Professor in pediatric surgery combined with a clinical position as specialist trained physician at Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s hospital, Karolinska University Hospital - Prolonged application period - 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 clinical research at Karolinska Institutet and at the Karolinska University Hospital? Do you want to develop the next generation clinical research training? Welcome to a leading environment within Women’s and Children’s Health in the field of pediatric surgery.

Your mission

The clinical unit is a highly specialized pediatric surgery center and currently one of two national referral centers for anorectal anomalies and Hirschprung´s disease, vaginal atresia, bladder exstrophy, diaphragmatic hernia and esophageal atresia.

The position includes clinical research focusing on pediatric surgery and related areas, such as pediatric anesthesiology, neonatology, pediatric cardiology and child oncology, and pediatric cardiology. The position aims to strengthen and further develop the clinical research in pediatric surgery at Karolinska Institutet and Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital at the Karolinska University Hospital, and the holder of this position will lead the university care unit (universitetssjukvårdsenhet).

Since the position aims at bridging between and strengthening both clinical care and research in pediatric surgery, the successful applicant is expected to take active part in further development of clinical research infrastructures within the field, nationally as well as internationally.

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 appointee is expected to perform internationally competitive research in the field of pediatric surgery, as documented by the number and quality of publications in international peer-reviewed journals during the last seven years. The applicant must demonstrate external funding acquired as main applicant during the last five years, and supervision of doctoral students.

The position will be combined with a position as a specialist trained physician at Karolinska University Hospital. Therefore, the candidate must have an MD with specialist competence in pediatric surgery or corresponding competence, as well as fulfill the National Board of Health and Welfare's requirements for practicing medicine in Sweden. Since the position includes clinical work, the successful applicant must demonstrate proficiency in Swedish, Norwegian or Danish (C1 level according to the common European reference scale (CERS).

Bases of assessment 

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

Since the position aims to strengthen translational research, clinical experience will be meritorious, as will experience from leadership and collaboration. The clinical competence should include treatment of anorectal anomalies and Hirschprung´s disease, vaginal atresia, bladder exstrophy, diaphragmatic hernia and esophageal atresia. 

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 Karolinska Institutet.

Since the intended employment is about developing the research area and future leadership, personal qualifications such as the ability to cooperate as well as international experience and networks are highly meriting.

The applicant shall also have completed courses of 10 weeks of higher education training in teaching (or have equivalent competence) in accordance with the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions recommendations for qualification as a higher education teacher. 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.

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 women’s and Children’s Health and Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital

Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. Your application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s qualifications portfolio (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio).

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!

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

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