Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences
Description of the Subject Area
The disease panorama in pulmonary medicine spans several major public health conditions such as asthma, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allergic airway diseases, and lung cancer. Within these areas, the research group conducts clinical and epidemiological studies. In collaboration with preclinical research groups, the group also participates in several translational projects.
Duties
The duties include research, teaching, clinical service, and administration. Teaching includes course responsibility, course administration, and supervision of doctoral students. The holder also has a responsibility to follow developments in their own field. The appointee is expected to lead an active research group and to initiate and conduct research projects. The appointee is also expected to have the ability to competitively obtain external research funding.
The position also includes clinical work as a specialist physician in pulmonary medicine at Uppsala University Hospital, which entails close coordination between research, education, and clinical activity.
Qualification Requirements
To be eligible for appointment as professor, one must have demonstrated both scientific and pedagogical skill (Chapter 4, Section 3, HF). According to Section 5 of Uppsala University's Employment Regulations (AO), the general qualification requirement for teachers is that the applicant must have the ability to cooperate and otherwise meet the requirements of suitability needed to perform the duties well.
Scientific skill must be demonstrated through independent research contributions and through merits that are of very high quality from an international perspective.
Pedagogical skill must be demonstrated through extensive merits in teaching in accordance with Section 22 AO. Furthermore, the applicant must demonstrate well-documented skill in supervision at undergraduate, advanced, and research levels. A prerequisite for pedagogical skill is completion of relevant university pedagogical education of at least ten weeks, or equivalent knowledge. The pedagogical education must include doctoral supervision training (Section 32 AO).
For eligibility for this position, a medical degree and Swedish proof of specialist competence in pulmonary medicine are required. If the applicant lacks Swedish proof of specialist competence in pulmonary medicine, they must have submitted an application for this to the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) by the last application deadline for the position.
The applicant must have documented ability to teach in Swedish and English (Section 6 AO).
Selection Criteria
When selecting among eligible applicants, primary weight will be placed on scientific skill and subsequently on pedagogical skill. However, an overall assessment will be made so that an applicant with significant advantage in pedagogical skill may be ranked ahead of an applicant with some advantage in scientific skill. Clinical skill is also important for the position and will be given weight.
Scientific skill refers to research merits. In assessing scientific skill, scientific quality will be primarily considered. The scope of research, particularly regarding depth and breadth, will also be given importance. Furthermore, the ability to plan, initiate, lead, and develop research and education at the research level, the ability to competitively obtain research funding, and the ability to cooperate with society through research will be given importance (Section 20 AO).
Pedagogical skill refers to teaching merits. In assessing pedagogical skill, pedagogical quality will be primarily considered. Scope, both breadth and depth, will also be given importance.
Clinical skill is demonstrated through clinical work and clinical education as well as participation in clinical development work. Clinical development work includes, among other things, initiatives that have improved or made healthcare more efficient (Section 24 AO).
Selection Criteria, Other Skills
Administrative skill and leadership skill are important for the position and will be given weight. The ability to cooperate with society as well as to communicate about research and development work will be considered.
Administrative skill is demonstrated, among other things, through the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work in an efficient and purpose-appropriate manner and through the ability to set and maintain timelines. The skill includes overall activity planning and the ability to manage resources in a way that reflects the activity's priorities (Section 28 AO).
Leadership skill is demonstrated through the ability to lead activities and personnel, make decisions, take responsibility, and motivate and provide others with the conditions necessary to effectively reach common goals. The ability to coordinate the group as well as to contribute to creating commitment, participation, and job satisfaction, and the ability to handle conflicts are further examples of demonstrated skill (Section 30 AO). See also Section 5 RB.
When assessing cooperation skill, experience of and skill in science communication, editorship, and other activities related to knowledge exchange between the university and the outside world, as well as experience in innovation and entrepreneurship will be given importance (Section 6 RB).
In a comprehensive assessment of applicants' merits, parental leave, part-time work due to childcare, union assignments, military service, or similar shall be considered as work experience (Section 94 AO).
When the university is to appoint new teachers, applicants shall be selected who, after a qualitative overall assessment of competence and skill, are deemed to have the best conditions to implement and develop current duties and to contribute to positive development of the activities (Section 4 AO).
International experts may be consulted in evaluating submitted applications. In such cases, application documents written in Swedish may need to be sent to a translator hired by the university.
Applications are received through Uppsala University's recruitment system.Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences
Description of the Subject Area
The disease panorama in pulmonary medicine spans several major public health conditions such as asthma, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allergic airway diseases, and lung cancer. Within these areas, the research group conducts clinical and epidemiological studies. In collaboration with preclinical research groups, the group also participates in several translational projects.
Duties
The duties include research, teaching, clinical service, and administration. Teaching includes course…