Professor in Family Medicine combined with position as specialist physician in primary care in Stockholms Läns Sjukvårdsområde (SLSO)

- with focus on education and research

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

Would you like to combine cutting-edge research with meaningful clinical work in primary care? At our institution, you will have the opportunity to contribute to and further develop the research environment at the Division of Family Medicine at Karolinska Institutet, while also working in primary care within the Stockholm County Health Care Services (SLSO) as a specialist in Family Medicine. We offer a dynamic academic environment with strong resources, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a clear focus on clinical relevance. Here, you will become part of a setting where research, education, and patient-centered care go hand in hand to improve the future of primary care.

Description of the subject area

Family Medicine is a relatively recently established academic discipline at Karolinska Institutet. Within the Swedish healthcare system, the term has long referred to the clinical specialty required for physicians working in primary care. The field encompasses the broad range of competencies needed to meet patients concerns in primary care settings.

At the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), world-leading research is conducted in areas such as aging, dementia, epidemiology, and care sciences. The Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care is one of seven divisions within the department. Education at undergraduate and advanced levels is primarily provided within the medical program, where the division is responsible for course components corresponding to approximately 15 weeks, clinical placements, and the final examination of the entire program. Within the division, nearly 100 research projects are currently active. The doctoral education includes around 40 PhD students, and we continuously run a clinical research school in family medicine and primary care, as well as several freestanding courses and commissioned education programs.

Your mission

We are seeking a physician, a specialist in family medicine with extensive experience in teaching and curriculum development at the university level, who also conducts high-quality research and holds international recognition in the field. You should demonstrate strong commitment and interest in advancing both education and research in family medicine, along with the ability to coordinate and lead activities in both domains.

The main duties include teaching related to family medicine, supervision of doctoral students, and conducting high quality research. Teaching primarily concerns the medical program, and the position entails active involvement in education as a teacher and examiner, as well as leading  the pedagogical development of subject area family medicine. The role will also largely involve leadership and collaborative assignments for Region Stockholm and KI, aimed at developing and strengthening research in primary care, ensuring the quality of education, and establishing sustainable structures for research and doctoral education in collaboration.

Supervision will primarily take place within clinically oriented doctoral education, and research should be conducted within areas relevant to family medicine and aligned with the division's existing research focus. Duties will be designed and adapted based on the candidate’s qualifications and interests, in alignment with organizational needs, and may evolve over time.

The position will be combined with employment as physician, specialist in family medicine at a university-affiliated primary care center within Stockholm County Health Care Services (SLSO). In addition, leadership responsibilities will be included to ensure the quality of education and to establish sustainable structures for research and doctoral education in collaboration between KI and Region Stockholm.

Eligibility requirements

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

See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

This employment will be combined with an employment as a specialist phsician in family medicine and therefore you must have a Swedish medical license (läkarlegitimation) with a specialist competence in family medicine, as well as fulfill the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare’s (Socialstyrelsen) requirements for practicing medicine in Sweden.

It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education, or have gained equivalent competence, 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.

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, CEFR).

Assessment criteria

The Professorship has a focus on education and research. For this appointment, qualifications will be weighted as follows: scientific skills (2), pedagogical skills (3), leadership and collaboration skills (2), and clinical skills (2).

See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.

Experience in leadership and development roles, as well as formal leadership training, are meritorious. 

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: Flemingsberg

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society | Karolinska Institutet

About the Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care | Karolinska Institutet

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 appointment as a specialist physician at a university-affiliated primary care center in Region Stockholm the following documents/attachments should be included:

• Swedish medical license
• Specialist certificate in family medicine

We look forward to receiving your application!

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