Senior Consultant combined with Professor II

Senior Consultant combined with Professor II / Associate Professor II in Medicine (Rheumatology)

Arbeidsgiver: Division of Specialized Medicine and Surgery, Department of Rheumatology

Stillingstittel: Senior Consultant combined with Professor II/Associate Professor II in medicine (rheumatology)

Frist: 05.05.2025

Ansettelsesform: Fast

Oslo University Hospital (OUH) is the largest hospital in Norway, with over 23,000 employees. It serves as a local hospital for a part of the population in Oslo and has a regional function for 3.1 million persons living in the area covered by the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. The Hospital serves several national functions and is responsible for a large proportion of medical research and health personnel education in Norway.

The University of Oslo (UiO) is Norway's largest research and educational institution with 28,000 students and 7,500 employees. The Faculty of Medicine works for progressive education, research, and dissemination to the best interests of patients and society. It is organized into three institutes, one of which is the Institute of Clinical Medicine.

A permanent position as Senior Consultant (100% position) is available at the Unit of Rheumatology, which is part of the Department of Rheumatology, Dermatology and Infectious Diseases within the Division of Specialized Medicine and Surgery, Oslo University Hospital.

The position is affiliated with a part-time position (20%) as Professor II (SKO 1013) or Associate Professor II (SKO 1011) in Medicine (Rheumatology) at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO). It is required that the position holder attends to both positions.

Responsibilities

The Unit of Rheumatology has local and regional responsibilities for children and adolescents afflicted by a rheumatic disease. In adults, the Unit has local and regional functions for patients with systemic connective diseases and systemic vasculitis. The Unit hosts two national functions, a national unit for stem cell therapy in systemic sclerosis and a national network for childhood and adolescent rheumatology.

The Unit currently has 13 permanent senior consultant positions and six positions for residents in training. The Unit is set up with a 24/7 on-call service where all the Consultants participate.

The senior consultants at the Unit are organized into two teams: the adult team and the juvenile team. The Adult consultant team is responsible for a ward with 13 beds (shared with the Unit of clinical immunology and infectious diseases), a day ward, and an outpatient clinic for adult patients. The Juvenile consultant team is responsible for a four-bed ward, a day care unit, and an outpatient clinic for children and adolescents.

The Unit aims for close integration of clinical activities and research across all patient age groups and has an expressed ambition of contributing clinically oriented research at an international level.

Short description of work tasks for the senior consultant position

• Contribute to routine clinical activities in the Adult consultant team and participate in all aspects of treatment and follow-up of adult patients with rheumatic diseases.
• Contribute to improve the standard of care for adult-onset systemic rheumatic diseases.
• Contribute to better integration of clinical activities and research.
• Opportunity to participate in the Unit's on-call system for consultants.
• Contribute to continuing medical education by taking on teaching tasks at the Unit and relevant external meetings.
• Contribute to educational activities organized by the Unit for the benefit of patients, relatives, and the public.
• Contribute to quality improvement activities.

Qualification requirements

• The applicant must possess a Norwegian specialist accreditation in rheumatology.
• The applicant should have clinical expertise in adult-onset systemic rheumatic diseases.
• The applicant must have relevant research experience and a strong motivation to contribute to ongoing and future research activities.
• Documented language skills in Norwegian or a compatible Scandinavian language are required.

We can offer

• Good opportunities for professional development in a great working environment with highly dedicated and skilled co-workers.
• Salary level for the position will be negotiated according to standard protocols.

Applications for the academic part-time position must include:

• Cover letter and CV
• Complete list of publications
• Separate list of 10 most relevant publications
• Overview of experience in supervising PhD candidates
• Description of qualifications regarding administration, leadership, teaching and foreign language skills

Please scan and send the documents as PDF-files (maximum 2 MB/file).

Contact information

Helena Andersson, Head of Unit, handerss@ous-hf.no

Øyvind Molberg, Head of Research at the Unit, oyvind.molberg@medisin.uio.no

Andreas Hessen Solheim, Human Resources Advisor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiO, +47 22859243, a.h.solheim@medisin.uio.no

Arbeidssted

Sognsvannsveien 20, 0372 Oslo

Nøkkelinformasjon:

Arbeidsgiver: Oslo universitetssykehus HF

Referansenr.: 4948117497

Stillingsprosent: 100%

Søknadsfrist: 05.05.2025

Sektor: Offentlig

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