Would you like to be a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine?

As a Clinical Associate Professor, you are employed as a specialist doctor at a hospital and have an honorary scientific position at the Department of Clinical Medicine (DCM). As a Clinical Associate Professor, you can serve as the primary supervisor for Ph.D. students.

You are initially employed for 5 years with the possibility of extension.

How do you become a Clinical Associate Professor?
Many Clinical Associate Professors at DCM have created their positions themselves, funded by external, earmarked funds. This always happens in close collaboration with a hiring manager, typically a chair professor. Others are employed through funds provided by the department. These positions are tied to teaching tasks in the medical degree program. Talk to your chair professor about your opportunities to become a Clinical Associate Professor.

See job openings at Aarhus University.

Before moving forward – are the prerequisites in place?

• I have found my hiring manager at DCM, usually a chair professor, whom I can refer to daily (for professional sparring, assistance in seeking funds, MUS discussions, etc.)
• I largely have an independent research profile
• Funding for my honorarium from DCM, funds, or from my hospital department is in place

You/your hiring manager need to find a minimum of 35,000 DKK annually (in 2024 figures) for a position as a Clinical Associate Professor if the position is not funded by DCM. As a Clinical Associate Professor, you must teach, supervise, or engage in other academic work in a university context alongside your position as a doctor in a hospital department (which typically will be a full-time position).

Do you meet the formal requirements?

• Yes, I have qualifications equivalent to a Ph.D. level or a doctoral degree
• Yes, I have published at least 3 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals to which I have contributed significantly. This has occurred within the last 5 years, and the articles must not have been included in a Ph.D. thesis

Read the specific assessment criteria for the position of Clinical Associate Professor at Health together with your manager. 

How do you proceed?
When you and your manager can confirm the above, your manager should contact the secretariat at DCM, who will then:

• Assist in drafting a job advert.
• Inform the hiring manager about the schedule, including the assessment process, which you, according to the general principles of integrity and arm's length, are not involved in planning.
• Ensure that the assessment and hiring process proceed at DCM and in HR – including obtaining necessary financial approvals.

When can you start the job?
Expect that it will take 2-3 months from your manager contacting the secretariat until you can start as a Clinical Associate Professor.