Lecturer in the BSc Nursing Program 60-80 %

Lecturer in the BSc Nursing Program 60-80 %

With your expertise focusing on psychiatric nursing, you inspire students at the bachelor level and actively participate in practical, theoretical, and digital teaching formats in mono-, multi-, and interprofessional teaching units.

Department: Health

Start of work: From May 1, 2026, or by arrangement

The position holder:

• takes on tasks in the field of psychiatry and positions themselves within this area, additionally actively participates in other mono-, multi-, and interprofessional teaching topics and takes on tasks in e-didactics
• independently designs teaching units, plans courses or modules as a module coordinator (with financial responsibility) and ensures their integration into the curriculum according to GesBG graduation competencies
• creates performance records and supervises written assignments
• continuously adapts teaching based on module evaluations, changing conditions, and own working methods
• contributes to ensuring and continuously developing the quality of the study program and leads teaching-related working and project groups
• takes on tasks in strategic professional and curriculum development and is responsible for knowledge management (internal/external), which positions and strengthens the departments
• holds content responsibility for modules/cross-cutting topics and their further development in their own department and participates in research projects
• is engaged in public relations work.
• University degree in nursing science at master’s level (MSc) and didactic further training (CAS University Didactics)
• Experience in practical nursing in the Swiss healthcare system as well as professional specialization in psychiatric nursing
• Teaching experience at tertiary level
• Experience in project management
• Strong interest in further developing attractive teaching offers to sustainably establish nursing education at tertiary level A
• High social competence and motivation to contribute to result-oriented, interprofessional problem-solving in the university environment
• Excellent presentation skills and confident communication in German and English

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The Department of Health is the largest and most renowned Swiss education and research center for occupational therapy, midwifery, nursing, physiotherapy, and health sciences.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing prepares for the role of the registered nurse FH in a challenging healthcare environment. At this level, ZHAW offers a choice between a basic study program or a shortened, part-time program after already obtaining a nursing diploma HF.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the key points:

Sabrina Leu

Recruiting Manager