Cardiologist with an interest in research, Aabenraa

We are seeking a consultant in cardiology who would like to join our professional community, as well as help develop and make a mark on research in the Department of Heart Diseases in collaboration with a well-functioning research unit at Sygehus Sønderjylland.

The position is to be filled by 1 March 2027 or by agreement.

Included in the position is the possibility of reducing clinical duties to 40% of working time for research.

Do you want to become part of the team at a well-functioning department with a focus on high professional standards, development, education, research and job satisfaction? Then we would love to hear from you.

The clinical part

The Department of Heart Diseases is an autonomous department with its own medical conferences and independent cardiology on- and off-call shifts. The department consists of about 100 staff, currently including 12 consultants and a varying number of junior doctors in training posts (HU cardiology, intro, KBU programs, as well as HU in other specialties).

The department is characterized by a good working environment and high staff and patient satisfaction. We place a high emphasis on education, collaboration, professional sparring and collegiality. We are top-ranked in evaluations from both students and young doctors

The heart disease inpatient ward in Åbenrå has 22 beds, and in connection to the inpatient ward there is also a cardiac day hospital. The acute patients are admitted at FAM.

The heart disease outpatient clinic in Aabenraa has about 26,000 visits per year including:

• Large echocardiography outpatient clinic including TEE activity, GUCH outpatient clinic, stress echocardiography and specialized oncology echocardiography.
• Invasive procedures with pacemaker implantations and exchanges as well as implantation of loop recorders.
• Well-established cardiac CT and cardiac MR function.
• Pacemaker and ICD outpatient clinic.
• Holter monitoring, 24-hour blood pressure measurement and exercise testing.
• Large heart failure and atrial fibrillation clinic.
• Lipid clinic, AK clinic and rehabilitation clinic.

At Sønderborg Hospital there is a smaller cardiac medical outpatient clinic, staffed by a small group of nurses and secretaries. The consultants cover a day service in the Sønderborg outpatient clinic in shifts, where ambulatory controls, echo function, supervision of nurses and supervisory tasks for the medical department and the intensive care unit are handled on weekdays 08:00-15:00.

We work closely with Department B, OUH and have weekly videoconference meetings within the areas of endocarditis, valvular disease and ischemic heart disease.

Our scheduling is flexible, and we are open to individual wishes regarding work organization.

You will join the cardiology on-call team, covered by specialists and HU doctors in cardiology. There is on-site on-call from 08:00 - 21:00 with subsequent on-call from home with 30 minutes call-out.

The main location is at the Åbenrå site. One to two workdays per month at the Sønderborg site may be expected.

Research part

Research at Sygehus Sønderjylland supports the hospital’s core tasks and is patient-centered, implementable and of high quality. The research is therefore closely integrated in the clinical daily life and is organized in close collaboration with the Institute for Regional Health Research at the University of Southern Denmark. There are about 70 researchers employed across the hospital’s departments and across disciplines. The research is supported by a central research service, which assists with guidance in all phases of the research process such as fundraising, statistics, and data management.

The research is anchored in Heart Diseases, and the research work includes independent research, professional development, researcher education, teaching including exams, supervision, assessment work as well as contributing to building a new research unit.

It is expected that the applicant has a PhD and is qualified at associate professor, lecturer, or professor level in accordance with the current note on the job structure for universities. It will be the University of Southern Denmark that handles research appointments in close collaboration with Sygehus Sønderjylland.

About you

We are looking for a colleague who

• Is a specialist in cardiology or internal medicine: cardiology.
• Is passionate about the cardiac medicine specialty and wants to engage in the continued development of the department at a high professional level.
• Is a team player with good collaborative relations as well as the ability and desire to participate in interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Is flexible in task solving and a good role model.
• Has competencies in research, and a desire to develop the area.
• Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

If you can see yourself as our new colleague, please send your application no later than 27 October 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place on 4 November 2026.

Regarding the clinical part you are welcome to contact Chief Physician, PhD Lene Svendstrup Christensen [email protected] and phone: 7997 6420

Further information about the research position can be obtained from professor and coordinating research leader Helene Skjøt-Arkil at [email protected] and telephone 7997 1113

Department: Heart Diseases

Job title: Consultant

Working hours: 37 hours

Workplace: Aabenraa

Application deadline: 27-10-2026

Application deadline: Oct 27, 2026