Department
The Department of Medical Sciences is a large clinical department with approximately 250 employees and more than 600 affiliated individuals, mainly through Uppsala University Hospital. The department has a broad research profile with strong research teams working in various fields. The research is conducted in close association with the clinical activities at Uppsala University Hospital and encompasses both basic studies on disease aetiology and the development and evaluation of new methods for…
diagnostics and exposure quantification.
More information about the department.
Description of the Subject Area
The spectrum of diseases within respiratory medicine spans several major public health diseases, such as asthma, sleep apnoea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allergic airway diseases, and lung cancer. The research team conducts clinical and epidemiological studies within these areas. In collaboration with preclinical research groups, the team also participates in several translational research projects.
Duties
Research, teaching, clinical duties, and administration are included in the position. Teaching duties include course coordination and administration and supervision of doctoral students. The successful candidate will also be responsible for staying up to date with developments in their own field.
The successful candidate will be expected to lead an active research team and to initiate and carry out research projects. The successful candidate is also expected to demonstrate the ability to secure external research funding in a competitive field.
Duties also include active participation in institutional and faculty-wide assignments, as well as collaboration with other researchers and organisations both within and outside the university.
The position is combined with a post as a specialist physician at the Pulmonology Section within the sphere of activity Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases. The role includes clinical work as well as contributing to the development of clinical practice, including the education and supervision of specialist trainees and junior colleagues.
Qualifications
A person eligible for appointment as professor is one who has demonstrated both scholarly and teaching competence (Chapter 4, Section 3 of the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance). According to Section 5 of the Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University (AO), the general eligibility requirement for teachers is that the applicant must have the ability to collaborate and otherwise meet the suitability requirements necessary to perform the duties effectively. The research expertise must have been demonstrated by independent research efforts and by the applicant's qualifications in an international perspective maintaining a very high quality.
The applicant shall have demonstrated skill in the planning, initiation, leadership and development of research and the ability to obtain research grants in competition, as well as well-documented skills in supervising doctoral studies. The applicant's contribution to the international and national academic community shall be assessed on the basis of the quality and scope of academic publication, among other aspects. The requirements on the acquisition of international qualifications shall be assessed with due consideration for the nature and specific conditions of the subject. (AR Section 24).
Teaching competence must have been demonstrated through substantial merits in education in accordance with Section 22 of the AO. Furthermore, the applicant shall demonstrate well-documented skills in supervision at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. One prerequisite for considering the requirement for teaching competence to be met is that the applicant has undergone relevant academic teacher training of at least 10 weeks, or has obtained equivalent knowledge in some other way. If special reasons exist, the successful candidate who does not have training in teaching and learning in higher education may undergo such training during the first two years of employment. Academic teacher training shall include doctoral supervisor training. (AO Section 32)
Eligibility for this position requires a Degree of Master of Science in Medicine and a Swedish certificate of specialist competence in Respiratory Medicine. If the applicant does not hold a Swedish certificate of specialist competence in Respiratory Medicine, they must have submitted an application for it to the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) by the closing date for the position. However, the applicant must have obtained a Swedish certificate of specialist competence in Respiratory Medicine by the time the appointment decision is made.
If the candidate fulfils Uppsala University Hospital’s requirements for appointment as a consultant, they will be offered an appointment combined with the post of consultant.
The applicant shall have a documented ability to teach in Swedish and English.
