Junior Faculty at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health (JF-KBH)
Junior Faculty at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health (JF-KBH) is an interest organization created by junior faculty for junior faculty in KBH. Our mission is to support researchers, educators, and clinicians with PhDs as they navigate their academic careers at KI and beyond, prior to securing permanent positions as lecturers or professors.
The JF-KBH Steering Group
All researchers with a PhD at KBH, including Postdoctoral research fellows, Assistant Professors (Biträdande Lektor and FoAss), (Senior) Researchers, (Senior) Research Specialists, (Senior) Research Infrastructure Specialists, Principal Investigators, and Clinical staff, are eligible for the JF-KBH Steering Group (JF-KBH Steg), and are welcome to join us after declaring their interest with a short motivation letter.
How do we work?
The work within JF-KBH is organized by the JF-KBH Steering Group (JF-KBH Steg), which consists of junior faculty academics representing all the divisions at KBH. JF-KBH Steg is led and coordinated by the JF-KBH Leadership, which includes a Chair, Vice Chairs, Secretary, and Treasurer. The work of the steering group is organized into different focus areas, represented by five Focus Groups. These Focus Groups are designed to target the key issues faced by Junior Faculty in KBH.
JF-KBH Leadership
Adamantia Fragkopoulou, Chair
Francesca Mastropasqua, Vice-Chair
Ingrid Lilienthal, Vice-Chair
Henrique Hadad, Treasurer
Alba Escalera Balsera, Secretary
We support JF-KBH by:
1. Providing a unified voice to effectively represent and support the shared interests of our members at KBH.
2. Direct and continuous dialogue with KBH stakeholders.
3. Working to ensure equitable access to resources, support, funding, as well as teaching and research opportunities necessary to thrive in academia.
4. Organizing activities for all JF-KBH researchers, including seminars and workshops for skill development.
5. Creating inter- and intra-departmental networking opportunities.
How to learn more?
If you are junior faculty member at KBH and want to learn more, please email us at jf-kbh@ki.se
Focus Groups
Vision:
To improve the recruitment procedure, career paths and career possibilities for junior faculty at KBH.
Goals:
- To help provide a clearer and more predictable career path at all levels at KBH.
- To make the recruitment of junior faculty more transparent and based on external review.
- To facilitate JF-KBH developing an independent line of research through targeted funding, mentoring and support directed towards this stage of the career.
Members:
Valentina Di Nisio (coordinator)
Abishek Arora (coordinator)
Vision:
To enhance the skills, quality of research, and career opportunities for members by providing a platform that combines our expertise with external contributors and fosters collaborations between ourselves.
Goals:
- Strengthen collaborations by assembling a list of members’ expertise, interests, and favored methods.
- Develop mentorship program.
- Interactive workshops to support JF-KBH members to develop skills necessary to conduct high-quality research.
- Provide information about public outreach activities.
Members:
Conny Tummler (coordinator)
Vision:
To support JF-KBH members effectively navigate the established docentur platform at KI by providing clear guidance on application requirements, teaching hours, and the overall process. By fostering collaboration, reducing stress, and encouraging participation in relevant activities, we aim to assist members in attaining their docentur and advancing their academic careers.
Goals:
- To facilitate the understanding of docentur requirements through the organization of informative sessions and seminars.
- To provide resources like templates, checklists and examples of successful applications.
- To assist our members in identifying suitable courses to teach and ensuring they meet the required teaching hours for their Docentur application.
- To conduct workshops or peer review sessions on research, teaching and leadership portfolios.
Members:
Clara Chamorro Jimenez (coordinator)
Sreenivasa Raghavan Sankavaram (coordinator)
Vision:
To ensure that JF within KBH are informed on matters affecting their professional development and interests and to promote engagement in JF-KBH activities through our website, emails, seminars, workshops, and other communication channels.
Goals:
- Provide up-to-date information to JF within KBH.
- Advertise JF-KBH activities.
Members:
Leah Nic Aodha (coordinator)
Vision:
To establish a clear career path for clinicians doing research and to advocate for conditions supporting a feasible climate for junior physician-scientists, both regarding career progression and funding opportunities.
Goals:
- Initiate a dialogue to clarify the career alternatives within academia for junior physician-scientists.
- Promote the collaboration between clinicians and non-clinicians.
Members:
Ingrid Lilienthal (coordinator)
Neonatology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Health: Twana Alkasalias.
Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Surgery: Ingrid Lilienthal.
Clinical paediatrics: Luca Andronico.
Paediatric Endocrinology: Henrique Hadad
Paediatric Neurology: Emma Hjalmarsson
Neuropsychiatry / KIND: Karl Lundin Remnélius
When do we meet?
The JF-KBH steering group meets monthly. All meetings are face-to-face, but a Teams link is also available for those who prefer to join online.
- 2nd march 2026 (12:00)
- 30th March 2026 (12:00)
- 4th May 2026 (12:00)
- 8th June 2026 (12:00)
Teams link for steering group meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33486625482370?p=rOLZb3wP6iXTrZyDn3
Meeting ID: 334 866 254 823 70 Passcode: 72Q9qk3B
Upcoming events:
- “Q&A session about the new Docentur portfolio and application format with Nick Tobin” - 7th May 2025 (12:00)
- Science Communication Seminar - May 2026
- Presenting your Science to the public - September 2026
Events
- Understanding the Career Structure at KI and KBH
- Past events:
- Kick-off, September 2024
- Docentur Support seminar
- Q&A with Senior Lecturer Kristiina Tammimies, February 2025
- Career Structure Seminar
- “Clarify the career path at KI”, with representatives from the KBH Administration, May 2025
- Talent focus group: Brainstorming event
- "Strategic planning, networking, and multi-disciplinary research (collaborators)" with Erdinc Sezgin, June 2025
- “JF-KBH – Meet the Docent”- 6th February 2025.
- “Understanding the career structure at KI and KBH” - 8th May 2025.
- “Erdinc Sezgin on Multi-disciplinary research, networking, and strategic planning” - 17th June 2025.
- “Teaching Portfolio – Never Enough Teaching: The road to Docentur” - 18th Nov 2025.
- “Paulina Damdimopoulou on Grant application, methods and multidisciplinary research” - 2nd December 2025.
- “ Transitioning from KI to SU: insights from Professor Georgios Sotiriou” - 9th Dec 2025.
- “Junior Faculty Kick-off Day” - 13th Feb 2026.
