Chief Physician of the Child and Adolescent Surgery Service at DFME

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Chief Physician of the Child and Adolescent Surgery Service at DFME

An internationally leading teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 collaborators and 17,500 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

The Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM) of the University of Lausanne is offering a position for a Physician, Head of the Child and Adolescent Surgery Service (SCEA), with a professorial rank title in the field of pediatric surgery within the Department of Woman-Mother-Child (DFME)

Start date: August 2027 or to be agreed Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Context

The SCEA of the CHUV is the reference center for the Canton of Vaud in its field. To ensure optimal management of surgical pathologies in children, and operating in a network with regional hospitals, the Service operates in a university environment while collaborating closely with other CHUV services. Pediatric surgery, being the specialized field for treating surgical conditions of the growing body, treats children with congenital malformations, diseases, or consequences of accidents; it includes preoperative investigations, surgical treatments, and peri-/postoperative care from the prenatal period until the end of growth. The comprehensive management of all conditions aims to optimize their development for a good quality of life, while considering and involving the family and social environment. The teams, providing 24/7 care, can rely on an exceptional technical platform to perform simple or complex interventions in many areas of pediatric surgery.

Mission

Position missions:

• Lead, organize, and manage the development of all highly specialized medical activities of a university pediatric surgery Service
• Ensure and strengthen the expertise and quality of the clinical missions/services of the service while developing multidisciplinary and interinstitutional collaborations and synergies in line with the CHUV strategic plan
• Unite, lead, and develop high-level clinical and academic research, funded by expert external funds and published in quality scientific journals
• Ensure and lead undergraduate (according to FBM needs), postgraduate (ISFM training center cat. A1), and continuing education missions in the discipline, being the official responsible of the discipline
• Guarantee quality medical and scientific succession, consolidate the influence of the clinical and academic field both internally and externally, and collaborate with hospitals of the Vaud Hospitals Federation (FHV) and neighboring cantons.

Note: the person selected for the position will have the opportunity to participate in the recruitment of a unit chief physician in the field of pediatric orthopedic surgery included in the SCEA

Profile

Desired profile:

• Federal medical diploma (or mandatory Mebeko recognition), MD or MD-PhD
• Specialist title in pediatric or infant surgery (ISFM or mandatory Mebeko recognitions)
• Extensive clinical experience in tertiary-level pediatric surgery
• Recognized managerial skills in leading a large team, training academic medical succession, and extensive project management experience
• Confirmed academic expertise at professorial rank in pre- and postgraduate teaching
• Ability to establish clinical research programs (expert external funds)
• Good knowledge of French (native speaker or C1 ideal, minimum B2 with ability to acquire quickly)
• History demonstrating impeccable professional conduct: the selected person must provide all guarantees of integrity and compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of the position.

We offer

We offer you a pleasant working environment in a multicultural and diverse academic setting. Opportunities for continuing education, a multitude of activities, and other benefits to discover.

Contact and application submission

Application files, fully written in English, should include i) a cover letter, ii) curriculum vitae, iii) list of publications with an indication of the five most significant articles, iv) a brief description of past and future research programs, v) teaching experience (if applicable), vi) names and contact details of three referees, vii) copies of diplomas, and vii) a valid identity document.

They must be sent by June 21, 2026 (23:59 GMT+1) to the address wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/application in a single PDF file. Only applications submitted through this site will be considered.

The job description is also available at the same link.