Chief Resident in Infectious Diseases – 50% to 100%

Ref 2580285 | Date: 22 Sept 2026 HUG - Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève With more than 13'000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at the national and international level. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking[here.](< >) The[Department of Medicine](< >)(DMED) ensures global and specialized care for female and male patients, in both hospital and outpatient settings. Driven by a human, holistic approach based on the best medical practices, it offers reference care in many specialties (cardiology, gastroenterology, pneumology, angiology and nephrology), with 24/7 availability. Committed to clinical excellence, teaching and research, the DMED promotes innovation, continuous skill development and an organization of care centered on female and male patients, while ensuring quality of life at work and the efficiency of services. Within this department, the [Infectious Diseases Service](< >) aims to reconcile clinical activity meeting the needs of a university hospital with academic research and teaching activity with the Faculty of Medicine. It ensures the diagnostic and therapeutic management of female and male patients suffering from infectious pathologies, including HIV/AIDS. It relies on a medical team specialized in infectiology and microbiology and develops its activities in close connection with many hospital partners in order to guarantee multidisciplinary and high-quality care. This position is newly created and is part of the ALTER deployment which aims to ensure the compliance of work organization with the Labor Act (LTr). Chief Resident in Infectious Diseases -- 50% to 100% As a chief resident, you have obtained your specialist title in infectiology or are about to finalize your training. In this function, you ensure all clinical activities of the service and evolve in a stimulating university environment, at the interface of care, teaching and research. Thanks to your clinical expertise and your ability to adapt, you intervene in the following sectors and units of the service: general infectiology consultation, outpatient infectiology consultation, septic orthopedics, HIV, geriatric infectiology, as well as infectiology for immunocompromised patients. Under the supervision of an assistant physician, you autonomously ensure the evaluation, diagnosis and follow-up of often complex clinical situations, while providing specialized support to the medico-nursing teams. You mobilize your clinical sense, your analytical mind and your decision-making capacity in order to guarantee quality care, based on the best medical practices. Thanks to your sense of organization and your ability to manage priorities, you effectively conduct your clinical activities while responding to the many requests related to your function (patients, telephones, correspondence, meetings). You ensure respect for institutional procedures and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of quality and safety of care. Faced with demanding situations and the diversity of problems encountered, you demonstrate discernment, resilience and excellent stress management. Your intellectual curiosity and your interest in the evolution of medical knowledge allow you to maintain a high level of expertise. Evolving within a multidisciplinary team, you collaborate closely with the different services, as well as the professionals of the institution in a coordinated approach centered on the needs of female and male patients. You maintain constructive working relationships and promote clear, respectful and adapted communication with your colleagues, the persons receiving care and their relatives. Relying on your team spirit, you demonstrate solidarity in the face of unforeseen events. As a chief resident, you actively participate in the supervision and training of the service's internal doctors, by adopting a mentoring posture and sharing your expertise. Furthermore, you have the possibility to participate in ongoing research projects within the service. Qualifications You hold a federal medical diploma or possess a diploma deemed equivalent by the Commission des professions médicales (MEBEKO). You hold the FMH title in infectiology or have a title deemed equivalent recognized by MEBEKO or are about to obtain it. You possess the cantonal right of practice or are able to obtain it before your start of duty from the cantonal physician of the canton of Geneva. You benefit from at least three years of experience in internal medicine as well as three years of versatile clinical activity in the field of infectious diseases. You perfectly master the French language (minimum C1 level required) and possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Possessing excellent skills to communicate in a multidisciplinary team and with<unused6226> the patient population, you are a dynamic, flexible and committed person. In addition, you have demonstrated strong adaptation skills. Additional Information You can work both in daytime hours, as well as in night and weekend hours. * Start date: or to be agreed * Number of positions: 2 * Activity rate: 50% to 100% * Function class: 22 or 24 depending on obtaining the specialty title * Type of contract: CD