Professor of Child and Adolescent Health

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**Role**

• You will develop a research, education and capacity building portfolio in the field of child and

adolescent health

• You will acquire competitive research funding and build a sustainable research unit

• You will develop/join research partnerships, attract and mentor PhD students, and increase the

international reputation and visibility of ITM’s work in this field

• You will explore and lead novel research collaborations with Flemish, European, and global academic centra, and strengthen scientific capacity through relevant research and education activities

• You will develop and lead teaching activities on child and adolescent health within ITM’s postgraduate courses, the MSc in Public Health and elsewhere

• You will lead the Unit and ensure its scientific activities and management, including the budgetary

responsibility

• Depending on their seniority, you will coach/mentor or advise/support the members of the unit.

You will foster a collaborative and creative environment, in which senior researchers are encouraged to develop their own research lines, and to invest in project writing and in teaching

• You will ensure complementarity and synergies with the other units and Groupsin the Department

of Public Health, particularly, but not exclusively, with the SRH Group; and you will strive for interdepartmental collaboration in research, education and capacity strengthening.

The Institute of Tropical Medicine is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive institute. We strive for excellence and

relevance, integrity, sustainability and persistence and fairness. Your assignment contributes to our

mission. We value human dignity and diversity, academic creativity and a critical spirit, solidarity and

cooperation, and the well-being of employees, students, patients and clients.

**We offer:**

\- A full-time appointment. Depending on your record and qualifications, you will be appointed

to or tenured in one of the grades of the senior academic staff : assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor.

\- A salary package depending or your profile an professional experience, and supplementary

benefits, such as a private pension scheme, meal vouchers and reimbursement of transport

costs. For candidates eligible for expat status under Belgian fiscal law, relocation, cost of living and other allowances can apply.

\- A research starting package, including coaching and training.

\- A strong research environment conducive to high level research (existing national and international research lines and network, Clinical Trials Unit and Center, travel clinic).

\- A collegial research environment and mentorship with attention to work-life balance and individual growth and development.

\- An immigration and relocation assistance package. We explicitly welcome candidates from low and middle income countries.