Assistant Neuropsychologist - 60%
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Puplinge
Key information
- Publication date:23 January 2026
- Workload:60%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Puplinge
Job summary
Join the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève as a neuropsychologist! Embrace a supportive environment with diverse opportunities.
Tasks
- Conduct cognitive evaluations for patients in various settings.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize care.
- Support training for students and medical professionals.
Skills
- Master's in clinical psychology or similar, with neuropsychology specialization.
- 2-3 years experience in adult psychiatric neuropsychology.
- Strong autonomy and adaptability in diverse clinical populations.
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Assistant Neuropsychologist - 60%
- Part-time
- HUG contract type: Fixed-term
- Department: Department of Psychiatry
Company Description
With more than 13,000 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 discover the highlights of the year 2025 by clicking here.
With nearly 1,000 employees, the Department of Psychiatry's mission is to detect and treat increasingly frequent and diverse pathologies while respecting patients and their relatives. The department, using cognitive and affective neurosciences, a true flagship of the Geneva site, also carries out academic and clinical research at a high level of quality.
Quality teaching is also provided by the department to students as well as to doctors in training for specialist certification by raising awareness of psychological, biological, and social dimensions. The department also supports quality training in psychotherapy.
The main mission of the Institutional Measures Service (SMI) is to manage institutional psychiatric measures in closed and open settings (article 59 of the penal code) and to exercise quality control over outpatient follow-ups (article 63 of the penal code). These are integrated multidisciplinary psychiatric-psychotherapeutic treatments ordered by the justice system for adult patients who have committed a criminal offense related to their mental disorder.
Job Description
The neuropsychologist is responsible for conducting neuropsychological and cognitive functioning assessments for all SMI patients, both in the open setting at the Belle-Idée site and in the closed setting within the Curabilis closed penitentiary institution.
Qualifications
You have a university degree in clinical psychology or equivalent and hold or are in the process of obtaining a federal specialist title in neuropsychology. Knowledge of adult psychopathology is desired.
You have 2 to 3 years of experience in neuropsychology with adult psychiatric patients.
The position requires good autonomy combined with the ability to quickly integrate into diverse units and adapt to a highly heterogeneous clinical population.
Additional Information
- Start date: 01.04.2026
- Number of positions: 1
- Activity rate: 60%
- Function class: 18
- Contract: 6-month fixed-term
- Application deadline: 06.02.2026
- Contact for information: Ms. K. Weber, head of psychologists, tel. 079 553 07 06, kerstin.weber@hug.ch
Your application file must include a cover letter, your CV, copies of diplomas and work certificates, as well as a recent photo.
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.
