Associate Professor in Public Health
Associate Professor in Public Health
The Danish Centre for Health Economics (DaCHE) at the Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, invites applications for a fixed-term (2 years), part-time position (20%) as Associate Professor. The position is vacant from January 15th 2026 to December 31st 2027.
The academic position
We are looking for a candidate who can document experience with working advanced quantitative methods, health system analysis and incentive structures.
Successful candidates must document an ability to conduct research published or publishable in well esteemed public health, medical, health economic and/or health policy journals.
It is an advantage if the candidate has a degree in economics, health economics or a related field. It is also appreciated if the candidate has experience with collaborating with stakeholders and policy makers. A documented ability to secure external research funding is seen as an asset.
We expect the successful candidate to actively engage in the development of the research centre and are looking for candidates who have the desire and competences to play a whole-hearted role in an interdisciplinary and enthusiastic research environment.
Our department
The Danish Centre for Health Economics is dedicated to applying empirical methods, as well as economic theory, to answer research questions with high health policy relevance, and to contribute to the improvement of the methods applied. Our main research themes are 1) health related behaviour, incentives and motivation; 2) understanding barriers and facilitators that hinder/enhance equity in health and access to health care; 3) eliciting patients' and the publics' preferences and values; and 4) evaluating costs effects of new interventions/policies. We apply a broad set of methods in our research: register analysis, surveys (including stated preference methods) and experiments (in the field and in the laboratory). We offer courses at the bachelor and master level in Health Economics, Evaluation, Economic Evaluation, Economics of Prevention, Pharmacoeconomics and Registry Analysis.
For more information on the people at DaCHE and our research portfolio, please visit our website.
Contact information
Further information can be obtained from Head of DaCHE, Professor Dorte Gyrd-Hansen phone +45 20141015, or by email dgh@sdu.dk or Head of Department, Professor Pernille Tanggaard phone +45 4565504217, or by email PTAndersen@health.sdu.dk .
Application deadline
The application deadline is November 16, 2025, 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
Applications must be in English and 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)
6 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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The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.