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Assistant professor in health anthropology with competences in health promotion
SDU - Esbjerg
The Unit of Health Promotion Research, Institute of Public Health, Campus Esbjerg, invites applications for a position as assistant professor within the area of health anthropology with competences in health promotion to be filled as soon as possible and for a period of 3 years.
Full job description: See www.jobs.sdu.dk (121049)
Further information: the Head of the Unit, professor Arja Aro, telephone +45 6550 4157, mobile +45 6011 1874 , e-mail araro@health.sdu.dk or Head, Institute of Public Health, professor Jesper Bo Nielsen, telephone +45 6550 4034, email jbnielsen@health.sdu.dk.
Closing date: July 9, 2012, at 12:00 hrs. CEST.
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Assistant professor in health anthropology with competences in health promotion
The Unit of Health Promotion Research, Institute of Public Health, Campus Esbjerg, invites applications for a position as assistant professor within the area of health anthropology with competences in health promotion to be filled as soon as possible and for a period of 3 years.
The successful applicant will be expected to conduct and publish internationally competitive research in the fields of health anthropology and health promotion.
This work will be conducted in an open and inspiring work environment of a group of international researchers coming from different disciplines, such as sociology, political science, psychology, biology, epidemiology and public health. Current research lines of the Unit for Health Promotion Research are health in all policies, social determinants of health, global health, evidence-informed health promotion and risk analysis. The new assistant professor should develop her/his research area in collaboration with these research areas.
The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching at courses and supervision of students within the BSc and MSc programs in public health, such as health promotion in different settings and qualitative research and methods.
Furthermore, some teaching will be expected within a new bachelor program in health promotion and health education. The Unit for Health Promotion Research has recently started to develop this bachelor program at Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The successful candidate for the position as assistant professor will be expected to have
• a PhD degree in Anthropology, Public Health or Social Science
• some post doc experience
• research experience documented by international peer-reviewed journal articles within the fields of health promotion, health anthropology, and qualitative method
• a documented record of teaching experience and teaching skills in the respective field at bachelor and master level.
Further assets are: knowledge of Middle Eastern cultures, experience with funding applications and project coordination, international research collaboration, and prior work in cross-cultural contexts.
Further information can be obtained from the Head of the Unit, professor Arja Aro, telephone +45 6550 4157, mobile +45 6011 1874 , e-mail araro@health.sdu.dk or Head, Institute of Public Health, professor Jesper Bo Nielsen, telephone +45 6550 4034, email jbnielsen@health.sdu.dk.
Additional information is available at the University’s website (see the link below).
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Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
If the successful applicant has no documented teaching experience corresponding to assistant professor level, the applicant will be engaged on a trial basis for the first 18 months.
The application must contain (as pdf.-files):
• a detailed CV
• degree certificates (inclusive of Ph.D.-diploma)
• a complete and numbered list of publications
• up to 5 publications which the candidate considers as most important for the position
• a teaching portfolio which details the candidate’s prior teaching experience, teaching skills and teaching philosophy
• a research plan which details the candidate’s ideas and plans for her/his future research work
For particulars concerning the application - please see the links below.
The application – including CV, copies of degree certificates, list of publications, teaching portfolio, and research plan attached – must be marked “position no. 121049” and submitted as Adobe PDF-files to The Faculty of Health Sciences via e-mail to elohmann@health.sdu.dk.
Deadline for the application is July 9, 2012, at 1200 hrs. CEST.
The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.
Read more:
Institute of Public Health
The Unit of Health Promotion Research
Instructions for applicants for academic posts at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Comments to instructions for applicants for academic posts
Closing date 9 July, 2012 at 12 noon
Location: Esbjerg
Mark application Job ID 121049 and send it to:
by e-mail to elohmann@health.sdu.dk
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