Full Professor or Associate Professor, Chief Physician of the Addiction Service - 100%

About the job

Full Professor or Associate Professor, Chief Physician of the Addiction Service - 100%

• Full-time
• HUG contract type: Permanent contract
• Department: Department of Psychiatry

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a nationally and internationally recognised institution. To learn more about our institution, please take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here.

Together, the Faculty and the HUG form a major centre for teaching, research and innovation in medicine and life sciences.

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Job Description

This is a hospital-university position for the Chief Physician of the Addiction Service, including a professorial fraction. This position is attached to the hospital and academic Departments of Psychiatry.

The candidate must demonstrate recognised qualities in management, communication and leadership as well as extensive clinical experience in addiction psychiatry, to lead a university clinical service that provides diagnosis and therapeutic care for patients suffering from addiction problems within the framework of the Swiss four-pillar policy on addictions. The service is a pioneer in its field and has implemented significant innovations including substitution treatments, street medicine, home hospitalisation and behavioural addictions. The candidate will be expected to continue developing the service to adapt it to changing needs and therapies. Through their work, they will supervise, organise and develop activities within their service, which includes mobile, outpatient and inpatient teams. They will need to develop existing relationships with the Addiction Unit of the Primary Care Medicine Service, other HUG services, as well as the Cantonal Health Office.

The ability to lead high-level research in the field of addiction psychiatry is required, as well as recognised skills in mentoring, team management and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Qualifications

You hold a Doctorate in Medicine and a specialisation in Psychiatry or equivalent qualifications.

Advanced training in psychiatry and psychotherapy of addictions, obtained or in progress, or equivalent qualification.

You have relevant experience in research leadership and teaching. Publications in major international journals.

Additional Information

• Start date: July 2027 or by agreement
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 100%
• Job grade: 30
• Contract: Permanent contract
• Application deadline: 15.01.2027
• Contact for information: Ms O. Michel, olivia.michel@unige.ch

If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, you can submit your application to the University of Geneva: http://www.unige.ch/academ

Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications online before 15.01.2027.

Application files must include a cover letter, CV in French or English, list of publications from the last 5 years, H-index (Google Scholar), copies of diplomas, a research project, a list of referees who can be contacted directly if necessary. Letters of recommendation are not required at this stage.

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We remind you that the HUG will not process any applications and all files must be submitted to the University of Geneva.

No paper or email applications will be accepted.

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