Assistant for the Psychopathology module of the Bachelor's degree in Psychology (80% / 50%)

About the job

Located in Brig on a modern campus, UniDistance Switzerland is a university institute accredited under the Law on the Promotion and Coordination of Higher Education Institutions (LEHE) that has been offering Bachelor, Master, and continuing education programs as well as doctorates in various fields such as law, psychology, mathematics, computer science, economics, and history for over 30 years. These programs meet demanding quality standards and are designed to be followed alongside family life, a professional or sports career, thanks to a flexible distance learning model.

With more than 2600 students, UniDistance Switzerland is the leader in university distance learning in Switzerland. The institute employs 550 staff members from all over Switzerland and abroad, nearly 500 of whom are involved in teaching and research and are recognized experts in their respective fields.

To complete our team, we are looking for a:

Assistant for the Psychopathology module of the Bachelor's degree in Psychology (80% / 50%)

Workplace: remote

Start date: August 1, 2026

Contract duration and activity rate: 80% from August 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027 – 50% (with a possible additional percentage) from February 1, 2027 to July 31, 2027

This course is a modern and multidimensional approach to psychology and is mainly based on the following work: Barlow (2016) Psychopathology: a multidimensional perspective. Brussels: Deboeck. The first period aims to introduce students to the subject and its major debates. The second part is training in the diagnosis of the most common mental disorders: mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-related disorders, sleep disorders, somatic disorders. The course is conducted entirely online