A University Assistant at IUFRS

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A University Assistant at IUFRS

The University Institute for Training and Research in Care (IUFRS) is looking for a University Assistant at a workload of 80% to 100% to complete its team. The starting date is scheduled for July 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon. This position is under the responsibility of Dr. Sc. Jenny Gentizon, MER 1.

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.

Since its creation in Lausanne in 2007, IUFRS has contributed to meeting these challenges. It allows nurses from French-speaking Switzerland and beyond to pursue their academic training in nursing sciences (Master and Doctorate) and to exercise clinical and scientific leadership (advanced nursing practice). It is committed to research to develop innovative, effective, and efficient clinical practices.

To fulfill its mission, IUFRS maintains a dense network of institutional, scientific, and clinical partnerships at local, regional, national, and international levels.

The research program of Dr. Sc. Jenny Gentizon aims to improve medication safety in various care contexts, with a patient-centered approach. It is based on three axes: self-management and medication literacy, prevention of medication-related problems, and development of nursing expertise in pharmaceutical care.

Mission

• You provide support to teaching
• You contribute to research
• You carry out your doctoral thesis.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in nursing sciences, a Master’s degree in specialized nursing practice, or an equivalent qualification
• You have professional experience in nursing care
• You have teaching experience, desired
• You have experience in qualitative and/or quantitative research, desired
• You are proficient in French and English.

We offer

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

• Top-tier 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 a minimum of three training days 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:

Dr. Sc. Jenny Gentizon, jenny.gentizon@chuv.ch, 079 556 80 33

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