Scientific Collaborator – 50% to 60%

Company Description

With more than 12,000 collaborators representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a reference institution at the national and international level. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2024 retrospective by clicking here .

The  Nursing Directorate  embodies the authority in matters of care. Its mission is to guarantee the quality and safety of care within the institution. As such, the Nursing Directorate oversees all care activities (nurses and various health and social professionals). To fulfill its mission, it relies on three entities: transformation in care, professional practices, and interprofessionality. 

The position is part of the project Prevention and Health Promotion: a lever for the environmental impact of medical-care practices at HUG, funded by the Sustainability Fund and led by the Ecological Transition in Care team (TES), attached to the quality, safety, and sustainability in care division (QSD).

Job Description

Within the framework of the project "Prevention and Health Promotion: a lever for the environmental impact of medical-care practices," funded by the Sustainability Fund of the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), the Ecological Transition in Care team (TES), attached to the Quality, Safety, and Sustainability division (QSD), is looking for a committed person to contribute to an innovative initiative at the interface between public health and sustainability.

Your mission is to design, write, and structure a set of eco-care sheets intended to support health professionals in adopting more sustainable practices. You will analyze scientific and institutional literature on health-environment co-benefits, select relevant data for the hospital context of HUG, and formalize a rigorous bibliographic reference framework. Based on this knowledge, you will develop practical, clear, and visual recommendations, accompanied by adapted educational materials.

You will work closely with TES referents, members of the CSR division, as well as patient partners, to ensure the relevance, accessibility, and impact of the produced content. You will participate in working and validation sessions with internal experts and prepare the sheets for their scientific review by the TES committee. You will also contribute to defining dissemination and awareness-raising methods among healthcare staff, with a view to future institutional deployment.

Finally, you will be responsible for documenting the entire design process to ensure traceability, scientific quality, and reproducibility of deliverables. This position represents a unique opportunity to actively participate in the ecological transformation of hospital care, in a stimulating, collaborative, and meaningful environment.

Qualifications

You hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent qualification. Your training may be in public health, environment and sustainability, biomedical sciences, medicine or nursing with a health-environment specialization, or scientific communication.

You possess solid knowledge in health-environment. You understand the issues of co-benefits between human health and the environment. You are comfortable with the principles of scientific pedagogy.

You have confirmed experience in popular scientific writing. You know how to design clear and accessible educational materials. Experience in a healthcare institution is considered an asset.

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.10.2025
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 50% to 60%
• Function class: 18
• Contract: 9-month mandate
• Application deadline: 22.09.2025
• Information request: Ms. I. Da Ernestho Crespin, Head of Ecological Transition in Care, tel. 079 553 84 06

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, HUG encourages applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.