Senior Consultant combined with Professor II/ Associate Professor II in Transplantation medicine (Hepatology)

 Oslo University Hospital (OUH) is Norway’s largest hospital with over 25 000 employees and a budget of more than 20 billion NOK. It is a local hospital for parts of Oslo's population, it has several regional functions for the inhabitants in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, and it also hosts a large number of national health services. The hospital is responsible for a majority of medical research and education of health personnel in Norway.

The University of Oslo (UiO) is Norway's oldest and highest ranked 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 units, out which Institute of Clinical Medicine is the largest, and has approximately 1 500 employees (about 1 000 work years) and about 2 000 students.

A permanent position as Senior Consultant (Gastroenterology) is available at Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery and Specialized Medicine, Oslo University Hospital. The position is affiliated with a part time position as Professor II SKO 1013 /Associate Professor II SKO 1011 (20 % position) in Medicine (Transplantation Medicine and Hepatology) at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO). It is required that the holder of the position attends to both positions.

Arbeidsoppgaver

Regarding the clinical position at OUH:

Department of Transplantation Medicine is responsible for the national services for abdominal organ transplantation. The Section of Gastroenterology is responsible for assessment and long-time follow-up of all adult liver-transplanted patients. The section also serves as a regional referral center for patients with severe and rare hepatobiliary disorders. Furthermore, 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 OUH Rikshospitalet. In addition to the inpatient ward and endoscopy unit, the section is responsible for an outpatient ward and a daycare unit. There are 12 Senior Consultant positions at the section, out of which 3 are adjungated to a professor II (20%) position. In addition, three affiliated consultants have Professor I positions. The section has a highly active and internationally renowned research environment. 

Work tasks

• Contribute to the ordinary clinical work at the department, with main responsibility related to the patient ward and the daycare unit.
  
• Participate in the work-up and care of the patient groups described above.
  
• Participate in the on-call system of the department.
  
• Contribute to training of clinical fellows, run courses and participate in quality improvement routines, with a special focus on liver transplantation.
  
• Contribute to maintain and develop transplantation medicine at a high standard, including the maintenance of transplant-related clinical guidelines.
  
• Contribute to maintain and develop a highly qualified research environment.
  
• The applicant must be prepared to perform clinical work at all sites within OUH.

Kvalifikasjoner (overskrift)

Qualification requirements

• The applicant must possess a Norwegian specialist accreditation in gastroenterology at the starting date of entering the position.
  
• The applicant must have experience with the patient groups seen at the department.
  

Personal qualifications

• Personal qualifications of the applicant, including documented collaborative skills.
  
• Working efficiently and conscientiously.
  
• Empathic communication skills in communication with patients and their families.
  
• Documented language skills in Norwegian or a compatible Scandinavian language. 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/ledige-stillinger/stillingsbeskrivelser/2025-81180-description-of-position-transplantation-medicine-or-hepatology.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).
  
• Form: 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.
  
• 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 person Senior Consultant position OUH: Kristine Wiencke, Head of Section of Gastroenterology, e-mail: kwiencke@ous-hf.no or phone: +47 41302749

Enquiries about the UiO position should be directed to Johannes R. Hov, Head of Department of Transplantation Medicine, email: j.e.r.hov@medisin.uio.no, phone +47 91687143

Enquiries about the application process related to the part-time position should be directed to Human Resources Advisor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Andreas Hessen Solheim, a.h.solheim@medisin.uio.no, tlf. +47 22859243.

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