Professor in Illness Mastery and Rehabilitation, IRS, MVH (combined position)

Job description

Professor in Illness Mastery and Rehabilitation (combined position) The Department of Regional Health Research (IRS), University of Southern Denmark (SDU; 20%) and Central and West Zealand Hospital (80%), invite applications for a full‑time, five‑year position as Professor in Illness Mastery and Rehabilitation. The professorship is a key part of a strategic initiative to position Central and West Zealand Hospital as a national and international flagship in Illness Mastery and Rehabilitation, fostering a clinical culture in which Illness Mastery support is integrated across services and aligned with PROgrez’s mission of promoting physical activity and “life in movement.” Illness Mastery shall explore how people develop competencies to live well, meaningfully, and in alignment with personal values while living with chronic illness. The field draws on mastery theory, phenomenological perspectives on health within illness, practice‑oriented rehabilitation, patient involvement, preventive care, and person‑centered approaches to physical activity and behavior change. The professor will advance Illness Mastery and Rehabilitation as a coherent research and implementation program and provid...