Three positions at Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark

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Unique position as Assistant Professor in Human Health and Lifespan at D-IAS, and two postdocs in multi-disciplinary aging research (epidemiology and general practice) at University of Southern Denmark

 

1. Assistant Professor in Human Health and Lifespan at D-IAS

The Danish Institute for Advanced Study (D-IAS), University of Southern Denmark (SDU), seeks outstanding candidates to fill a position at Assistant Professor level.

We are looking for candidates who have strong ambitions about making a difference and who have a good research idea. The research idea can be your own, or it can be inspired by others, but it is important for us that it has perspective to break new ground and improve the understanding of Human Health and Lifespan.

At the same time it is important for us that the research can be nested within and supplement the research at one of the following SDU research groups:

See the full job advertisement, from which applications must be sent online: https://www.sdu.dk/en/service/ledige_stillinger/965435

Application deadline: November 4, 2018

2. Two postdocs in multi-disciplinary aging research (epidemiology and general practice) 

The University of Southern Denmark invites applications for two positions as postdocs affiliated with the multidisciplinary Danish Aging Research Center (DARC). The overarching research theme is The last years of life – health, treatment, and well-being. One postdoc position will be anchored in an epidemiological group and one in a General Practice research group. The positions will run for a period of two years from February 1st, 2019, and may be extended.

Job description

For both postdoc positions, the applicant will be expected to have a strong background in one of the specific research areas (Epidemiology or General Practice) and an interest in cross-disciplinary work which will include Literary Studies.

Epidemiology postdoc

Through DARC, an outstanding data resource from in-person surveys on the health, treatment and well-being of the Danish birth cohorts 1895, 1905, 1910, and 1915 has been established. The successful applicant will use these survey data and national register data to elucidate the secular development in health and treatment in the last years of life – and how it relates to well-being. The applicant will work in a multi-disciplinary team of epidemiologists, mathematicians, biodemographers, and biostatisticians with frequent interactions with the General Practice and the Literature groups who will inform the research regarding treatment and perceptions of well-being, respectively.

Major requirements

– A PhD-degree in epidemiology or comparable

– A master’s degree in health science or comparable

– Research in epidemiology or Public Health, preferably across disciplines

– A proven interest in the fundamentals of epidemiology, medicine and/or aging research

Candidates should also have a strong interest in pursuing excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and in supervising students and researchers.

Other requirements

– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
– Excellent analytical abilities
– Fluent English language skills
– Capable of working independently as well as in multidisciplinary teams
– A strong team player

Further information can be obtained from the Head of the Danish Aging Research Center, Professor Kaare Christensen, telephone +45 6550 3049, email kchristensen@health.sdu.dk

 

General Practice postdoc

The applicant will by using qualitative research methods including interviews with GPs, old patients and their relatives to provide an insight into their interpretation of the concept of well-being and how they have experienced that well-being, frailty and disease management have changed over the last few decades. The applicant will also participate in quantitative research based on Danish national registers with a focus on diagnoses, indicators of quality and use of healthcare services provided to people in the last years of life for the period 1995-2015. Further, focus will be on the importance of socioeconomic factors, gender, geography, demography and comorbidity and on to what degree factors linked to the individual general practice can explain some of the variation in diagnosis, indicators of quality and use of healthcare services. The results obtained will feed into recommendations for improving services provided by General Practice to old patients in the last years of their lives.

Major requirements

– A PhD-degree in health services research methods or comparable

– Profound insight into general practice

– A master’s degree in health science or comparable

– A strong interest in the fundamentals of general practice and aging research

Candidates should also have a strong interest in pursuing excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and in supervising students and researchers.

Other requirements

– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
– Excellent analytical abilities
– Fluent English language skills
– Capable of working independently as well as in multidisciplinary teams
– A strong team player

Further information can be obtained from the Head of the Research Unit for General Practice, Professor Jens Søndergaard, telephone +45 65503691, email jsoendergaard@health.sdu.dk

See the full job advertisement, from which applications must be sent online: https://www.sdu.dk/da/service/ledige_stillinger/1003086?sc_lang=en

Application deadline: October 21, 2018