Professor in physiotherapy

with focus on education and research

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

At the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), world‑leading research is conducted in the areas of aging, dementia, epidemiology, and care sciences. The research spans from basic science at the molecular and cellular level to clinical studies and population‑based research. Approximately one third of Karolinska Institutet’s undergraduate and master’s students complete their education at NVS. The department, with around 540 employees and consists of seven divisions and is located on Campus Flemingsberg and Campus Solna.

The Division of Physiotherapy is dedicated to providing high‑quality education and research in physiotherapy. Education is offered at the undergraduate level (physiotherapy programme), advanced level (one‑year master’s programme), and doctoral level. In addition, the division offers a range of standalone courses and commissioned education programmes.

Description of the subject area

The subject of physiotherapy takes human movement as its point of departure for understanding function, activity performance, and how movement promotes health. Research in the field contributes to the development of knowledge, theories, and evidence‑based interventions. Physiotherapy is an interdisciplinary discipline with specialisations such as neurology, orthopaedics, respiration, circulation, geriatrics, and paediatrics.

Your mission

At the Division of Physiotherapy, you will find a stimulating and creative work environment alongside dedicated colleagues engaged in high‑quality research and education. As a professor, you are expected to lead and further develop the division’s research activities and physiotherapy education with strong commitment.

In addition to conducting high‑level internationally leading research, you will be responsible for and participate in leading the pedagogical development. In addition your role is to strengthen the research foundations of the educational programmes and enhance collaboration with clinical partners. The position entails responsibility for shaping and coordinating the research profile of the subject area, fostering clinical collaboration, and supervising students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers across various areas of physiotherapy.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on education and research the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical skills; very good scientific skills;and clinical skills.

For employment as Professor 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.

Further eligibility requirements

• You must be a licensed physiotherapist.
• It is a requirement that you have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education, or have gained equivalent competence, 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.
• Since the employment includes teaching at undergraduate level, you must, besides English, demonstrate proficiency in Swedish, Norwegian or Danish (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR).

Assessment criteria

The Professorship has a focus on education and research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skills (3), pedagogical skills (3), leadership and collaboration skills (2) and clinical skills(2).

For employment as Professor 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.

It is furthermore meritorious that you have demonstrated

• Experience and expertise in leading and coordinating academic and clinical physiotherapy
• Experience and proficiency in developing physiotherapy as a main disciplinary subject

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: Flemingsberg

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society | Karolinska Institutet

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all!

Type of employment: Permanent position
Contract type: Full time
First day of employment: Upon agreement
Salary: Monthly salary
Number of positions: 1
Full-time equivalent: 100%
City: Flemingsberg
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: STÖD 2-1417/2026