Professor in obstetrics and gynecology combined with position as at least specialist trained physician at Danderyd hospital

- with focus on research

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The department of clinical sciences, Danderyd hospital (KI DS) was established in its current form 1993.. The department conducts clinical research in several different areas, and about 400 students undergo their basic medical training at KI DS annually. The department has about 90 registered PhD students and annually about 10 defend their dissertations for a doctoral degree in medicine. Approximately 250-300 articles are published annually in international peer-review journals. Extensive commissioned research is also ongoing. The department annually provides several courses for specialist competence in various subjects as well as further education courses for specialists and postgraduate courses.

Description of the subject area

The department of obstetrics and gynecology at Danderyd hospital is a large unit with extensive activities. The unit conducts patient-centered research focusing on diseases according to the hospital's patient assignments (obstetrics and benign gynecology) as well as education and training in gynecology and obstetrics for medical students. The department of obstetrics and gynecology at Danderyd hospital has a well-structured research unit with several research nurses, research midwifes, coordinators, supervisors and PhD students.

Your mission

As professor in obstetrics and gynecology you will lead and continue to develop research. You will also lead the operations within the USV unit for women’s healthcare and childbirth.

You will have an overall responsibility for the education in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danderyd hospital, and responsible for the course in obstetrics and gynecology within the medical program, but other educational assignments may also be relevant.

An important part of the work will also involve developing and communicating academic leadership in education and research within the area of operation. You will also collaborate with other departments within Karolinska Institutet and with various operations in the region.

The position is divided as 70% employment at Karolinska Institutet as a professor, and 30% as at least a specialist trained physician at the women's healthcare and childbirth unit.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on research the applicant must have demonstrated good pedagogical expertise and excellent scientific expertise (See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet ref. no 1-23/2022 ).

The position will be combined with a position as at least a specialist trained physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danderyd hospital and therefore you must have an MD with specialist competence in Obstetrics and Gynecology, or corresponding competence, as well as fulfill the National Board of Health and Welfare's requirements for practicing medicine in Sweden.

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

In case you conduct research only in gynecology (not in obstetrics), you shall focus on benign gynecology as the hospital does not have a mission related to malignant gynecology.

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.

Assessment criteria

The employment 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 are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

It is meritorious that you can demonstrate:

• Previous responsibility for courses or course components within medical education.
• Competence to act as senior specialist on call.
• Experience in both obstetric and gynecological research

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. Here, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical 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: Danderyd

Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital

Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a resumé 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.

For a clinical appointment at Danderyd Hospital, proof of specialist competence, which should be attached to the application, is required.

The level of the clinical position (consultant, associate consultant, specialist doctor) will be determined by Danderyd Hospital before a decision on employment is made.

You are warmly welcome to submit your application!