Professor in tumor pathology combined with employment as at least a specialist physician at Karolinska University Hospital

- with focus on research

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Would you like to work with and develop research within the area of tumor pathology at Karolinska Institutet and at the Karolinska University Hospital? Are you interested in preclinical, translational and clinical research about solid tumors? Are you interested in diagnostics of solid tumors and would like to lead the development towards improved diagnostic possibilities within tumor pathology? Welcome to a leading environment within the area of tumor pathology research.

The main objectives of the Department of Oncology-Pathology are basic, translational and clinical research and educational activities related to cancer. The department´s activities are for example carried out in Bioclinicum in close connection to the tumor pathology diagnostics and training within the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna.

Description of the subject area

Tumor pathology regarding modern diagnostics of solid tumors is a broad and dynamic area of ​​research and clinical activity with precision medicine as its goal. Tumor pathological diagnostics may include macroscopic and microscopic changes, abnormal morphology, as well as molecular, genetic, biochemical and physiological changes. The subject covers the full spectrum of changes that initiate and contribute to tumor development and which are crucial for diagnostics prior to tailoring of treatment planning, therapy selection and follow-up based on the patients unique conditions. The subject area includes preclinical, translational as well as clinical studies in human. The studies may refer to for example molecular subgroups within and between patients of tissues as well as body fluids. The development of the field goes hand in hand with the technical development in digital pathology as well as in global analyzes of tissues, individual cells, and cytology preparations.

Your mission

We are looking for an academic leader within tumor pathology who conducts high quality research within the area. You shall be a “principal investigator” as well as a research leader of for example a research group or a team within a research group. You shall supervise PhD students and younger researchers and develop the area through collaborations with colleagues locally, nationally and internationally. The position includes to teach within basic education for example within the medical program, and to contribute to specialist education and PhD-education in tumor pathology. You shall also actively participate in and lead the development of tumor pathology diagnostics, as well as contribute to spreading new knowledge within the healthcare and the society.  

The position is placed at the Department of Oncology-Pathology at Karolinska Institutet with 51 percent of full-time, together with 49 percent of full-time employment at Medical Unit Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, site Solna at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna.

For the clinical appointment, you are expected to actively participate in and lead the development of tumor diagnostics for at least one of the following concerned areas in clinical pathology subject areas represented at the site Solna (gynecological malignancies, head and neck cancer, endocrine tumors, sarcoma, urological cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, or brain tumors).

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on research the applicant must have demonstrated very good pedagogical skills and excellent scientific skills and clinical skills (See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet).

It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education, as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution. If you lack such education at the time of employment, you must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.

The position will be combined with an employment as a specialist physician, assistant chief physician or chief physician in clinical pathology at the Medical Unit Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, and therefore you must have a Swedish MD with specialist competence in clinical pathology, as well as fulfill the National Board of Health and Welfare's requirements for practicing medicine in Sweden.

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

You shall be a leading and internationally recognized researcher with clear potential for future development and you shall show an own line of research within tumor pathology research about solid tumors.

You shall be an active specialist physician in clinical pathology with extensive knowledge of tumor pathology diagnostics. You shall have a clear vision of how you see the development of diagnostics in tumor pathology for your own area of expertise within the next five years. You shall in your clinical practice be well experienced in clinical routine work such as macroscopical and microscopical diagnostics, participation in clinical conferences and supervision of residents as well as junior specialist doctors.

Assessment criteria

The Professorship has a focus on research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skills (3), pedagogical skills (2), leadership and collaboration skills (1) and clinical skills (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 particularly meritorious that you have demonstrated

• Experience of successful translation from research results to clinical application in tumor pathological diagnostics
• Experience to develop and establish guidelines for diagnostics in tumor pathology

It is meritorious that you have demonstrated

• Holding of ongoing external research grants obtained as principal applicant in competition
• Experience from supervision within the field in experimental and clinical environments
• Contributed to the education in tumor pathology for undergraduates, residents and specialist physicians

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 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: Solna

Department of Oncology-Pathology

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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 the clinical employment at Karolinska University Hospital:

To obtain an employment as at least specialist physician (chief physician, assistant chief physician, specialist physician) 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
• Specialist certificate(s) in clinical pathology*
• PhD degree certificate**
• Certificate regarding docent/associate professor **
• List of 10 most important publications

*including specialist certificate(s) from other countries

**when applicable

Link to criteria for specialist physician at Karolinska University Hospital (in Swedish).

We look forward to receiving your application!

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