Professor in Radiology and Medical Imaging combined with employment as a specialist-trained doctor at Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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Welcome to the Institute of Clinical Sciences! The Institute of Clinical Sciences, along with five other institutes, is part of the Sahlgrenska Academy. Here, research and education focus on human health and quality of life. The Institute of Clinical Sciences is organized into four sections and 16 different subject areas.

The position as a professor is located within the Department of Radiology in the Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy. The Department of Radiology conducts extensive research on diagnostic and interventional radiological techniques, image processing, and image interpretation.

Our research encompasses basic development of new instruments and approaches for medical imaging diagnostics, interventional radiology, and image processing; translational research designed to implement new methods in clinical routine and highly specialized care; clinical trials; epidemiological studies; and the use of validated methods to answer clinical and biological questions.

The work includes all physiological systems and disease processes in both children and adults. It covers a broad spectrum of modalities, clinical subjects, and scientific disciplines, as well as collaborations that include data science and applied mathematics for image analysis and informatics.

The department participates in various educational programs offered by the faculty and conducts several specialist competence courses. The specialist training in the field of radiology is certified according to the European Training Assessment Programme (ETAP).

Subject area

Radiology and Medical Imaging.

Subject area description

The subject area of the professorship is radiology and medical imaging. Radiology includes both diagnostic and interventional radiology, as well as technology and physics for imaging and image processing.

Duties

The job responsibilities include conducting research within the subject area at a nationally and internationally competitive level. Furthermore, the appointee must actively seek national and/or international external research funding.

Teaching, course responsibility, and examination in courses at the undergraduate and advanced levels in the field of radiology and medical imaging within the medical program and other educational programs involving the Institute of Clinical Sciences are also part of the duties. This includes developing and coordinating learning objectives, teaching activities, pedagogical methods, examination formats, and assessment criteria in relation to content and purpose.

In addition, mentoring and supervision of students and doctoral students at all educational levels in the field of radiology and medical imaging is included in the job responsibilities. The duties also involve actively promoting the development of academic competence within the subject area at the local and national levels.

The appointee is also expected to perform other tasks normally associated with a professorship, such as academic leadership with administrative duties and holding internal and external positions of trust. The position also involves collaboration with the surrounding community.

Clinical duties will be tailored to the operational needs of the intended appointee's competence and experience, constituting one-third of the appointment. The clinical departments activities follow the European training curriculum for radiology and subspecialization within radiology.

Eligibility

Eligibility for teaching positions is specified in the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance and the appointments procedure of the University of Gothenburg.

Eligible for appointment as a professor is someone who has demonstrated scientific and pedagogical proficiency. Swedish or European medical licensure and specialist competence in radiology are requirements for the position.

The appointment is associated with employment as a specialist-trained doctor in radiology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, and applicants must therefore hold Swedish medical licensure or European medical licensure, as well as Swedish or European specialist competence in radiology. Foreign qualified applicants will be given a grace period to convert their licensure and specialist certificates. According to the Swedish Higher Education Act 3 chapter 8 §, a combined appointment can only be held by someone who meets the eligibility requirements for both positions.

To obtain Swedish medical licensure, one must have the necessary knowledge of Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian according to the National Board of Health and Welfare. If the applicant does not have the necessary knowledge of Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian must the holder of the position learn Swedish within a 2-year period from the date of employment. Good English proficiency is a requirement to be able to fulfill all tasks in the position.

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