Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology combined with employment as at least specialist physician at Karolinska University Hospital

- with focus on research

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

Would you like to work with and further develop clinically oriented research at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital? Do you want to help strengthen clinical research education and clinical research within maternity and childbirth care? Welcome to a leading research environment in neonatology, obstetrics and gynecology, and reproductive health at the Department of Women's and Children's Health (KBH), as well as a highly specialized clinical practice.

Description of the subject area

Research at the Division of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive Health at KBH is broad and includes preclinical studies in well-equipped laboratories, clinical patient-centered research, nursing research, and registry-based studies.

The division conducts patient-centered research linked to the hospital's patient mission in neonatology, obstetrics and gynecology, and reproductive health, as well as education within the medical program and midwifery program at KI. The division has multiple research groups and is home to a WHO collaboration center for research and research training in Human Reproduction with several research midwives. The division also has established collaborations with strong networks both nationally and internationally. These provide unique opportunities for innovative research collaborations. The division's research groups hold a very strong position both nationally and internationally.

Your mission

As a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, you will lead and further develop research within the field. An important part of the role will also be academic leadership in education and research within the department.

The position includes clinical duties as at least specialist physician. The employment at KI is combined with a position at Karolinska University Hospital, the role includes working to strengthen collaboration between the two institutions. The position is divided, with 50 percent of the role as at least a specialist physician at the Medical Unit for Pregnancy and Childbirth, Theme Women's Health, at Karolinska University Hospital.

As a professor, you are expected to enhance highly specialized maternity care as a whole, promote clinically anchored research, and provide opportunities for research-based education to further strengthen learning in the field.

You will also play an important role in teaching obstetrics and gynecology within the medical program and midwifery education, as well as in continuous education for specialists, resident courses and doctoral education courses.

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 employment will be combined with an employment as a specialist physician, assistant chief physician or chief physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Karolinska University Hospital  and therefore you must have a Swedish MD with specialist competence in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 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, CERSTo be eligible for an employment as

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 (2), 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

• On-call competence in obstetrics and gynecology
• Extensive experience in clinical, patient-centered 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 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

Your career continues here

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 in Obstetrics and Gynecology*
• 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!

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all!

1. Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Head of department, [email protected]
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1. John Inge Johnsen , SACO, [email protected]
2. Bodil Moberg , ST-OFR, 08-52483601
3. Henry Wölling, SEKO, [email protected]