Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries. On a daily basis, over 9,000 staff members and 41,000 students implement its motto "Dare to Think". Ghent University’s mission statement is characterised by qualitative education, internationally renowned research and a pluralistic social responsibility.

ASSIGNMENT

Academic education

You lecture various course units in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, at the level of bachelor as well as at the level of master students. More specifically, you will be responsible for academic education in the disciplines of quality of pharmaceuticals, regulatory affairs of health products, pharmaceutical management skills, life cycle of medicines and sustainable discovery and development of medicines. You will also be, together with other members of the professorial staff, responsible for the integrated pharmaceutical bachelor course. You will dedicate 80% of your time to teaching and education development. In that respect, you will also coordinate the international Erasmus+ master “Sustainable Drug Discovery”.

Academic research

You conduct research in the discipline of pharmaceutical regulations, quality of medicines and pharmaceutical sustainability over the entire life cycle of medicines, from discovery to post-approval. You will spend 10% of your time to research in this field.

Academic services

You take part in the internal and external service provision of the faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. You will spend 10% of your time to the academic services. You collegially make yourself available for the multitude of tasks which are an inherent part of the day-to-day functioning of a faculty, department and the various fields of study organised by the faculty.

PROFILE

Experience

• You have already conducted eminent academic research in the educational and research disciplines as mentioned above, which is clearly reflected in publications in high-quality academic journals and peer-reviewed books;
• You are able to translate your research competences into educational contents;
• You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop academic competences;
• You are capable of initiating, supervising and acquiring the necessary funding for academic research;
• You are at least familiar with pharmaceutical-analytical techniques;
• Recommended are:
  • International mobility, among other things as a result of research stays at institutions external to the one where you acquired your highest academic degree;
  • Experience in academic teaching which was/is positively evaluated;
  • Professionalisation of educational approaches;
  • Experience in aspects of activating teaching in an academic setting;
  • Demonstrable interest and knowledge of sustainability within the pharmaceutical context with a focus on the early discovery phases.
• You must master the language of instruction in which you will teach a course at CEFR- level C1.You can demonstrate this by means of a language certificate or a diploma obtained from an institution in which that language is the language of instruction. In addition, Article II.270, §1 of the Codex of Higher Education requires that: (i) you must master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level A2 within two years after the start of the appointment. (ii) you must be able to master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level of B2 within five years after the start of the appointment. More info: Language requirements at Ghent University for professorial staff — Ghent University (ugent.be)

Skills / Attitude

• You have a passion for teaching and educational development within the context of the pharmaceutical sciences;
• You show affinity for activating teaching approaches;
• You are quality-oriented;
• You take initiative;
• You have organisational competences;
• You are a team player possessing good communication skills with the ability to inspire students and colleagues. You are flexible and you possess an open mind towards the changes inherent to a dynamic academic environment.

Admission requirements

• You hold a master degree in Pharmaceutical Care or in Drug development, including a formal PharmD. (license to practice) and a thesis-based doctorate (PhD), or a diploma or certificate that is recognised as equivalent (article V.20 Codex Higher Education).

Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence may still have to be requested at NARIC. If this is the case, we advise you to initiate this recognition procedure as soon as possible. You are required to have the recognition no later than on the date of your appointment.

• You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on September 1st, 2023. This term of two years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma.

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.
• Should you already be a member of the professorial staff or hold an equal post at a university or research institution, you can immediately be appointed as an assistant professor, without prejudice to the possibility of a temporary appointment offered in article V.28 of the Codex of Higher Education.

The recruitment is from September 1st, 2023

OUR OFFER

The career and evaluation policy for Professorial Staff is based on talent development and growth, prioritizing vision development and strategy - at the personal as well as the group level. At UGent we focus on career support and coaching of the Professorial Staff in the different phases of the career. More information can be found on www.ugent.be/en/work/mobility-career/career-aspects/professorial-staff.

Ghent University is committed to properly welcoming new professorial staff members and offering them appropriate guidance. The basic teacher training and courses of ’Dutch’ and ’English’ for foreign-speaking lecturers are only a few examples of our wide range of training and education opportunities. Furthermore, each Ghent University staff member can count on a number of benefits such as a bike allowance, reimbursement of public transport commuting costs, a wide range of sports facilities and EcoCheques. A complete overview of all our employee benefits (in Dutch).

Ghent University also invests in welcoming international professorial staff. It offers various housing options, a relocation bonus, the International School for school-aged children (with a discount on the tuition fee), support when registering at the City of Ghent, support with the procedure of family reunification and other administrative matters in connection with moving to Ghent. Read more.

Candidates who are newly appointed at Ghent University with an appointment as autonomous academic staff of at least 50% or candidates whose appointment as autonomous academic staff at Ghent University is increased to a minimum of 50% receive a Starting Grant of € 220.000 to contribute towards the personnel, operating and/or equipment costs of establishing a research team.

GENDER AND DIVERSITY

Ghent University conducts an equal opportunities policy and encourages everyone to apply. Ghent University also strives for a gender balance. Female applications are thus especially welcomed.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

After the final application date, all received applications will be sent to the faculty selection committee assembled for this vacancy. After a pre-selection on the basis of the submitted and assessed as admissible application files, the selection committee will hear the candidates about their vision and planning regarding education, research and services. A trial lesson or a presentation on a subject in the relevant field(s) (see above) will also be organized. Afterwards, the committee will rank the suitable candidates and present this ranking to the Faculty Board. The advice of the Faculty Board will then be presented to the University Board for approval.

Candidates are asked to further discuss their top 5 most important publications or other academic achievements with the highest impact. Next to academic publications, the candidate is thus also able to show merit of knowledge transfer by academic dissemination, social valorisation, public awareness, seminars or conference presentations. These competences are also taken into account when evaluating the candidates.

The evaluation of the required international mobility is broad and partly takes the gender perspective into account, thus not only considering longer stays abroad by also other forms of internationalisation.

Pregnancy leave, prolonged sick leave, parental leave, filial leave or other forms of absence are taken into account when evaluating the available time for the realisation of academic output.

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 professorial staff application form , additionally a written vision (text, max. 1,5 pages) on academic education, additionally a written vision on research / research plan (text, max. 2 pages) both focusing on the above mentioned discipline(s) and fitting into/complementary to the strategic goals of the faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in respect to these disciplines (1), all annexes mentioned in the form), all merged into one pdf file.
• In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
• In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of your doctoral degree. 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) (if already in you possession). 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.

(1) Ample information can be obtained with the contact mentioned below.

MORE INFORMATION

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Professor T. Coenye (Tom.Coenye@UGent.be, +32 (0)9 264 8141) at the faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, department Pharmaceutical Analysis (FW02).

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