Consultancy in Pediatric Ophthalmology combined with a clinical professorship in Ophthalmology with special focus on Pediatric Ophthalmology

A clinical position as consultant in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the department of Ophthalmology at Rigshospitalet is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

The position is combined with a 5-year externally funded position as clinical professor of Ophthalmology with special focus on Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

With this new position the department of Ophthalmology at Rigshospitalet wishes to strengthen the leadership in clinical research and teaching in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen.

It is a requirement that the applicant is accepted for appointment of both the professorship and the consultancy.

The advertisement for the professorship is available from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/)

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Eye Department in Rigshospitalet is the only eye department in the Capital Region and serves 1.8 mio people. For a number of subspecialties the Eye Department in Rigshospitalet serves the entire eastern part of Denmark with 2.5 mio inhabitants. The Eye Department in Rigshospitalet collaborates with clinical geneticists and pediatricians both within Rigshospitalet and in other hospitals. The appointed professor will participate in these collaboration in order to secure high quality care for the pediatric ophthalmic patients in all of Denmark. This includes development of the field, including the further development of clinical trials, genetic tools for prognostication, as well as participation in regional, national and international professional bodies within the field.

The eye department is organized in sections and subspecialized teams. In the clinical work, the appointed professor will refer to the section management that consists of a consultant and a section leading nurse.

Clinical functions and focus areas of the department
The clinical work of appointed professor will consist of the management of patients with pediatric ocular disorders. Participation in other fields of ophthalmology can be considered as per the needs of the department, and the interests of the professor

Research and teaching

With the new position as consultant in Pediatric Ophthalmology and clinical professor of Ophthalmology with special focus on Pediatric Ophthalmology the Department of Ophthalmology wishes to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching.

Qualifications

Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Ophthalmology.

Conditions

In order to be considered, the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the professorship) and to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the professorship. Appointment is conditioned by the fact that the applicant obtains both positions. This also applies to the applicants who are already employed as consultants at Rigshospitalet.

Salary and conditions of employment as consultant are as agreed between the Danish Regions and the Danish Association of Medical Specialists and between the Capital Region/Region Zealand and University of Copenhagen.

As clinical professor at least 50 % of the working time will be allocated to academic tasks (e.g. research, teaching, evaluation tasks and communication with the public) in agreement with the Head of Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The remaining time will be allocated for clinical work in agreement with the head of department of Ophthalmology at Rigshospitalet. The clinical professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a full time secretary position from the department of Ophthalmology at Rigshospitalet. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of the department of Ophthalmology at Rigshospitalet.

Application procedure

The application must include the following:

• Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications
• Copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in Ophthalmology
• A description of how the applicant is qualified as

• Clinical expert
• Communicator
• Collaborator
• Manager/administrator/organizer
• Health advocate
• Scholar/researcher/teacher
• Professional

For more information please refer to Sundhedsstyrelsen: The Seven Roles of Physicians.

The closing date for applications is May7th 2023

Further information:

For further information please contact tel. + 45 21320310, or email: morten.dornonville.de.la.cour@regionh.dk

Information on Terms of employment for the Capital Region: https://www.regionh.dk/english/job/Pages/default.aspx

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• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Rigshospitalet, Glostrup
• Kontaktperson
  Morten Dornonville de la Cour
• Adresse
  Valdemar Hansens Vej, 2600 Glostrup
• Stillingstype
  Overlæge
• Speciale
  Oftalmologi
• Ansættelsesform
  Tidsbegrænset periode
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  Snarest muligt
• Regionens jobnr.
  248665
• Quick-nr.
  447048
• Indrykningsdato
  30-03-2023
• Ansøgningsfrist
  07-05-2023 (udløbet)