Consultancy in Clinical Biochemistry combined with a clinical professorship in Clinical Biochemistry with special focus on Clinical Proteomics and Metabolism

A clinical position as consultant of Clinical Biochemistry at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

The position is combined with a 5-year externally funded position as clinical professor of Clinical Biochemistry with special focus on Clinical Proteomics and Metabolism at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

It is a requirement that the applicant is accepted for appointment of both the professorship and the consultancy.

The advertisement for the professorship is available from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=161374)

About the department

Clinical biochemistry is a central part of any patient process, and our department provides 24-hour service to Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, general practitioners / specialist doctors, psychiatry and several private hospitals. The department produces approximately 10 million analyzes annually, including highly specialized analyzes (neuropeptides, drugs, and medication) and is DANAK accredited to the ISO15189 standard. The Clinical Biochemistry Department has approximately 150 employees, including three chief consultant, three specialist registrar physician, two chemists as well as medical laboratory technologists, secretaries, and other personnel.

Clinical functions and focus areas of the department

The department's doctors provide expertise on rational request and interpretation of analysis responses and participates in the development of new analysis in close collaboration with specialized Medical Laboratory Thechnologist. Our main research areas are basic and clinical neurochemistry within the central and peripheral nervous system, with special focus on circadian timing. The department has specialized function regarding drug abuse and other LC-MS based analyses.  With a new focus on proteomics / peptidomics we hope to generate new insight in clinical biomarkers. As a department, we also teach Medical Laboratory Thechnologist and medical students and educate future specialist physicians in clinical biochemistry.

You can read more about the Clinical Biochemistry Department on the website www.bispebjerghospital.dk/kba

Research and teaching

With the new position as consultant in Clinical Biochemistry and clinical professor of Clinical Biochemistry with special focus on Clinical Proteomics and Metabolism, the Department of Clinical Biochemistry wishes to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching.

Qualifications

Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Clinical Biochemistry. The applicant must have:

• strong backgrounds in clinical biochemistry, mass spectrometry, clinical proteomics, and metabolism
• proven experience in teaching and supervising of medical students, PhD students, and post docs
• experience in heading laboratory analytical sections as:
  • Point of care testing (POCT)
  • Proteomics
  • Drugs of abuse
• contribute to development of a section for external research projects
•  possess good collaboration, interpersonal and communicative skills

Conditions

In order to be considered, the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the professorship) and to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the professorship. Appointment is conditioned by the fact that the applicant obtains both positions. This also applies to the applicants who are already employed as consultants at Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg.

Salary and conditions of employment as consultant are as agreed between the Danish Regions and the Danish Association of Medical Specialists and between the Capital Region/Region Zealand and University of Copenhagen.

As clinical professor at least 50 % of the working time will be allocated to academic tasks (e.g., research, teaching, evaluation tasks and communication with the public) in agreement with the Head of Department of Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The remaining time will be allocated for clinical work in agreement with the head of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital – Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg. The clinical professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a full-time secretary position from the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital – Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital – Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital.

Application procedure

The application must include the following:

• Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications
• Copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in Clinical Biochemistry
• A description of how the applicant is qualified as
• Clinical expert
• Communicator
• Collaborator
• Manager/administrator/organizer
• Health advocate
• Scholar/researcher/teacher
• Professional

For more information, please refer to Sundhedsstyrelsen: The Seven Roles of Physicians.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, Monday, 15 April 2024.

Further information:

For further information please contact head of the department of Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital – Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg: Jens Hannibal tel. + 45 51540169, or email: jens.hannibal@regionh.dk

Information on Terms of employment for the Capital Region here

• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg Hospital
• Kontaktperson
  Jens Hannibal
• Adresse
  Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 København
• Stillingstype
  Overlæge
• Speciale
  Klinisk biokemi
• Ansættelsesform
  Tidsbegrænset periode
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  Snarest muligt
• Regionens jobnr.
  255265
• Quick-nr.
  461053
• Indrykningsdato
  18-03-2024
• Ansøgningsfrist
  15-04-2024 (udløbet)

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