Full Professor or Associate Professor, Head Physician of the Service d’addictologie - 100%

This is a hospital-university position as Head Physician of the Service d’addictologie, including a professorial portion of the position. This position is attached to the hospital and academic Departments of psychiatry.

The candidate must possess recognized qualities in management, communication, and leadership, as well as extensive clinical experience in addiction psychiatry, to lead a university clinical service that ensures the diagnosis and therapeutic management of patients suffering from addiction problems within the framework of the Swiss four-pillar addiction policy. The service is a pioneer in its field and has implemented significant innovations concerning, among others, substitution treatments, street medicine, home hospitalization, and behavioral addictions. The candidate will have to continue to evolve the service to adapt it to changing needs and therapies. Through their action, he or she will supervise, organize, and develop the activity within their service, which includes mobile, outpatient, and hospital teams. He or she must develop existing relations with the Unité des dépendances of the Service de médecine de premier recours, other HUG services, as well as the Office cantonal de la santé.

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

You hold a Doctorate in medicine and specialization in psychiatry or equivalent titles.

In-depth training in addiction psychiatry and psychotherapy, obtained or being obtained, or an equivalent title.

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

• Start date: July 2027 or to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 30
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 15.01.2027
• Inquiry: Mme O.Michel, olivia.michel@unige.ch (mailto:olivia.michel@unige.ch)

If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, you can submit your application to the Université de Genève: http://www.unige.ch/academ (https://jobs.unige.ch/www/wdportal.searchstart?pwebsite_id=1)

Interested persons are requested to submit their application online before 15.01.2027.

Application files must imperatively contain 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, and a list of persons who can write a letter of recommendation and who can be contacted directly if necessary. Letters of recommendation are not necessary at this stage.

Information for the preparation of the CV: clicking here (https://jobs.unige.ch/www/wdportal.showjob?pwebsiteid=1&pwebpageid=76370).

We remind you that the HUG will not process any applications and all files must be submitted to the Université de Genève.

No paper or email applications will be accepted.

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