Professor of pediatric endocrinology combined with a clinical position as specialist trained physician at Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital, 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 clinical research at Karolinska Institutet and 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 endocrinology.

Description of the subject area

Experimental and clinical pediatric endocrinology focusing on skeletal diseases, mineral disorders, various growth problems and related areas. 

Your mission

The employment has a focus on research.

The position includes research on experimental and clinical pediatric endocrinology focusing on skeletal diseases, mineral disorders, various growth problems and related areas.  The position aims to strengthen and further develop the clinical research in pediatric endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet and Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital at the Karolinska University Hospital and is combined with a clinical position as specialist trained physician at Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital.  The position will include active involvement in the teaching of medical students, nurses and other student categories as well as supervision of PhD students and postdoctoral fellows in their research projects.

The position is intended to be divided as 50 % employment as a professor at Karolinska Institutet and 50% as a specialist trained physician at Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital.

Since the position aims to strengthen the collaboration between clinical care and research in pediatric endocrinology, 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 an employment as Professor with focus on research the applicant must have demonstrated good pedagogical expertise; excellent scientific expertise; 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 experimental pediatric endocrinology, as documented by the number and quality of publications in international peer-reviewed journals during the last seven years. The applicant must demonstrate current external funding acquired as main applicant in national or international competition 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 paediatrics with a sub-speciality in paediatric endocrinology or the equivalent 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 at least corresponding to the C1 level according to the common European reference scale (CERS).

Assessment criteria

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

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• the ability to cooperate as well as international experience and existing research networks.

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• clinical experience, experience from leadership and collaboration and experimental research. The clinical competence should cover the whole field of pediatric endocrinology with specialized knowledge within treatment of skeletal diseases, mineral dysregulation, and various types of growth disorders.

The applicant shall also have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education (or have equivalent competence), as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution. 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 applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. 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 

https://ki.se/en/kbh

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 Universitetssjukhuset (in Swedish).

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