Teaching assistant sought for teaching tasks at the Research Unit for General Practice, IST, SDU

At the Research Unit for General Practice at the Institute for Health Service Research there is a position as teaching assistant available to fill from 1 January 2027. The position is to be filled for a period of 3 years. The position is normalized to approx. 48 hours per semester.

Responsibilities

As a teaching assistant we expect that you

• Carry out class teaching for medicine and biomechanics students in the subject Scientific Method II – Philosophy of Science
• Supervise master's thesis students
• Handle ad hoc administrative tasks

Qualifications

We expect that you

• Have a master's degree within the health sciences field.
• Have good written and spoken English skills

It is an advantage if you have experience with teaching at university level, good communication skills and a desire to contribute to the unit's administrative tasks.

Additionally, emphasis will be placed on you having experience in and willingness to work independently, but also can collaborate and join teams.

The working language is both Danish and English, you must be able to operate in both languages in writing and speaking.

About the Research Unit for General Practice and the Faculty of Health Sciences

The Research Unit for General Practice is a collaboration between the Research Unit for General Practice in Odense-Esbjerg, which is organizationally under the Foundation for General Practice (FEA), and the Research Unit for General Practice, which is located at the Institute for Health Service Research, University of Southern Denmark (SDU).

The unit's main goal is to contribute to the improvement and development of health for patients in the health system with particular focus on the efforts in and around general practice. Read more about our exciting research areas.

A core of our educational activities is the education of master's and PhD students. In addition, we provide teaching on a number of health sciences bachelor - and master's programs at the Faculty of Health Sciences at SDU and at Research Training in the specialist training in general practice. See more here.

The Faculty of Health Sciences (SUND) at the University of Southern Denmark is one of Denmark's leading health science faculties. With nine institutes, research of international top class and a wide range of health programs, we contribute to developing future knowledge, treatment and health care.

As an employee at SUND you become part of an ambitious and interdisciplinary environment characterized by high professionalism, strong collaborations and good development opportunities. The Faculty has activities in Odense, Esbjerg and Copenhagen. In Esbjerg and Copenhagen strong professional environments provide framework for research and education, while our modern faculty building in Odense brings together research, education and administration under one roof and is directly connected to Odense University Hospital.

Read more about the Faculty of Health Sciences here.

Contact

If you would like further information about the position, you are welcome to contact Adjunct Sussi Friis, [email protected], tel. 65508924 or Lecturer Trine Thilsing, [email protected], tel. 65507195.

Application process

The application deadline is 30 October 2026 at 23:59. We expect to hold interviews in week 48.

Employment as of 1 January 2027.

The application should include

• Application
• CV specifying months and year (no photo)
• Certificates
• Teaching portfolio that among other things states previous teaching activity and relevant professional qualifications

All documents related to your application should not include a photo or CPR number – if so, the CPR number must be crossed out.

All attached files must be in Adobe PDF format. Cover letter and CV may occupy max 10 Mb.

Guidance in connection with the application can be found here.

Please note that shortlisting may be used as part of the assessment process. Shortlisting is the process by which among applicants a smaller number of applicants is selected to undergo a professional assessment.

Assessment of applications will take place in accordance with applicable employment regulations for universities. Applications will be assessed by an expert assessment committee, and applicants will receive their own assessment by mail.

Salary and terms of employment

Employment takes place in accordance with the agreement on external lecturers and teaching assistants at universities etc. under the Ministry of Education and Research.

The position is normalized to approx. 48 hours per semester.

The employment is for 3 years.

Your workplace is the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M.

Salary is determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria, including the content of the position, responsibility and qualification requirements. As an applicant you have the right to information about starting salary and the salary range for the position. This information can be obtained in connection with the recruitment process. SDU does not obtain information about applicants' previous salaries.

University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

About SDU

University of Southern Denmark is set in the world to create value for and with society. Whether our contribution comes in the form of excellent research, innovative solutions, education or learning, we must make a positive difference for society and contribute to a sustainable future. We do this by nurturing talent and creating the best environments for research and learning. It is therefore essential that SDU retains, develops and recruits talent.

At the same time, we must ensure constant high quality in all our activities – we can only do this with the right people. It is the university's researchers, teachers, students, leaders and technical-administrative staff who form the foundation of our success.

Location

Odense M, Denmark

Apply Before

2026-10-30T22:59:00+00:00