Assistant or associate professor in pharmacoepidemiology

Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy, and Environmental Medicine at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, is offering a new 3-year position at the assistant professor or associate professor level within pharmacoepidemiology. The position is to be filled as soon as possible following external evaluation (expected start May or June 2026).

The Academic Position

The successful candidate will become part of the pharmacoepidemiology group within the department (see more below). As part of the pharmacoepidemiological research group, and as an assistant/associate professor, you will be expected to develop and maintain an area of particular interest within pharmacoepidemiology where you focus your efforts. Identifying this area and adapting it to your particular niche will be part of the position. The group has a very strong infrastructure and internal teaching program and covers multiple areas of pharmacoepidemiology, including method development, hypothesis-generating screening studies, pregnancy outcomes, drug utilization, pediatrics, and cancer. We are equally interested in candidates that are doing work within these areas as well as those that would expand our group into new territory.

The position comes with teaching obligations in particular within the pharmacy program at the University as well as supervision of bachelor projects and master projects. Additionally, we expect that you will contribute to administrative duties related to running the pharmacy education program, e.g., participating in the leadership group within the pharmacy program, being involved in the Study Board or other activities. 

Our Department

The candidate will be part of the pharmacoepidemiological research group within the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine (CPPEM). 

The pharmacoepidemiology group is led by professors Jesper Hallas and Anton Pottegård. It comprises approx. 40 individuals and focusses on registry-based research covering all aspects of drug use, effect, and safety. The group is highly recognized within pharmacoepidemiology and has a very large international network. Furthermore, we collaborate extensively with the rest of the department and other groups, including both clinical and basic pharmacology research as well as environmental medicine. 

The research areas of CPPEM span from pharmacoepidemiology to clinical studies and cell-based basic pharmacology and environmental medicine. Collectively, CPPEM has a strong background in exposure to environmental chemicals, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions and therapeutic drug monitoring. Specifically, the pharmacoepidemiological research group utilizes the world-class Danish registries as well as international data sources to assess pharmacological questions in large populations. The translational pharmacology group aims to understand variability in drug toxicity, drug metabolism and drug transport. Examples of this include cell-based models such as induced-pluripotent stem cells, primary human hepatocytes and clinical studies. The environmental medicine group studies the impact of early life exposures to environmental chemicals. In particular per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a focus area, with studies of the adverse health effects of exposure, biomonitoring and advising national and international authorities. The analytical chemistry laboratory analyzes concentrations of drugs or environmental chemicals in various matrices. 

We offer an attractive and inspiring working environment with dedicated and highly skilled people. There is a formalized teaching program dedicated to methodological aspects of pharmacoepidemiological research.

As a department, we value having a pleasant and informal working environment across all job functions at the department. Further, attracting and training excellent young researchers is a priority, including internal training in not only methodology but also ‘soft skills’ covering topics such as dissemination, work planning, collaboration, work/life balance etc. 

Qualifications

The applicant is required to be fluent in English (written and spoken), to hold a PhD degree within epidemiology or a related discipline and to have a track-record within the field of pharmacoepidemiology (in its broadest sense). Further, the candidate should contribute to a positive and constructive working environment by active participation and be open to interdisciplinary work across the width of the department and its collaborators. 

Contact Information

For questions and clarification regarding this position, you can reach out to professor Anton Pottegård at apottegaard@health.sdu.dk or to the Head of the Research Unit, professor Tore Bjerregaard Stage at tstage@health.sdu.dk.

Application Deadline

The application deadline is January 1, 2026, at 2359 hrs. CET.

Salary and terms of employment

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Application

Applicants are kindly requested to clearly indicate whether they are applying for an Assistant Professorship, an Associate Professorship, or both.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link "Apply now". 

Attached files must be in Adobe PDF format.

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The application must include (as PDF files) (please note that the application (the motivation letter) and CV must not exceed 10 MB in total):

• A letter stating the interest, motivation and qualifications for the project (max. 2 pages)
• A detailed CV, including personal contact information
• A complete and numbered list of publications
• Degree certificates (including documentation of PhD degree)
• 3 (assistant professor) or up to 8 (associate professor) scientific peer-reviewed publications considered by the candidate as most important for this position. 
• a teaching portfolio detailing the candidate’s prior teaching experience, teaching skills, and teaching philosophy
• a research plan detailing the candidate’s ideas and plans for her/his future research work
• If you experience technical problems, you must contact hcm-support@sdu.dk.
• Please note that all the above-mentioned information must be included in the application. 
• Incomplete applications and applications received after the application deadline will not be considered. 
• Applications may be shortlisted.
• Living and working in Denmark
• Foreign applicants will be offered Danish language training as part of the employment. 

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