Senior Consultant combined with Adjunct Professor / Associate Professor in medicine (Pulmonary)

Oslo University Hospital (OUH) is Norway’s largest hospital with over 20 000 employees and a budget of 20 billion NOK. It is a local hospital for parts of Oslo's population. It has a regional function for the inhabitants in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, and it also has a large number of national functions. The Hospital is responsible for the majority of medical research and education of health personnel in Norway.

The University of Oslo (UiO) is Norway's largest research and educational institution with 28 000 students and 7 000 employees. Professional breadth and internationally recognized research environments make UiO an important contributor to society. The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1814 and is Norway's oldest medical faculty. The Faculty works for progressive education, research and dissemination for the patients’ and society’s best interests. It is organized into three basic units and has approximately 1 500 employees (about 1 000 work years) and about 2 000 students.

A permanent position as Senior Consultant (Pulmonary) is available at the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital. The position is affiliated with a part time position as Adjunct Professor SKO 8013 /Associate Professor SKO 1011 (20 % position) in Medicine (Pulmonary) at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO). It is required that the position holder attends to both positions.

Oslo University Hospital is a workplace with great diversity. We believe this is crucial for solving our tasks in the best possible way. We want this diversity to be reflected among the applicants for our positions, and we encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of background, to apply!

Regarding the full-time clinical position at OUH:

The Department of Pulmonary Medicine covers a broad specter of activity, covering all parts of pulmonary medicine except lung transplantation. We have a large outpatient clinic and our own ward. The Department also have national- and regional functions, e.g. in cystic fibrosis, allergology, tuberculosis and ventilation support. The clinical work is varied and involves all parts of our activity. In addition OUH have a leading role in traumatology and complicated medical treatment in the region. The department have an important role serving this part of the activity, in addition to education of physicians specializing in pulmonary medicine.

There are 20 Senior Consultants at the department, out of which one is attached to professor II/associate professor position.

Tasks

• The working tasks will be allocated according to applicant qualifications and department needs.
• The applicant must participate in the ordinary clinical work at the department
• The applicant is expected to contribute to training of clinical fellows, run courses and participate in quality improvement routines.
• The applicant is expected to participate in the on-call duty of the department

Qualification requirements – education and relevant personal qualities

• Senior Consultant positions: Requirement for Norwegian specialist training in relevant specialty
• Certificate of good conduct (if needed)
• The applicant must possess a Norwegian specialist accreditation in internal medicine and Pulmonary Medicine
• The applicant should have broad clinical experience within the fields of Pulmonary Medicine
• Person with extensive clinical experience in interstitial lung disease or/and immunology will be preferred

Personal qualities

• Working efficient and conscience fully
• Personal qualifications of the applicant, including documented collaborative skills, will be important.
• Patient management involves empathic communication skills at a high level towards patients and their families.
• Documented language skills in Norwegian or a compatible Scandinavian language is required.
• Senior Consultant positions: Requirement for Norwegian specialist training in relevant specialty

We can 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 subspecialties. 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/ledige-stillinger/stillingsbeskrivelser/2024-23659_description-of-position-pulmonary.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 in one pdf-file).
• 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.odt
• Description of qualifications regarding administration, leadership, teaching and foreign language skills
  Other relevant qualifications

Please scan and send the documents as PDF-files (maximum 10 MB / file).

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 person Associate/Adjunct Professorship position University of Oslo: Hallgeir Tveiten, Head of Department of Pulmonary Medicine. E-mail: haltve@ous-hf.no, phone: (+47) 92096941

Enquiries about the application process related to the part-time position should be directed to Human Resources Advisor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine Tone Iren Tverrfjell, E-mail t.i.tverfjell@medisin.uio.no.