Head of Department (100) of the Department of Microbiology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, combined with Professor IIAssociate Professor (20) in Medicine

The Department of Microbiology
The Department annually performs approximately 1.5 million analyses and has a broad diagnostic repertoire in bacteriology virology mycology infection serology and parasitology. It has important responsibilities related to patient care infection control emergency preparedness and national reference functions.
The Department has integrated hospital and academic functions and plays an important role in research teaching and training of physicians biomedical laboratory scientists and students. Research activities span from basic research to translational projects including antimicrobial resistance infection biology and pandemic preparedness. The Department is and has been the host of a Centre of Excellence and was assessed as outstanding quality in the Research Councils recent evaluation of Medicine and Health.

Part of the Hospital of the Future with the Life Sciences Building on the Horizon

The Department is in an exciting development phase with consolidation of operations at Rikshospitalet and Ullevål and relocation to the Life Sciences Building in 2027.
This will become the largest centre for life sciences chemistry and pharmacy in the Nordics and will create unique opportunities for collaboration between clinic research and education. As leader you will play a central role in realizing the departments place in this new building and help shape the future of laboratory medicine where groundbreaking technology interdisciplinary collaboration and patient-proximal innovation are at the core.

Applications must be submitted electronically via Webcruiter.

For the main position at Oslo University Hospital:

The Department of Microbiology has diagnostic operations at Oslo University Hospitals Rikshospitalet and Ullevål sites which in January 2027 will be co-located in the new Life Sciences Building. The Department has hospital and university functions integrated in the operations and performs laboratory-based infectious disease diagnostics for hospitalized patients at Oslo hospitals and from primary addition it handles infection control for blood donors and transplantation donors. The repertoire of analyses is large and approximately 1.5 million analyses are carried out annually. The Department has a broad diagnostic repertoire in bacteriology virology infection serology mycology and parasitology and has several regional responsibilities and national reference functions including diagnostics related to HIV syphilis cytomegalovirus toxoplasmosis medical mycology molecular parasitology and viral import diseases. See also the departments website.

The department has 23.5 physician positions 18.5 senior consultants and 5 training positions for physicians (physicians in specialization medical microbiology). Three of the senior consultants have adjunct positions at UiO; in addition we have three senior consultant positions in adjunct roles whose main positions are as Professors at UiO.
The Department is organized into eight sections: Medicine; Bacteriology; Molecular Diagnostics Virology and Serology; Research; Development; Control and Production; Sample Reception; Quality IT and Operational Support. The environment is professionally exciting educational and at times fast-paced.

Research activity is large and includes both fundamental biological research and translationalresearch. Fundamental research is particularly connected to DNA repair genome stabilityepigenetics and horizontal gene transfer. Translational research includes studies inbacteriology virology mycology parasitology molecular biology bioinformatics with astrong focus on antimicrobial resistance especially in bacteria and fungi as well aspathogenesis in bacterial and viral infections particularly in immunocompromisedindividuals. Looking ahead antimicrobial resistance (AMR) host-microbe interaction andpandemic preparedness will be of great importance for Oslo University Hospital also at thenational this regard state-of-the-art facilities for AMR research have been established in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Oslo.

The Department educates medical microbiologists provides practical training for biomedical laboratory scientist students and participates in the teaching of medical students because of its close ties to the Faculty of Medicine University of Oslo.

Our department is currently undergoing major reorganization with a shared laboratory information system harmonization between two locations and consolidation of the entire department in the Life Sciences Building in 2027.

The main 100% position will be a senior consultant role as Head of Department. The appointed person will primarily lead the Department of Microbiology and participate in bacteriological virological and/or mycological diagnostics.

The Role
The Head of Department will be part of the leadership team of the division and contribute actively to the development of the entire Division of Laboratory Medicine at Oslo University Hospital. The position may be combined with a 20 % adjunct appointment as Professor II / Associate Professor at the University of Oslo thereby providing a unique opportunity to combine leadership with research and education.

Responsibilities

As Head of Departmentyou will have overall responsibility for the operations and development of the Department of Microbiology including responsibility for academic affairs personnel research and finances. You will:

• lead and inspire a strong professional environment with high competence and a majorsocietal mission
• facilitate high-quality research innovation and education
• contribute actively in the clinics leadership team and to the further development of Oslo University Hospital as a whole

Qualifications

• Medical degree (.) and specialist certification in medical microbiology
• Leadership experience preferably with documented results from managing operationsand change processes
  
• Interest in and experience with research and development
  
• Strong communication skills good collaboration skills and strategic vision

As a leader at Oslo University Hospital the following leadership requirements apply:

You are strategic

• Facilitate leadership development in your leadership group and in the individual unitswithin your area of responsibility.
  
• Patient safety quality and deviations: Promote/stimulate a culture that seekscontinuous improvement and learning and follows up reports of deviations andsuggestions for improvement.
  
• Think strategically set clear and ambitious goals and be able to develop a culture thatmotivates the organization for necessary changes and transformation also acrossclinics and support functions.
  
• Work actively with other professional areas to achieve a stable operational situation.

You demonstrate integrity

• Express your own opinions but at the same time be loyal to and actively supportdecisions once they are made.
  
• Be open honest and a good role model who facilitates good and open dialogue with staff.

You are motivating and unifying

• Be a visible inspiring leader who creates well-being in the organization and motivateseffort.
  
• Be focused on developing your employees and your organization.
  
• Have a good understanding of the employer role and be able to establish a balancedand well-functioning collaboration with employee representatives/trade unions andsafety delegates.
  
• Conduct employee appraisals have zero tolerance for and follow up harassment casesand implement measures to prevent and reduce sickness absence.

Why Apply

This position is for someone who wants to lead in a complex and dynamic environment while also having the opportunity to contribute to research and education in collaboration with the University of Oslo. The role gives you a central position in shaping the future of laboratory medicine with the Life Sciences Building as a catalyst for diagnostics innovation collaboration and scientific breakthroughs.

Key Duties

• Overall responsibility for and involvement in the daily operations of the department
• Academic advising to the departments leaders and staff
• Lead the departments leadership group
  
• Participate actively in the clinics leadership team
  
• Overall responsibility and ensure excellent academic quality and development ofroutine diagnostics as well as frontline research activity in the department
  
• Lead planning for future operations
  
• Execute the relocation to a consolidated department in the Life Sciences Building
  
• Ensure smooth workflow
  
• Responsibility for competence development among physicians
  
• Leadership responsibility (personnel and financial accountability) for the department
  
• Participate in routine diagnostics and current on-call duties

Qualification Requirements Education and Important Personal Qualities Qualifications

• Norwegian authorization as a physician
  
• Recognised specialist in medical microbiology
  
• Formal qualifications and/or experience in leadership
  
• Significant high-level research experience
  
• Proficiency in a Scandinavian language both written and spoken
  
• Broad experience in bacteriology and/or virology is desired
  
• High competence in host-microbe interaction and antibiotic resistance is an advantage
  
• Experience with reorganization and harmonization work is valued

Personal Attributes

• Work purposefully according to the departments and divisions goals and be able tocontribute to the bigger picture
  
• Good communication abilities with capacity to listen and be clear
  
• Solution-oriented with strong execution skills
  
• Flexible positive and initiative-taking
  
• Contribute to a good and inclusive work environment
  
• Strong cooperation skills
  
• Ability to quickly learn new tasks and acquire new knowledge
  
• Engaged
  
• Willing to embrace change
  
• Independent
  
• Efficient
  
• Responsible
  
• Personal suitability will be given significant weight

We Offer

• High professional level with exciting and demanding tasks including collaborationwith the University of Oslo
  
• Engaged colleagues committed to quality and progress
  
• A positive challenging and supportive working environment
  
• Inspiring and educational work
  
• High degree of flexibility
  
• Competitive salary according to applicable agreements
  
• Membership in pension scheme 2 % pension contribution
  
• A workplace that is an Inclusive Workplace enterprise
  
• Work with a wide range of tasks in a large and busy unit
  
• Participation in currently applicable on-call roster at the department is expected

Working Conditions

• Good welfare benefits for employees
  
• Company sports team with a large and varied offering
  
• Central location in surroundings in Oslo
  
• An active work environment with many professional challenges based on a veryvaried field
  
• The department has a modern and advanced instrument park
  
• Appointment takes place under the terms specified in applicable laws collectiveagreements and regulations
  
• Relocation of workplace to the Life Sciences Building is planned for 2027

For the academic adjunct appointment (20 %) at UiO:

See the full job description including qualification requirements and evaluation criteria for the academic adjunct position:: for the adjunct appointment must include:

• Cover letter and CV
  
• Publication list
  
• A list of up to 10 publications to be particularly emphasized. These must be submittedin full text.
  
• Summary table of PhD candidate supervision experience (name of candidatesupervision period institution and date of defence primary / co-supervisor for eachcandidate).
  
• Description of qualifications in administration leadership teaching / disseminationlanguage proficiency
  
• Any other relevant qualifications

Documentation should be compiled into a single PDF document max 10 MB: See guidelines for preparing the application applicant information appointment regulations for Professor and rules for pedagogical competence:

Inquiries about the application process related to the adjunct position can be directed to the personnel adviser at the Institute of Clinical Medicine (UiO) Mija Nikolaisen phone.

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