A permanent 100% position as Senior Consultant is available at Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Transplantation Medicine, at the Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital (OUH).

The position is affiliated with a part time position (20%) as Adjunct Professor SKO 8013 /Associate Professor SKO 1011 in Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO). It is required that the position holder attends to both positions.Regarding the full-time clinical position at OUH:

Department of Transplantation Medicine is responsible for the national service for transplantation of abdominal organs. The Section of Gastroenterology is responsible for assessment and long-time follow-up of all adult liver transplanted patients. The section serves as a referral center for patients with a broad spectrum of hepatobiliary disorders. The section has regional responsibility for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET) and has status as a European Center of Excellence for NET. The endoscopy unit performs advanced endoscopic procedures, including endoscopic ultrasonography and enteroscopy.

The Section of Gastroenterology is located at Rikshospitalet. In addition to the patient ward and endoscopy unit, the section is responsible for an outpatient ward and a daycare unit.

There are 8 Senior Consultant positions at the section, out of which 3 are currently adjungated to a professor II (20%) position. The section has a highly active and internationally renowned research environment.

Tasks

• Contribute to the ordinary clinical work at the department, in particular that related to the patient ward and the daycare unit, and participate in the work-up and care of the patient groups described above.
• The applicant is expected to participate in the on-call system of the department.
• The applicant is expected to contribute to training of clinical fellows, run courses and participate in quality improvement routines.
• Contribute to maintain and develop a highly qualified research environment.
• The applicant must be prepared to perform clinical work at all sites within OUS.

Qualification requirements

• The applicant must possess a Norwegian specialist accreditation in internal medicine and gastroenterology.
• The applicant should have extensive experience with the patient groups seen at the department.

Personal qualifications

• Personal qualifications of the applicant, including documented collaborative skills, will be important.
• Working efficiently and consciencefully.
• Patient management involves empathic communication skills towards patients and their families.
• Documented language skills in Norwegian or a compatible Scandinavian language is required. Applicants must be able to teach and communicate with patients in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.

We offer

• We offer good opportunities for professional development in a great working environment with highly dedicated and skilled co-workers at a university hospital with unique access to leading expertise in many clinical and supporting medical subspecialities. The department continuously aims to enhance the quality of the service through recruitment of applicants with particularly valuable expertise.
• Salary level for the position will be negotiated according to standard protocols.

Regarding the part-time academic position at UiO:

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/2018-6809-gastroentrology.pdf

Applications for the academic part-time position must include:

• 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

https://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

Please scan and send the documents as PDF files.

See guidelines for designing the application, information for applicants, rules for appointments to Associate/Adjunct Professorships as well as rules concerning pedagogical skills:

http://www.med.uio.no/om/jobb/veiledninger/index.html

Contact

• For the Senior Consultant position: Head of Section of Gastroenterology Kirsten Muri Boberg, e-mail: kboberg@ous-hf.no or phone: +47 23072468
• For the Associate Professor position: Head of Research and Professor Tom Hemming Karlsen, e-mail: t.h.karlsen@medisin.uio.no or phone: +47 23073616

Enquiries about the application process related to the part-time position should be directed to Advisor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Senior Adviser Heidi Falch Ecklund, E-mail: h.f.ecklund@medisin.uio.no, tlf. +47 22 85 92 27.

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