Professor or Associate Professor of Medicine

The Institute of Clinical Medicine has a vacant position as full Professor or Associate Professor of Medicine (Surgery) (depending on academic qualifications) at the Division of Surgery, Campus Akershus University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo. The professorship (100 %) is combined with a part-time (20 %) Senior Consultant position in the relevant clinical surgical department at Akershus University Hospital.

The professorship is open for applications from academic surgeons within all major subdisciplines of general and orthopedic surgery. The clinical part-time position will be in accordance with the successful applicant's subspecialty. The Division of Surgery has several strong research groups, but there is a potential for further advancements of the activities in the groups.

The successful candidate is expected to take a leading role in shaping the future development of research and teaching within the university division, and may also, depending on qualifications and interest, be appointed as head of the university Division of Surgery at Campus Ahus.

The clinical Division of Surgery at Akershus University Hospital is subdivided into 10 clinical departments and has research groups in gastrointestinal surgery, vascular surgery, urology, ear-nose-throat surgery, anesthesiology and in quality and patient safety. There is a close cooperation between the Department for Breast and Endocrine surgery and Department of Oncology regarding particularly breast cancer research.

The clinical Division of Surgery runs the Operating theaters (OR) and the Daycare surgery units for the hospital.  The orthopedic surgery disciplines are organized in a separate clinic, which also has strong research groups. Akershus University Hospital houses the Department of Clinical Molecular Biology (Epigen), which is jointly owned by the University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital. EpiGen maintains its own research profile through the clinical and academic faculty, and provides service and support for external clinicians and scientists to perform translational research of high quality.

The successful applicant is expected to strengthen the research activity, either by establishing a new strong research group, or by initiating activities that complement existing research in the Division. She or he should be an active researcher with a strong publication record in high impact journals. Experience with supervision of PhD students and postdoctoral fellows and a proven ability to attract external funding is considered essential. Documented education and experience in university pedagogy will also be considered important. Applicants are expected to have ongoing research activity with high clinical relevance, and to contribute actively to collaborative projects.

Qualification as specialist in general surgery, vascular surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, breast and endocrine surgery, urology or orthopedic surgery, is a requirement for combining the academic position with the part-time clinical position. Extensive experience in general or orthopedic surgery is mandatory as responsibility for examinations in surgery for medical students at the Campus will be part of the work tasks assigned the position.

The applicant should hold an MD degree and authorization in Norway and have sufficient clinical experience to teach medical students broadly within general surgery or orthopedic surgery.

Applicants who are not yet competent as professor but competent as associate professor are also encouraged to apply. If appointed as associate professor, the person may initially join an existing research group, but she/he should have a plan for independent research activities.

High ambitions and quality of teaching, research and communications is expected.

The successful applicant will have a plan for development of her/his research, and for acquiring externally funded research projects. High quality of research, and publishing in peer-reviewed international journals is expected. The applicant is asked to describe his/her research profile, with respect to strategic plans and existing research at the institute/department.

For complete job description with qualification requirements and basis of evaluation on the academic position, please see https://www.med.uio.no/klinmed/om/jobb/stillingsbeskrivelser/2018-13370%20Professor_or_Associate_Professor%20%28Surgery%29.pdf

As a main rule, interviews will be held and references collected, and the applicants will normally be required to give a trial lecture.

Applicants who are not competent in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish must acquire such competence within two years subsequent to their appointment, and must be competent in English in the interim period.

The successful candidate who at the time of appointment cannot document basic teaching qualifications will be required to obtain such qualifications within a two-year period.

The successful candidate must demonstrate mastery of both English and one of the Scandinavian languages as working languages. If an appointee is not fluent in a Scandinavian language, the appointee will be expected within a two-year period to learn sufficient Norwegian to be able to participate actively in all functions the position may involve.

Please see the rules for Appointments to Professorships and Associate Professorships and Rules for the assessment and weighting of pedagogical competence.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

• Cover letter and CV
• Complete list of publications
• Separate list of 10 most relevant publications to be evaluated specifically for the position (please send these publications attached in full text versions).
• Overview of experience in supervising PhD candidates, including names of the candidates, period of supervision, information on institutions and dates for the presentation of the theses, as well as specific information regarding experience as main- or co-supervisor for each candidate, http://www.med.uio.no/om/jobb/veiledninger/form---phd-candidate-supervision.pdf
• Description of  qualifications regarding administration, leadership, teaching and foreign language skills
• Other relevant qualifications

See guidelines for designing the application, information for applicants, rules for appointments to Associate/Adjunct Professorships as well as rules concerning pedagogical skills: https://www.med.uio.no/english/about/vacancies/procedures/

• Pay grade depending on qualifications ?
• A stimulating academic/scientific working environment ?
• Favourable pension arrangements (Statens Pensjonskasse) ?
• Advantageous welfare conditions ?

Head of Campus Ahus, professor Torbjørn Omland E-mail:  torbjorn.omland@medisin.uio.no Telephone: +47 40107050

Human Resources Adviser Tove Norvik E-mail: tove.norvik@uio.medisin.no Telephone: +47 22850545 (only inquiries regarding the application form)