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→ Discipline: Clinical Pharmacy in Integrated Care
→ 100% Assistant professor tenure track
→ Reference number: 202605/FW03/ZAP-BOF/005
ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Ghent University is a world-class, open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. Our credo is 'Dare to Think': we are a haven for courageous thinkers.
With one of the most progressive career models for academics in the world, Ghent University evaluates its scholars not only by the length of their publication list but also by the impact they pursue, what they achieve and how they collaborate.
Are you a good ‘fit’ with our university? Discover here our vision on education and research.
ASSIGNMENT
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The position, funded by the Special Research Fund, is granted the privilege of focusing primarily on research for a period of 5 years. During that period the teaching load will be limited to no more than 8 ECTS credits per semester on average over a period of 3 years.
For the further development of the academic career, please see ‘Appointment information’ below.
You will be affiliated with the Pharmaceutical Care Unit of the Department of Bioanalysis within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Pharmaceutical Care Unit conducts scientific research (and provides education and services) in the field of rational drug use and drug-related problems, and has primarily developed expertise in research on pharmaceutical care in primary care and in pharmacoepidemiology.
Academic research
You will conduct innovative and internationally recognized research in the field of clinical pharmacy in the context of integrated care. Within the Pharmaceutical Care Unit, you will develop a complementary research line in clinical pharmacy, with a focus on the hospital setting and in interaction and complementarity with primary care. Your central research ambition is to contribute to the fundamental scientific underpinning of integrated, transmural care, in which rational and safe use of medicines is addressed in a coherent and continuous manner across different care settings. You will integrate your research with the existing research activities of the Pharmaceutical Care Unit, with a view to complementarity and mutual reinforcement that open up new research opportunities.
As an academic staff member (ZAP) with a primarily research-oriented appointment, you will:
- establish your own research line(s) within the field described above;
- supervise doctoral students in their research projects in clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care;
- acquire external research funding;
- promote the societal relevance and impact of your research.
Academic education
You lecture various course units in the discipline of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care. You will deploy your research expertise and clinical experience to deliver high-quality, research-based and practice-oriented education in the bachelor’s and/or master’s programmes of the faculty, and you will contribute to the further development of these programmes. Teaching assignments may evolve over time in response to the needs of the faculty, in particular after the end of the BOF funding period. In the longer term, you will assume shared responsibility within the faculty for shaping and aligning the pharmacy and hospital pharmacy curricula with future professional and academic requirements.
Institutional and societal engagement
Based on your expertise and experience, you will actively contribute to the functioning of the department, the faculty, and the university. Both internally (e.g. with other research groups) and externally (e.g. with professional associations for community and hospital pharmacists), you will make your domain-specific expertise available. You will develop and implement a strategy to promote mutual cross-fertilisation between the professional field of the hospital clinical pharmacist, the community pharmacist, and the faculty’s research and teaching activities.
PROFILE
- You have a strong academic CV with international visibility in the requested field:
- Your achievements in the field of research and education contribute to the development of the scientific domain (as evidenced by,e.g., publications, presentations, or other academic output);
- You have conducted high-quality scientific research within the specified field, as demonstrated by publications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals;
- You have hands-on experience in clinical pharmacy, including the translation of specialised knowledge in clinical pharmacy into broader applicability within healthcare (both in primary care and hospital settings), as well as the scientific substantiation of this translation;
- You possess the necessary skills to valorise your practical experience in clinical pharmacy within the research line to be developed, to identify and integrate (future) evolutions in the professional field into your research and teaching, and to translate research findings into evidence-based practice recommendations for community and hospital pharmacists;
- You are able to initiate and supervise educational and research projects and to acquire the necessary funding to support these activities;
- You have strong didactic competencies aimed at the development and realisation of academic competencies in university students and healthcare professionals;
- You have a clear and realistic vision on future-oriented education in clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care within the pharmacy and hospital pharmacy degree programmes;
- Positively evaluated experience in academic teaching and experience with educational professional development are considered an asset;
- Mobility (e.g. educational, research-related, economic, or societal) is considered an asset;
- You possess the necessary communication and leadership skills to lead a research team, to manage scientific collaborations, and to present your research results at the international level.
- You work in a collaborative way and integrate smoothly into the department/faculty. You look for opportunities inside and outside the university and actively use your network to do so.
- You show leadership potential/have leadership experience. More information about leadership at Ghent University.
- You are quality-oriented, demonstrate integrity, and show strong commitment.
- If you don't know Dutch, you are willing to learn it. This will be assessed during the selection interview. When taking up a teaching assignment, you must master the language of instruction of the course (Dutch) at CEFR level C1. In addition, Article II.270, §1 of the Flemish Higher Education Codex stipulates that:
(i) within two years after appointment, you must have acquired Dutch language proficiency of at least CEFR level A2;
(ii) at the time of permanent appointment, or no later than five years after appointment, you must be able to demonstrate the required proficiency at CEFR level B2.
More information about the language requirements and appropriate language guidance at Ghent University.
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
We offer you a temporary appointment in a tenure track system for a term of five years. If positively evaluated by the University Board, the term of office will be transferred into a permanent appointment as an associate professor. At that moment the time devoted to research, education and institutional and societal engagement may be altered.
The recruitment is from 1 februari 2027.
OUR OFFER
Ghent University has developed a new inspiring career model for professors. Academic freedom and academics' responsibility, talents and ambitions act as a natural drive to advance their careers, as part of teamwork.
Ghent University is specifically committed to guiding international professors in the process of coming to Ghent. At Ghent University, our view is as broad as possible, because internationalisation creates synergies within and outside the institution.
We offer you a wide range of employee benefits. The basic teacher training and courses in 'Dutch' and 'English' for foreign-speaking lecturers are just a few of our wide range of courses and training.
Candidates who are newly appointed at Ghent University with an appointment of at least 50% receive a Starting Grant of € 240,000 to contribute towards the personnel, operating and/or equipment costs. Furthermore, professors who meet the conditions may be eligible for Basic Research Funding.
DIVERSITY
Ghent University pursues an equal opportunities policy and values everyone's talent, regardless of gender, age, philosophy of life, skin color, sexual orientation, migration background or disability. We encourage everyone to apply.
Ghent University strives for a gender balance, whereby a maximum of three-fifths of the doctoral members of the academic staff are of the same sex. As long as this target has not been met at the level of the scientific group, priority will be given to candidates of the under-represented sex for senior academic staff mandates with mainly research assignments in the event of equal qualifications. This precedence is not automatic and unconditional; the personal situation of each candidate is always taken into account when assessing the applications.
Interruptions in research careers and/or atypical career paths (e.g. relevant experience outside the academic sector) will be taken into account when assessing the application.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
The selection committee will carry out an initial, substantive screening of the admissible applications on the file. This assessment takes into consideration both the candidate's merits and potential.
Ghent University emphasizes the qualitative assessment of academic performance. Therefore, candidates are asked in the application form to mention their most important academic or non-academic achievements with the most impact.
For shortlisted candidates, the following steps in the selection procedure shall consist of at least:
- a selection interview in which the vision and planning regarding education, research, and institutional and societal engagement as well as the embedding in the bigger picture are discussed
- trial lesson on a subject in the relevant field
- a screening of leadership
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- You hold a legally recognised professional title of pharmacist and a degree at Master’s level or higher in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmaceutical care, drug development, or a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) qualification.
- You hold a thesis-based doctoral degree (PhD) in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a diploma or certificate that is recognized as equivalent.
- You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 februari 2027. This term of two years is determined by the date mentioned on the required diploma.
- Your application meets the formal requirements (submitted on time, complete: with a completed application form and a copy of the diploma, delivered via e-recruitment).
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late or incomplete applications, or applications that are not sent through the online system.
Your application must include the following documents:
- In the field ‘Application form’: the completed application form + a motivation letter (max. 1 page) + a mandatory attachment outlining your vision on the research, within the discipline(s) mentioned above, to be carried out during the upcoming term (5 years) of the mandate as a ZAP member with a predominantly research-oriented assignment (minimum 3 – maximum 4 pages, references not included) + a mandatory contribution describing your long-term vision regarding your research contribution (within the discipline(s) mentioned above) to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, including its complementarity with the objectives and existing research of the faculty (maximum 2 pages; information about the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences can be obtained from the contact person, see below) + a vision statement on academic teaching (maximum 1.5 pages). All documents must be combined into a single PDF file.
- In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of your doctoral degree + of the degree at Master’s level or higher in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmaceutical care, drug development, or a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) qualification + proof of the professional title “pharmacist”. If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
- In the field ‘Certificate of equivalence’: only for diplomas awarded outside the European Union: certificate of equivalence (NARIC). For diplomas awarded in the UK before January 31st of 2020, a certificate of equivalence is not required.
Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.
MORE INFORMATION
For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Professor Koen Boussery ([email protected], +32 (0)9 264 81 10) at the faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, department Bioanalysis.
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