Resident Physician in the Traffic Medicine and Psychology Unit - 50%

Company Description

With more than 12,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view our 2024 retrospective by clicking  here .

The Department of Primary Care Medicine (DMPR) has the societal mission to provide access to quality care for all through proximity medicine, to ensure the management of minor medical and surgical emergencies, to promote prevention among citizens, to provide medical knowledge for judicial investigations, and to promote the health of travelers.

Due to the versatility of its skills, the Romand University Center of Forensic Medicine (CURML) is tasked with responding to all requests for expertise or advisory assistance in the medico-legal field, medical law, and doping analysis. Located in the Lake Geneva region, its area of expertise operates at regional, national, and international levels.

The Traffic Medicine and Psychology Unit (UMPT) of the CURML conducts medical fitness-to-drive assessments, psychological fitness-to-drive assessments, and medico-psychological fitness-to-drive assessments. The UMPT has two level 4 physicians, specialists in traffic medicine SSML, and two psychologists specialized in traffic psychology FSP. Consultation offices are located in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, and Jura.

Job Description

You will participate, under supervision, in medical fitness-to-drive assessments at UMPT Geneva or in the various UMPT branches.

You will attend scientific seminars and pre-graduate training courses in traffic medicine (in French and/or German).

Workplace: Romand University Center of Forensic Medicine (CURML) – Traffic Medicine and Psychology Unit (UMPT) in Geneva

Qualifications

You hold a medical degree or have training deemed equivalent by the Medical Professions Commission (MEBEKO).

Your excellent communication skills allow you to interact within a multidisciplinary team and with patients. You are autonomous, flexible, and show commitment.

Clinical experience within the Geneva hospital and/or outpatient network is desired.

For non-French-speaking candidates, a C2 level in written French is required.

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.11.2025
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 50%
• Job class: 20
• Contract: Permanent or fixed-term depending on profile
• Duration: 12 months
• Application deadline: 23.09.2025
• Contact for information: Dr. C. Palmiere, Associate Attending Physician, Unit Head, cristian.palmiere@chuv.ch

Your application file must include a motivation letter, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourages applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.