pedersen at [email protected]

Procedure

Submit your application via the link below no later than 29 November 2026.

Material received after this time will not be considered.

The application must include

• A motivated application
• CV
• Teaching portfolio (see this link )
• Master's degree and possibly PhD certificate

Publication list must not be submitted

The next steps

After the application deadline, the authorized appointing leader with the advice of the appointing committee will decide which applicants should be assessed. All applicants will immediately thereafter be informed whether their application has proceeded to assessment by an external examiner. The selected applicants will be informed of the examiner, and each applicant will have the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns the applicant.

After prioritizing the qualified applicants, interviews will be conducted, after which any appointment may be offered.

Read more about the recruitment process here.

We aim to reflect the surrounding society and encourage all interested to apply for the position.