Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for an Associate Professorship in Education through sport in social sciences at the Institute of Sports Sciences

An internationally renowned, leading teaching and research institution, UNIL has almost 5,000 staff and 17,500 students across the Dorigny campus and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it encourages excellence, personal recognition and responsibility.

The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP) of the University of Lausanne is seeking to recruit an:

Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for an Associate Professorship in Education through sport in social sciences at the Institute of Sports Sciences

Starting date: 1 August 2027 or to be agreed

Place of work: Switzerland, Lausanne, Dorigny Campus

Contract term: Associate Professor: 6 years renewable, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: 2 years renewable 2x2 years. An evaluation procedure for tenure as an Associate Professor will take place after 4 years in post ( Rectorate Directive 1.4 on evaluating conditional tenure-track appointments)

Full-time position: 100%

The Institute of Sports Sciences (ISSUL) is UNIL’s main centre for teaching and research in the interdisciplinary field of sports sciences. It combines experts in human and social sciences (history, psychology, management and sociology) and life sciences (physiology, biomechanics, medicine and molecular biology) in the heart of the Olympic capital.

Main responsibilities:

Teaching (45%)

Six hours a week of teaching throughout the year in French:

A release from two hours’ weekly teaching / year will be granted during the pre-tenure period in the case of recruitment of a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor.

The post-holder will supervise Master’s dissertations and PhD theses.

Research (45%)

The post-holder will pursue their own research in the field of Education through sport (with a disciplinary orientation towards the social sciences). Given the needs of the institute, profiles with a background in psychology are not a priority/expected. The post-holder will be expected to produce international-level research publications. It is expected that the post-holder will be affiliated to one of the research centres in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and work within the Institute of Sports Sciences (ISSUL).

They will also seek external funding, in particular from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Administrative responsibilities (10%)

Pursuant to Rectorate Directive 1.13, members of teaching staff are required to take on administrative tasks within their Department, Faculty and the University. For the Faculty, these tasks involve sitting on committees and decision-making or representation bodies.

Profile required

• PhD in sports sciences, social sciences or equivalent qualification;
• Academic teaching experience;
• Proven research record in the field of Education through sport with a disciplinary orientation towards the social sciences;
• Excellent links with international academic networks;
• Ability to attract external research funding;
• Proficiency in French and English, orally and in writing;
• Ability to teach in French within two years.

Attachment: detailed job description

Your application

Candidates are invited to submit their application via the online platform including:

• a covering letter
• a CV, including a publications list
• a copy of their diplomas and qualifications
• five main publications in PDF format.

Only applications submitted via the online system will be considered.

Further information can be obtained from: Write an email.

Deadline for applications: 31 August 2026 (23:59 GMT+1).

Note

UNIL is committed to:

• Equality, diversity and inclusion within its community;
• Providing an open, respectful environment in which people can thrive;
• Offering working conditions that enable staff to achieve a balance between different areas of their lives;
• Supporting the next generation of academics.

Applications from women are particularly welcome in order to increase the number of women in teaching posts.

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