Head of the Infectious Diseases Service at the Regional Hospital of Lugano; Full Professor of Infectious Diseases at USI (100%)

The Cantonal Hospital Authority (EOC) and the University of Italian Switzerland (USI)

are announcing a competition for the position of

Head of the Infectious Diseases Service at the Regional Hospital of Lugano; Full Professor of Infectious Diseases at USI (100%)

The successful candidate will be

• Head of the Infectious Diseases Service at the Regional Hospital of Lugano
• Full Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Italian Switzerland, responsible for organizing the theoretical and clinical teaching of infectious diseases within the human medicine training programs and for developing research projects in this field.

Requirements

• Federal advanced training title in infectious diseases in accordance with articles 20 and 21 of the Federal Law on University Medical Professions (LPMed). For foreign titles, Mebeko recognition is required before starting activity at the EOC;
• Academic qualification for teaching infectious diseases at a Swiss or foreign university;
• Solid clinical and managerial experience in infectious diseases acquired in a senior medical role in a university setting or a cantonal hospital or equivalent foreign institution, with knowledge in epidemiology, prevention, and control of infections in a hospital setting;
• Ability to manage quality and clinical governance programs for the Service staff;
• Willingness to collaborate with a well-established team of physicians active in various infectious disease sectors, both at the Lugano site and other EOC sites, to continue its development while maintaining clinical excellence;
• Willingness to maintain and develop a culture of continuous improvement and optimization of patient value;
• Experience in promoting multidisciplinary clinical collaboration to achieve the hospital's overall objectives;
• Willingness to continue and strengthen collaboration with local physicians;
• Experience in clinical and translational research and in conducting research programs (clinical, translational and/or basic);
• Experience in acquiring and obtaining competitive national and international research funding in the field of infectious diseases;
• Track record of high-quality scientific publications in the field of infectious diseases;
• Network of collaboration in national and international research projects;
• Commitment to developing research activities that promote the academic progression of collaborators with experience in developing strategies to enhance clinical-scientific skills in infectious diseases;
• Interest and willingness to develop collaborations with existing Institutes and services, particularly with the Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB, www.irb.usi.ch), for basic and translational studies and with the EOC Clinical Trial Unit for clinical studies;
• Willingness to contribute to and promote Ticino's involvement in national and international infectious disease initiatives/networks (e.g., Swiss HIV cohort study, ...);
• Solid experience in pre- and post-graduate teaching and willingness to collaborate with the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of USI for the implementation of study programs and research development. In particular, willingness to supervise doctoral theses;
• Experience and willingness to contribute to national and international research projects in infectious diseases, promoting Ticino's involvement in global initiatives and networks;
• Good knowledge of Italian, English, and preferably another national language.

The successful candidate is offered

• integration into a solid and proven experienced staff;
• leadership of the Infectious Diseases Service at the Regional Hospital of Lugano;
• medical leadership of the Infectious Diseases Service of the EOC;
• membership in the restricted Department Council of the EOC Medical Department;
• appointment as full professor in accordance with the University Statute and teaching in the dynamic Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of USI;
• active participation in the Master in Human Medicine of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of USI.

The appointment conditions are those provided by the Regulation concerning the hiring of EOC staff and physicians as well as, for the academic part, by the Statute and the Regulation of the USI academic staff.

USI and EOC aspire to be exemplary university and employer and aim to ensure equality in hiring, development, retention, and promotion of staff, and that no one is disadvantaged based on gender, culture, disability, sexual orientation, or identity. As an institution promoting diversity and inclusion, USI encourages applications from women and all persons belonging to underrepresented groups.

Applications, in electronic format, including curriculum vitae and copies of study and work certificates, must be submitted on the dedicated platform at: http://www.eoc.ch/Offerte-lavoro.html by 06.01.2026. Applications received after this date will not be considered, nor will those sent in paper form.

For further information, please contact:

For clinical aspects:

Prof. Dr. med. Paolo Ferrari, Head of Medical Area, General Management, Cantonal Hospital Authority (tel. +41 91 811 13 14).

For academic aspects:

Prof. Dr. med. Giovanni Pedrazzini, Dean of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Italian Switzerland (tel. +41 58 666 49 00).