Three Group Leaders in Cardiometabolic Health and Disease

Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark

Deadline for applications:
19 April 2026

Place of work:
Copenhagen, Denmark

Type of position:
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Description of position offered

The University seeks to appoint up to three Group Leaders at Associate Professor or Professor level in Cardiometabolic Health and Disease to the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) commencing October 2026, or after agreement. The applicants must align with the Center’s overarching research strategy. Preference is given to applicants with a background in human genomics, molecular epidemiology, precision-medicine approaches to type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic diseases, and/or fundamental molecular mechanistic research on cardiometabolic health and diseases.

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Professional experience required

Career level required:
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Medical speciality / field of interest:
Human genomics, molecular epidemiology, precision-medicine approaches to type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic diseases, and/or fundamental molecular mechanistic research on cardiometabolic health and diseases

Qualification required

Qualification for an Associate Professor or Professor position is assessed according to the University of Copenhagen’s six criteria for recognising merit: Research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to document:

Research qualifications at the level that can be achieved by satisfactorily completing a period of employment as an assistant professor/postdoc, but may also be obtained in other ways
Teaching qualifications and pedagogical competencies
Research-based teaching

Associate Professors and Professors must also possess good interpersonal and communication skills.

In considering applications for the Associate Professorship or Professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant’s ability to document an outstanding research and publication record, and the ability to attract research funding. The Center offers a supportive and vibrant scientific community, and the candidate should possess the ability to work collaboratively with other scientists and the scholarly qualities required for supervising graduate students.

Language skills

English/Danish:
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https://cbmr.ku.dk/

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Our institution is an accredited training centre:
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Name of Lead Clinical/Laboratory Head (optional):
For further information, please contact Executive Director Professor Juleen Zierath, e-mail: juleen.zierath@sund.ku.dk. For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact HR North HR-CBMR@adm.ku.dk

Contact details to apply for the job

Zierath Juleen
juleen.zierath@sund.ku.dk

Application procedure

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment. The Dean then appoints an expert assessment committee in order to make an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at university\'s Job Portal:
https://employment.ku.dk/

Please read the full job announcement and further information about the application procedure at
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