Professor of Global Child Health combined with employment as a specialist physician in paediatric and adolescent medicine at the Sachsska Children and Youth Hospital at Södersjukhuset - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

- with focus on research

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The Department of Global Public Health is an interdisciplinary institution that aims to advance knowledge on how to improve population health at local, national and global level. Research at the department aims to identify the determinants of health, develop and evaluate individual and structural interventions, and provide evidence for guidelines and policy documents. Many of the department's researchers are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision-makers at regional, national and international level. The department has 9 research groups, about 85 research students and about 140 employees.

Sachsska Children and Youth Hospital is part of Södersjukhuset and we offer acute and specialised care to children and young people. The clinic has about 600 employees, of which about 100 are doctors. We are specialists in paediatric and adolescent medicine and pride ourselves on trying to provide the best care for everyone. We are happy to listen to the opinions of our young patients and their parents. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child underpins all our activities.

Description of subject area
Within the field of global child health, research and education are conducted on the causes of child mortality and morbidity, such as infectious diseases, malnutrition, and neonatal diseases. As the determinants of morbidity and mortality are closely linked to the social circumstances of children and the design of health systems, the topic also has a clear link to social medicine and public health.

Child mortality has halved in the last 25 years, but 5 million children still die before their fifth birthday every year. The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 have a specific target for child health (target 3.2) and research on this topic shall contribute to reducing child mortality.

Research is essential to identify and implement effective prevention and treatment interventions for children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, by, among other things, analysing health systems. There are also many challenges in Sweden in this area and there is much to be learned through knowledge exchange among different contexts.

Your mission

The new professor will be expected to lead and drive research in global child health to build a strong and competitive unit by working with other researchers both at KI, nationally and internationally, actively seeking research funding, coordinating international networks and working closely with Swedish stakeholders in the field of global child health.

The incumbent will be involved in undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral education programmes run by the department and that involve child health, such as the Medical
Programme Semester 11 (Health in Society and Environment), the New Medical Programme and the Master’s Programme in Global Health. At the Sachsska Children and Youth Hospital, the new professor will be responsible for the modules of courses that include global child health.

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, collaborative skills and clinical expertise (See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet).

The position will be combined with clinical service as a specialist physician (LUS) in paediatric and adolescent medicine at the Sachsska Children and Youth Hospital (the relevant medical care unit) and therefore the applicant must hold a medical degree and specialist competence as physician in paediatric and adolescent medicine and meet the requirements of the National Board of Health and Welfare for the practice of medicine in Sweden.

As the position involves clinical employment, in addition to English, the applicant must have knowledge and skills in Swedish, Norwegian or Danish (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)).

The candidate shall have solid research skills in global child health or topics relevant to global child health and preferably have very good experience in international research projects in low-and middle-income countries. Applicants shall also have a broad general knowledge of global health and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The applicant shall have solid experience in project management and in obtaining research funding in a competitive environment.

The applicant must demonstrate good merits in teaching and supervising students.

Experience and ability to work clinically as a specialist competent physician in paediatric and adolescent medicine is also required.

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 a professor at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria set out in the instructions regarding recruitment regulations 3.1.1 apply in relation to the established employment profile.

It is particularly desirable if the applicant is also familiar with epidemiological study design, interdisciplinary and translational research, and preferably has experience of working clinically in low-income countries, as well as working in international organisations.

In addition to Swedish and English, it is meritorious if the applicant also has a good knowledge of other languages.

In addition, applicants must have completed 10 weeks of higher education pedagogical training (or have equivalent competence) in accordance with SUHF’s recommendations for qualifying higher education pedagogical training. If such training is not available at the time of appointment, the professor shall undergo such training 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: Solna and SÖS

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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 as well as the “meritförteckning för läkare” and all relevant documents are to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

For the clinical position at the Sachsska Children and Youth Hospital:
When applying for the position, use the “meritförteckning för läkare” (form available for printing at www.sodersjukhuset.se. Go to “För dig som söker jobb” and select “Karriär och utveckling”, then “Läkare” and then “Meritförteckning för specialistläkartjänster”). Please submit one copy of the following certified documents: - Curriculum vitae for physicians
- Proof of medical licence and specialist competence from the National Board of Health and Welfare

We look forward to receiving your application!

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