Professor in surgical oncology combined with position as specialist doctor at Karolinska University Hospital Solna - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

- with focus on research

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Modern cancer treatment is based to an extremely high degree on multidisciplinary assessment and treatment. The role of the surgeon has become very important, and there are of course great demands on broad knowledge of the cancer diseases even in surgeons, so that the optimal scope and right time for surgical treatment can be chosen, in consultation with other involved specialties. Surgeons must therefore have knowledge of other treatment modalities and also of what precision medicine and other treatments based on tumor biology and genetics can contribute. As a professor of surgical oncology we see that you lead the surgical development in a network with other actors in cancer treatment. Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center provides optimal conditions for conducting internationally leading care, research and development in this area.

Description of the subject area

Treatment of cancer patients today rests on several pillars. These have been introduced in cancer therapy in different eras, and all are still highly relevant, individually or in different combinations, in the mission to be able to defeat cancer. First of all treatments was surgery, in which the tumor, and sometimes its metastases, are removed, taking into account that the side effects of the surgery must not entail significant risks or reductions in quality of life. The technical development in surgery has led to an increasingly sophisticated approach, where, for example, minimally invasive methods have been able to reduce surgical trauma, with faster rehabilitation and reduced pain, etc. as a result. Modern anesthesia and intensive care have also led to that patients with other diseases or old age may be eligible for advanced surgery: the boundaries today look completely different than just 20 years ago.

Other treatment modalities during the 20th century have clearly become other pillars on which cancer treatments rest: radiation therapy (external, targeted precision radiation, proton radiation, etc.), chemotherapy, immunotherapy and in recent decades precision medicine, made possible by the exponentially increasing knowledge of tumor biology and tumor genetics. We are now seeing an increasing opportunity to use all of these different treatment modalities in different combinations; for example, today some tumors that were previously considered inoperable can be treated with neoadjuvant therapy including various modalities in a way that then allows radical surgery. The development of modern cancer therapy has not, as many predicted, meant a diminishing role for surgery; rather, the need for surgery for many tumor forms is increasing!

We are now announcing a Combined employment in Surgical Oncology. The call is not aimed at a specific subspecialty but must be within some surgical specialty where cancer or tumor diagnoses in adult individuals are investigated and treated. Thus, surgeons in colorectal, upper gastrointestinal tract, breast, endocrine, sarcoma, urology, skin / plastic, thorax, orthopedics and more can apply for the service.

Your mission

The position is located at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (MMK), Karolinska Institutet, 50% of full-time, and employment as a specialist doctor at one of the Medical Units within Theme Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital-Solna of 50% full-time. The professorship includes Surgical Oncology, ie research / education in surgical tumor or cancer treatment, linked to one of the already existing surgical research groups at MMK, or, if conditions allow, the creation of a separate research group called Surgical Oncology. In addition, there is training within the subject, with a focus on education of PhD and post-graduate students. The service is linked to 50% clinical employment as a specialist doctor (or higher) at the Medical Unit at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. The role as professor involves responsibility for research, education and development in the field of surgical oncology, in collaboration with other disciplines and groups that work with tumor and cancer treatment.

Eligibility requirements

Eligible to be employed as a professor with a focus on research is one who has shown good pedagogical skills, excellent scientific skills, together with clinical skills. The position will be combined with a position as a specialist trained physician performing tumor and cancer surgery on adult individuals at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna and therefore the candidate must have an MD with specialist competence in 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, besides English, demonstrate proficiency in Swedish (C1 level according to the common European reference scale (CERS).

The employment also requires experience from management.

Assessment criteria

The position focuses on research. For this employment, the assessment will weight qualifications as follows: 

Scientific expertise (3)

Pedagogical expertise (2)

Leadership, collaboration and development expertise (2)

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 meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Documented role as principal investigator (PI) in cancer research
• Collaborative projects with other disciplines in cancer treatment

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 Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, and Medical Unit in Theme Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna

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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 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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