The Institute of Clinical Medicine has a vacant position for a Professor II/Associate Professor (20 %) in Digestive Surgery. The part-time academic position is combined with a full-time (100 %) senior consultant position in Digestive Surgery at Akershus University Hospital, Department of Digestive Surgery.
Relating the main position:
The Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Akershus University Hospital is one of the country's largest speciality departments within gastroenterological surgery. The department has 17 senior consultant positions, of which 2 are combined with professor II and professor 1 positions.
The department has an active research environment in both basic and clinical research. The department has extensive elective activities within colorectal surgery, anoproctology, biliary surgery, and hernia treatment. The pelvic centre at AHUS is an interdisciplinary forum for difficult disorders of the pelvic floor and pelvic organs, and several of the department's doctors have a prominent role there.
The department has a large day surgery and outpatient activity. The bed posts are organized into two bed areas with a total of 57 beds. We have day surgery operations at Ahus Gardermoen, including operative procedures and an outpatient clinic.
Akershus University Hospital is a workplace with great diversity. Diversity is a clear strength and crucial to solving our many tasks in patient treatment, patient follow-up, research, and teaching. We therefore also want a diverse pool of applicants for vacant positions and encourage all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of race, gender, identity, or background. The department employee must be prepared to participate in activities at Ahus Gardermoen on an agreed-upon daily basis.
For the 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/2026-8089-description-of-position-gastrointestinal-surgery.pdfInterpersonal skills, the ability to create an attractive research environment, and plans for research and ambitions relating to the applicant's personal teaching practice will be emphasised. The successful applicant will participate in teaching of medical students at the University of Oslo, and have documented teaching experience and pedagogic qualifications. As a main rule, interviews will be held and references collected. Applicants may also be required to give a trial lecture.
Please, scan and send the documents as PDF-files (maximum 10 MB)
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/english/about/vacancies/procedures/
HR- Officer in charge Maren Retterstøl Olaisen, Institute of Clinical Medicine (questions regarding the academic application) +47 228 50 545
Geir Bøhler, Head of department, Digestive Surgery, +47 47306907
Torbjørn Omland , Head of Campus Ahus, Professor , +47 40107050
Sykehusveien 25
1478 Nordbyhagen
Arbeidsgiver: Akershus universitetssykehus HF
Referansenr.: 5117103087
Stillingsprosent: 100%
Regular
Søknadsfrist: 20.05.2026
Akershus University Hospital is the largest acute hospital in Norway, and local and area hospital for close to 10% of the Norwegian population. We have a fast growing research environment in the field of medicine and health sciences. Akershus University Hospital aims for our work force to reflect our values of multi-disciplinarity, diversity and equality. We therefore seek a balance in the age and gender profile of our staff, and we are particularly interested in recruiting people from ethnic minorities.