Senior Physician - Neurology in the Department of Dementia Diseases (Memory Clinic)

About the job

Senior Physician - Neurology in the Department of Dementia Diseases (Memory Clinic)

80-100%, from 01.07.2026

Your work environment

With over 1000 employees, the University Geriatrics FELIX PLATTER is one of the leading institutions in Switzerland for geriatrics, psychiatry, and rehabilitation. With us, the highest medical competence and genuine empathy come together – become part of our dedicated team!

The Department "Dementia Diseases" under the direction of Professor Dr. Dr. med. Marc Aurel Busche is a nationally and internationally leading center for cognitive disorders and dementias. It clinically includes the Memory Clinic as well as the inpatient and outpatient geriatric psychiatry of the University Geriatrics Felix Platter and is directly connected to university teaching and research both at the Department of Biomedicine (working group "Brain Ageing and Neurodegeneration") and at the Department of Clinical Research of the University of Basel. Furthermore, the department maintains international collaborations, including with the UK Dementia Research Institute. Patients benefit from state-of-the-art early diagnostic and therapeutic approaches ranging from early cognitive disorders to advanced dementias. The department is interdisciplinary and interprofessional and works closely with the departments of geriatrics, neurology, and rehabilitation within the institution. Against this background, we offer you an environment where you can directly combine clinical work with innovative dementia research (e.g., EEG/MEG, sleep, neurophysiology, cognition and biomarkers, as well as experimental and clinical studies). Exciting, varied, and responsible areas of work await you in a versatile, dynamic, and university-influenced environment. Become part of a team that combines the highest care competence with internationally visible research and advances innovative therapy concepts from idea to clinical study.

Your tasks

Supervision of assistant physicians in the assessment and care of patients at the Memory Clinic

Assessment and care of your own patients at the Memory Clinic

Performing lumbar punctures

Weekly interdisciplinary case discussions with the specialties of geriatric psychiatry/psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology, and neuroradiology (including nuclear medicine)

Participation in the further development of clinical processes and quality standards, for example in the area of biomarker-based diagnostics and novel therapeutic approaches

Opportunity to participate in clinical and translational research projects with the possibility of academic advancement

Professional training of assistant physicians and involvement in student teaching

What we offer

• Content-related and conceptual co-design in the further development of early diagnosis and therapy of neurodegenerative diseases
• Regular training program of the Memory Clinic as well as interdisciplinary (geriatric psychiatry/psychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation, geriatrics) geriatric medical training program within the institution
• Opportunity to participate in the neurological training events of the Neurological Clinic of the University Hospital Basel
• Excellent conditions for clinical and translational research and academic career development (e.g., habilitation) in a university environment

Your profile

You are a specialist in neurology

You enjoy working in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional team

Team-oriented personality with high social competence and communication skills

Enjoy teaching and supervision

Interested in innovative diagnostic and therapeutic concepts

Appreciate the opportunities of a university environment and combine clinical work with scientific curiosity

Opportunity to participate in clinical studies (including drug studies) as well as in clinical translational research projects with the possibility of academic advancement

Have very good German language skills; additional languages are an advantage