- with focus on research
Do you want to contribute to improving human health?
The Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet conducts internationally leading research and education in physiology, pharmacology, anesthesiology, intensive care medicine, and related disciplines. The department offers a highly competitive experimental and translational research environment supported by advanced scientific infrastructure.
This position provides an outstanding opportunity to work within an internationally recognized academic and clinical environment where research, education, and patient-centered care are closely integrated, contributing to the development of evidence-based pediatric intensive care, innovation, and the education of future specialists.
Description of the subject area
The subject area encompasses highly specialized perioperative medicine and intensive care of infants, children, and adolescents, including the application of advanced life-support technologies such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal life support (ECLS).
Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital provide a strong research and educational environment in anesthesiology and pediatric intensive care, characterized by close clinical integration and interdisciplinary collaborations, including established partnerships with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Research within this field includes pharmacology, advanced monitoring of ventilation and circulation, regional anesthesia, postoperative pain management, capnodynamics, as well as mechanical ventilation, dialysis, nutrition, and intensive care transport within pediatric critical care.
Karolinska University Hospital serves as Sweden’s national highly specialized referral center for several pediatric disciplines, with clinical operations located in both Solna and Huddinge.
Your mission
You are expected to contribute to the advancement of evidence-based care and innovation in pediatric perioperative medicine, anesthesiology, and intensive care medicine, in close integration with the education and training of future specialists. The overall goal is to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents.
The position includes initiating and conducting research of high international quality within pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric intensive care, and/or ECMO/ECLS, while actively contributing to the continued development of the clinical research environment.
You will also be expected to participate in teaching at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, and to supervise students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers. In addition, the role includes active participation in and further development of clinical activities within pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric intensive care, and ECMO/ECLS.
The position further requires active engagement in leadership and strategic development of the field, with a focus on strengthening research, education, and clinical excellence. Successful development within this area requires a strong foundation of national and international collaborations combined with demonstrated experience in research closely linked to clinically relevant and patient-oriented questions.
This is a combined appointment, with 50 per cent of the position based at Karolinska Institutet and 50 per cent at Karolinska University Hospital.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for an employment as Senior Lecturer with focus on research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD, or having equivalent scientific expertise, you must have demonstrated excellent scientific skills and very good pedagogical skills and clinical skills.
For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements are stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure and these are applied in relation to the subject area of the established recruitment profile.
See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.
Additional Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must also:
- Hold subspecialist training and documented clinical experience in pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric intensive care medicine, and/or pediatric ECMO.
It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education, as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution. If you lack such education at the time of employment, you must undergo such education during the first two years of employment.
The position will be combined with a clinical appointment as Consultant Physician within the Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care and Transport (Barn PMI Intensivvård och transport), which includes pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric intensive care medicine, ECMO services, and pediatric intensive care transport. Applicants must therefore hold a Swedish medical license and specialist certification in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, and fulfil the requirements established by the National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden) for the practice of medicine in Sweden.
As the position includes clinical responsibilities, applicants must, in addition to proficiency in English, demonstrate sufficient proficiency in Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish corresponding to C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Assessment criteria
The Senior Lectureship has a focus on research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skills (3), pedagogical skills (2), leadership and collaboration skills (2 ) and clinical skills (2).
For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the assessment criteria are stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure and these are applied in relation to established profile of employment:
See the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet.
The criteria listed will form part of the overall assessment of the applicant. All criteria will be assessed but they should not individually be seen as requirements.
It is furthermore meritorious that you have demonstrated
- Experience in translational and patient-oriented clinical research
- Established national and international collaborations
After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.
What do we offer?
A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.
Location: Solna
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Application
Your application must contain the following documents: a cover letter as well as a resumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.
The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, we prefer that the documents are in English.
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
Clinical position at Karolinska University Hospital:
To obtain an employment as specialist physician (chief physician, assistant chief physician, specialist physician) at Karolinska University Hospital, assessment of the applicant’s clinical qualifications by the hospital’s Expert Committee is mandatory.
Hence, the documents listed below are required for determining the correct service level.
- Karolinska University Hospital’s form for Curriculum Vitae - download here
- Specialist certificate(s) in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care*
- PhD degree certificate**
- Certificate regarding docent/associate professor **
- List of 10 most important publications
*including specialist certificate(s) from other countries
**when applicable
Link to criteria for specialist physician at Karolinska University Hospital (in Swedish).
We look forward to receiving your application!
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Type of employment: Permanent position
Contract type: Full time
Number of positions: 1
Full-time equivalent: 100%
City: Solna
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: STÖD 2-1378/2026
Contact: - Sophie Erhardt, [email protected]
Union representative: - Bodil Moberg , OFR/ST, [email protected]
- Elizabeth Valenzuela, SEKO, [email protected]
- Per Hydbring, SACO, [email protected]
Published: 2026-06-18
Last application date: 2026-08-05
