Professor in clinical oral physiology- Prolonged application period

- with focus on education and research

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

Do you want to be involved in developing education and research at one of the world's highest-ranked dental schools? The Department of Odontology at Karolinska Institutet has been ranked best in the world three times in terms of education and research. Here we provide undergraduate education for dental-, dental hygienist- and postgraduate students as well as master and doctoral studies.

The division of oral rehabilitation provides undergraduate training in clinical oral physiology, postgraduate training in clinical oral physiology as well as master and doctoral education. The divisions research in the field of clinical oral physiology is of translational character where mechanism behind long term orofacial pain and gender differences is studied as well as the short- and long-termed effects of different treatments and differences in treatment outcome between children and adults.

Description of the subject area

Clinical oral physiology is the odontology specialty that addresses the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with long-term orofacial pain and temporomandibular joint dysfunction, which affects a significant part of the population with an increase in both prevalence and incidence over the last decade. The temporomandibular joint dysfunction includes difficulties in mouth opening, mastication, disturbing joint noises, and locking or catching of the joint. Long-term orofacial pain is often associated with reduced quality of life due to negative effect on working or socially related activities such as talking, laughing, and eating.

Your mission

We are looking for a person who is passionate for developing education and research on high international level within the clinical oral physiology field. Of particular importance is to develop the collaboration between the Department of Dental Medicine and Region Stockholm, other universities, and other actors of the surrounding society. An important task is to continue the work with strong links between research and education. You are expected to take an active role in educational activities by leading and developing both theoretical and clinical undergraduate education and planning of teaching activities as well as development of courses and study programmes offered at master, and doctoral levels of education. Your position as Professor also includes supervision of doctoral and postdoctoral students and to develop the research activities of the discipline.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on education and research the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical expertise; good scientific expertise, and clinical expertise.

You 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.

The position will also be combined with a position as a specialist trained dentist in clinical oral physiology (specialty) at the University Dental Clinic, Karolinska Institutet and therefore the candidate must have a DDS with specialist competence in clinical oral physiology, or corresponding competence, as well as fulfill the National Board of Health and Welfare's requirements for practicing dentistry in Sweden.

Since the position includes clinical work, the successful applicant must, besides English, demonstrate proficiency in Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish (C1 level according to the common European reference scale (CERS).

You should also have

• documented pedagogic skills and experience of teaching at undergraduate, advanced, and postgraduate level
• experience of leading a research group

Assessment criteria

The Professorship has a focus on education and research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific expertise (2), pedagogical expertise (3), 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 are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

It is also particularly meritorious that you have shown

• Documented experience of development of education in the field of clinical oral physiology.
• Examples of own research results implemented in clinical routines improving the patient care
• Knowledge of modern principals and terminology within university pedagogics
• A reflective approach to teaching
• Experience as responsible organizer of courses including development of teaching activities and learning goals on undergraduate, advanced, and postgraduate level. Experience of international collaboration on educational issues
• Examples of own pedagogy research results implemented in education

It is meritorious that you have shown

• Experience of leadership in international and national dental networks
• Experience of academic as well as clinical leadership through confirmed previous and ongoing leadership assignments as well as formal leadership training

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 the university.

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. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Flemingsberg

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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.

The clinical duty requires specialist certificate(s) to be attached to the application.

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