Senior Physician - Clinician Scientist Eating Disorders 100% (60% Clinic, 40% Research)

Are you motivated to contribute your experience and benefit from the university environment?

The University Psychiatric Clinics Basel offer a stimulating environment where people are committed to people, can make a difference, and develop themselves further. We place great value on close interprofessional collaboration and maintain a respectful and open culture. This includes attractive employment conditions with a suitable working model and progressive social benefits.

The Clinic for Children and Adolescents is in a phase of targeted expansion of specialised university care services. We combine excellent clinical care with research, teaching, and innovation and develop new treatment concepts for children, adolescents, and their families.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for dedicated specialists who enjoy actively shaping clinical focal points, working scientifically, and helping to shape the future of child and adolescent psychiatry at a university clinic.

Senior Physician - Clinician Scientist Eating Disorders 100% (60% Clinic, 40% Research)

Your Responsibilities (Clinic)

• Co-design and conceptual development of our university eating disorders outpatient clinic
• Participation in the strategic further development of the clinical focus on eating disorders
• Senior physician duties in the specialised outpatient clinic for eating disorders in childhood and adolescence
• Supervision and training of assistant physicians as well as psychologists
• Participation in the senior physician on-call service for the entire child and adolescent psychiatric clinic
• Close collaboration with interdisciplinary and interprofessional partners within and outside the clinic

Your Responsibilities (Research)

The position is designed as a Clinician Scientist role. We seek a personality who wishes to actively shape scientific questions. The research focus includes, among others:

• Clinical studies in the field of eating disorders
• Digital interventions and virtual reality applications
• Biological and psychological mechanisms of eating disorders
• Innovative care models and translation into clinical practice

Your Competencies

• FMH specialist title in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy or an equivalent title with MEBEKO recognition (mandatory for foreign diplomas) or advanced training with corresponding clinical experience
• Solid experience in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
• Enjoyment in developing new clinical concepts
• Interest in scientific work and university medicine
• Team spirit, initiative, and enjoyment of interprofessional work
• Very good German language skills in spoken and written form (at least language level C1)

Your Prospects with Us

• The opportunity to actively help shape the development of a new university focus on eating disorders
• A varied senior physician role with great scope for design
• Close integration of clinical care, research, and teaching
• Individual development opportunities within a Clinician Scientist career path
• Support in developing your own research projects and acquiring competitive third-party funding
• A committed, multiprofessional team, thorough induction, and a modern university working environment
• Attractive and contemporary employment conditions under the GAV (such as: minimum 30 days holiday/time off per year and above-average pension fund benefits)
• Attractive and diverse training programme (internal course programme, support for external training, specialist and leadership development)
• TNW network: U-subscription at a discounted price (job ticket)
• Free sports offerings on and off the UPK campus (such as Pilates, Power Yoga, gym; discounted fitness centre offer)

The position is available immediately and initially limited to one year. A longer-term appointment will be initiated if suitable.

Do you have questions? Contact us

For general matters, Isabelle Bühler, HR Business Partner, +41 61 325 50 48 is available.

Prof. Dr med Gertraud Gradl-Dietsch, MME, Director of the Clinic for Children and Adolescents +41 61 325 82 34 will be happy to provide further professional information.

We look forward to receiving your online application.

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