Full or Associate Professor, Chief Physician of the Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery Service
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Genève
Key information
- Publication date:10 July 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Genève
Job summary
Join the University of Geneva as a Professor and Chief Physician in Pediatric Surgery. This role offers a collaborative and innovative work environment.
Tasks
- Lead the Pediatric Surgery Service and oversee clinical activities.
- Manage and develop surgical units for children and adolescents.
- Conduct high-level research and mentor students in the field.
Skills
- Must have extensive clinical experience in pediatric surgery.
- Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.
- Proven ability in research and teaching at various levels.
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The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva and the University Hospitals of Geneva are opening a registration for a position of
Full or Associate Professor, Chief Physician of the Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery Service
This is a hospital-university position of chief physician of the Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery Service, including a fraction of a professorship. This position is attached to the Hospital Department of Women, Children, and Adolescents and the Academic Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Obstetrics.
The candidate must have extensive clinical experience in pediatric surgery as well as recognized management, communication, and leadership qualities to lead a university clinical service with a high surgical activity. Through their actions, the candidate will supervise, organize, and develop the activity within their service, which consists of two major units: the pediatric surgery unit and the pediatric orthopedics and traumatology unit, as well as a day hospital for outpatient surgery. They must maintain a high level of competence in pediatric surgery and ensure the maintenance of the reference centers attached to the Service (minimally invasive scoliosis surgery, Swiss center for pediatric liver) or highly specialized medical fields assigned to the HUG (complex surgery of the pancreas, liver, and bile ducts, liver transplants, severe injuries and polytrauma, pediatric surgical oncology). They must also strengthen existing collaborations with the Department of Women, Children, and Adolescents as well as other Departments of the HUG.
The ability to lead high-level research in the field of pediatric surgery is required, as well as recognized skills in mentoring, team management, and teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
REQUIRED TITLES AND EXPERIENCE:
The ability to lead high-level research in the field of pediatric surgery is required, as well as recognized skills in mentoring, team management, and teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
REQUIRED TITLES AND EXPERIENCE:
- Doctorate in medicine and specialization in pediatric surgery or equivalent titles.
- Relevant experience in research leadership and teaching.
- Publications in major international journals.
Contact and Address
START DATE: January 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon
Instructions for compiling the file with Ms. Olivia Michel: olivia.michel@unige.ch
Online registration is mandatory before September 21 at https://www.unige.ch/academ
In a perspective of parity, the University encourages female applications.
Instructions for compiling the file with Ms. Olivia Michel: olivia.michel@unige.ch
Online registration is mandatory before September 21 at https://www.unige.ch/academ
In a perspective of parity, the University encourages female applications.
