Department Department of Surgical Oncology – Faculty of Medicine

Deadline 8 Jan 2020

Start date upon agreement

Director of the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University announces a selection procedure for the position of a Department Head for:

Department of Surgical Oncology

Department of Surgical Oncology (DSO) is a therapeutic, educational and research clinic of the MMCI and the Faculty of Medicine of MU. It deals with the treatment of malignant tumours, especially of breast, digestive tract, urogenital and gynaecological tumours, malignant melanoma and soft tissue sarcomas. DSO is functionally divided into specialised departments: Department of Mammocutaneous and Oncoplastic Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Department of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Urological Oncology and Central Operating Theatres. DSO has fully developed programs of classical, endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic surgery in oncosurgery. In addition to surgical treatment, medicamentous anticancer treatment is applied locally and systemically at the clinic workplaces.

The candidate for the position of a Department Head must be a respected expert in the field of surgical treatment of solid tumours, with experience of working in a multidisciplinary oncology team at a complex cancer centre and with expertise in pre-graduate and postgraduate education.

The Head of the DSO will be responsible for the management of the clinic, undergraduate medical education, doctoral studies, publishing and coordination of research conducted at the clinic. The Candidate for Department Head will present his/her idea of fulfilling the above during the selection process.

Requirements for a declared position:

• University education in general medicine or equivalent education acquired abroad
• Eligibility to pursue the profession of physician in the relevant field in accordance with Section 5 of Act No. 95/2004 Coll.
• At least five years of experience in the field at the workplace of the health care provider, which is part of a comprehensive cancer centre
• Habilitation within the meaning of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education, as amended, or a prerequisite for achieving it within three years is welcomed
• Personal and professional requirements for managing the medical and academic team of the clinic
• Teaching experience and readiness to guarantee vocational subjects taught at the workplace
• Scientific and publishing activities in the given field
• Moral integrity

We offer:

• Work in an inspiring intellectual environment with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary cooperation
• Work in the facility with high credit in the Czech Republic and abroad, with the possibility of further development of such cooperation
• Opportunities for education, training and career development
• Interesting salary conditions and employee benefits

Applications together with a structured CV, photocopies of qualification papers and diplomas, a criminal record, certificate according to Act No. 451/1991 Coll., an overview of scientific and publishing activities, specification of the international relevance of the applicant's research profile and recommendations by two professional guarantors should be sent within 30 days from the publication of this announcement on the websites of the Masaryk University to HR department of the Faculty of Medicine, through e-Application (see below). More information on email: janackova@med.muni.cz.

In order to gain knowledge about a possible future workplace, in terms of knowing its structure and all areas where the DSO intervenes, we will allow external applicants to visit the workplace. Those interested in the tour will report in advance to the secretariat of the director of MMCI (phone number 543134102, e-mail direct@mou.cz) and they will then be allowed to visit the workplace.