Doctor Flight Medical Institute Air Force

Dübendorf | 80-100% |

This is the contribution you can make

• Conduct suitability and fitness assessments for members of the military flight service as well as for military and civilian specialists
• Independently conduct consultations including care and follow-up treatments
• Analyze aero-medical issues and derive concrete measures from them
• Convey aero-medical teaching internally and help shape professional development
• Support and document the processes of the Aeromedical Center according to EASA and FAA requirements
• Work interdisciplinarily with psychology, flight safety, and operations

What makes you unique

• Specialist title General Internal Medicine or Occupational Medicine
• Further training or sound knowledge in aero-medical topics
• Committed, team-oriented, and prudent personality
• Interest in further training to become an accredited aero-medical examiner (AME)
• Good active knowledge of at least one second official language, preferably passive knowledge of a third official language and good English skills

In a nutshell

Man and machine belong together in aviation. We are looking for a doctor with a flair for the connection of medicine, psychology, and safety in complex systems. The Flight Medical Institute is a mission-relevant key unit of the Air Force and is civilly accredited as an Aeromedical Center according to EASA and FAA. You can complete the further training to AME with us.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the welfare of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Operations Command (Kdo Op) is responsible for all military operations and missions of the Swiss Army. The Kdo Op includes, among others, the Air Force, the Army, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence center, the Special Forces Command, and the Military Police. Around 40 % of the approx. 2'500 employees are civilly employed -- from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts.

The Swiss Army employs over 9'000 employees in four military and around 200 civil professions -- and this at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. Provision is also made for the next generation: The Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

Questions? Here are the answers:

• Dr. med. Denis Bron, Head of Flight Medicine, Tel. 058 460 25 28
• Dr. med. Katinka Wetzel, Deputy Head of Flight Medicine, 058 463 28 86
• Dr. med. Andres Kunz, Head of Flight Medical Institute, Tel. 058 460 25 25

A first-class infrastructure, contemporary remuneration and regular working hours without night or weekend services await you. Employment with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile. (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/vorteile)

Questions about the position

Denis Bron
Head of Flight Medicine
+41 58 46 02528