Tenure track assistant professor/Associate professor positions in Veterinary medicine

The Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (ANIVET) is seeking three new staff members for teaching and research in veterinary medicine. The positions are available from 1 August 2027 or soon thereafter.

The educational activities for these positions are aimed at students in veterinary medicine at both the bachelor’s and master’s levels.

The veterinary medicine programme is organised into courses covering educationally relevant themes and integrates a range of disciplines, and this is done with the vision to create a professional engagement while ensuring scientific depth for the students of veterinary medicine.

ANIVET is part of the Faculty of Technical Sciences at Aarhus University . The department is located near Viborg (Campus AU Viborg – Research Centre Foulum) and encompasses five research units with approximately 200 dedicated employees of which 50% are scientific staff. The AU Viborg campus will gradually grow to a student population of 800 – 900. The positions will be integrated into the department’s existing scientific research units, in which scientists at all career stages work together with skilled technical staff such as laboratory technicians and data analysts.

The positions

1. Clinical veterinary science – livestock
2. Veterinary public health
3. Veterinary pathology

If you wish to apply for more than one position, please apply for each position separately. Please read more down below in “How to apply”.

1. Tenure track assistant professor or Associated Professor in Clinical veterinary science – livestock

We are seeking a candidate with a clinical background in veterinary science within production animals - Livestock.

Research tasks

The focus of the position is to:

• Perform clinical veterinary science within production animals, with emphasis on individual or group-level animal diagnostics, clinical decision-making, and evidence-based treatment and prevention strategies.
• Research in major production diseases in cattle and/or pigs of significant importance in Europe, including development of clinically applicable knowledge and tools supporting veterinary decision-making in practice.
• Integrate clinical findings with herd-level data to improve disease prevention and health management in modern production systems.

Within his/her area of expertise, it is expected that in addition the candidate will:

• Conduct research-based advisory work for authorities and have an active role in externally funded research projects.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of teaching in clinical veterinary science for production animals, with emphasis on case-based and hands-on learning.
• Provide academic leadership within the clinical production animal field, including mentoring and coordination of junior teaching staff (e.g., assistant lecturers/teaching assistants).
• Contribute to strengthening collaboration with the veterinary profession and industry stakeholders in Denmark.

Your profile

The preferred candidate should demonstrate:

• The ability to independently conduct research within veterinary clinical science related to pig or cattle production
• Danish authorization as a veterinarian or can achieve it
• Preferably experiences within obstetrics

2. Tenure track assistant professor or Associated Professor in Veterinary Public Health

We are seeking a candidate with strong expertise in veterinary public health, including popu-lation-level animal health, food safety/meat inspection, and the role of veterinarians in society.

Research tasks

The focus of the position is to :

• Conduct research within veterinary public health, including epidemiology, zoonoses, food safety/meat inspection, disease dynamics, risk assessment or animal welfare.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary One Health research integrating animal, human and environmental health on population level.
• Support evidence-based policy and advisory work for authorities.
• Participate in externally funded research projects.

Within his/her area of expertise, it is expected that in addition the candidate will:

• Develop and deliver teaching in Veterinary Public Health for example to apply case-based and problem-oriented teaching methods with focus on real-world scenarios in veterinary services.
• Do research within monitoring of animal welfare issues across the EU.
• Contribute to teaching across the veterinary curriculum where public health perspectives are relevant.

Your profile

The preferred candidate should demonstrate:

• The ability to independently conduct research within veterinary public health preferably with an interdisciplinary research profile integrating biological, social and economic aspects in projects
• Danish authorization as a veterinarian or can achieve it. Experience with Danish conditions is an advantage.
• Preferably, experience with antimicrobial use at the population level.

3. Tenure track assistant professor or Associated Professor in Veterinary Pathology

We are seeking a candidate with a broad background in veterinary pathology, encompassing both gross and histopathological examinations for diagnostic purposes with a strong interest in developing and innovating teaching within veterinary pathology.

Research tasks

The focus of the position is:

• General and comparative veterinary pathology, including the mechanisms, diagnosis, and characterization of disease processes across animal species.
• Diagnostic pathology, encompassing post-mortem investigations, histopathology, and the integration of pathological findings into veterinary practice and meat inspection.
• Pathological assessment of animal welfare aspects of mortality in livestock

Within his/her area of expertise, it is expected that in addition the candidate will :

• Teach and supervise students and early-career researchers at bachelor, master, and PhD levels.
• Conduct research-based advisory work for authorities and have an active role in externally funded research projects.
• Contribute to the collection and curation of pathological specimens for teaching purposes and reporting of findings to referring veterinarians and animal owners.
• Contribute to the continued development of the department's digital histopathology teaching platform, TUTOR.
• Support in the administration and further development of the department's animal donor programme for anatomy and pathology.

Your profile

The preferred candidate should have experience with:

• Post-mortem examinations, including diagnostic necropsies, case reporting, and communication of findings.
• Diagnostic histopathology.

Your profle as Tenure Track assistant professor

You are a skilled researcher with a solid background within your specific field of research, and you possess:

• Documented research qualifications at a high international level
• Teaching and supervision experience
• Qualifications for the Tenure-Track assistant professor level at Aarhus University must include postdoctoral training or similar with a relevant research profile and a strong scientific publication record in one or more of the areas of the position you are applying for.

Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.

Your profile as Associate professor

You are established as a prominent researcher within your specific field of research, and you possess:

• The ability to carry out independent and well-organized research work, as well as work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Documented teaching qualifications at a high international level.
• Experience with project management

In order to be assessed as qualified as associate professor, you must meet the academic criteria as outlined here

How to apply

• You must indicate the specific position you are applying for by selecting it in the menu. You may only select one position. If you wish to apply for one of the other positions, you must submit a separate application for each position.
• Please also indicate in your written application which position you are applying for.
• Furthermore, please indicate whether you are applying for a tenure-track assistant professor position, an associate professor position, or both by ticking the box. .

Who we are

The Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences is well-known for its skilled and very innovative interdisciplinary research environments with a high international impact. We perform world-class research, which contributes with solutions to address essential societal challenges within the green transition; the food production and veterinary medicine – nationally and globally.

The department generates novel research at the highest international level within sustainable food production, the environment, climate, and the health and welfare for animals and humans. The activities form the basis for our research-based public authority consultancy and degree programmes covering bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degree programmes within animal science and veterinary medicine. We offer a lively, engaged and innovative learning and study environment, which is closely integrated with the research environment.

Our department has unique and advanced animal experimental research facilities and technologies located close to the research environment, and a comprehensive national and international research network and strong industrial and professional collaborations.

What we offer

• A well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment and animal experimental facilities.
• An informal and multicultural research environment with high professionalism and close collaboration and networking activities.
• A workplace characterised by equality and a good work-life balance, and open discussions across different fields of research.

Living in Denmark

Please visit the international staff for information about arriving to and living in Denmark for both the applicants and their potential families.

Area of employment and place of work

The area of employment is Aarhus University (AU), with related departments The place of work is AU Viborg, Research Centre Foulum, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Blichers Allé 20, DK-8830 Tjele.
AU Viborg is approximately 10 km from Viborg. You can read more about it here:

Contact

For further information, please contact Deputy head of department, Professor Henrik Callesen (Se e-mailadresse på nature.com)
or Head of department, Professor Charlotte Lauridsen (Se e-mailadresse på nature.com)

Technical Sciences Tenure Track

Aarhus University offers talented scientists from around the world attractive career perspectives via the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme. Highly qualified candidates are appointed as Assistant Professors for a period of six years with the prospect of performance- based advancement to a tenured Associate Professorship.

The aim of the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme is to:

• attract outstanding talented individuals that are competitive at an international level
• to promote the early development of independent research success early in the career of scientists
• to create transparency in the academic career path

As part of the tenure track position, the candidate is offered:

• access to research infrastructure
• capability development, including postgraduate teacher training
• a mentoring programme
• support to develop scientific networks and to secure interdisciplinary research at the highest level

As part of the Aarhus University Tenure Track Programme, the University carries out a mid-way evaluation to review the progress of the tenure track candidate after three years, according to the same criteria used in the final tenure review. The final tenure review is conducted after five and a half years. If the review is positive, the candidate will be offered a tenured position as Associate Professor at Aarhus University.

Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.
Application procedure

Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the assessment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is made on the basis of an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All applicants will be notified within 6 weeks whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee and will receive his/her assessment.

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