Clinical Professor of Oncology at the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy

The Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, invites applications for a position as Clinical Professor in Oncology, to commence on 1 May 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a joint appointment between Aarhus University and the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy (DCPT), Aarhus University Hospital. It is a permanent full-time position, in which half of the working time is dedicated to academic duties including research, teaching, supervision, and other university-related activities.

As a professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialties and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. We have approx. 30,000 square metres of modern research facilities for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities and also advanced scanners at our disposal. The department has the main responsibility for the Master's degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department we are approx. 425 academic employees and the same number of PhD students cooperating across disciplines. As a professor, you will be working at the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital in the Central Denmark Region. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.

Your job responsibilities

As Clinical Professor of Oncology at DCPT, you will have joint responsibility for the development of the department's research and teaching environment, and you will contribute to the implementation of the faculty's overall research strategy. You are expected to contribute – both independently and in collaboration with others – to the development of the department by leading research of high international quality and contributing to ensuring a high academic and didactic standard in the teaching. Qua your excellent collaborative skills and a broad academic network, you contribute to the academic development at Aarhus University and to the university’s profile both nationally and internationally.

Your main tasks will consist of:

• Research of high international quality, including publication in top international journals and the communicating your research in national and international academic networks.
• Coordination and implementation of DCPT’s clinical research portfolio, including internal and external clinical trials, and act as chair of the Institutional Review Board.
• General talent development within the departments junior researchers/postdocs.
• Teaching, supervision and examination of Bachelor’s and Master's degree students.
• To contribute to the funding of your own research group with the help of external research funding.
• Supervision of PhD students and contributing to the development of the faculty's PhD courses.
• Assessment and committee work at Aarhus University.
• Research-based collaboration with private and public-sector stakeholders as well as research-based consultancy.
• Dissemination of your research to the outside world.

During your employment at Aarhus University, you will report to the Professor and Head of research at DCPT.

Appointment as Clinical Professor requires simultaneous employment as medical doctor and qualified for a position as consultant at Aarhus University Hospital. You can apply for the position as consultant here: https://midtjob.dk/ad/overlaege-i-klinisk-onkologi-til-dansk-center-for-partikelterapi-auh/mxv1p8

Your competences

You have established yourself as a prominent clinical researcher within oncology, and you possess solid research and teaching qualifications at a high international level. You have broad regional, national and international cooperative partnerships and great experience of research partnerships with private and public-sector stakeholders. You have also documented ability to attract external funding and a track record in clinical research within radiation oncology and proton therapy.

As a person, you are a helpful and motivational leader who inspires other researchers and builds trusting relationships with students, colleagues and partners. As a lecturer you communicate the newest and relevant knowledge in a committed, clear and comprehensible manner. As a supervisor you are competent, inspiring, supportive and responsible.
You are ready to take co-responsibility for the development of the department's research and education at the highest international level and for ensuring that we maintain a good work environment. You naturally involve yourself in interdisciplinary collaboration at departmental, faculty and university level as well as nationally and internationally.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English. International applicants are expected to learn Danish, and Aarhus University arranges Danish teaching.

In order to be assessed as qualified for a Clinical Professor position, you must meet these academic criteria.

Obtaining a child certificate is a prerequisite for employment in the position.

Questions about the position

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Professor and Chair of Research, at DCPT, Cai Grau: (+45) 2913 5966. 

Your place of work will be the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Palle Juul-Jensen Boulevard 25, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

We expect to conduct interviews in March 2026.

Terms of employment

• In making the appointment, emphasis will be placed on a high degree of original production at an internal level and experience from teaching at different levels as well as contributions to the development of teaching activities and teaching material, hereby documenting that the applicant has developed the academic discipline from a research and teaching perspective.
• Moreover, there will be an assessment of the applicant’s ability to perform research and teaching management tasks.
• Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
• The appointment is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
• Remuneration is in accordance with the above, and the Salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.
• Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.

Application

Your application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Diploma
• Template for applicant - professor
• A list of publications
• A teaching portfolio. We refer to Guideline on the use of teaching portfolios
• The ten publications stated as the most important in the 'Template for applicant - professor' must be submitted
• Research plan, which is part of the 'Template to applicant - professor' can be uploaded separately (optional)
• Coauthor statement(s) can be uploaded (optional)
• References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the e-recruitment system (optional)

We refer to the faculty’s Guidelines for applicants.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

 

International applicant?

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/