Three Group Leaders in Cardiometabolic Health and Disease

Research position

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.

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

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

Temporary / contract / project

Full-time

Salary

Manager (Manager / Supervisor)

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 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.

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Groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health
CBMR’s mission is to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health, and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies, through interdisciplinary research spanning from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems. The Center’s research has resulted in seminal discoveries as to how genes, hormones, and environmental factors influence cardiometabolic health and disease throughout life.

The Center received its third round of strategic funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation in 2024, worth up to DKK 1BN over five years. This generous external financing allows the Center’s 23 Research Groups to receive core funding to support their research activities.

Collaborative and interdisciplinary fundamental cardiometabolic research

CBMR's primary research objective is to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying cardiometabolic health and disease. The Center's 23 research groups each take a unique approach through the study of energy homeostasis, appetite, adipose tissue biology, genetics, insulin sensitivity/resistance, muscular function, and organ crosstalk.

CBMR scientists work synergistically across the Center in a collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment. To support collaboration among closely aligned researchers, research groups are clustered into four thematic Research Programs that represent promising areas of scientific investigation, which reflect the Center's scientific strengths:

Human Variation and Functional Genomics
Metabolic Dynamics and Organ Crosstalk
Physiological Control of Metabolic Homeostasis
Cardiometabolic Research in Society and Culture

Read more about the Center’s research strategy here.

Cutting-edge Enabling Biology and Technology platforms
To advance the Center’s basic research question, six enabling biology and technology platforms have been established to empower the scientists and accelerate their discovery and innovation.

Metabolomics
Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping
Single-Cell Omics
Data Analytics
Genetic Perturbation
Computational Chemistry

Read more about the Center’s Enabling Biology and Technology Platforms here.

From Discovery to Therapy
The Center is committed to translating its discoveries to accelerate the prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiometabolic disease. While the Center already has a proven track record of successful patent applications and in developing spinout companies, additional initiatives are being implemented to foster a stronger innovative culture and translational mindset across CBMR.

Read more about the Center’s translation strategy here.

Outreach and Engagement
CBMR is committed to enabling more nuanced discussions about cardiometabolic health and disease and to building trust and curiosity through engagement that acknowledges the complexity of metabolism in an approachable, relatable way. Our outreach activities are largely driven by Research Program 4, Cardiometabolic Research in Society and Culture, at the Medical Museion.

Read more about outreach and engagement at CBMR here:
https://cbmr.ku.dk/outreach/

Strong Technical and Administrative Support in an International Work Environment
CBMR is a rich and dynamic international research environment with around 170 academic staff and 90 technical and administrative staff. More than half are international, drawn from 39 countries worldwide. The gender distribution among all scientific staff is close to 50 percent.

The Center staff receives comprehensive research support from a team of in-house experts, including secretarial services, HR, finance, communications, research coordination, management, and leadership support.

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Mr

Zierath

Juleen

University of Copenhagen

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research

Blegdamsvej 3B, Mærsk Tårnet, 7. sal

Copenhagen N

2200

Denmark

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
https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=3010&ProjectId=157377&DepartmentId=20006&MediaId=5121