Professor in Oncology at the Department of Oncology-Pathology, combined with a clinical position as a specialist trained physician at Karolinska University Hospital - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

- with focus on research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Would you like to work with and further develop research within the area of oncology at Karolinska Institutet and at the Karolinska University Hospital? Are you interested in oncological treatment and precision medicine? Welcome to a leading environment within oncological research.

Your mission

The employment has a focus on research. The position is placed at the Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, with 50 percent of full-time for research, together with 50 percent of full-time employment as an oncologist at a medical unit within Theme Cancer at the Karolinska University Hospital-Solna.

The successful applicant is expected to contribute academic leadership within oncological research and clinical oncology focusing on oncological treatment. The applicant shall function as a principal investigator (PI) and conduct high quality research within the area, including supervision of PhD-students, post-docs and younger researchers within oncology. The position includes active contributions to basic education within eg the medical program, specialist education and PhD-education in oncology. For the clinical appointment, the applicant is expected to actively participate and lead the development of oncological treatment within the area of expertise.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for employment as Professor the applicant must have demonstrated both research and teaching expertise, as well as management, development and collaborative skills and clinical expertise (See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet).

The applicants research should be of international high quality, and with clear potential for future development, within oncology focusing on oncological treatment. The subject encompasses preclinical, translational, and clinical studies of solid tumors within oncological treatment of adults concerning for example: Factors that predispose to tumor development; Identification of novel treatment strategies; Understanding of how mechanisms for resistance develop and change during disease progression; Knowledge of how established and new treatments may be optimized and how treatments may be tailored for individual patients; and as far as possible minimize side-effects and maintain good quality of life.

The applicant shall have experience from teaching on the basic and specialist levels in oncology and as a supervisor in doctoral education in oncology.

The applicant shall be a clinically active specialist physician in oncology with extensive knowledge of clinical oncological treatment of solid tumors in adults. The applicant should present a clear vision of how he/she sees the development of oncological treatment within the next five years. The applicant should in his/her clinical practice be well experienced in oncological clinical routine work such as patient facility and hospital ward services, and clinical conferences, and mentoring residents as well as junior specialist doctors.

The position will be combined with a 50 percent position as a specialist trained physician in oncology at a healthcare facility for medical training and research and therefore the candidate must have an MD with specialist competence in oncology, as well as fulfill the National Board of Health and Welfare's requirements for practicing medicine in Sweden.

To become employed, the applicant is required to hold a Swedish specialty license in oncology and to have the required knowledge of spoken and written Swedish.

Bases of assessment 

The Professorship has a focus on research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: research expertise (3), educational expertise (1), leadership, development and collaboration expertise (1), and clinical expertise (2).

For employment as Professor at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure 3.1.1 are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

The appointee must have undergone 10 weeks (or equivalent competence) of higher education training in teaching in accordance with the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions recommendations for qualification as a higher education teacher or having otherwise obtained equivalent knowledge. If the person appointed for the position is lacking such education at the time of the employment, the appointee must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the candidates, Karolinska Institutet will judge which of the candidates that have the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet as well as a clinic within Theme Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital-Solna

Your career continues here

Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a résumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

Clinical position at Karolinska University Hospital:

To obtain position as specialist doctor (överläkare, biträdande överläkare, specialistläkare) at Karolinska University Hospital, assessment of the applicant’s clinical qualifications by the hospital’s Expert Committee is mandatory.

Hence, the documents listed below are required for determining the correct service level.

• Karolinska University Hospital’s form for Curriculum Vitae
• Swedish specialist certificate(s) issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare, as well as specialist certificate(s) from other countries than Sweden.

Link to criteria for specialist doctor at Karolinska University Hospital (in Swedish).

Welcome to apply at the latest January 10, 2022.

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