Research Officer at the Violence Medicine Unit

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Research Officer at the Violence Medicine Unit

The University Center for Forensic Medicine of Western Switzerland (CURML) is looking for a Research Officer at a 60% activity rate to conduct a study within the Violence Medicine Unit (UMV). The starting date is as soon as possible for a fixed-term contract of one year, renewable.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Violence Medicine Unit offers medico-legal consultations to adult victims of violence, whether it is intimate partner, family, or community violence. It is present at 4 sites: at CHUV, at Yverdon-les-Bains Hospital, at Rennaz Hospital Center, and in Nyon.

The UMV also provides advice and training to health professionals and network partners and develops research projects on the topic of interpersonal violence.

Mission

• You recruit participants, conduct research interviews, and verify, if necessary, transcriptions made by other collaborators
• You collaborate in the analysis of interview data
• You produce literature reviews
• You co-author scientific articles and/or reports
• You perform any other tasks within the mandate related to your knowledge and skills.

Profile

• You hold a master's degree in social sciences

You have at least 5 years of experience in a similar position

• You have published at least one scientific article as first author

You have excellent command of French and very good writing skills

You have at least a B2 level in English; knowledge of any other language is an asset

• You have basic skills in statistics

Meticulous and well-organized, you manage priorities perfectly

Your analytical and synthesis skills, your spirit of cooperation, and your sense of interdisciplinary teamwork complete your profile.

Depending on the candidate's profile, the salary class will be between 9 and 10.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Anne Cattagni, research manager, tel. +41 (0) 21 314 49 81 (absent on Mondays)

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CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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