02 Senior Researcher positions: Forensic Chemistry 975 views

The Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint two senior researchers to commence as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Research, including publication/academic dissemination
• Development of methods to requested case work in forensic chemistry
• Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers, e.g. PhD-students
• Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
• Academic assessments
• Participate in requested case work in cases related to criminal investigations

Qualifications:

• Applicant must have 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
• Experience with requested case work in forensic chemistry; experience with the work under an accreditation; insight in the practices and requirements of the Danish judicial system and public government
• Applicant must be able to write and speak Danish
• Candidate must have research experience with modern mass spectrometry techniques, such as liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
• Experience with development and programming of automated sample pre-treatment procedures using fully automated robotics units is expected.
• Development and programming of drug databases coupled on-line to mass spectrometry instruments are also required skills.
• Knowledge of application of laboratory information system (LIMS) driven processes in the laboratory is supposed.
• Candidate is required to have experience with forensic case work and be able to contribute to writing forensic declarations for use in police cases.

Applications:

Apply online (in English) and must include the following documents:

• Application, including motivations for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages)
• CV including a list of publications
• Diplomas (Master’s, PhD, and other relevant certificates)
• A complete list of publications
• Research plan (3‐5 pages)
• Uploads of maximum 5 publications to be considered in the assessment